Moon for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
Chuck Ashton Named to Hall of Fame
The California Library Association recently announced this year’s inductees into the California Library Hall of Fame. They include ACL member Chuck Ashton (1948-2019)! Chuck was Youth Serices manager at Redwood City Public Library, served on [continue reading]
Last of the Name
Parry, Rosanne. Last of the Name. Fiction. Carolrhoda, 04/2019. 334pp. $17.99. 978-1-5415-4159-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. Fleeing violence and starvation in Ireland, 12-year-old Danny O’Carolan and his older sister land in the proverbial fire as they [continue reading]
Flights of Fancy Gives Writing Tips
OUT OF THE ORDINARY Flights of Fancy: Creative Inspiration from Ten Award-Winning Authors and Illustrators. Walker Books, 04/2019. 74p. $19.99. 978-1-5362-0536-7. The ten British Children’s Laureates offer tips for creative writing in this celebration [continue reading]
Five Feet Apart Read-Alikes
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott Ali, S.K. Love From A to Z. Charaipotra, Sona. Symptoms of a Heartbreak. Cicatelli-Kuc, Katie. Quarantine. Cook, Trish. Midnight Sun. Dessen,, Sarah. The Truth About Forever. Foley, Jessie Ann. [continue reading]
Mammals Review
Forshaw, Nick. Mammals! William Exley, Illus. Non-fiction. Explorer Series. What on Earth! 03/2019. 38pp. $14.95. 978-0-9955770-7-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-6. Part of the Explorers series, this book introduces readers to Agent Osprey, who explains what mammals [continue reading]
Flannel Boards – Revised
Flannel Boards – Revised Even in the 21st century, when technology has become an integral part of some of our storytimes, flannel boards are still very popular. I find flannel boards to be a [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – June 2019
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]