Board Adaptations of Picture Books Usually the original picture book editions are preferred over the board book editions. Here are some new board editions you may want to consider: Andreasen, Dan. Saturday with Daddy. Holt, [continue reading]
Singing for Babies Storytime
Singing 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]
The Crane Girl Review
Manley, Curtis. Crane Girl, The. Lin Wang, Illus. Folklore. Shen’s Bks., 02/2017. [40]pp. $18.95. 978-1-885008-57-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-4. Prose and haiku poetry are woven seamlessly together in this book to retell the classic Japanese folktale [continue reading]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Read-Alikes
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling Bray, Libba. A Great and Terrible Beauty. Cossanteli, Veronica. The Extincts. DiTerrlizzi, Tony. Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You. Drake, Emily. [continue reading]
DO IT YOURSELF PROGRAMMING “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Movie Showing and Activities
The film adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” spinoff “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is available on DVD, and many libraries are planning screenings and events. The film was a big financial [continue reading]
Bronze and Sunflower Review
Cao, Wenxuan. Bronze and Sunflower. Fiction. Translated from the Chinese by Helen Wang. Candlewick, 03/2017. 386pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-8816-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. In China during the Cultural Revolution, an artist has been sent to the countryside [continue reading]
50th Annual Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Announced
2017 Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards Announced: The 50th annual Boston Globe – Horn Book Awards were announced on May 31, 2017, celebrating literature for children and young adults. A winner and two [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, June 9th with Presentation on Informational Books at Storytime
ACL Meeting Friday, June 9, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, June 9, 2017, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]