Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas – 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten This month’s column is somewhat out of the ordinary; usually we offer outlines of craft and game programs based on a theme. But this month, we want [continue reading]
Booklist’s Best, Author Peter Dickinson Dies, Reissues and New Editions
Booklist’s Best Books for Youth: Booklist magazine has named its best books for young people for 2015: www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Books-for-Youth-2015/pid=7944842 Author Peter Dickinson Dies: British author Peter Dickinson has died at age 88. Known for his many [continue reading]
Goosebumps Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES for the “Goosebumps” series by R.L. Stine Avi. Something Upstairs. Baptiste, Tracey. The Jumbies. Bolger, Kevin. Zombiekins. Bracegirdle, P.J. The Joy of Spooking series. Carman, Patrick. Skeleton Creek series. Cascone, Annette and Gina. Deadtime [continue reading]
Orozco Receives Grammy Nom, Thacher Hurd News, PW Asks Author Favorites
Grammy Nominees for Best Children’s Album: Bay Area resident José-Luis Orozco was among the nominees for the upcoming Grammy Awards, in the category of Best Children’s Album. The awards will be announced on February 15, [continue reading]
Review of the Week: Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed
Newman, Lesléa. Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed. Amy Bates, Illus. Pic. Bk. Candlewick, 09/2015. [40]pp. $16.99. 978-0-7636-6555-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Ketzel the kitten becomes a celebrated composer when his owner, Moshe, submits his work to [continue reading]
NY Times Names Best, ACL Meeting Reminder
New York Times Names Notable Children’s Books: The New York Times announced its list of Notable Children’s Books for 2015 – www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/books/review/notable-childrens-books-of-2015.html?emc=edit_bk_20151204&nl=bookreview&nlid=28260921&ref=headline&_r=0 ACL Meeting Friday, December 11, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our [continue reading]
Best Multicultural Books, William C. Morris Finalists, YALSA Nonfiction, Anniversary of “Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey”
The Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature (www.CSMCL.org) has named its best books for 2015: www.pinterest.com/csmcl/best-multicultural-books-of-2015/ . YALSA Nonfiction Nominees: YALSA, the Young Adult Library Services Association, has nominated five books for its [continue reading]
Outstanding! – November 2015
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]