LaRochelle, David. See the Cat: Three Stories about a Dog . Mike Wohnoutka, Illus. Easy Reader. Candlewick, 09/2020. [64]pp. $8.99. 978-1-5362-0427-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Abundant white space, good-sized font, and gouache pictures combine for a [continue reading]
Displacement Review
Hughes, Kiku. Displacement. Kiku Hughes, Illus. Graphic novel. First Second, 08/2020. 288pp. $17.99. 978-1-250-19353-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Japanese American teen Kiku visits San Francisco’s Japantown with her mother, trying to find the place her grandparents [continue reading]
Picnic Storytime – Revised
Picnic Storytime Ideas – Revised There are several fun picture books about picnicking, and songs including “Teddy Bear’s Picnic” and “Ants Go Marching.” Make woven paper mats to sit on: Newspaper Sit-upon : 6 Steps [continue reading]
Sick/Get Well Storytime – Revised
Sick/Get Well Storytime Ideas – Revised Winter is the perfect time for stories on getting well after having a cold or flu. For a craft project, make get well cards. Alda, Arlene. Iris Has [continue reading]
Spy School Read-Alikes
Spy School series by Stuart Gibbs Baker, Kim. Pickle: the (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School. Barnett, Mac. Mac B., Kid Spy: Mac Undercover. Beatty, Andrea. Dorko the Magnificent. Buckley, Michael. [continue reading]
Turning Point Review
Chase, Paula. Turning Point. Fiction. Greenwillow, 08/2020. 384pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-296566-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. Set in the same neighborhood as Paula Chase’s earlier books, So Done (2018) and Dough Boys (2019), this stand-alone novel features two [continue reading]
Christmas Picture Books
Corderoy, Tracey. Mouse’s Night Before Christmas. Illus. by Sarah Massini. Nosy Crow, 10/2020. [32p.] $17.99. 978-1-5362-1440-6. Although this begins with the first four lines of the famous poem, this is actually a new [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – November 2020
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous month’s meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. Members can see full reviews of these books and many [continue reading]