Sayre, April Pulley. Pickle Words: Crunchy, Punchy Pickles and Poetry. Jialei Sun, Illus. Charlesbridge, 07/2024. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-362-4. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this celebration of pickled foods, the main text is a [continue reading]
Every Here Has a There Review
Linn, Margo. Every Here Has a There: Moving Cargo by Container Ship. Brian Fitzgerald, Illus. Charlesbridge, 07/2024. [32]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-484-3. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this dynamic informational picture book, the journey of [continue reading]
Bear, a Fish, and a Fishy Wish Review
Bernstrom, Daniel. Bear, a Fish, and a Fishy Wish, A. Brandon James Scott, Illus. Hippo Park, 05/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-66264-069-8. GRADES Preschool–2. ADDITIONAL. In this follow-up to A Bear, a Bee, and [continue reading]
Animal Albums from A to Z Review
Bell, Cece. Animal Albums from A to Z. Cece Bell, Illus. Walker, 03/2024. [64]pp. Poetry. Trade $19.99. 978-1-5362-2624-9. GRADES 1–6. OUTSTANDING. This clever collection of original poetry is formatted to look like vinyl record albums, [continue reading]
Bounce! A Scientific History of Rubber Review
Albee, Sarah. Bounce!: A Scientific History of Rubber. Eileen Ryan Ewan, Illus. Charlesbridge, 10/2024. [42]pp. Nonfiction. Trade $18.99. 978-1-62354-379-2. GRADES 2–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The history and basic science of rubber is explained in this simple [continue reading]
Wild Robot Read-Alikes
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown A film based on Peter Brown’s The Wild Robot is scheduled to be released September 20, 2024. Bacon, Lee. The Last Human. Clark, Samantha M. The Boy, the [continue reading]
Martha Shogren Dies
Martha Shogren Dies: Longtime ACL member Martha Shogren has died. Martha was a children’s librarian at Berkeley Public Library for decades, mentoring many youth services librarians. She also was a leading light at ACL, helping [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, June 14 Over Zoom
ACL Meeting Friday, June 14, 2024: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 14, 2024, from 9:30am-Noon, over Zoom. The Zoom link will [continue reading]