NCTE 2019 Awards Announced: The National Council of Teachers of English announced their annual children’s book awards on Nov. 16, 2018. Between the Lines: How Ernie Barnes Went from the Football Field to the Art [continue reading]
Songs and Fingerplay Favorites from ACL Members
Songs and Fingerplay Favorites from the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California On November 9, 2018, members of ACL shared their favorite storytime “attention- getters,” which are songs and fingerplays that help focus the [continue reading]
Poet X by Acevedo Wins National Book Award
National Book Awards Announced: The annual National Book Awards were announced on Nov. 14, 2018. The winner in the Young People’s Literature category is Elizabeth Acevedo, “The Poet X” HarperTeen / HarperCollins. The finalists included [continue reading]
You’re Safe with Me Review
Soundar, Chitra. You’re Safe with Me. Poonam Mistry, Illus. Picture Book. Lantana, 2018. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-911373-29-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-K. Intricate and beautiful illustrations seamlessly blend with the heartwarming text in a bedtime story where frightened [continue reading]
Winter Holiday Quick Picks
Winter Holiday Quick Picks Need a few suggestions for new holiday books for December? Here are some that are worth checking out, to add to your library: Board Books Arrhenius, Ingela P. Where’s Santa Claus? [continue reading]
Death Eaters: Meet Nature’s Scavengers Review
Halls, Kelly Milner. Death Eaters: Meet Nature’s Scavengers. Non-fiction. Millbrook, 10/2018. 40pp. $33.32. 978-1-5124-8200-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Without death eaters, the nutrient-starved Earth would be awash in four billion years’ worth of corpses. In five [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – October 2018
Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, November 9, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, November 9, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]