Hinrichs, Alexandra S.D. I Am Made of Mountains. Vivian Mineker, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2023. [42]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 5. $18.99. 978-1-62354-260-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this informational picture book, sixteen national parks are celebrated in rhyming [continue reading]
How to Write a Poem Review
Alexander, Kwame and Deanna Nikaido. How to Write a Poem. Melissa Sweet, Illus. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 04/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $18.99. 978-0-06-306090-6. OUTSTANDING. In this companion to Alexander’s How to Read a [continue reading]
ACL Meeting On Friday, June 9 at Oakland Main
ACL Meeting Friday, June 9, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 9, 2023, from 9:30am-Noon. We will be meeting at the [continue reading]
We All Need Food My World Review
Peters, Katie. We All Need Food My World (Pull Ahead Readers—Nonfiction Series). Lerner, 01/2023. 16pp. Reader. GRADES Kindergarten – 2. $25.32. 978-1-7284-7595-0. Paper $ 7.99. 978-1-7284-7887-6. LOW ADDITIONAL. Please see Clothes We Wear by Katie [continue reading]
Halloween Storytime – Revised
Halloween – Revised Halloween is a fun time of year at the library! Halloween storytimes can encourage attendees to wear costumes, “trick or treat” throughout the library, and enjoy fun Halloween stories. For simple low-cost [continue reading]
BOOK CLUB IDEAS: My Nest of Silence
Faulkner, Matt. My Nest of Silence. Atheneum, 2022. 373p. This unique historical novel is a hybrid of a prose novel and a graphic novel, making it engaging for many types of middle school readers. Mari [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Books with pop-ups, flaps, and die-cut pages. Arrhenius, Ingela P. Animal Atlas. Candlewick, 04/2023. [10p.] $19.99. 978-1-5362-3123-6. Animals from around the world are listed in this simple book, arranged by continent. For example, the [continue reading]
My Nest of Silence Read-Alikes
My Nest of Silence by Matt Faulkner Dallas, Sandra. Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky. Fitzmaurice, Kathryn. A Diamond in the Desert. Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki. Farewell to Manzanar. Hughes, Kiku. Displacement. Kadahota, Cynthia. A [continue reading]