Barracca, Debra and Sal. THE ADVENTURES OF TAXI DOG. Barton, Byron. THE WEE LITTLE WOMAN. Gackenback, Dick. WITH LOVE FROM GRAN. Nodset, Joan L. WHO TOOK THE FARMER’S HAT? Fingerplays and songs: “Bingo” [continue reading]
Bay Area Book Festival June 4&5, Free SLJ Webinar on Diverse Children’s Books June 8
Bay Area Book Festival to be held on June 4 & 5, 2016 in Berkeley: The second Bay Area Book Festival, in partnership with The San Francisco Chronicle, is taking place in Berkeley on June [continue reading]
Kwame Alexander to Speak at Berkeley PL
Kwame Alexander at Berkeley Public Library, Tuesday, May 31, 6-7pm. Berkeley Central Library, 3rd floor, Community Meeting Room:Author, poet and educator Kwame Alexander, winner of the 2015 Newbery Medal and the 2015 Coretta Scott King [continue reading]
Spring 2016 Board Book Round-Up, Part III
Spring 2016 Board Books, Part III In this final column on Spring board books, we will look at all the entries that came in after last month’s deadline. Be sure to check out the earlier [continue reading]
Sidewalk Games Storytime Ideas
Sidewalk Games For a craft project, make simple chalk drawings on construction paper, using sidewalk chalk. Or, if you have some outdoor space available, set up some simple sidewalk games such as hopscotch, hide and [continue reading]
Get a Move On Storytime Ideas (2016)
Get a Move On – Revised All of us need more exercise – kids included! So a storytime that emphasizes movement can be a fun way to motivate kids to get moving. Incorporate many movement [continue reading]
PLA Webinar on Racial Equity Offered, and ALSC Summer Reading Lists Available
PLA Webinar “Engaged and Inclusive: Libraries Embracing Racial Equity and Social Justice:” On Wed., June 8, 2016, the Public Library Association will host a webinar focusing on social justice and racial equity. Goals of the [continue reading]
Land of Forgotten Girls Review
Kelly, Erin Entrada. Land of Forgotten Girls, The. Fiction. Greenwillow/HarperCollins, 03/2016. 304pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-223864-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. After their sister and mother die, and their father never returns from a trip home to the Philippines, [continue reading]