Bruel, Nick. Bad Kitty: 10th Anniversary Edition! Roaring Brook, 2015. [42p.]. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-62672-245-3. Although this edition of the first book in the popular “Bad Kitty” series is not useful for libraries, it will [continue reading]
Blackbird Fly Review
Entrada Kelly, Erin. Blackbird Fly. Greenwillow, 03/2015. 296p. $16.99 978-0-06-223861-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-12. Apple has always had a hard time fitting in; she just can’t seem to get along with her mom or her old [continue reading]
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Read-Alikes
Read-alikes for Chris Grabenstein’s Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library: For ideas on using the book in a book discussion group, check out: www.chrisgrabenstein.com/kids/escape-from-mr-lemoncellos-library.php . Avi. Who Stole the Wizard of Oz? Berlin, Eric. The Puzzling [continue reading]
Ann McGovern Dies, Books for Children on Alcoholism
Author Ann McGovern Dies: Picture book author/illustrator Ann McGovern has died at age 85 at her home in New York City. Her many books included folklore adaptations (such as Stone Soup), nonfiction, and picture books. [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Stead, Philip C. Special Delivery. Matthew Cordell, Illus. Picture Book. Roaring Brook, 03/2015. 36p. $17.99. 978-1-59643-931-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-1. In this whimsical tale, a young girl named Sadie uses various outlandish transportation methods to deliver [continue reading]
Dr. Seuss’s “What Pet Should I Get?”
Seuss. Dr. What Pet Should I Get? Random House, 2015. [44p.]. $17.99 ISBN 978-0-553-52426-0. In this charming new picture book, a brother and sister (the same pair from One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue [continue reading]
Gender-Neutral Children’s Books
Need for Gender Neutral Books for Children: Looking for books where the gender of the main character is not specified? Try some of these titles: Babybug Magazine – “Kim” monthly feature (Kim is gender neutral) [continue reading]
Outstanding!
Outstanding! July 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 [continue reading]