ACL Meeting Friday, April 10, 2026: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, April 10, from 9:00am-Noon, at the Oakland Public Library, 125 14th [continue reading]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Read-likes – Revised
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series – Revised By Jeff Kinney Angleberger, Tom. Origami Yoda series. Banks, Steven. Middle School Bites. Barnett, Mac. Mac B.: Kid Spy. Barnett, Mac. Terrible Two. Barrows, Annie. [continue reading]
Sloths Storytime
Sloths Sloths can be a fun animal to learn about at storytime and there are some great new picture books that were recently published on this unusual animal! For a craft project, make one [continue reading]
Author-Illustrator Hudson Talbott Dies
Author-Illustrator Hudson Talbott Dies: Hudson Talbott died on January 22, 2026 at age 76. His picture books include the dinosaur comedy We’re Back: A Dinosaur Story (1987) and A Walk in the Woods (2022), and [continue reading]
Shiloh Read-Alike
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Armstrong, William H. Sounder. Bird, James. No Place Like Home. Cleary, Beverly. Henry and Ribsy. Colfer, Eoin. The Dog Who Lost His Bark. Creech, Sharon. Love That [continue reading]
ACL Institute 2026 Is Just Two Weeks Away! Friday, March 13th
Hello, Friends! Holy moly, time is flying by! I hope you are all having a great day and a wonderful start to the year. March is sneaking up on us and ACL Institute is a [continue reading]
Dear Acorn, (Love Oak) Review
Sidman, Joyce. Dear Acorn, (Love Oak): Letter Poems to Friends. Melissa Sweet, Illus. Clarion, 09/2025. 40pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-3583-3476-7. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. A moving collection of epistolary (letter) poems of interrelated everyday objects [continue reading]
Sundust Review
Peña, Zeke. Sundust. Zeke Peña, Illus. Kokila, 08/05/2025. 48pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-0-5937-0011-2. GRADES Preschool–3. OUTSTANDING. Two curious siblings with tawny skin explore the desert beyond their backyard wall, discovering the beauty of their [continue reading]