For an activity, a free play time involving the use of Duplo or wooden blocks to build something of their own choosing would be fun! Or make blueprints using dark blue construction paper and white chalk [continue reading]
Farm Storytime Ideas (2013)
There are hundreds (if not thousands) of picture books set on the farm, and even city kids can appreciate a farm-themed storytime. Be sure to include songs like “Old MacDonald,” “B-I-N-G-O,” and “The Farmer in [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Balliett, Blue. Hold Fast. Fic. Scholastic, 2013. 288p. $17.99. 978-0-545-29988-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. “Hold Fast.” That’s what Early Pearl’s dad Dash would say to them if he was here. “Hold fast to your dreams.” However, Dash [continue reading]
Distinguished Books List
ACL’S Distinguished Books List Now Available: Below is a link to a place where you can view and download the 2012 ACL Distinguished Books list. This PDF document is quite large, so please take note [continue reading]
ACL Dorothy Helfeld Fellowships Available!
Children’s Librarianship – Is it for you? The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California (ACL) invites students of children’s librarianship and/or children’s literature to apply for one of three annual membership scholarships. Discover a [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Idle, Molly. Flora and the Flamingo. Molly Idle, Illus. Pic. Bk. Chronicle, 2013. [44]p. $16.99. 978-1-4521-1006-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-1. What do a slightly pudgy little girl in flippers, bathing suit, and cap and a graceful [continue reading]
Konigsburg, Feller Bauer Die, ALSC Workshop and Summer Reading Lists
Caroline Feller Bauer Dies at age 77: Caroline Feller Bauer died April 15, 2013, at the age of 77, in Miami, Florida, where she lived for many years. She wrote several books used by children’s [continue reading]
2013 Beatty Award Goes to The Camping Trip That Changed America
The 2013 Beatty Award will be given to Barb Rosenstock for The Camping Trip That Changed America (Dial, 2012), illustrated by Mordecai Gerstein. This nonfiction picture book details the camping trip of naturalist John Muir and President [continue reading]