Children’s author-illustrator Bernard Waber, creator of much-loved picture books about Lyle the crocodile and other anthropomorphic animals, died on May 16, 2013. He was 88. Waber was born in Philadelphia on September 27, 1924; though [continue reading]
Monterey Library Wins Award for “Reading Rockets”
Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library, CA, has been awarded the Public Library Association’s (PLA) Innovations in Literacy Award for its “Reading Rockets” youth literacy program. The library is one of only eight public libraries in the [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Fleming, Candace. On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave . Fic. Schwartz & Wade/Random, 2012. 200p. $16.99. 978-0-375-86781-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. Sixteen-year-old Mike is running late and speeding when a girl appears in his [continue reading]
Do-It-Yourself Summer Reading Party – “Reading Is So Delicious!”
Summer reading program themes can be used in developing Do-It-Yourself programs. In California, the 2013 summer reading program materials from the California Library Association celebrate “Reading is So Delicious!” Here are some ideas for programs [continue reading]
Edgar Awards, “Briefings,” and ACL Pinterest Page
The Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of its 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, and television, in celebration of the 204th anniversary of Poe’s birth: BEST [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Thomas, Jan. Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy. Jan Thomas, Illus. Pic. Bk. Beach Lane, 2012. [40]p. $12.99. 978-1-4424-4276-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-K. The Brave Cowboy loves to sing lullabies for his calf friends [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Reminder
We hope you can join us for the ACL Meeting on Friday, May 10, 2013, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We will have our usual book reviewing and Distinguished books sharing, along with [continue reading]
Obituaries and Awards
Author Fred McKissack Dies at age 73: Award-winning author Fred McKissack died of heart failure on April 28, 2013; he was 73 years of age. Co-writing with wife and partner Patricia, the McKissacks created more [continue reading]