New Holiday Books Need some new winter holiday books? Try some of these recently published books for children. Emmett, Jonathan. Christmas Street. Illus. by Ingela P. Arrhenius. Nosy Crow, 10/2022. [24p.] $17.99. 978-1-5362-2752-9. Several [continue reading]
Join Us at Rockridge Branch Library in Oakland for our December 9th meeting.
Please join us for our first in-person meeting since February 2020! We’ll be gathering at the Rockridge Branch Library in Oakland for our December 9th meeting. Here’s the schedule: 9:30am: Snacks, socializing, and first dibs [continue reading]
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir Wins National Book Award
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir Wins National Book Award for Young People’s Literature: Sabaa Tahir won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for her Young Adult novel All My Rage (Razorbill/Penguin Random [continue reading]
New Pup on the Block Review
Winston, Sherri. New Pup on the Block. Gladys Jose, Illus. Fic. Wednesday and Woof Series; bk. 2. HarperCollins, 04/2022. 96pp. $15.99. 978-0-06-297607-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-4. Please see series review for Catastrophe by Sherri Winston.
Catastrophe Review
Winston, Sherri. Catastrophe. Gladys Jose, Illus. Fiction. Wednesday and Woof Series; bk. 1. HarperCollins, 04/2022. 96pp. $15.99. 978-0-06-297601-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-4. SERIES REVIEW: Wednesday, a young Black girl with juvenile arthritis, and her service [continue reading]
Big Truck, Little Island Review
Van Dusen, Chris. Big Truck, Little Island. Chris Van Dusen, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2022. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-0393-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-3. Rhyming couplets consisting of four lines per page offer this humorous story of [continue reading]
How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps Review
Turner, Pamela S. How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps .‡ John Gurche, Illus. Non-fiction. Charlesbridge, 04/2022. 166pp. $21.99. 978-1- 62354-250-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-10. Human evolution is the focus of this fascinating look [continue reading]
Lift, Mix, Fling! Machines Can Do Anything Review
Schaefer, Lola M. Lift, Mix, Fling! Machines Can Do Anything. James Yang, Illus. Non-fiction. Greenwillow, 03/2022. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-245710-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. Although at first glance this looks like a picture book, it is [continue reading]