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, July 9, 9am
ACL Meeting Friday, July 9, 2021: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 9, 2021, from 9am-Noon over Zoom. We will begin with [continue reading]
Clay Play Storytime – Revised
Clay Play Storytime – revised Instead of a craft project, allow time for free play with clay or Playdoh. To make your own Playdoh, follow these instructions: Easy Cinnamon Play Dough Recipe – Simply Southern [continue reading]
Drink More Water Storytime
Drink More Water Many parents, teachers, and others know it is important to encourage children to drink more water, so having a storytime focusing on water could be inspirational. For an art project, set out watercolor [continue reading]
I’m On It! Review
Tsurumi, Andrea and Mo Willems. I’m On It! Andrea Tsurumi, Illus. Easy Reader. Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! Series. Hyperion, 05/2021. [34]pp. $9.99. 978-1-368-06696-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-2. In this entry to the Elephant & Piggie [continue reading]
Author Patricia Reilly Giff Dies
Author Patricia Reilly Giff Dies: Two-time Newbery Honor recipient Patricia Reilly Giff died on June 22 at her home at age 86. Before becoming an author, she was a teacher in the New York City [continue reading]
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced
I Talk Like a River Wins Boston Globe-Horn Book Award: The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards were announced on June 23, 2021, naming I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sidney Smith (Holiday [continue reading]
Merci Suarez Can’t Dance Review
Medina, Meg. Merci Suarez Can’t Dance. Fiction. Candlewick, 04/2021. 372pp. $17.99. 978-0-7636-9050-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Cuban-American seventh-grader Merci Suarez is back, but the challenges she faces have changed. Medina is masterful in taking established characters [continue reading]