Harris, Shawn. Let’s Be Bees. Shawn Harris, Illus. Holiday House /Neal Porter/, 02/2025. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-0-8234-5709-0. GRADES Preschool–2. OUTSTANDING. A tan-skinned father and child play a lively game of make-believe while reading [continue reading]
Aloha Everything Review
George, Kaylin Melia. Aloha Everything. Mae Waite, Illus. Red Comet, 04/2024. [40]pp. Picture Book. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6365-5112-8. GRADES Kindergarten–3. OUTSTANDING. Through the lifelong study of the sacred Hawaiian dance of hula, a young girl develops [continue reading]
Bea Mullins Takes a Shot Review
Deibert, Emily. Bea Mullins Takes a Shot. Random House, 02/2025. 323pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-0-593-80889-4. GRADES 5–8. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Begrudgingly, Bea joins the new girls’ hockey team at her Toronto area middle school. While navigating [continue reading]
CLA Conference – Oct. 23-25, 2025
CLA CONFERENCE – Oct. 23-25, 2025: The annual California Library Association Conference will be held Oct. 23-25, 2025, in Riverside. The theme is “Telling Our Own Stories,” and there were be many programs and presentations [continue reading]
INFOPEOPLE COURSE Children’s Services Fundamentals – Sept. 16-Oct. 13, 2025
Does your work in the library include service to children and their families? Do you want to do a better job in providing homework assistance, readers’ advisory, tours of your library, or family programs? Expert [continue reading]
Hot Weather – Revised
Hot Weather – Revised It used to be unusual for those of us in the Bay Area to experience a hot day, but due to global warming it happens more often. Share some of [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Friday, July 11, 2025
ACL Meeting Friday, July 11, 2025: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, July 11, 2025, from 9:20am-Noon, (note time change) over Zoom. The [continue reading]
Flashlight Press Celebrates 20 Years
Recently, ACL received some paperback reissues of books published by Flashlight Press. Because ACL only reviews new books, we won’t be able to review these but wanted to check out the publisher’s history and focus. [continue reading]