Bullying – Revised A bullying-themed storytime is appropriate for children just entering school, as a way to equip them with coping skills and behavior models they may need as they enter kindergarten. For a related [continue reading]
Camping and Hiking Storytime Ideas (2016)
Camping and Hiking – Revised Many city kids don’t get the chance to attend summer camp, or go hiking. Storytime can be a great way to introduce the subject and motivate families to enjoy local [continue reading]
Once Was a Time Review
Sales, Leila. Once Was a Time. Fiction. Chronicle, 04/2016. 324pp. $16.99. 978-1-4521-4009-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. In 1940 England, ordinary British schoolgirls and best friends Lottie and Kitty make a plan to meet again should the [continue reading]
The BFG Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for The BFG by Roald Dahl Barry, Dave. Peter & the Secret of Rundoon. Blade, Adam. Cypher the Mountain Giant. Byng, Georgia. Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism. Courtauld, Sarah. The Gigantic Giant [continue reading]
Among a Thousand Fireflies Review
Frost, Helen. Among a Thousand Fireflies. Rick Lieder, Illus. Poetry. Candlewick, 03/2016. [26]pp. $15.99. 978-0-7636-7642-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Using short, evocative free verse, Frost describes how fireflies use a wide variety of flashing light patterns [continue reading]
Reminder: ACL meeting on Friday, July 8, 2016 at Oakland Main Library
ACL Meeting Friday, July 8, 2016: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 8, 2016, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
Radioactive! Review
Conkling, Winifred. Radioactive! How Irene Curie & Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World. Non-fiction. Algonquin, 01/2016. 227pp. $17.95. 978-1-6162-0415-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. In the 1930s, “the world of physics was exploding with exciting [continue reading]
Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs Review
Park, Linda Sue. Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs. Picture Book. Jennifer Black Reinhardt, Illus. Clarion, 03/2016. [40]pp. $16.99. 978-0-544-39101-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-4. Eighteen animals are joined with their homonymic and homographic verbs, sometimes doubled, sometimes [continue reading]