Winter Holiday Quick Picks Need a few suggestions for new holiday books for December? Here are some that are worth checking out, to add to your library: Board Books Arrhenius, Ingela P. Where’s Santa Claus? [continue reading]
Death Eaters: Meet Nature’s Scavengers Review
Halls, Kelly Milner. Death Eaters: Meet Nature’s Scavengers. Non-fiction. Millbrook, 10/2018. 40pp. $33.32. 978-1-5124-8200-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Without death eaters, the nutrient-starved Earth would be awash in four billion years’ worth of corpses. In five [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – October 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]
ACL Meeting Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, November 9, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, November 9, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
“Native KidLit” Workshop at San Francisco Public Library Nov. 16th
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes Review
Khan, Hena. Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes. Mehrdokht Amini, Illus. Picture Book. Chronicle, 2018. [29]pp. $17.99. 978-1-4521-5541-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES TOD-2. “Cone is the tip of the minaret so tall. I [continue reading]
Boats for Babies
Boats 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]
Illegal Review
Colfer, Eoin and Andrew Donkin. Illegal. Giovanni Rigano, Illus. Graphic novel. Sourcebooks, 08/2018. 128pp. $19.99. 978-1-4926-6214-3. PB $14.99. 978-1-4926-6582-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-9. Two brothers attempt to make the harrowing journey from North Africa to better [continue reading]