Author Norton Juster Dies: Norton Juster, Newbery Honor author of The Phantom Tollbooth, (1961) died at age 91 at home in Massachusetts on March 8, 2021. The book featured cartoon ink drawings by Jules Feiffer, [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – February 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 on Friday, March 12, 2021 at 10am
ACL Meeting Friday, March 12, 2021: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, March 12, 2021, from 10am-Noon over Zoom. We will have our [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Ahuja, Nandini. Rise Up and Write It: With Real Mail, Posters, and More. Illus. by Anoosha Syed. HarperFestival, 01/2021. [30p.] $16.99. 978-0-06-302959-0. This celebration of civic engagement encourages young readers to participate in their [continue reading]
Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy Review
Magoon, Kekla. Highest Tribute, The: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy. Laura Freeman, Illus. Biog. HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 01/2021. [37]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-291251-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. This picture book biography presents a straightforward and comprehensive account [continue reading]
Pigeons Storytime – revised
Pigeons Storytime – revised For a craft project, make one of these fun pigeon crafts: Pigeon Activities Inspired by Mo Willem’s Books (teachingmama.org) Battersby, Katherine. Perfect Pigeons. One out of ten pigeons is a little [continue reading]
Ladybugs Storytime – revised
Ladybugs Storytime – revised For a craft project, make one of these simple ladybug headbands: Ladybug Crown (dltk-kids.com) Bright, Paul. Hide-and-Seek Ladybugs. With die-cut holes, this fun story has a ladybug and lightning bug play [continue reading]
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre Review
Weatherford, Carole Boston. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre. Floyd Cooper, Illus. Non-fiction. Carolrhoda, 02/2021. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5415-8120-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-5. Weatherford brings her talents to tell the true story of this race-based massacre in [continue reading]