Recently, “Vivian the Librarian,” author of the “As I See It” blog (vivianthelibrarian.blogspot.com/) posted some ideas for a “Narnia” themed library program on the PUBYAC Listserv. I have taken her ideas and added a few [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Konigsberg, Bill. Openly Straight. Fiction. A. Levine, 2013. 336p. $17.99. 978-0-545-50989-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. High school sophomore Rafe Goldberg is openly gay, out to his parents, his friends, and his soccer team. Although his coming [continue reading]
New Pop-up and Toy Books
Carter, David A. Princess Bugs: A Touch-and-Feel Fairy Tale. Little Simon, 2013. $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5055-4. This small book doesn’t have Carter’s customary pop-ups; all the illustrations are flat. But the book does contain tactile elements, [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, August 9, 2013
Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! ACL Meeting on Friday, August 9, 2013: We hope you can join us for the ACL Meeting on Friday, August 9, 2013, from 9am-Noon (note early [continue reading]
Do-It-Yourself Star Wars Program Ideas
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas: Star Wars Party Holding a “Star Wars” program at your library can be a great way to draw in Tween boys, as well as the whole family! Start with a display of [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Kite, Blue Kite. Greg Ruth, Illus. Pic. Bk. Disney/Hyperion, 2013. [32]p. $17.99. 978-1-4231-2753-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. The Bay Area author of Red Scarf Girl (HarperCollins, 1997) and Magical Monkey King (HarperCollins, 2002) [continue reading]
Percy Jackson Series Read-Alikes (2013)
If you like the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan, try some of these other fantasy novels featuring average kids with mythical powers: Alexander, Lloyd. The Book of Three (Chronicles of Prydain). Holt, 1964. Barrett, [continue reading]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Read-Alikes (2013)
Read-Alikes for Jeff Kinney’s “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” Series: Angleberger, Tom. The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee: An Origami Yoda Book. Amulet, 2012. Berry, Julie Gardner and Sally Faye Gardner. The Rat Brain Fiasco. [continue reading]