“Encanto” Movie Programming Ideas One does not need to be a child to enjoy the Disney film “Encanto,” due to its involving plot, humor, and wonderful music. Many libraries are holding “Encanto” film showings, [continue reading]
Summer I Turned Pretty Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Buzo, Laura. Love and Other Perishable Items. Calame, Don. Swim the Fly. Dessen, Sarah. Along for the Ride. Fortune, Carley. Every Summer After. Gehrman, Jody [continue reading]
ACL Members Ann Hotta and Yesica Hurd Featured in Children & Libraries
ACL Members Ann Hotta and Yesica Hurd Featured in Children & Libraries. Check out the Summer 2022 issue of ALA/ALSC’s Children & Libraries (v. 20, no. 2) to see articles by two ACL members! Ann [continue reading]
Wild Review
Usher, Sam. Wild. Sam Usher, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick /Templar, 12/2021. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-2000-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. In this sequel to Free (2021), a boy and his grandfather are back with another story involving [continue reading]
Our Table Review
Reynolds, Peter H. Our Table. Peter H. Reynolds, Illus. Picture Book. Scholastic/Orchard, 11/2021. [44]pp. $17.99. 978-1-338-57232-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES. PRE-3. Violet notices that her family no longer eats dinner together at the table because everyone [continue reading]
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby’s First Book of Extraordinary Women Review
Rebel Girls. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby’s First Book of Extraordinary Women. Anonymous, Illus. Picture Book. Rebel Girls, 07/2022. [32]pp. $9.99. 978-1-9534-2437-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-3. Twenty-two notable women are celebrated using one or [continue reading]
Wind May Blow Review
Quinton, Sasha. Wind May Blow, The. Thomas Hegbrook, Illus. Picture Book. Tiger Tales, 08/2021. [30]pp. $17.99. 978-1-68010-268-0. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. A young child is shown out in nature dealing with rain and wind in this [continue reading]
We Shall Overcome Review
Collier, Bryan. We Shall Overcome. Bryan Collier, Illus. Picture Book. Scholastic /Orchard, 12/2021. [40]pp. $18.99. 978-1-338-54037-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-5. The lyrics of this traditional civil rights protest song make up the text of this inspiring [continue reading]