Barr, Stephen. If This Were the World. AG Ford, Illus. Holiday House/Neal Porter, 02/2026. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-5719-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. While playing outside during recess, a racially diverse group of primary [continue reading]
Big Book of Useless History Knowledge Review
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MEET OUR HELFELD SCHOLARS Annually, ACL offers free one-year memberships and support to new librarians in a program called the Helfeld Scholars. Named after Dorothy Helfeld, who was a long-time member, this is a way [continue reading]
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Revised September 2026 Pop-up, Flap, Tactile, and Interactive Books Alper, Sascha. The Littlest Drop. Amato, Max. Perfect. Anstee, Ashlyn. Tickle Tickle, Little Tum. Barnett, Mac. Twenty Questions. Birdsong, Bea. Boop! Bonenfant, Pascale. Play with Jay! [continue reading]
Fractured Fairytales
Revised September 2026 Revised January 2026 Aesop’s Fables Hartman, Bob. The Wolf Who Cried Boy. Lessie, Pat. Fablesauce: Aesop Reinterpreted in Rhyming Couplets. Levine, Gail Caron. Betsy Who Cried Wolf. Rosenthal, Paul. Yo, Aesop! Get [continue reading]
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Social and Emotional Learning Picture Books Revised September 2026 Ahmed, Nadia. The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Everything. Ahmed, Roda. Etta Extraordinaire. Alexander, Claire. A Little Bit of Respect. Alper, Sascha. The Littlest [continue reading]
Six Preliteracy Skills
Six Preliteracy Skills and Picture Books That Promote Them Revised September 2026 Storytimes include books that encourage all of the six preliteracy skills important for preschoolers to learn, so that they are ready to [continue reading]