Novels with Indian, Pakistani, and Afghan Asian-American Characters: Banerjee, Anjali. Looking for Bapu Banerjee, Anjali. Seaglass Summer Chari, Sheela. Vanished Fleming, Candace. Lowji Discovers America Krishnaswai, Uma. The Grand Plan to Fix Everything Hiranandani, Veera. [continue reading]
Digging in Flower Gardens Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Digging in Flower Gardens Flower gardening can be fun for preschoolers, even if they don’t have a yard at their home. They can have flowering houseplants, or flower pots on the windowsill. [continue reading]
Digging in the Sand Storytime Ideas
Preschool Storytime Ideas Digging in the Sand For many California libraries, the beach is not far away, and most preschoolers have been to the beach. Even if they haven’t, they would enjoy these stories, and [continue reading]
Strawberries Storytime Ideas (2013)
Strawberries are tasty and sweet, but also healthy, so they are great for helping preschoolers learn good eating habits. Luckily, there are some great picture books featuring strawberries! For a simple craft, make these handprint [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America. Brian Pinkney, Illus. Non-fic. Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2012. 244p. $19.99. 978-1-4231-4257-7. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 5-8. In this collective biography, the author celebrates ten [continue reading]
ALA/ALSC Youth Media Awards Announced
At the American Library Association’s Midwinter meeting held on January 28, 2013 in Seattle, several book and media awards were announced. These included: Newbery Medal: Katherine Applegate for The One and Only Ivan (HarperCollins) Caldecott [continue reading]
Orion School Author Festival – Free!
The 11th annual Orion School Children’s Authors and Illustrators Festival will take place on Saturday, February 2, 2013, 10am-3:30pm, at Orion Elementary School, 815 Allerton St., Redwood City, CA. Teachers, librarians, parents, and children are [continue reading]
ALSC Job Opening -Advocacy Website
ALSC is seeking a Member Content Editor for its upcoming ALSC Advocacy Website, scheduled to go live on May 1, and electronic newsletter. The mission of the new site is to educate youth services librarians [continue reading]