Outstanding Books of the Month – February 2022 Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. Members can see [continue reading]
A Snake Falls to Earth Review
Little Badger, Darcie. Snake Falls to Earth, A. Fiction. Levine Querido, 01/2021. 372pp. $18.99. 978-1-64614-092-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-12. In a story filled with distinct voices and well-delineated characters, Little Badger uses two main narrators to [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, February 11, 2022
ACL Meeting Friday, February 11, 2022: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, February 11, 2022, from 10:00am-Noon over Zoom. The Zoom link will [continue reading]
Author/Illustrator Ashley Bryan Dies
Author/Illustrator Ashley Bryan Dies: Award-winning African American author and illustrator Ashley Bryan died on Feb. 5, 2022 at age 98. The long-time Maine resident, who was also a World War II veteran, died at his [continue reading]
Listen Review
Snyder, Gabi. Listen. Stephanie Graegin, Illus. Picture Book. Simon & Schuster, 07/2021. [40]pp. $17.99 978-1-5344-6189-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. A young girl, barraged by the noise of a multicultural cityscape, pauses and closes her eyes and [continue reading]
DIY: Read Beyond the Beaten Path
Do- It- Yourself Programming Ideas: Read Beyond the Beaten Path In the November 2021 BayViews, we offered a Do-It Yourself programming plan with an Ocean theme, to go along with the “Oceans of Possibilities” [continue reading]
Ophie’s Ghosts Wins O’Dell Award
Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Announced: Ophie’s Ghosts by Justina Ireland (Balzer+Bray) was named the Scott O’Dell Award recipient for 2022. Set in Pittsburg in 1922, twelve-year-old Ophie sees ghosts at the hotel where [continue reading]
Jose-Luis Orozco Receives Award, Notable Children’s Books Announced
Jose-Luis Orozco Receives Award from Bibliotecas Para la Gente: In Fall 0f 2021, children’s singer/songwriter Jose-Luis Orozco received an award from Bibliotecas Para la Gente, the Northern California Chapter of REFORMA. See the story here: [continue reading]