Korea Many of our communities have residents whose families originally came from Korea. For a craft project, make these simple paper hats: http://4crazykings.blogspot.com/2012/05/korean-paper-hat-craft.html. Hong, Nari. Days with Dad. Dad uses a wheelchair but he and [continue reading]
Japan Storytime
Japan Over the next several months, we will be updating our Storytime themes on various countries around the world. The 2020 CSLP Reads summer reading theme “Imagine Your Story” will focus on fairy tales and [continue reading]
Board Book Round-up, Part 1 continued
Board Books Adapted from Picture Books Anon. Boo to You, Winnie the Pooh. Disney, 1996/2019. [18p.] $6.99. 978-136804358-8. Illustrated with artwork from a Disney animated cartoon, this original story features Pooh and his friends [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – September 2019
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]
Board Book Round-up, Part I
New Individual Titles Anon. Hello, World. Illus. by Aleksandra Szmidt. Flowerpot Press, 2019. [22p.] $7.99. 978-1-48671-559-6. The word for “Hello” is shown in 14 different languages in this charming book. Each page shows the [continue reading]
ACL Meeting This Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at Oakland Main
ACL Meeting Friday, October 11, 2019: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
They Called Us Enemy Review
Takai, George, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott. They Called Us Enemy. Harmony Becker, Illus. Graphic. Top Shelf, 07/2019. 204[+4]pp. PB $19.99. 978-1-60309-450-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-ADULT. Actor George Takai, best known as Star Trek’s Sulu, leads [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Marcus, Leonard S. Helen Oxenbury: A Life in Illustration. Candlewick, 04/2019. 288p. $40. 978-0-7636-9258-2. Children’s book author and illustrator Helen Oxenbury is celebrated in this lush coffee table book, filled with personal photographs and [continue reading]