Laurie Halse Anderson Awarded 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Laureate: The Swedish Arts Council has chosen American young adult author Laurie Halse Anderson the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate. Anderson is the first American to [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, March 10 over Zoom
ACL Meeting Friday, March 10, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, March 10, 2023, from 9:30am-Noon over Zoom. Mika will send out [continue reading]
Walter Had a Best Friend Review
Underwood, Deborah. Walter Had a Best Friend. Sergio Ruzzier, Illus. Beach Lane, 10/2022. 40pp. Picture Book. GRADES. Preschool – 2. $18.99. 978-1-5344-7700-1. OUTSTANDING. Walter, a rodent, finds himself on the outside after his best friend [continue reading]
Violet & Jobie in the Wild Review
Perkins, Lynne Rae. Violet & Jobie in the Wild. Lynne Rae Perkins, Illus. Greenwillow, 09/2022. 240pp. Fiction. GRADES 3 – 6. $16.99. 978-0-06-249969-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. When mouse siblings Violet and Jobie are trapped after playing [continue reading]
Frizzy Review
Ortega, Claribel A. Frizzy. Rose Bousamra, Illus. First Second, 10/2022. 215pp. Graphic. GRADES 3 – 8. $21.99. 978-1-250-25962-2. OUTSTANDING. Domincan American Marlene hates her Sunday salon day with her mom. At the salon her natural [continue reading]
She Gets the Girl Review
Lippincott, Rachael and Alyson Derrick. She Gets the Girl. Simon & Schuster, 04/2022. 384pp. Fiction. GRADES 9 – 12. $18.99. 978-1-5344-9379-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Alternating narrators Molly and Alex are two openly gay girls who meet [continue reading]
Tigers Storytime – Revised
Tigers – Revised There are many fun picture books on tigers, and a tiger-themed storytime can describe how tigers are from India, not Africa. For a craft project, make tiger paperbag puppets: 11 Majestic Tiger [continue reading]
Llamas Storytime – Revised
Llamas – Revised Llamas are a fun animal to learn about, best known to preschoolers in Anna Dewdney’s series that began with Llama Llama Red Pajama. For a preschool craft, make rocking llamas using [continue reading]