MacLachlan, Patricia. The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse. Hadley Hooper, Illus. Non-fiction. Roaring Brook, 2014. 42p. $17.99. 978-1-59643-948-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Patricia MacLachlan’s gift for whittling prose to its essential conveyance of [continue reading]
Bonnie Christiansen Dies, Sydney Taylor Awards Announced
Author/Illustrator Bonnie Christiansen Dies Author/Illustrator Bonnie Christiansen died on January 12, 2015 at age 63 due to ovarian cancer. Many of her books were picture book biographies or other factual picture books for elementary school-age [continue reading]
Spanish Language Bookfair, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
Spanish Language Bookfair: Friday, February 13, 2015 is the date for the Spanish Language Bookfair cosponsored by the Daly City Public Library and Bibliotecas Para La Gente (BPLG), the Northern California chapter of REFORMA. The [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: Disney’s “Frozen”
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas – “Frozen” Film, Crafts, and Games Winter is a great time for a program based around the film “Frozen,” but the film is so popular you would attract a huge audience even [continue reading]
Review of the Week: “Neighborhood Sharks”
Roy, Katherine. Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting With the Great Hunters of California’s Farallon Islands. Katherine Roy, Illus. Non-fic. Roaring Brook, 2014. [44]p. $17.99. 978-1-59643-874-3. OUTSTANDING.GRADES 2-7. In this lively book, the migration of white sharks to [continue reading]
Performers’ Showcase, Library Advocacy Unshushed, Dia de los Libros Grant
Still Time to Register for the ACL Performers’ Showcase in the Bay Area: Do you hire family entertainment for your library (or other venue)? Come see over thirty children’s performers, all in one day, all [continue reading]
National Readathon Day – Jan. 24, 2015
National Readathon Day (NRD), January 24, is only two weeks away. Just in its first year, the event came out of the Random House/Penguin merger in 2013 and asks participants to read four hours that [continue reading]
Lawn Boy Read-Alikes
Entrepreneurs – Lawn Boy series by Gary Paulsen Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean: No News Is Good News. Boelts, Maribeth. The PS Brothers. Calhoun, Dia. Eva on the Farm. Clements, Andrew. Lunch Money. Clifton, Lutricia. [continue reading]