ALSC SUMMER READING 2023 BOOKLISTS: Check out these reading suggestions, divided by grade level, from the Association of Library Service to Children (an ALA division): “These colorful lists are available for free download from the ALSC [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Set for Friday, April 14th
ACL Meeting Friday, April 14, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our in-person ACL Meeting on Friday, April 14, 2023, from 9:30am-Noon. Arrive early for time to [continue reading]
Monsters Love Cupcakes Review
Austin, Mike. Monsters Love Cupcakes. Mike Austin, Illus. Harper, 06/2022. [36]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 1. $17.99. 978-0-06-228619-2. ADDITIONAL. In this third book of Mike Austin’s series celebrating colorful monsters, the group is baking [continue reading]
What Do You See When You Look at a Tree? Review
Carlisle, Emma. What Do You See When You Look at a Tree? Emma Carlisle, Illus. Templar, 11/2022. [40]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 3. $18.99. 978-1-5362-2666-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this rhyming story, the reader is [continue reading]
Twinkle, Twinkle, Winter Night Review
Litwin, Megan. Twinkle, Twinkle, Winter Night. Nneka Myers, Illus. Clarion, 11/2022. [36]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 3. $18.99. 978-0-35-857204-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Using the rhyming pattern of the song “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” a Black [continue reading]
Women of Walt Disney Imagineering Review
Malmberg, Mel, editor. Women of Walt Disney Imagineering: 12 Women Reflect on Their Trailblazing Theme Park Careers. Disney, 03/2022. 231pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 10 – Adult. $29.99. 978-1-368-02195-1. ADDITIONAL. Twelve women who worked for the Disney [continue reading]
Not a Monster Review
Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe. Not a Monster. Laura Gonzalez, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2023. [32]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $17.99. 978-1-62354-303-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL The axolotl, an unusual amphibian, is the focus of this informational picture book that [continue reading]
Glaciers Are Alive Review
Miller, Debbie S. Glaciers Are Alive. Jon Van Zyle, Illus. Charlesbridge, 05/2023. [32]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. $17.9.9 978-1-62354-361-7. ADDITIONAL. Although designed like a picture book, this is a factual look at glaciers around [continue reading]