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 to be held Friday, Dec. 11th at 10am
ACL Meeting Friday, December 11, 2020: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, from 10am-Noon over Zoom. We will have our [continue reading]
Board Book Round-up, Part III
New Original Board Books Anon. Hoppy Floppy’s Carrot Hunt. Candlewick, 03/2020. [12p.] $9.99. 978-1-5362-1231-0. Based on a preschool board game, this large egg-shaped board book contains multiple flaps on each spread and a wheel [continue reading]
Voice of Liberty
Carpenter, Angelica Shirley. Voice of Liberty, The. Edwin Fotheringham, Illus. Non-fiction. So Dakota Historical Soc. Pr., 2020. 32pp. $19.95. 978-1-94181-324-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-6. In this non-fiction picture book, the events are based on a specific [continue reading]
Dentist Storytime
Dentist Storytime Ideas To help calm fears about going to the dentist, offer some of these funny stories and hand out free toothbrushes. For a craft activity, make one of the ideas listed here: https://pocketofpreschool.com/dental-heath-themed-activities-and-centers/ [continue reading]
New Zealand Storytime
New Zealand Storytime Ideas New Zealand is a fun country to use as a storytime theme, due to the Maori culture and unique animals that live there. For a craft project, make Kiwi birds from [continue reading]
South Africa Storytime
South Africa Storytime Ideas South Africa is a country with a unique culture and would be a fun theme for storytime. For a craft project, make traditional rock paintings: https://ideas4diy.com/easy-rock-painting-ideas Angelou, Maya. My Painted House, [continue reading]
You Matter Review
Robinson, Christian. You Matter. Christian Robinson, Illus. Pic. Bk. Atheneum, 06/2020. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5344-2169-1. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-1. A lively text encourages self-esteem with the repeated phrase “You matter,” even if you are small. This [continue reading]