Revised January 2026 Pop-up, Flap, Tactile, and Interactive Books Alper, Sascha. The Littlest Drop. Amato, Max. Perfect. Anstee, Ashlyn. Tickle Tickle, Little Tum. Barnett, Mac. Twenty Questions. Bonenfant, Pascale. Play with Jay! Fun and Games [continue reading]
ALA 2025 YOUTH MEDIA AWARDS ANNOUNCED
ALA 2025 YOUTH MEDIA AWARDS ANNOUNCED Erin Entrada Kelly’s The First State of Being (Greenwillow/HarperCollins) was named the 2025 Newbery Medal winner, announced on January 27th by the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC), [continue reading]
Author Jules Feiffer Dies
Author Jules Feiffer Dies: Author and illustrator Jules Feiffer died at age 95 at home in New York on January 21, 2025. His many children’s books included Bark, George (Harper, 1999) and A Barrel of [continue reading]
Impossible Creatures Read-Alikes
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell Alessandri, Alexandra. The Enchanted Life of Valentina Mejia. Applegate, Katherine. Willodean. Doshi, Payal. Rea and the Blood of the Nectar. Fawcett, Heather. The Islands of Elsewhere. Gaiman, Neil. The [continue reading]
Peninsula Libraries’ 10th Annual Young Adult Novelists Convention Set for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025
The Peninsula Libraries’ 10th annual Young Adult Novelists Convention (YANovCon) will take place Saturday, February 8, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., at the Redwood City Public Library (1044 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063). Register Here: Young Adult Novelist [continue reading]
Socks Review
McPherson, J.D. Socks. Anika Orrock, Illus. Candlewick/Walker, 09/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $15.99. 978-1-5362-3702-3. GRADES Kindergarten–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. McPherson has adapted his Christmas pop song into a funny and original picture book about a boy [continue reading]
Call the Bee Doctor! Review
Markle, Sandra. Call the Bee Doctor!: How Science Is Saving Honey Bees. Sandra Markle’s Science Discoveries. Millbrook, 10/2024. 48pp. Nonfiction. PLB $33.32. 979-8765626795. GRADES 4–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. About twenty years ago, beekeepers noticed the dramatic [continue reading]
Mr. Fox’s Game of “No!” Review
LaRochelle, David. Mr. Fox’s Game of “No!” Mike Wohnoutka, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-2967-7. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Mr. Fox dares the reader to try his game of reading this book [continue reading]