New ACL BayNews Posted The January 2014 BayNews (the newsletter for the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California) is now available on our website: http://www.bayviews.org/baynews.html . You will find our column on Pop-up books, news, [continue reading]
Media Watch: CD Reviews
Boynton, Sandra. Frog Trouble and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs. Workman, 2013. Illus. by Sandra Boynton. $16.95 book and CD. ISBN 978-0-7611-7176-8. Boyton has written (or co-written with Michael Ford) a dozen country-style songs that [continue reading]
Take Your Child to the Library Day, Author Betty Ren Wright Dies
Take Your Child to the Library Day The 3rd annual Take Your Child to the Library Day, scheduled for February 1, 2014 (or any day in February) is a relatively new chance to promote public [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Gleason, Colleen. The Clockwork Scarab: A Stoker and Holmes Novel. Fiction. Stoker and Holmes Series. Chronicle, 2013. 350p. $17.99. 978-1-4521-1070-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. In what appears to be the first of a series, Gleason pairs [continue reading]
Lyddie Read-Alikes
Read-alikes for Lyddie by Katherine Paterson Thanks to Sarah Stippich from the Philadelphia Free Library for her PUBYAC Listserv post on books for children on organized labor. This list includes both nonfiction and fiction. Here [continue reading]
Pet Birds Storytime Ideas
Pet and animal storytimes are always a big hit! For a craft activity, make a simple pinecone feeder, or other bird feeder: www.localfunforkids.com/home/how-to-make-5-easy-bird-feeder-crafts-for-preschoolers-big-k.html . Esbaum, Jill. TOM’S TWEET. A cat finds an injured bird [continue reading]
DiCamillo Named Youth Lit Ambassador, Ned Vizzini Dies
Kate DiCamillo Named Ambassador of Young People’s Literature Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo has been named the Ambassador of Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress. The two-year position was begun in 2008 with the [continue reading]
Chemistry Storytime Ideas
Here is a simple Chemistry storytime you can do with preschoolers. For a craft activity, make streamers of color or fireworks in a glass , or make slime. Barton, Chris. THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS. In this [continue reading]