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]
ACL Meeting Friday, August 8, 2014 in Oakland
ACL Meeting Friday, August 8, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, August 8, 2014, from 9am-Noon at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]
The Giver Read-Alikes
Albin, Gennifer. Crewel. Square Fish, 2013. Booraem, Ellen. The Unnameables. Harcourt, 2008. Brown, Rachel M. and Sherwood Smith. Stranger. Viking, 2014. Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Scholastic, 2008. Condie, Allyson Braithwaite. Matched. Dutton, 2010. Dashner, [continue reading]
Sky Raiders Read-Alikes
Read-alikes for Sky Raiders, first in the “Five Kingdoms” series by Brandon Mull (Aladdin, 2014), fantasy about a hidden world. Alexander, Lloyd. The High King. Baldacci, David. The Finisher. Barnhill, Kelly Regan. Iron Hearted Violet. [continue reading]
Zoo Storytime Ideas (2014)
Zoos are always a popular storytime theme, and there are several new Zoo books that will fit well with the classics you already use such as Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathman. For a craft project, [continue reading]
Review of the Week – There Will Be Bears
Gebhart, Ryan. There Will Be Bears. Candlewick, 2014. 218p. $16.99. 978-0-7636-6521-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-9. Thirteen-year-old Tyson plans to accompany his grandfather on an annual elk hunt until “Gramps” moves into a nursing facility for his [continue reading]
Play Summit at Sacramento Public Library Sept. 13, 2014
2014 Play Summit date has been set for September 13, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 2014 Play Summit will be held at Central Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Early Bird Registration Deadline: August [continue reading]
Review of the Week – The Pilot and the Little Prince
Sis, Peter. The Pilot and the Little Prince: The Life of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Peter Sis, Illus. Non-fiction. Farrar, 2014. [48]p. $17.99. 978-0-374-38069-4. OUTSTANDING GRADES 2-5 In the latest exemplary picture book biography by Caldecott [continue reading]