Board Book Round-up New Individual Titles Brantz, Loryn. Feminist Baby Finds Her Voice! Disney/Hyperion, 05/2018. [20p.] $9.99. 978-136802279-8. In this follow-up to Feminist Baby (2017), the main character and her similarly diaper-clad friends have learned [continue reading]
Look Review
Woodcock, Fiona. Look. Fiona Woodcock, Illus. Picture Book. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 07/2018. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-264455-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-1. Look is a colorful, fun way to learn the double-o vowel pattern. One word appears boldly on each page [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Oct. 12 at Oakland PL
ACL Meeting Friday, October 12, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, October 12, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Concept Books for Storytime
Concept Books Alakija, Polly. Counting Chickens. Anderson, Derek. Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure. Atinuke. Baby Goes to Market. Austin, Mike. Monsters Love Colors. Baker, Keith. 1-2-3 Peas. Barnett, Mac. Count the Monkeys. Barnett, Mac. [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – September 2018
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
Trains for Babies Storytime
Trains for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
Itchy Book Review
Pham, LeUyen. Itchy Book. LeUyen Pham, Illus. Easy Reader. Elephant and Piggie Like Reading Series; bk. 5. Hyperion, 05/2018. [64]pp. $9.99. 978-1-368-00564-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. There is nothing that makes a person more itchy than [continue reading]
Mail Carriers (revised)
Mail Carriers (revised) The person that brings the mail is one of the community helpers every child sees on a regular basis. Enjoy stories of these workers, and make a fun craft out of recycled [continue reading]