The five senses are a key element of the Kindergarten curriculum, so it is not too early to learn about the Five Senses in preschool. This simple science subject is great for the “Fizz Boom Read!” [continue reading]
Grossology Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Grossology Here is a fun storytime about Gross things in science. For an art activity, make bubbles with added green and yellow food coloring, to look like snot! The kids will love [continue reading]
Snakes Storytime Ideas-Revised
Try a storytime on snakes, or turtles and tortoises. If possible, see if you can borrow a snake or turtle from a local pet store, or from a group that rescues animals such as the [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Kulkin, Susan. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out. Susan Kulkin, Illus. Non-fic. Candlewick, 2014. 182p. $22.99 978-0-7636-5611-9 OUTSTANDING GRADES 8-ADULT Kulkin presents the reader with an opportunity to hear the thoughtful and heartfelt reflections of [continue reading]
Author Herb Wong Dies, Northern Calif. Book Awards
Menlo Park Author Herb Wong Dies: Herb Wong died on April 20, 2014 at the age of 88. A Bay Area native, Wong was a journalist and expert on jazz, but also wrote several children’s [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Reissues and New Editions: Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad: Storybook Treasury. Illustrated by Arnold Lobel. HarperCollins, 2014. $11.99. ISBN 978-0-06-229258-2. Often these compilation volumes don’t really work, but this may be the exception that proves [continue reading]
Lawn Boy Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Gary Paulsen’s “Lawn Boy” series, and other books about young entrepreneurs: Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean: No News Is Good News. Boelts, Maribeth. The PS Brothers. Calhoun, Dia. Eva on the Farm. [continue reading]
“Tree Lady” Wins Beatty, Sue Townsend Dies, New BayNews Posted
The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins selected for 2014 CLA Beatty Award: The Tree Lady, written by H. Joseph Hopkins and illustrated by Jill McElmurry, has been selected by the California Library Association (CLA) [continue reading]