READ-ALIKES War and Millie McGonigle by Karen Cushman Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. The War That Saved My Life. Bustard, Anne. Blue Skies. Ferrari, Michael. Born to Fly. Giff, Patricia Reilly. Island War. Giff, Patricia Reilly. Willow [continue reading]
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part II
New Original Board Books Cyber Group Studios. Gigantosaurus Where’s Giganto? Candlewick, 03/2021. [8p.] $11.99. 978-1-5362-1339-3. Sliders embedded in each page show various animals that four small dinosaurs encounter as they search for a T [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – May 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]
ACL Meeting Friday, June 11th
ACL Meeting Friday, June 11, 2021: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 11, 2021, from 9am-Noon over Zoom. We will begin with [continue reading]
This Is Your Time Review
Bridges, Ruby. This Is Your Time. Non-fiction. Random/Delacorte, 11/2020. 58pp. $15.99. 978-0-5933-7852-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-ADULT. This is Your Time is activist and civil rights icon Ruby Bridges’ passionate letter to children. Addressing the reader as [continue reading]
Lois Ehlert Dies
Lois Ehlert Dies: Caldecott Honor recipient Lois Ehlert died May 25, 2021 at age 86 of natural causes. Color Zoo received the Caldecott Honor in 1990; some of her other popular picture books include Chicka [continue reading]
Midnight Fair Review
Sterer, Gideon. Midnight Fair, The. Picture Book. Mariachiara Di Giorgio, Illus. Candlewick, 02/2021. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-1-5362-1115-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES TOD-2. Nearly every panel of this gorgeous wordless picture book deserves to be framed. Sterer and Di [continue reading]
Eric Carle Dies at 91
Eric Carle Dies at 91 Noted children’s book author and illustrator Eric Carle died on May 23, 2021, at age 91. Best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar (1969), he contributed to more than 70 [continue reading]