ACL Meeting Friday, January 14, 2022: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, January 14, 2022, from 9:30am-Noon over Zoom. The Zoom link will [continue reading]
Linked Read-Alikes
Linked by Gordon Korman Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover. Anderson, John David. Posted. Buyea, Rob. The Perfect Score. Faruqi, Saadia. Yusef Azeem Is Not a Hero. Khan, Hena. Amina’s Voice. Levy, Dana Alison. It Wasn’t [continue reading]
Jadie in Five Dimensions
Salerni, Diane K. Jadie in Five Dimensions. Fiction. Holiday House, 10/2021. 288pp. $17.99. 978-0-8234-4909-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. Jadie has a lot that sets her apart from other 13-year-old Kansians: soccer skills, grades, a distinctive birthmark. [continue reading]
Groundhog Day Storytime – Revised
Groundhog Day Storytime – revised Many preschools and Kindergartens learn about Groundhog Day. Make one of these simple groundhog crafts seen here: Easy and Cute Groundhog Day Crafts for Kids – Buggy and Buddy. Biedrzycki, [continue reading]
Friends Storytime – Revised
Friends Storytime – revised A preschooler’s first friend is often found at storytime or daycare. It’s a great theme for storytime, and will help them get ready for Kindergarten friendships. For a craft project, [continue reading]
I Am an American Review
Brockenbrough, Martha and Grace Lin. I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story. Julia Kuo, Illus. Non-fiction. Little, 11/2021. [36]pp. $18.99. 978-0-316-42692-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-5. In this simple and compelling non-fiction book, a boy [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – December 2021
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]
Blob Review
Appert, Anne. Blob. Anne Appert, Illus. Picture Book. HarperCollins, 09/2021. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-303612-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-1. Blob is an ambiguous being who can be any shape it wants (like Rock Star, mouse, panda, cloud, scuba [continue reading]