Hopkins, H. Joseph. The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-loving Woman Changed a City Forever. Jill McElmurry, Illus. Non-fiction. Beach Lane/Simon & Schuster, 2013. [32]p. $16.99. 978-1-4424-1402-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-4. “Katherine Olivia [continue reading]
ACL Meets Friday, Feb. 14th, CLA Briefings, Maxine Kumin Obituary
ACL Meeting Friday, February 14, 2014 Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, February 14, 2014, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Gryphon Award, ALSC Notable Books, Morrison and Blegvad Obituaries
Gryphon Award The Center for Children’s Books of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce the 2014 Gryphon Award winner: *Battle Bunny*, [continue reading]
Performers’ Showcase List, Upcoming Distinguished Books Meeting
Performers’ Showcase A Success! Congratulations to everyone who conducted this year’s Performers’ Showcase (on Feb. 1) – especially to Armin Arethna who has been coordinating the Showcase for several years now! Pat Toney has posted the [continue reading]
Fizz, Boom, Read! Theme Read-Alikes
One of the themes of some 2014 Summer Reading Programs was “Fizz, Boom, Read!” Here are some read-alikes for that theme. For Little Ones (ages two – five) Braun, Eric. Let’s Rock! Science Adventures with Rudie [continue reading]
Paws to Read Theme Read-Alikes
One of the 2014 Summer Reading Program themes was “Paws to Read,” here are some read-alikes that go with that theme. For Little Ones (ages two – five) Swenson, Jamie. Boom! Boom! Boom! Bruel, Nick. Bad [continue reading]
Horses Storytime Ideas -2014
Try a storytime on horses, pet and animal storytimes are always a big hit! For a craft activity, make these horse finger puppets using a toilet paper roll. Hubbell, Patricia. HORSES: TROTTING! PRANCING! RACING! Lively [continue reading]
Wind Storytime Ideas
Storytimes with a science focus can be fun any time of year. Here is a simple Wind and weather-related storytime you can do with preschoolers. For a craft project, make these fun pinwheels go here. [continue reading]