Brown, Don. Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. Don Brown, Illus. Graphic Novel. Houghton, 2015. 96p. $18.99. 978-0-544-15777-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. The onslaught and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating destruction of New Orleans is [continue reading]
What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig
Virjan, Emma J. What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig. Emma J. Virjan, Illus. Easy Reader. HarperCollins, 05/2015. [34]p. $9.99. 978-0-06-232724-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES TODDLER-2. What this circular story needs is a reader, [continue reading]
Mother Goose Storytime Ideas (2015)
It was surprising to learn that something as simple as knowing a few nursery rhymes can make the difference in kindergarten success, but studies show that children who know at least five Mother Goose rhymes [continue reading]
Monsters Storytime Ideas (2015)
Toddlers and preschoolers love friendly monsters, so a storytime on these imaginary beings can help a child process nighttime fears. Make a paperbag puppet based on Emberley’s Go Away, Big Green Monster! Or, try one [continue reading]
The Way Home Looks Now Review
Shang, Wendy Wan-Long. The Way Home Looks Now. Fiction. Scholastic, 04/2015. 272p. $16.99. 978-0-545-60956-2. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. Twelve-year-old Peter recalls life before his older brother died in an automobile accident, before his mother became despondent, [continue reading]
Counting by 7s Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan For ideas on using Counting by 7s in a book discussion group, check out: www.penguin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CountingBy7s_lessonplans_14-lowres.pdf Baskin, Nora R. Anything but Typical. Bryant, Jennifer. Pieces of [continue reading]
BAYA Authors Panel Scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in San Leandro
The Bay Area Young Adult Librarians will be holding their annual Authors Panel on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 from 9am-Noon at the San Leandro Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro, CA 94577. Scheduled authors include [continue reading]
Pool Review
Lee, JiHyeon. Pool. Lee JiHyeon, Illus. Picture Book. Chronicle Books, 06/2015. [50]p. PLB $16.99. 978-1-4521-4294-4. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-5. In this wordless picture book, JiHyeon Lee’s delicate colored pencil drawings show a boy who is preparing [continue reading]