ACL Meeting Friday, November 10, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, from 10:30am-Noon (note new start time). We will [continue reading]
Helpful Websites for Storytime Planning
ACL Websites for Storytime Planning – November 2023 BayViews Storytime Themes www.bayviews.org/storytime.html From the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California. A popular blog for children’s librarians, that contains hundreds of themed storytime plans. West [continue reading]
Book Club Ideas: Leeva at Last
BOOK CLUB IDEAS Pennypacker, Sara. Leeva at Last. Illus. by Matthew Cordell. Balzer + Bray, 2023. Fans of Roald Dahl are sure to enjoy Leeva at Last by Sara Pennypacker, a humorous, satiric story [continue reading]
Hicklebee’s Children’s Bookstore Has a New Owner
Hicklebee’s Children’s Bookstore Has A New Owner: San Jose’s popular bookstore Hicklebee’s has a new owner: Laura Gahrahmat. Founded in 1979 by Valerie Lewis and Monica Holmes, it was sold to Gahrahmat, although Lewis and [continue reading]
Author Susan Patron Dies
Author and Librarian Susan Patron Dies: Newbery Medalist Susan Patron died at age 75 from cancer on October 24, 2023. Her novel The Higher Power of Lucky (Atheneum, 2006) received the Newbery Medal in 2007. [continue reading]
“Story and Pictures By” at the Vogue Theater
SF Film Fest screening of Story and Pictures By at the Vogue Theater in SF, 10 a.m. on Sunday, 11/5/23. Christian Robinson expected to attend!!! “Story & Pictures By presents the history of children’s literature and how it [continue reading]
Weird Plants Review
Kaiser, Brianna. Weird Plants. Alternator Books: Wonderfully Weird. Lerner, 08/2023. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-9072-4. Paper $10.99. 979-8765604113. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Please see Weird Places by Jackie Golusky for the series review. Joshua [continue reading]
Weird Animals Review
Kaiser, Brianna. Weird Animals. Alternator Books: Wonderfully Weird. Lerner, 08/2023. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-9070-0. Paper $10.99. 979-8765604090. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Please see Weird Places by Jackie Golusky for the series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]