ACL Meeting Friday, December 12, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 12, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Performers’ Showcase, Morris Award Finalists, Programming Course
ACL Performers’ Showcase in the Bay Area: Come see over thirty children’s performers, all in one day, all in one place! Presented annually for more than 20 years, by the Association of Children’s Librarians of [continue reading]
Chronicles of Prydain Series Read-Alikes
Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander. Beagle, Peter S. The Last Unicorn . Black, Holly. The Iron Trial. Collins, Suzanne. “Underland Chronicles” series. Cooper, Susan. “The Dark Is Rising” series. Cowell, Cressida. How to [continue reading]
Peace and Kindness Storytime Ideas
Along with our themes of Friends and Helping, a storytime on Peace and Kindness can assist parents who want to encourage their children to be mindful of others. This theme can easily be adapted for [continue reading]
Snowman Storytime Ideas (2014)
Celebrate winter with a snowman theme, which is fun for many of us in areas that don’t get snow! For a hands-on activity, make snowman out of marshmallows. Or, if you don’t want to use food [continue reading]
Review of the Week: “The Fourteenth Goldfish”
Holm, Jennifer L. The Fourteenth Goldfish. Fiction. Random, 2014. 208p. $16.99 978-0-375-87064-4, PLB $19.99 978-0-375-97064-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Ellie’s mom brings home a 13-year-old relative from the police station. He turns out to be Ellie’s [continue reading]
Kirkus “Best” Lists, Fall Board Book Round-up Part 3
Kirkus Announces “Best Children’s Books of 2014”: Kirkus Reviews announced their choices for the best books for children of 2014, organizing the list into 11 categories. These include “Best Informational Picture Books,” “Best Pictures Books [continue reading]
Woodson Wins Nat’l Book Award, 2015 Summer Reading, SLJ’s Best List
Jacqueline Woodson Wins National Book Award: Jacqueline Woodson’s memoir in verse, Brown Girl Dreaming, won in the Young People’s Literature category at the 65th National Book Awards on November 19, 2014. Ursula Le Guin received [continue reading]