ACL Meeting Friday, March 10, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, March 10, 2023, from 9:30am-Noon over Zoom. Mika will send out [continue reading]
Tigers Storytime – Revised
Tigers – Revised There are many fun picture books on tigers, and a tiger-themed storytime can describe how tigers are from India, not Africa. For a craft project, make tiger paperbag puppets: 11 Majestic Tiger [continue reading]
Llamas Storytime – Revised
Llamas – Revised Llamas are a fun animal to learn about, best known to preschoolers in Anna Dewdney’s series that began with Llama Llama Red Pajama. For a preschool craft, make rocking llamas using [continue reading]
Spoonful of Frogs Review
Lyall, Casey. Spoonful of Frogs, A. Vera Brosgol, Illus. Greenwillow, 07/2022. [32]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 1. $17.99. 978-0-06-289029-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL While demonstrating a recipe for a television cooking show, a witch has a [continue reading]
Freewater Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES Freewater By Amina Luqman-Dawson Alexander, Kwame. The Door of No Return. Anderson, Laurie Halse. Ashes. Bradbury, Jennifer. River Runs Deep. Burg, Ann E. Unbound. Carbone, Elisa. Stealing Freedom. Collier, James Lincoln. Jump [continue reading]
Be Thankful for Trees Review
Ziefert, Harriet. Be Thankful for Trees. Brian Fitzgerald, Illus. Red Comet, 03/2022. [76]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool-Kindergarten. $19.99. 978-1-63655-020-6. ADDITIONAL. Ziefert’s informative picture book tribute to trees demonstrates seven ways (food, comfort, music, art, recreation, home, [continue reading]
All My Rage Review
Tahir, Sabaa. All My Rage. Razorbill, 03/2022. 374 [+2]pp. Fiction. GRADES 9-12. $19.99. 978-0-593-20234-0. OUTSTANDING. A small desert town in California provides the backdrop for the stories of Salahudin and Noor, two seniors in high [continue reading]
Monster in the Lake Review
Stowell, Louie. Monster in the Lake, The. Davide Ortu, Illus. Kit the Wizard Book, A; bk. 2. Walker, 02/2022. 197pp. Fiction. GRADES 3-6. $17.99. 978-1-5362-1494-9. ADDITIONAL. Kit is a novice wizard, and she and her non-wizard [continue reading]