BOARD BOOK ROUNDUP: FALL, PT. 1 Summer reading programs have ended and school has started, so it is time for our annual Fall Board Book Roundup! Below are some new board books that may [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 in Berkeley
ACL Meeting Friday, October 11, 2024: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, October 11, 2024, from 9:30am-Noon, at the Berkeley Main Library, 2090 [continue reading]
Computers and Technology Storytime – Revised
Computers and Technology Storytime – RevisedEven though we want to be cautious about how much screen time a young child is exposed to, a storytime on computers can help convey the message that screen time [continue reading]
The Door of No Return Read-Alikes
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Ashes. Collier, James Lincoln. Jump Ship to Freedom. Dorris, Michael. Morning Girl. Fombelle, Timothee de. The Wind Rises. Kendi, Ibram X. Barracoon. Latham, Irene. African Town. Luqman-Dawson, Amina. Freewater. Mbalia, Kwame. Tristan [continue reading]
Drama Read-Alikes
Drama by Raina Telgemeier Chmakova, Svetlana. Enemies. Dee, Barbara. Star-Crossed. Federle, Tim. Five, Six, Seven, Nate! Galligan, Gale. Freestyle. Gino, Alex. Melissa. Hale, Shannon and LeUyen Pham. Real Friends. Jamieson, Victoria. All’s Faire in Middle [continue reading]
PROFESSIONAL READING: One Year in Uvalde
Quinones, John. One Year in Uvalde: A Story of Hope and Resilience. Hyperion Avenue, 05/2024. 220p. $29.99. 978-1-368-10701-3. Librarians, especially those in schools, may be interested in this book for adults. Quinones is a [continue reading]
Posthumous Release of Andrew Clements’ sequel to Frindle
Posthumous Release of Andrew Clements’ sequel to Frindle: The Frindle Files was released on August 27, 2024, published by Random House. It is the sequel to the 1996 bestselling tween novel Frindle by Andrew Clements, [continue reading]
Little Chefs Review
Wells, Rosemary. Little Chefs, The: Three Stories. Rosemary Wells, Illus. Hippo Park, 10/2024. 80pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66264-071-1. GRADES 1–3. ADDITIONAL. Three short stories make up this longer picture book, illustrated with Wells’s signature [continue reading]