To register for this program, go to: http://www.baya.org/ The Bay Area Young Adult Librarians is offering a program focusing on mental health [continue reading]
“I Survived” Read-Alikes
“The I Survived Series” by Lauren Tarshis Borgenicht, David. The Worst-Case Scenario Survive-o-pedia. Bos, Samone. Twister. Claybourne, Anna. 100 Most Dangerous Things on the Planet. Duey, Kathleen. Blizzard. George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the [continue reading]
Harbor Me Review
Woodson, Jacqueline. Harbor Me. Fiction. N. Paulsen/Penguin, 08/2018. 176pp. $17.99. 978-0-399-25252-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-5. A special education class of fifth and sixth graders in Brooklyn meets on Friday afternoons and students reveal their deepest secrets [continue reading]
New Fall 2018 Board Books
Board Book Round-up New Individual Titles Brantz, Loryn. Feminist Baby Finds Her Voice! Disney/Hyperion, 05/2018. [20p.] $9.99. 978-136802279-8. In this follow-up to Feminist Baby (2017), the main character and her similarly diaper-clad friends have learned [continue reading]
Look Review
Woodcock, Fiona. Look. Fiona Woodcock, Illus. Picture Book. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 07/2018. [32]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-264455-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-1. Look is a colorful, fun way to learn the double-o vowel pattern. One word appears boldly on each page [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Oct. 12 at Oakland PL
ACL Meeting Friday, October 12, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, October 12, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – September 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]
Trains for Babies Storytime
Trains 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]