Springstubb, Tricia. Moonpenny Island. Gilbert Ford, Illus. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 02/2015. 292p. $16.99. 978-0-06-211293-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-6. Set on Moonpenny Island, “a dot, a titch, a pinch” in Lake Erie, this tale of friendship, [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: Robots at the Library
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas “Robots at the Library!” is a great program you can hold at almost any size library, and at any time of year. The program features robot demonstrations and hands-on projects, geared to [continue reading]
New ACL BayNews, Bay Area Publishing, Motivating Reading, and LGBTQ List
New ACL BayNews Posted: The June 2015 BayNews (the newsletter for the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California) is now available on our website: http://www.bayviews.org You will find the second part of our Spring [continue reading]
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler Review
Hoose, Phillip. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club. Non-fiction. Farrar, 05/2015. 208p. $19.99. 978-0-374-30022-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-10. This riveting non-fiction account of a little known piece of WW II history [continue reading]
Paper Towns Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Paper Towns by John Green: Armentrout, Jennifer L. Don’t Look Back. Asher, Jay. Thirteen Reasons Why. Brooks, Kevin. Black Rabbit Summer. Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Cohn, Rachel and David [continue reading]
Riddell and Herrera Named Laureates, Summer Reading Lists, All of a Kind Family Blog Post
Chris Riddell Named U.K. Children’s Laureate: Author and illustrator Chris Riddell has been named the Children’s Laureate in the United Kingom, succeeding Quentin Blake and Anthony Browne. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/67058-chris-riddell-named-u-k-children-s-laureate.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly&utm_campaign=8b6ec2f050-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0bb2959cbb-8b6ec2f050-304449365 Berkeley School Libraries Offer Summer Reading Suggestions: [continue reading]
The Imaginary Review
Harrold, A. F. The Imaginary. Emily Gravett, Illus. Fiction. Bloomsbury, 03/15. 224p. $16.99. 978-0-8027-3811-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Rudger is an excellent imaginary friend; Amanda’s sparky imagination brings him to life. But when a sinister man [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, June 12th, Jacqueline Woodson Named Young People’s Poet Laureate
ACL Meeting Friday, June 12, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 12, 2015, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]