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]
Year of the Garden Review
Cheng, Andrea. Year of the Garden. Patrice Barton, Illus. Fiction. Anna Wang Series. Houghton, 04/2017. 128pp. $15.99. 978-0-544-66444-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-4. Eight-year-old Anna Wang has moved to a new neighborhood in Cincinnati where she [continue reading]
Construction Storytime
Construction The 2017 summer reading/learning program themes of “Build a Better World,” from CSLP, and “Reading by Design,” from iREAD and the California State Library, both focus on building, construction, and design. Over the next [continue reading]
Tools Storytime
Tools The 2017 summer reading/learning program themes of “Build a Better World,” from CSLP, and “Reading by Design,” from iREAD and the California State Library, both focus on building, construction, and design. Over the next [continue reading]
Cybils Awards Announced
Cybils Awards Announced: The Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards were announced on Feb. 14, 2017, honoring books published in 2016. There were several categories, including Ghost by Jason Reynolds for best Middle Grade [continue reading]
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up Review
Atkins, Laura and Stan Yogi. Fred Korematsu Speaks Up. Yutaka Houlette, Illus. Biography. Fighting for Justice Series; Bk. 1. Heyday, 01/2017. 103pp. $18.00. 978-1-59714-368-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-8. Korematsu is considered the “Rosa Parks” of the [continue reading]
Professional Reading – Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives
Gourley, Catherine, editor. Journeys: Young Readers’ Letters to Authors Who Changed Their Lives. Library of Congress Center for the Book/Candlewick, 2017. 240p. $18.99, ISBN 978-0-7636-8101-2, $9.99 (paper), ISBN 978-0-7636-9578-1. In 1984, the Center for the [continue reading]
Kwame Alexander at San Francisco Library on Sunday, Feb. 19th
Meet Kwame Alexander at the Library! Winner of the 2015 John Newbery Award for most distinguished book for children, New York Times bestselling author, poet and educator, Kwame Alexander will share excerpts from The Playbook, [continue reading]