Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe. Not a Dog. Laura Gonzalez, Illus. Charlesbridge, 06/2025. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-304-4. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The Mexican prairie dog, a rodent that is related to squirrels, is the subject of [continue reading]
Great Narwhal Rescue Review
Markle, Sandra. Great Narwhal Rescue, The: Saving the Arctic Ocean’s Narwhals. Sandra Markle’s Science Discoveries. Millbrook, 04/2025. 40pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 979-8765610169. GRADES 4–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Narwhals are unusual unicorn-like ocean mammals that may be [continue reading]
Catch! Review
Cooke, Trish. Catch! Ken Wilson-Max, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-622-9. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Preschooler Kiona and her mom play catch but have difficulty, so they try different-sized round objects to [continue reading]
Every Monday Mabel Review
Awan, Jashar. Every Monday Mabel. Jashar Awan, Illus. Simon & Schuster, 02/2025. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6659-3815-0. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. Every Monday morning Mabel sits outside to wait for the garbage truck—her favorite thing [continue reading]
Elsa’s Chessboard Review
Andrus, Jenny. Elsa’s Chessboard. Julie Downing, Illus. Holiday House/Neal Porter, 04/2025. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-5408-2. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Elsa saw her older brothers playing chess and wanted to learn. At first they said [continue reading]
Wrong Way Home Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES The Wrong Way Home by Kate O’Shaughnessy Beil, Michael D. Wreck at Ada’s Reef. Blake, Ashley Herring. Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea. Carter, Caela. My Life with Liars. Choldenko, Gennifer. The Tenth [continue reading]
The Lost Library Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass Arden, Katherine. Small Spaces. Cuevas, Adrianna. The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto. Currie, Lindsay. The Mystery of Locked Rooms. DeAngelis, Camille. The Boy from Tomorrow. DeMeulemeester, [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, May 9, 2025
ACL Meeting Friday, May 9, 2025: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, May 9, 2025, from 9:30am-Noon, over Zoom. The Zoom link will [continue reading]