Frogs Storytime – Revised Frogs are a great theme for toddler or preschool storytime. Sing “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” and “Froggy Went A’Courting.” Make one of these simple frog crafts: 19 Toad-ally [continue reading]
Children of Blood and Bone Read-Alikes
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha series) by Tomi Adeyemi Aveyard, Victoria. Realm Breaker series. Chee, Traci. Kindling. Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Matched series. Corthron, Kara Lee. Daughters of Jubilation. Forna, Namina. The [continue reading]
Welcome ACL’s New Helfeld Scholars
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]