ALA Conference in San Francisco – Reports from Our Members: Helen Bloch: I attended the ALSC Leadership meeting focused on the recent white paper on Media Mentorship (www.ala.org/alsc/mediamentorship). Lisa Guernsey, a researcher from the New [continue reading]
Home Review
Ellis, Carson. Home. Carson Ellis, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 02/2015. [40]p. $16.99. 978-0-7636-6529-6. UNSATISFACTORY. GRADES PRE-3. In her debut picture book, Home, Carson Ellis explores the many different forms a home can take. Although detailed [continue reading]
ACL Meeting, Kids Comics Awards Announced
ACL Meeting Friday, July 10, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 10, 2015, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. Our [continue reading]
ALA Conference Report, Part 2
Report from Jessica Ormonde, Half Moon Bay Library: Saturday Ignite Session – Adventures in Preschool Science Erin Berman from the San Jose Public Library shared tips, and ideas from her preschool STEM program. They focused [continue reading]
Imaginary Friends Storytime Ideas
When The Adventures of Beekle by Dan Santat received the Caldecott Medal, I was impressed with the story as much as the illustrations. A little girl befriends an imaginary creature in a heartfelt, brief story [continue reading]
Chickens Storytime Ideas
There are so many great picture books featuring chickens, it makes a for a perfect storytime theme. Make these cool rod puppet chickens, or try some of these Extraordinary Warren activities if you read the book by [continue reading]
ALA Conference Report, Part 1 – San Francisco Celebrates!
ALA Conference in San Francisco – Reports from Our Members: The ALA Conference in San Francisco kicked off big-time on Friday with the news of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on marriage equality. The positive [continue reading]
Author Judith St. George Dies, Mo Willems Sketchbooks
Author Judith St. George Dies: Author Judith St. George has died at age 84 at her home in Bloomfield, CT. Her many books included So You Want to Be President?, which earned illustrator David Small [continue reading]