Preschool Storytime Ideas Grocers Storytime – Revised Young children often visit the grocery store with a caregiver on a regular basis. There are many fun books about this community helper! For a craft [continue reading]
Remember Us Review
Woodson, Jacqueline. Remember Us. Penguin Random House/Nancy Paulsen, 10/2023. 192pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-3995-4546-7. GRADES 5–9. OUTSTANDING. This book drops us into 1970s Brooklyn, where the majority-Black Bushwick neighborhood is dubbed “The Matchbox” because of [continue reading]
Brooms Review
Walls, Jasmine. Brooms. Teo DuVall, Illus. Addl. Creators Bex Glendining, Ariana Maher, Mariya Juni, Zack Sharpe, Elise Schuenke. Levine Querido, 10/2023. 230pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-1-64614-267-5. Paper $18.99. 978-1-64614-268-2. GRADES 7–12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this [continue reading]
Squished Review
Wagner Lloyd, Megan. Squished. Michelle Mee Nutter, Illustrator. Graphix, 03/2023. 246pp. Graphic. Trade $24.99. 978-1-338-56894-3. Paper $12.99. 978-1-338-56893-6. GRADES 3–7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier (Smile, 2010), Avery Lee [continue reading]
Mi Papá es un Agrícola / My Father, the Farmworker Review
Varela, J. Romon Perez. Mi Papá es un Agrícola / My Father, the Farmworker. José Ramírez, Illus. Lil’ Libros, 04/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-948066-75-4. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. A story of love shared by [continue reading]
Outstanding! February 2024
Outstanding Books of the Month – February 2024 Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. You can see [continue reading]
Librarian Bonnie Janssen Dies
Librarian Bonnie Janssen Dies: Bonnie Janssen died at age 80 in January, 2024. She worked at the Fremont Main Library, part of the Alameda County library system. She eventually became head of Children’s Services, retiring [continue reading]
Wishing Season Review
Rissi, Anica Mrose. Wishing Season. Quill Tree, 06/2023. 228 [+12]pp. Fiction. Trade $18.99. 978-0-0632-5890-7. GRADES 3–7. OUTSTANDING. In the world of a fifth grade girl named Lily, the profound loss of her twin brother to [continue reading]