Author Amy Krouse Rosenthal Dies: Known to children’s librarians for her picture books Duck! Rabbit!, Little Pea, and Exclamation Mark, Amy Krouse Rosenthal has died at age 51 from ovarian cancer. She published more than [continue reading]
Sea Otter Heroes Review
Newman, Patricia. Sea Otter Heroes:The Predators that Saved an Ecosystem. Photos. Non-fiction. Millbrook/Lerner, 2017. 56pp. PLB $31.99. 978-1-5124-2631-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Newman’s account of the effect of sea otters on the health of Elkhorn Slough [continue reading]
Two Free Infopeople Webinars on Children’s Books
Two upcoming Free Infopeople Webinars on Children’s books: Thursday March 23 @Noon Pacific What’s New in Children’s Literature – 2017 <https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=651> Presented by Penny Peck Join children’s librarian and author Penny Peck in her yearly [continue reading]
Obituaries for Nancy Willard, Dick Bruna, and Dahlov Ipcar
Newbery Medalist Nancy Willard Dies: Nancy Willard, winner of the 1982 Newbery Medal for A Visit to William Blake’s Inn (Harcourt) has died at age 80. Her winning book was the first book of poetry [continue reading]
Lucky Lazlo Review
Light, Steve. Lucky Lazlo. Steve Light, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 12/2016. [32]pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-8825-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Lazlo is in love and wants to give the girl starring in the “Alice in Wonderland” play a [continue reading]
Newbery Award Winning Author Paula Fox Dies
Newbery Award Winning Author Paula Fox Dies: Paula Fox died at age 93 on March 1, 2017 in Brooklyn. She wrote many books for adults, including Desperate Characters (1970) and her memoir Borrowed Finery (2001). [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, March 10th
ACL Meeting Friday, March 10, 2017: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, March 10, 2017, from 9am–12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Parents for Babies Storytime
Parents 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]