Li-Quong, Yu. A New Year’s Reunion. Zhu Cheng-Liang, Illus. Pic. Bk. Candlewick, 2011. [40]p. $15.99, 978-0-7636-5881-6. OUTSTANDING GRADES PRE-3. First published in Taiwan in 2008, this poignant picture book describes a relatively common practice in [continue reading]
The Caldecott Medal 75th Anniversary!
CHICAGO — Join the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) in celebrating 75 years of distinguished picture books! The Caldecott Medal was established in 1937 and first awarded in 1938 by the American Library [continue reading]
2012 ACL Institute a Rousing Success!
THANK YOU to all those who attended today’s ACL institute “Eat the Library!” We had AMAZING, intelligent, committed, creative, inspiring and inspired presenters, and the attendees were enthusiastic, engaged and full of GREAT ideas. Congrats [continue reading]
Get Out Your Thimbles; It’s Time to Quilt!
The Bay Area Storytelling Festival returns to the Bay Area on Saturday and Sunday May 19th and 20th, and it’s time to quilt the annual Bay Area Storytelling Festival Quilt. This year we continue with [continue reading]
CLA announces 2012 Beatty Award winner
One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street by Joanne Rocklin has been selected by the California Library Association (CLA) to receive its prestigious Beatty Award. “I’m absolutely thrilled and honored,” said Rocklin. “I’ve [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Levine, Kristin. The Lions of Little Rock. Fic. Putnam, 2012. 300p. $16.99 978-0-399-25644-8 OUTSTANDING GRADES 5-8 A tender and mutually beneficial but fragile friendship lies at the heart of this story. “Practically thirteen,” Marlee loves [continue reading]
Eisner Award Nominations and Indies Choice Awards
Eisner Awards Nominations Check out the Eisner Award Nominations, celebrating comic books and graphic novels: http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_eisners_main.php Indies Choice Book Awards / E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards 2012 The Indies Choice Book Awards E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards, [continue reading]
Friday Fun, and ACL on Twitter and Facebook
Want to have some fun? Try the Bobbsey Twin Quiz, submitted by Linda Perkins: http://mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=1422. Linda says “If 60% is passing, I didn’t pass, but I did have more correct answers than wrong ones.” Also, [continue reading]