African-American Music (revised) There are many great picture books on music with African-American characters; this would be a great theme for Black History Month or anytime! For a craft project, make an African drum: [continue reading]
Big Mooncake for Little Star Review
Lin, Grace. Big Mooncake for Little Star. Grace Lin, Illus. Picture Book. Little, 08/2018. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-316-40448-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Star’s mother bakes a huge mooncake and lays it “onto the night sky to cool.” [continue reading]
Squirm Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Squirm by Carl Hiaasen If You Find This by Matthew Baker. On the Run by Tristan Bancks. Bone Jack by Sara Crowe. Fort by Cynthia DeFelice. Scar Island by Dan Gemeinhart. Belly [continue reading]
YA Nov Con to be held Jan. 26, 2019
YANovCon 2019 is shaping up to be the best ever! Will we see you Saturday, 1/26 from 12-6pm at Millbrae Library? If you were able to join us for YANovCon last year at Carlmont HS, you [continue reading]
Willa of the Wood Review
Beatty, Robert. Willa of the Wood. Fiction. Disney/Hyperion, 07/2018. 376pp. $16.99. 978-1-368-00584-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Willa is a young night-spirit, living in the Great Smoky Mountains and stealing from humans to support the padaran, the [continue reading]
Register for the Annual ACL Performers Showcase
Come see over thirty children’s performers, all in one day, all in one place! Presented annually by the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California, the Performers’ Showcase is a great day of entertainment that [continue reading]
DIY: Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Do It Yourself Programming Ideas: Mr. Lemoncello’s Library The “Mr. Lemoncello” series of tween novels by Chris Grabenstein would make a wonderful basis for a library Do It Yourself celebration, with games and crafts inspired [continue reading]
Boats on the Bay Review
Harvey, Jeanne Walker. Boats on the Bay. Gracy McFerrin, Illus. Picture Book. Cameron Kids, 09/2018. [32]pp. $17.95. 978-1-944903-33-6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. Beginning in the foggy morning, and finishing in the evening, this circular picture [continue reading]