Wittlinger, Ellen. Saturdays with Hitchcock. Fiction. Charlesbridge, 10/2017. 272pp. $16.99. 978-1-58089-775-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. Maisie, nicknamed Hitchcock, and her best fried Cyrus attend classic film screenings at their local theater, where they are joined by [continue reading]
Numbers for Babies Storytime
Numbers 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]
Updates on Laurel Books, Teen Life Hacks
Laurel Books: Independent bookseller Laurel Books, often seen at the ACL Institute and other workshops for children’s librarians, has moved to a new location and is struggling to maintain their business. The new location is [continue reading]
OUTSTANDING! – July 2017
Every 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 this Friday, Aug. 11 at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, August 11, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, August 11, 2017, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Daddy Played the Blues Review
Garland, Michael. Daddy Played the Blues . Michael Garland, Illus. Picture Book. Tilbury House, 08/2017. [48]pp. $17.95. 978-0-88448-588-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-3. Six-year-old Cassie squeezes into the backseat of her family’s old jalopy, holding Daddy’s [continue reading]
Foxes Storytime (revised)
Foxes are a great animal to focus on at storytime since there are so many great stories featuring them! For a craft, make this fox finger puppet: www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mfox.htm Alborough, Jez. Six Little Chicks. Can five [continue reading]
Circus Storytime (revised)
Although fewer children seem to attend the circus than in the past, it can be a fun storytime theme. Make clown hats as seen here: http://momstown.ca/how-make-clown-hat-and-clown-nose/ Chaud, Benjamin. The Bear’s Surprise. Little Bear wakes up [continue reading]