Poet Nancy Wood Dies: Award-winning poet, author, and photographer Nancy Wood died March 12, 2013 in Santa Fe, NM. She was 76. Wood devoted her career to exploring the culture and lives of the Native [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Lu, Marie. Prodigy. Fiction. Legend Trilogy Series. Putnam, 2013. 384p. $17.99. 978-0-399-25676-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-12. In this stunning sequel to Legend (2011), former Republic soldier June Iparis and rebel hero Day Wing are on the [continue reading]
Storytelling Festival, Free Webinar on New Books, Cartoon Museum Exhibit
Bay Area Storytelling Festival: The annual Bay Area Storytelling Festival is scheduled for May 17-19, 2013, and will be held at the Craneway Pavilion Conference Center in Richmond, CA. “Stories Build Bridges” is this year’s [continue reading]
Register Now for the ACL Institute – “We’re History” to be held April 12, 2013: Register now for the 2013 ACL Institute, which focuses on local history by finding and sharing the voices and stories [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Reminder, McCoy Named Leader, SCBWI Awards
ACL Meeting Friday, March 8, 9am-1pm, Oakland Main Just a quick reminder about our regular ACL meeting this Friday – we will have the usual book reviewing and Distinguished Books sharing, and a presentation on [continue reading]
Women’s History Blog, Otfried Preussler Dies
KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month 2013 The popular, nonprofit, and educational Women’s History Month website returns in March. Now in its third consecutive year, the blog, KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month founded by librarians, Margo Tanenbaum of [continue reading]
Digging up Treasure Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Digging up Treasure Treasure and pirates are a sure-fire storytime winner, and fits the theme of “digging.” Make these cool treasure maps. Or, make these treasure chests. Be sure to check out [continue reading]
Animals that Dig – Moles Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Animals that Dig – Moles Several animals are known for “digging” – these include moles and gophers. There are many great picture books starring moles as main characters. For an art project, [continue reading]