WEBSITE OF THE MONTH “I’m Here. I’m Queer. What the Hell Do I Read Next?” www.leewind.org/ Lee Wind is an educator and publisher, specializing in books on LGBTQ issues for teens. His blog reviews [continue reading]
The Wild Robot Review
Brown, Peter. Wild Robot, The. Peter Brown, Illus. Fiction. Little, 04/2016. 279pp. $16.99. 978-0-316-38199-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. A newly manufactured robot named Roz washes up on the shore of an unpeopled island. Roz learns to [continue reading]
Author Natalie Babbitt Dies
Author Natalie Babbitt Dies: Natalie Babbitt died on Oct. 31, 2016 at age 84 from lung cancer. Her many notable novels for children include Tuck Everlasting, originally published in 1975 by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, [continue reading]
Free Webinar on Gaming and Skill Development
Free Webinar: Tabletop Games and 21st Century Skill Development: https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=606> Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Presenter: Lauren Hays Start Time: 12 Noon Pacific, 1PM Mountain, 2PM Central, 3PM Eastern Have you noticed many of your library [continue reading]
ACL Meeting this Friday, Nov. 4th in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, November 4, 2016: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, November 4, 2016, from 9am-12:30pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I New Individual Titles Hearn, Sam. Busy Builders. Scholastic Cartwheel, 2016. 12p. $10.99. 978-0-545-79957-7. Various animals wearing hard hats and safety vests are shown operating construction vehicles, including a bulldozer, [continue reading]
Applesauce Weather Review
Frost, Helen. Applesauce Weather. Amy June Bates, Illus. Fiction. Candlewick, 08/2016. 104pp. $14.99. 978-0-7636-7576-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-7. When the first apple falls from the tree, Faith knows Uncle Arthur will be visiting soon. But will [continue reading]
Outstanding! – September 2016
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]