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]
Wolf Wilder Read-Alikes
Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell Appelt, Kathi. Maybe a Fox. Avi. Old Wolf. Bauer, Marion Dane. Runt. Beckhorn, Susan Williams. The Wolf’s Boy. Dagg, Carole Estby. Sweet Home Alaska. Frederick, Heather Vogel. Absolutely Truly. Gidwitz, [continue reading]
Horn Book Fanfare Announced
Horn Book Fanfare Announced: Horn Book magazine’s editors and reviewers have selected their choices for the best children’s and young adult books for 2018. See the list here: www.hbook.com/2018/11/blogs/read-roger/horn-book-fanfare-2018/ .
Biddy Mason Speaks Up Review
White, Arisa and Laura Atkins. (2019). Biddy Mason Speaks Up. Illustrated by Laura Freeman. 112 pgs. Heyday, Berkeley, CA. Nonfiction. OUTSTANDING. Grades 5 – 8. Biddy Mason Speaks Up , the second title in the [continue reading]
This Is My Eye Review
Vaswani, Neela. This Is My Eye: A New York Story. Neela Vaswani, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 08/2018. 56pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-7616-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. View the world through the lens of a young biracial New York [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, Dec. 14 at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, December 14, 2018: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 14, 2018, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – November 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]