Bones, Bobby. Stanley the Dog: The First Day of School. Stephanie Laberis, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 06/2022. [32]pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-303952-0. ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1. Bobby Bones changes up the first-day-of-school genre by sending the dog to [continue reading]
My Amazing Makeup Review
Wilson, Lakita. My Amazing Makeup Non-fiction. Searchlight Bks.: My Style Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 32pp. PLB $30.65. 978-1-72840-421-9. PB $9.99. 978-1-72842-368-5. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 3-6 Please see series review for My Cool Jewelry by Lakita Wilson. Joshua [continue reading]
My Cool Jewelry Review
Wilson, Lakita. My Cool Jewelry Non-fiction. Searchlight Bks.: My Style Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 32pp. PLB $30.65. 978-1-72840-423-3. PB $9.99. 978-1-72842-370-8. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 3-6. SERIES REVIEW. This upper-elementary series looks at different parts of a person’s [continue reading]
Yossel’s Journey Review
Lasky, Kathryn. Yossel’s Journey. Johnson Yazzie, Illus. Picture Book. Charlesbridge, 09/2022. [44]pp. $18.99. 978-1-62354-176-7. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-5 A young boy, Yossel, and his family flee late 1800s Russia due to the pogroms, journeying to [continue reading]
Message in a Bottle Review
Kann, Victoria. Message in a Bottle. Victoria Kann, Illus. Easy Reader. I Can Read: Level 2 Pinkalicious Series; bk. 1. HarperCollins, 02/2022. 32pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-300382-8. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-2. Pinkalicious describes the time she and her [continue reading]
Book Club Ideas – Introduction
ACL plans to include Book Club Ideas as a new section of our blog, since so many school and public libraries have book discussion clubs a part of their ongoing programming. To begin, we have [continue reading]
Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech Review
Kooser, Ted and Connie Wanek. Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech. Richard Jones, Illus. Poetry. Candlewick, 03/2022. 72pp. $25.99 978-1-5362-0303-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-8. Two noted poets, Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek, [continue reading]
Don’t Worry Murray Review
Stein, David Ezra. Don’t Worry, Murray. David Ezra Stein, Illus. Picture Book. Balzer & Bray, 06/2022. [32]pp. $17.99 978-0-06-284524-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL GRADES. PRE-1. Murray, a little brown dog, is scared of many things—going out in [continue reading]