Welcome Our New Helfeld Scholars Audrie Adams: I’m a former elementary school teacher with about ten years of experience, now transitioning into a new chapter! I recently completed a summer internship at San Bruno Public [continue reading]
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Longlist
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Longlist for Young People’s Literature Category: Announced: 10 Contenders for the 2023 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature | School Library Journal (slj.com)
Bear Helps the Forest (Maybe You Help, Too) Review
Williams, Karen Lynn. Bear Helps the Forest (Maybe You Help, Too). Andrẻs Landazảbal, Illus. Charlesbridge, 08/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.99. 978-1-62354-161-3. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A bear cub loves to play in the autumn [continue reading]
Shipwrecked! Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor Review
Sandler, Martin W. Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor. Astra, 10/2023. 144pp. Nonfiction. Trade $24.99. 978-1-66260-204-7. GRADES 6–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The topic of marine archaeology, where investigation of shipwrecks focuses on [continue reading]
Molly, Olive, and Dexter Play Hide-and-Seek Review
Rayner, Catherine. Molly, Olive, and Dexter Play Hide-and-Seek. Catherine Rayner, Illus. Candlewick, 07/2023. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-2841-0. GRADES Preschool–2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Molly the rabbit teaches her friends Oliver the owl and Dexter the [continue reading]
Leeva at Last Review
Pennypacker, Sara. Leeva at Last. Matthew Cordell, Illus. Balzer + Bray, 03/2023. 305pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-311442-5. GRADES 4–8. OUTSTANDING. Leeva has the worst parents in children’s literature since those in Roald Dahl’s Matilda (Viking, [continue reading]
Nat the Cat Takes a Bath Review
Lerner, Jarrett. Nat the Cat Takes a Bath. Jarrett Lerner, Illus. Ready-to-Read, Pre-level 1. Simon, 05/2023. [32]pp. Reader. Trade $17.99. 978-1-6659-1894-7. Paper $4.99. 978-1-6659-1893-0. GRADES Preschool–1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this easy reader intended for those [continue reading]
This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney Review
Cooper, Ilene. This Boy: The Early Lives of John Lennon & Paul McCartney. Viking, 08/2023. 182pp. Biography. Trade $17.99. 978-0-451-47585-5. GRADES 5–9. OUTSTANDING. This dual biography of the Beatles’ founding members and songwriting team Lennon [continue reading]