Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction: Dash by Kirby Lawson (Scholastic, 2014) has been named the 2015 Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction recipient. Set in 1942, fifth-grader Mitsy Kashino is forced to deal with [continue reading]
Review of the Week: “Morris Micklewhite”
Baldacchino, Christine. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress. Isabelle Malenfant, Illustrator. Picture Book. Groundwood, 2014. [32]p. $16.95. 978-1-5549-8347-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Despite his classmates’ taunts and cruel remarks, Morris loves putting on fingernail polish, shoes [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Fri., Feb. 13th, Censorship Program at Arne Nixon Center
ACL Meeting Friday, February 13, 2015: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, February 13, 2015, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
ACL Institute “All Due Respect” to be held April 10, 2015
The Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California Proudly Presents ALL DUE RESPECT. A Dialoge about Diversity, Equity, and Creating Safe Spaces for all Youth April 10, 2015, 8:30am – 4:30pm, at the San Francisco [continue reading]
Outstanding!
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]
Kwame Alexander Wins Newbery Medal
American Library Association announces 2015 youth media award winners: John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature: “The Crossover,” written by Kwame Alexander, is the 2015 Newbery Medal winner. The book is [continue reading]
Astronauts Storytime Ideas (2015)
Astronauts are a great example of a science hero. Make these simple astronaut helmets. App: Alien Assignment. Fred Rogers Center. Barton, Byron. I WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT. Brightly painted illustrations and a simple text [continue reading]
Singing Storytime Ideas (2015)
There is a wealth of wonderful picture books that are illustrated songs; these are great choices for singing storytimes. For stories on characters who sing, check out our suggestions below. For a craft project, make [continue reading]