Collins, Suzanne. Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The. Fiction. The Hunger Games Series Prequel. Scholastic, 05/2020. [528]pp. $27.99. 978-1-338-63517-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 7-12. When Coriolanus Snow finds out he has been tasked with mentoring the [continue reading]
Finalists for the Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards Announced
Finalists for the Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards Announced: The Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader have announced their list of finalists for the 2020 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards. Readers [continue reading]
Virtual ACL Meeting on Friday, August 14, 10-11:30am
Please join us for our Zoom meeting this Friday, August 14, 2020, 10-11:30am! We will present our new reviews of Outstanding titles, and then discuss how are libraries are responding to the current situation. Email [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – July 2020
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]
2020 Eisner Awards Announced
2020 Eisner Awards Announced: The Eisner Awards for best graphic novels and comics were announced on July 24, 2020. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell won for best [continue reading]
One and Only Bob Review
Applegate, Katherine. One and Only Bob. Fiction. HarperCollins, 05/2020. 340pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-299131-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. In this sequel to the Newbery winner The One and Only Ivan (2012), Bob the dog describes the hurricane that [continue reading]
Sweden Storytime
Sweden Many U.S. families are descendants of Swedish immigrants; for a craft project make these simple paper Vikings: www.dltk-kids.com/fantasy/mpaperviking.htm. Lindman, Maj. Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka series. Classic series about three identical Swedish sisters. Nilsson, Ulf. [continue reading]
Moon Keeper Review
Zosienka. Moon Keeper, The. Zosienka, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 03/2020. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-295952-2. OUTSTANDING. TODDLER. Emile the polar bear is appointed keeper of the moon by the other night animals; but as it begins to [continue reading]