The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins selected for 2014 CLA Beatty Award: The Tree Lady, written by H. Joseph Hopkins and illustrated by Jill McElmurry, has been selected by the California Library Association (CLA) [continue reading]
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Authors Krasilovsky and Mado Die, New BayNews Posted
Author Phyllis Krasilovsky Dies at Age 87: Phyllis Krasilovsky died on Feb. 26, 2014 at age 87. Her many picture books include The Man Who Didn’t Wash His Dishes (Doubleday, 1953) and The Cow Who [continue reading]
Performers’ Showcase List, Upcoming Distinguished Books Meeting
Performers’ Showcase A Success! Congratulations to everyone who conducted this year’s Performers’ Showcase (on Feb. 1) – especially to Armin Arethna who has been coordinating the Showcase for several years now! Pat Toney has posted the [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]
Lyddie Read-Alikes
Read-alikes for Lyddie by Katherine Paterson Thanks to Sarah Stippich from the Philadelphia Free Library for her PUBYAC Listserv post on books for children on organized labor. This list includes both nonfiction and fiction. Here [continue reading]
Retro Reads: Mary Poppins
Travers, P.L. Mary Poppins. Illus. by Mary Shepard. 143p. Harcourt, 1934 (2007 reissue). With the plethora of TV commercials touting the new film “Saving Mr. Banks,” about Walt Disney’s efforts to obtain the film rights [continue reading]
Review of the Week, Price Correction
Castellucci, Cecil. Odd Duck. Sara Varon, Illus. Fiction. First Second, 2013. 96p. $15.99. 978-1-59643-557-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 1-4. Theodora has such a perfect routine for her daily life that she won’t even disrupt it to fly [continue reading]
ACL Meeting Reminder, NPR’s Best Books, Latino Literature
ACL Meeting Friday, Dec. 13, 2013: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, December 13, 2013, from 9am–1pm at the Oakland Main Library. We [continue reading]