Chung, Hannah. Bread Days. Hannah Chung, Illus. Astra, 09/2025. [34]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66262-101-7. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL. Nara loved baking sourdough bread with Papa, but one day he was no longer around. She sadly [continue reading]
Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme Review
Bird, Betsy. Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme. Andrea Tsurumi, Illus. Union Square Kids, 03/2025. [48]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-4549-6046-1. GRADES Baby/Toddler–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this celebration of Mother Goose rhymes, a bird is reading [continue reading]
Weddings Storytime – Revised
Weddings – Revised Many preschoolers often have questions about attending their first wedding, so these stories can help with that conversation. For a craft project, make paper flowers: 15 Easy Paper Flowers Crafts For [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, June 13, 2025
ACL Meeting Friday, June 13, 2025: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 13, 2025, from 9:00am-Noon, at the Oakland Public Library, 125 [continue reading]
Fireflies and Glow worms – Revised
Fireflies and Glowworms – Revised Summer is a great time for a firefly storytime, even in areas that don’t have fireflies. For a craft project, make on of these easy suggestions: 10 Fab and [continue reading]
Prairie Dog Storytime
Prairie Dogs Prairie dogs are an unusual animal seen in Mexico and the southwestern United States. A storytime offers a great opportunity to include factual books that make great readalouds. For a craft project, [continue reading]
Will’s Race for Home Review
Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Will’s Race for Home. Olga and Aleksey Ivanov, Illus. Little, Brown, 01/2025. 196pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-316-29933-6. GRADES 3–6. OUTSTANDING. Will and his father journey to participate in the Oklahoma Land Rush [continue reading]
Radiant Review
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Radiant. Dutton, 01/2025. 312pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-593-85578-2. GRADES 4–8. OUTSTANDING. Fifth-grader Cooper Dale describes her life as one of the few Black students at her suburban Pittsburgh school in 1963–64, where [continue reading]