Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction: Dash by Kirby Lawson (Scholastic, 2014) has been named the 2015 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction recipient. Set in 1942, fifth-grader Mitsy Kashino is forced to deal with [continue reading]
Review of the Week: “Morris Micklewhite”
Baldacchino, Christine. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress. Isabelle Malenfant, Illustrator. Picture Book. Groundwood, 2014. [32]p. $16.95. 978-1-5549-8347-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Despite his classmates’ taunts and cruel remarks, Morris loves putting on fingernail polish, shoes [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Fri., Feb. 13th, Censorship Program at Arne Nixon Center
ACL Meeting Friday, February 13, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, February 13, 2015, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
ACL Institute “All Due Respect” to be held April 10, 2015
The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California Proudly Presents ALL DUE RESPECT. A Dialoge about Diversity, Equity, and Creating Safe Spaces for all Youth April 10, 2015, 8:30am – 4:30pm, at the San Francisco [continue reading]
Kwame Alexander Wins Newbery Medal
American Library Association announces 2015 youth media award winners: John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: “The Crossover,” written by Kwame Alexander, is the 2015 Newbery Medal winner. The book is [continue reading]
Astronauts Storytime Ideas (2015)
Astronauts are a great example of a science hero. Make these simple astronaut helmets. App: Alien Assignment. Fred Rogers Center. Barton, Byron. I WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT. Brightly painted illustrations and a simple text [continue reading]
Singing Storytime Ideas (2015)
There is a wealth of wonderful picture books that are illustrated songs; these are great choices for singing storytimes. For stories on characters who sing, check out our suggestions below. For a craft project, make [continue reading]
NCTE Huck Award, Margaret Bloy Graham, Meal Program Workshop
Rain Reign Named Charlotte Huck Award Winner: Rain Reign by Ann M Martin, (Feiwel, 2014) was named the NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Fiction recipient. For more information, see: www.ncte.org/awards/charlotte-huck . Illustrator Margaret Bloy Graham [continue reading]