Do-It-Yourself Math Games and Crafts Math is still a challenge for many students of all ages, so a fun hands-on math craft and game event can help to empower children to open up to [continue reading]
Audience Registration Open for ACL’s Performers’ Showcase
Performers’ Showcase Audience Registration Open: http://acl2017showcase.bpt.me/ . Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 is the date of the annual ACL Performers’ Showcase, to be held at the Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd. See over 30 children’s [continue reading]
The Plot to Kill Hitler Review
McCormick, Patricia. Plot to Kill Hitler, The. Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero. Non-fiction. Balzer & Bray, 09/2016. 174pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-241108-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-12. The youngest boy in a large, vivacious and talented family, Dietrich [continue reading]
Author Marilyn Sachs Dies
Author Marilyn Sachs Dies at Age 89: Marilyn Sachs, author of 40 books for children and teens, died at age 89 on Dec. 31, 2016. Sachs was formerly a librarian for the San Francisco Public [continue reading]
To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party Review
Brown, Skila. To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party. Fiction. Candlewick, 10/2016. 275[+16]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7636-7811-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Brown’s (Caminar, 2014) latest novel in free verse is told [continue reading]
YA Novelist Convention to be Held in Millbrae
Young Adult Novelist Convention: Young Adult novelists Neal Shusterman, Andrew Smith, and Mariko Tamaki headline the Second Annual YANovCon on Saturday, January 28, 2017, 1-5pm, at the Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae, CA 94030. [continue reading]
Horn Book Chooses Best of 2016
Horn Book Fanfare – Best Books of 2016: Horn Book magazine announced its choices for best children’s books for 2016: www.hbook.com/2016/12/choosing-books/horn-book-magazine/horn-book-fanfare-2016/ . Titles include Adam Rex’s School’s First Day of School, Skila Brown’s To Stay [continue reading]
Snow for Babies Storytime Ideas
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 followed by an [continue reading]