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]
Chronicles of Prydain Series Read-Alikes
Chronicles of Prydain series by Lloyd Alexander. Beagle, Peter S. The Last Unicorn . Black, Holly. The Iron Trial. Collins, Suzanne. “Underland Chronicles” series. Cooper, Susan. “The Dark Is Rising” series. Cowell, Cressida. How to [continue reading]
Peace and Kindness Storytime Ideas
Along with our themes of Friends and Helping, a storytime on Peace and Kindness can assist parents who want to encourage their children to be mindful of others. This theme can easily be adapted for [continue reading]
Snowman Storytime Ideas (2014)
Celebrate winter with a snowman theme, which is fun for many of us in areas that don’t get snow! For a hands-on activity, make snowman out of marshmallows. Or, if you don’t want to use food [continue reading]
Review of the Week: “The Fourteenth Goldfish”
Holm, Jennifer L. The Fourteenth Goldfish. Fiction. Random, 2014. 208p. $16.99 978-0-375-87064-4, PLB $19.99 978-0-375-97064-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Ellie’s mom brings home a 13-year-old relative from the police station. He turns out to be Ellie’s [continue reading]
Kirkus “Best” Lists, Fall Board Book Round-up Part 3
Kirkus Announces “Best Children’s Books of 2014”: Kirkus Reviews announced their choices for the best books for children of 2014, organizing the list into 11 categories. These include “Best Informational Picture Books,” “Best Pictures Books [continue reading]
Woodson Wins Nat’l Book Award, 2015 Summer Reading, SLJ’s Best List
Jacqueline Woodson Wins National Book Award: Jacqueline Woodson’s memoir in verse, Brown Girl Dreaming, won in the Young People’s Literature category at the 65th National Book Awards on November 19, 2014. Ursula Le Guin received [continue reading]
Reading Levels, November BayNews, Review of the Week
Mary Ann Scheuer’s “Great Kid Books” blog has a very informative post on reading levels, and using them to motivate children to read. Check it out! http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2014/11/reading-levels-using-them-to-help-kids.html New ACL BayNews Posted: The November 2014 BayNews [continue reading]