READ-ALIKES Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango Comrie, Courtne. Rain Rising. Donwerth-Chikamatsu, Annie. Somewhere Along. Fajardo, Kat. Miss Quinces. Fritz, Joanne Rossmassler. Everywhere Blue. Gonzalez, Christina Diaz. Invisible. Hilton, Marilyn. Full Cicada [continue reading]
Iveliz Explains It All Read-Alikes
Land of Books Review
Tonatiuh, Duncan. Land of Books, A : Dreams of Young Mexihcah Word Painters. Duncan Tonatiuh ,Illus. Abrams, 11/2022. [40]pp. Picture Book. GRADES 2 – 6. $19.99. 978-1-4197-4942-1. OUTSTANDING. Readers of Duncan Tonatiuh’s award-winning books have [continue reading]
Listen Review
Stocker, Shannon. Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion. Devon Holzwarth, Illus. Dial. 04/2022. 40pp. Biography. GRADES 1 – 4. $18.99. 978-0-593-10969-4. OUTSTANDING. Evelyn Glennie grew up in Scotland surrounded by music, playing [continue reading]
Rose Named Peace Review
Roberts, Barbara Carroll. Rose Named Peace, A : How Francis Meilland Created a Flower of Hope for a World at War. Bagram Ibatoulline, Illus. Candlewick, 05/2022. [46]pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 2 – 5. $18.99. 978-1-5362-0843-6. ADDITIONAL. [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: Making Musical Instruments
Programming Ideas: Making Musical Instruments Making musical instruments is a great theme for a Do It Yourself hands-on program any time of year, but it will work very well with the 2023 summer reading themes [continue reading]
San Ramon Valley School Board Hears Complaints on Library Books
San Ramon Valley School Board Hears Complaints on Library Books: LGBTQ students feel threatened over challenges to books with that content. See the full story here: One for the books: Loud turnout as SRVUSD board [continue reading]
Ian Falconer, Creator of “Olivia” the Pig Stories, Dies
Ian Falconer, Creator of “Olivia” the Pig Stories, Dies: Caldecott Honor recipient Ian Falconer died at age 63 at home in Connecticut. The first Olivia book was published in 2000, and there were seven sequels. [continue reading]