Reynolds, Jason. Ain’t Burned All the Bright. Jason Griffin, Illus. Fiction. Atheneum, 01/2022. 384pp. $19.99. 978-1-5344-3946-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6–Adult. This masterwork of sparse text and multilayered art quickly picked up nine starred reviews when it was released in January, [continue reading]
Lucky Review
Mandin, Christy. Lucky. Christy Mandin, Illus. Picture Book. Harper, 05/2022. [38]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-304734-1. ADDITIONAL. Preschool-1. Lucky feels like the luckiest pearl in the sea because of the interesting things she finds, such as bottle caps. When [continue reading]
Different Kinds of Fruit Review
Lukoff, Kyle. Different Kinds of Fruit. Fiction. Penguin Random House, 04/2022. 320pp. $17.99. 978-0-593-11118-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4–8. Annabelle, a sixth grader in a small town outside of Seattle, learns about herself and her family when Bailey, the nonbinary [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, December 9, 2022
ACL Meeting Friday, December 9, 2022: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 9, 2022, from 9:30am-Noon at the Rockridge Branch, Oakland Public [continue reading]
Princess in Black Read-Alikes
Princess in Black by Shannon Hale Auxier, Jonathan. Fabled Stables. Burkhart, Jessica. Unicorn Magic. Cronin, Doreen. The Chicken Squad. DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson. Elliott, Rebecca. Owl Diaries. Faruqui, Saadia. Meet Yasmin! series. Funke, Cornelia. [continue reading]
Sun: A First Look Review
Leed, Percy. Sun: A First Look. Read for a Better World: Read About Space Series. Nonfiction. Lerner, 08/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99. 978-1-7284-5923-3, PB $8.99 978-1-7284-6436-7. GRADES PRE-1. Please see series review for Astronauts: A First Look [continue reading]
Moon: A First Look Review
Percy. Moon: A First Look. Non-fiction. Read for a Better World: Read About Space Series. Lerner, 08/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99 978-1-7284-5922-6, PB $8.99 978-1-7284-6434-3. ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. Please see series review for Astronauts: A First Look by [continue reading]
New Holiday Books
New Holiday Books Need some new winter holiday books? Try some of these recently published books for children. Emmett, Jonathan. Christmas Street. Illus. by Ingela P. Arrhenius. Nosy Crow, 10/2022. [24p.] $17.99. 978-1-5362-2752-9. Several [continue reading]