ACL Meeting Friday, August 11, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, August 11, 2023, from 9:30am-Noon. We will be meeting at the [continue reading]
Friends of Dorothy Review
Uzarowski, Anthony. Friends of Dorothy: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Icons. Alejandro Morgollo Díez, Illus. Imagine, 10/2023. 173pp. Non-Fiction. Trade $24.99. 978-1-62354-351-8. GRADES 6 – 12. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this collective biography, forty artists and entertainers [continue reading]
Mama in Congress Review
Tlaib, Rashida and Adam, with Miranda Paul . Mama in Congress: Rashida Tlaib’s Journey to Washington. Olivia Aserr, Illus. Clarion, 09/2022. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-35-868343-8. GRADES Kindergarten – 5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Told from the [continue reading]
Language of Plants Review
Harastova, Helena. Language of Plants, The: Understanding How Plants Communicate. Darya Beklemashiva, Illus. Translated from the Czech by Mark Worthington. Albatros, 04/2023. 32pp. Non-Fiction. Trade $15.95. 978-80-00-06797-1. GRADES 3 – 6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Originally published [continue reading]
Stand as Tall as the Trees Review
Gualinga, Patricia and Laura Resau. Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest. Vanessa Jaramillo, Illus. Charlesbridge, 07/2023. [32]pp. Non-Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-236-8. GRADES 2 – 5. ADDITIONAL. In [continue reading]
From Here to There Review
French, Vivian. From Here to There: A First Book of Maps. Ya-Ling Huang, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2023. [28]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-2511-2. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Anna receives an invitation to Zane’s house, [continue reading]
To Boldly Go Review
Dalton, Angela. To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights. Lauren Semmer, Illus. Harper, 01/2023. [40]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-0-06-307321-0. GRADES Kindergarten – 5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this picture book [continue reading]
Desert Jungle Review
Baker, Jeannie. Desert Jungle. Jeannie Baker, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2023. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-2577-8. GRADES Kindergarten – 3. ADDITIONAL. A boy describes his visit to his grandfather’s home in a small village in Baja, [continue reading]






