Christian Robinson to Deliver 20th Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture: Award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Christian Robinson will deliver the 20th Annual Effie Lee Morris Lecture on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, 6-8pm at the [continue reading]
Outstanding – April 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]
New ACL Website, Latino Mini-Conference, Ninth Children’s Choice Awards
ACL Debuts New Website and Blog: The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California has a new website – www.bayviews.org/ . Be sure to check it out for lots of new content and ease of [continue reading]
Olympics Storytime Ideas (2016)
The 2016 summer reading theme for both the Collaborative Summer Library Program and iREAD from the Illinois Library Association (which is often used in California with materials supplied by the California Library Association), is focusing [continue reading]
Sports Day Storytime Ideas (2016)
The 2016 summer reading theme for both the Collaborative Summer Library Program and iREAD from the Illinois Library Association (which is often used in California with materials supplied by the California Library Association), is focusing [continue reading]
Fuzzy Mud Read-Alikes
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar Perfect for the STEM curriculum, Fuzzy Mud and similar tween novels weave science into the adventure story. Allgeyer, Amy. Dig Too Deep. Bacigalupi, Paolo. Zombie Baseball Beatdown. D’Ath, Justin. The [continue reading]
Matt De La Peña to Speak at San Francisco Public Library
Newbery Medalist Matt De La Peña to Speak at San Francisco Public Library: Join Mo’Magic and the San Francisco Public Library as they host a visit from author Matt de la Peña, winner of the [continue reading]
Raymie Nightingale Review
DiCamillo, Kate. Raymie Nightingale. Fiction. Candlewick, 04/2016. 263pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-8117-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. When her father runs off with a dental hygienist and as a result her mother withdraws emotionally, Raymie plans to enter and [continue reading]