Author Farley Mowat Dies Canadian author Farley Mowat has died at age 92. He wrote for adults and children, with many of his books focusing on the environment. His memoir Never Cry Wolf (1963) was [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]
ACL Meeting Friday, May 9, Helfeld Fellowships, Edgar Awards
ACL Meeting Friday, May 9, 2014: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, May 9, 2014, from 9am-1pm at the Oakland Main Library (www.oaklandlibrary.org/locations/main-library). [continue reading]
We Need Diverse Books, Webinar on What’s New In Children’s Books
We Need Diverse Books: Have you checked out the new campaign “We Need Diverse Books,” advocating for more multicultural books and books representing the LGBT community, and those with special needs? One of the best [continue reading]
Anna Was Here Read-Alikes
Anna Was Here by Jane Kurtz – tween fiction with a Christian focus Tween fiction with a Christian focus Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. The Boy Who Dared. Batson, Wayne Thomas and Christopher Hopper. “The Berinfell Prophecies” [continue reading]
Five Senses Storytime Ideas
The five senses are a key element of the Kindergarten curriculum, so it is not too early to learn about the Five Senses in preschool. This simple science subject is great for the “Fizz Boom Read!” [continue reading]
Grossology Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Grossology Here is a fun storytime about Gross things in science. For an art activity, make bubbles with added green and yellow food coloring, to look like snot! The kids will love [continue reading]
Snakes Storytime Ideas-Revised
Try a storytime on snakes, or turtles and tortoises. If possible, see if you can borrow a snake or turtle from a local pet store, or from a group that rescues animals such as the [continue reading]