Kate DiCamillo will receive the Newbery Medal for Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures (Candlewick, 2013), and Brian Floca will receive the Caldecott Medal for Locomotive (Atheneum, 2013). These and other children’s and young adult [continue reading]
Among the Hidden Read-Alikes
Readalikes for Among the Hidden (The Shadow Children series) by Margaret Peterson Haddix: These are all science fiction set in the near future: Applegate, Katherine. “Animorphs” series. Bawden, Nina. Off the Road. Beake, Lesley. Remembering [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Yang, Gene Luen. Boxers. Gene Luen Yang, Illus. Graphic novel. Boxers and Saints Series. First Second, 2013. 328p. $18.99. 978-1-59643-359-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12 Yang, Gene Luen. Saints. Gene Luen Yang, Illus. Graphic novel. Boxers and [continue reading]
Spanish Book Fair, Sydney Taylor Awards, Charlotte Zolotow Award
Bibliotecas Para La Gente is sponsoring the 2014 Spanish Book Fair on Friday, February 14, 2014 from 9am to 4pm at the San Leandro Public Library, 300 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro, CA. Spanish language books, [continue reading]
Pop-up and Flap Books
Sabuda, Robert. The Little Mermaid: a Pop-up Adaptation of the Classic Fairy Tale. Illus. by Robert Sabuda. S&S/Little Simon, 2013. 10p. $29.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-6080-5. Sabuda is king of the elaborate literary pop-up book, and this [continue reading]
Jewish Book Award Winners Announced
Jewish Book Award Winners Announced The 63rd annual Jewish Book Awards were announced on Jan. 15, 2014. These awards are given by the Jewish Book Council, in 17 categories. In the Children’s and YA category, [continue reading]
New BayNews Posted, Review of the Week
New ACL BayNews Posted The January 2014 BayNews (the newsletter for the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California) is now available on our website: http://www.bayviews.org/baynews.html . You will find our column on Pop-up books, news, [continue reading]
Media Watch: CD Reviews
Boynton, Sandra. Frog Trouble and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs. Workman, 2013. Illus. by Sandra Boynton. $16.95 book and CD. ISBN 978-0-7611-7176-8. Boyton has written (or co-written with Michael Ford) a dozen country-style songs that [continue reading]