The Dorothy Helfeld Scholar Committee is happy to announce the two librarians chosen for this honor! Committee chair Celia Jackson will be introducing our two new scholars at the September 2024 meeting. The scholars receive [continue reading]
CLA Beatty Award Winner Announced
The California Library Association Announces Beatty Award Winner Danial Aleman: Join us in congratulating our 2024 Beatty Award-Winning Young Adult author, Daniel Aleman, for his book Brighter Than The Sun! Brighter Than The Sun is [continue reading]
What Does Little Crocodile Say at the Birthday Party? Review
Montanari, Eva. What Does Little Crocodile Say at the Birthday Party? Eva Montanari, Illus. Little Crocodile; bk. 4. Tundra, 04/2024. [36]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-77488-157-6. GRADES Baby/Toddler–Kindergarten. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Little crocodile enjoys fun and [continue reading]
Goat and the Stoat and the Boat Review
Lynas, Em. Goat and the Stoat and the Boat, The. Matt Hunt, Illus. Nosy Crow, 04/2024. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 979-8-88777-052-9. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A stoat floats by on a boat, and a [continue reading]
Dinosaurs Can Be Small Review
Lunde, Darrin. Dinosaurs Can Be Small. Ariel Landy, Illus. Charlesbridge, 09/2024. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-330-3. GRADES Kindergarten–3. ADDITIONAL. Six small prehistoric creatures (technically, not all are dinosaurs) are described in simple but clear terms [continue reading]
Egg Incident Review
Hanaor, Ziggy. Egg Incident, The. Daisy Wynter, Illus. Cicada, 04/2024. [72]pp. Graphic. Trade $19.99. 978-1-80066-043-4. GRADES 1–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this clever graphic novel inspired by the nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty,” Humpty’s nephew Humphrey (an [continue reading]
Two Wheels Review
Gibb, David. Two Wheels. Brizida Magro, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-53623-139-7. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A little boy describes how his father helps him learn to ride a two-wheeled bicycle by [continue reading]
Quickest Bedtime Story Ever! Review
Fitzgerald, Louise. Quickest Bedtime Story Ever!, The. Kate Hindley, Illus. Nosy Crow, 04/2024. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 979-8-88777-051-2. GRADES Preschool–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. An adult animal (maybe a bear?) begins to tell a bedtime story [continue reading]