Librarians – Revised With school beginning, a librarian-themed storytime can be fun for a class visit coming for a library tour, or for a regular library storytime. For a craft project, make bookmarks using some [continue reading]
Panda Storytime
Pandas Storytime Many preschoolers are fond of pandas, so this animal is a great theme for a storytime. Maybe young children relate to this cuddly animal! For a craft project to follow these stories, try [continue reading]
Outstanding! October 2022
Fiction Hollow Fires, by Samira Ahmed, Little Brown, 2022 A fast-paced exploration of the personal and societal impacts of Islamaphobia in today’s America, Hollow Fires challenges the reader to understand the underlying forces driving an intolerable [continue reading]
Children of the Quicksands Review
Traoré, Efua. Children of the Quicksands. Fiction. Chicken House, 07/2022. 286 [+14]pp. $18.99. 978-1-338-78192-2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 5-7. Thirteen-year-old Simi’s mom must travel to London from Lagos, Nigeria, for her new job, so Simi gets [continue reading]
Sharks Review
Forster, Miriam. Sharks: A Mighty Bite-y History. Gordy Wright, Illus. Non-fiction. Abrams, 05/2022. [84]pp. $24.99. 978-1-4197-4773-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-6. Sharks are some of the oldest animals on Earth and have survived extinction, predators, and changing [continue reading]
Little Monarchs Review
Case, Jonathan. Little Monarchs. Jonathan Case, Illus. Graphic Novel. Holiday House/ Ferguson, 04/2022. 256pp. $22.99. 978-0-8234-4260-7. PB $14.99. 978-0-8234-5139-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. It’s Summer 2110, and ten-year-old Evie, who is biracial, is keeping an illustrated naturalist’s [continue reading]
Shot Clock Review
Butler, Caron and Justin A. Reynolds. Shot Clock. Fiction. HarperCollins/K. Tegen, 09/2022. 304pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-306959-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-9. Tone is a thirteen-year-old African American growing up in the Milwaukee projects, where family, friends, and basketball are [continue reading]
The Curse on Spectacle Key Review
Acevedo, Chantal. Curse on Spectacle Key, The. Fiction. Balzer & Bray, 09/2022. 256pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-313481-2. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-6. Fifth grader Frank Fernandez longs to stay in one place and find a best friend. When his [continue reading]