Arango, Andrea Beatriz. Iveliz Explains it All. Alyssa Bermudez, Illus. Random House, 09/2022. 272pp. Fiction. GRADES 5-9. $16.99. 978-0-593-56397-7. OUTSTANDING. This Newbery Honor Award winner brilliantly illuminates a middle school girl’s daily struggle to get [continue reading]
All Together Now Summer Reading Theme
All Together Now Summer Reading Theme CSLPREADS: “All Together Now” – Collaborative Summer Library Program (cslpreads.org). Another fun storytime theme to create unity and friendship. Read some friendship stories and make friendship bracelets: Cutting Activities [continue reading]
Find Your Voice Summer Reading Theme
Find Your Voice Summer Reading Theme iREAD 2023: “Find Your Voice” – iREAD: Reading Programs (ireadprogram.org). This is a fun theme for storytime, encouraging kids to sing out! Offer some of these books on expressing [continue reading]
Stars of the Night Review
Stelson, Caren. Stars of the Night: The Courageous Children of the Czech Kindertransport. Selina Alko, Illus. Carolrhoda, 02/2023. 40pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 3 – 6. $19.99 978-1-5415-9868-3. OUTSTANDING. Using the collective voice of the 669 children [continue reading]
I Feel! A Book of Emotions Review
Medina, Juana. I Feel! A Book of Emotions. Juana Medina, Illus. I Will! Series; bk. 3. Versify, 10/2022. 40pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 2. $15.99. 978-0-358-62124-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This engaging picture book helps young [continue reading]
Gigi and Ojiji What’s in a Name? Review
Iwai, Melissa. Gigi and Ojiji: What’s in a Name? Melissa Iwai, Illus. I Can Read! Series, Level 3. HarperCollins, 01/2023. 32pp. Reader. GRADES 1 – 3. $16.99. 978-0-06-320809-4. Paper $ 4.99 978-0-06-320808-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Gigi, [continue reading]
Ratty’s Big Adventure Review
Hawthorne, Lara. Ratty’s Big Adventure. Lara Hawthorne, Illus. Big Picture/Candlewick, 11/2022. [40]pp. Picture Book. GRADES Preschool – 2. ADDITIONAL. $17.99. 978-1-5362-2670-6. Ratty is a cat-sized Bosavi Woolly Rat living in the rain forests of an [continue reading]
Buildings That Breathe Review
Castaldo, Nancy F. Buildings That Breathe: Greening the World’s Cities. Twenty-First Century, 11/2022. 112pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 7 – 12. PLB $37.32. 978-1-7284-1946-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. This eco-conscious title covers ways to help make cities more environmentally [continue reading]