Deacon, Alexis. Cheese Belongs to You! Viviane Schwarz, Illus. Pic. Bk. Candlewick, 2013. 29p. $15.99. 978-0-7636-6608-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-1. This is rat law: Cheese belongs to you, Unless… unless is where the story unfolds. There [continue reading]
STEAM Bibliography and ACL Institute Handouts Now Posted
The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California held its annual Institute last Friday, March 14, 2014 at the San Francisco Public Library. Our vice president Eric Barbus coordinated this well organized event focusing on [continue reading]
Helfeld Fellowships, Sullivan Award, Children’s Choice Awards, Women’s History Programming Ideas
Dorothy Helfeld Fellowships Available for ACL Membership: Are you a Bay Area children’s librarian or library school student who might be interested in joining the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California? If so, check [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Timberlake, Amy. One Came Home. Fiction. Knopf, 2013. 256p. $16.99. 978-0-375-86925-9. OUTSTANDING GRADES. Grades 5-8. “So it comes to this, I remember thinking, on June 7, 1871. The date sticks in my mind because it was [continue reading]
Golden Kite Awards, ALSC Institute Blog, Spanish Resources
2014 Golden Kite Awards: The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators announced the winners of the 2014 Golden Kite Awards on March 5th. Winners include Tim Federle’s Better Nate than Ever (S&S) and Peter [continue reading]
Authors Krasilovsky and Mado Die, New BayNews Posted
Author Phyllis Krasilovsky Dies at Age 87: Phyllis Krasilovsky died on Feb. 26, 2014 at age 87. Her many picture books include The Man Who Didn’t Wash His Dishes (Doubleday, 1953) and The Cow Who [continue reading]
USBBY Outstanding, and Blog for Women’s History Month
USBBY 2014 Outstanding International Books List: Check out this list of best international children’s and teen books selected by the United States Board on Books for Young People – www.slj.com/2014/02/collection-development/passport-to-a-world-of-reading-usbbys-2014-outstanding-international-books-list-introduces-readers-to-the-global-community/#_ Women’s History Month begins Saturday, [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Downer, Ann. Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World. Non-fiction. 21st Century/Lerner, 2013. 64p. PLB $33.27. 978-0-7613-9021-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADE 4-8. With a dynamic, photo-filled book design and an interesting text that uses anecdotal evidence to [continue reading]