READ-ALIKES Finally Heard by Kelly Yang Anderson, John David. Posted. Borba, Adam. Outside Nowhere. Kelly, Erin Estrada. You Go First. Kim, Patti. I’m Okay. Libenson, Terri. Invisible Emmie. Lin, Grace. The Year of the [continue reading]
SLJ Names Best Books of 2024
School Library Journal Names Best Books of 2024: School Library Journal has released its annual Best Books list for 2024, with 193 titles making their list. See the full list here: SLJ-BestBooks-24-downloadable-f.pdf.
National Book Awards 2024
National Book Awards 2024: The 2024 National Book Awards were announced on Nov. 22, 2024. The winner in the Young People’s Literature Category is Shifa Saltagi Safadi for Kareem Between (Putnam, 2024). Seventh grader Kareem [continue reading]
Do It Yourself Programming Ideas: Winter Solstice
Do It Yourself Programming Ideas: Winter Solstice Using a theme of Winter Solstice for a hands-on program is more inclusive than a specific winter religious holiday, and it also offers the opportunity for science-related [continue reading]
All the Books Review
Rocco, Hayley. All the Books. John Rocco, Illus. Little, Brown, 10/2024. [44]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-316-51274-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. A young chipmunk named Piper loves books and reading, and takes her books everywhere and [continue reading]
Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge Review
Partridge, Elizabeth. Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge. Ellen Heck, Illus. Chronicle, 10/2024. [56]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-4521-3514-4. GRADES Kindergarten–5. OUTSTANDING. The building of the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s is told from the [continue reading]
Wee Unicorn Review
McLaren, Meg. Wee Unicorn. Meg McLaren, Illus. Charlesbridge, 01/2025. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-493-5. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Originally published in Great Britain in 2023, this sweet story is set in an unnamed country [continue reading]
Haiku Kaiju Ah-Choo! Review
McClements, George. Haiku Kaiju Ah-Choo! George McClements, Illus. Hippo Park, 12/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66264-036-0. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A blue kaiju (a monster who resembles Godzilla) is suffering from a cold so [continue reading]