National Book Award Longlist Announced: The Longlist for Young People’s Literature for the 2018 National Book Award has been announced, naming ten books for children or teens that are the finalists for the award. Two [continue reading]
Boots on the Ground Review
Partridge, Elizabeth. Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam. Non-fiction. Viking, 04/2018. 214pp. $22.99. 978-0-670-78506-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Six men and two women recount their personal experiences in this history of the war in [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Sept. 14th at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, September 14, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, September 14, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Drawn Together Review
Lê, Minh. Drawn Together. Dan Santat, Illus. Picture Book. Disney/Hyperion, 06/2018. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-484767-60-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. When a Thai American boy’s mother drops him off for an afternoon with his grandfather who doesn’t speak [continue reading]
New Sendak Book Published
New Maurice Sendak Book Published: Although Caldecott Medalist Maurice Sendak died in 2012, there is a new book from him being published titled Presto and Zesto in Limboland. Co-written by Arthur Yorinks, the illustrations were [continue reading]
Play for Babies Storytime
Play 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]
OUTSTANDING! – August 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]
Penguins Storytime
Penguins (revised) There may be more books on penguins than just about any other bird (except chickens), which provides a great opportunity to talk about penguins and Antarctica. For a craft project, make these paper [continue reading]