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]
Meet Local Author Crystel Patterson
Crystel Patterson is a Sacramento-based children’s author who focuses on positive narratives of Black people. The UC Berkeley graduate and mother of two has published four picture books in the “Inspired to Be” series, and [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, May 12, 2023
ACL Meeting Friday, May 12, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, May 12, 2023, from 9:30am-Noon. We will be meeting over Zoom. [continue reading]
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part II
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part II New Individual Board Books Aroeste, Sarah. Mazal Bueno! Illus. by Taia Morley. Kar-Ben, 04/202. [10p.] $8.99. 978-1-7284-4558-8. In this unique board book, the Sephardic Ladino language and culture [continue reading]