New York Times Names “Best Illustrated” List The New York Times announced its list of Best Illustrated Picture Books for 2014. The judges were Jennifer Brown (Shelf Awareness blogger) and illustrators Brian Floca and Jerry [continue reading]
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Redwall Read-Alikes
Read-alikes for the “Redwall” series by Brian Jacques Avi. “Poppy” series. HarperCollins, 1995. Barry, Dave. Peter and the Starcatchers. Disney Hyperion, 2004. Bondoux, Anne-Laure. Vasco: Leader of the Tribe. Delacorte, 2007. Clement-Davies, David. Fire Bringer. Penguin [continue reading]
Latino Heritage Faire, Joanne Rocklin at Arne Nixon Center
Latino Heritage Fair – San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin St. (at Grove) (415) 557-4277 sfpl.org Saturday, October 11, 2014 • 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. San Francisco Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room The [continue reading]
Rita Williams-Garcia at Mrs. Dalloway’s Sept. 19, Nat’l Book Award Long List
Rita Williams-Garcia at Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore on Sept. 19th: Newbery Honor author Rita Williams-Garcia will be at Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at 7:30pm. She will be interviewed by Carla Riemer (ACL [continue reading]
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Anniversary, Elaine Alphin Obituary
Author Elaine Alphin Dies: San Francisco native Elaine Alphin, author of several young adult novels, died on Aug. 19, 2014 at age 58 after a long illness. Her first book, Ghost Cadet, was published by [continue reading]
Oakland Library Garden Project, Jordan Middle School Helps Libraries in Africa
Oakland Library and ACL Recognized in Article on Library Gardens: School Library Journal has an article in their August 2014 issue about library gardens, where children can learn about growing vegetables and good nutrition. “Dig [continue reading]
Reports from ALA Conference by ACL Members, Part 3, and New BayNews Posted
AASL President’s Program, featuring Donalyn Miller: Donalyn Miller, 5th grade teacher / author of The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild, gave the keynote address for this program. She described the ways she has [continue reading]
More Reports from ALA Conference by ACL Members
Helen Bloch’s highlights of her ALA Annual Conference attendance: • ECRR2 – Does it Really Work? Evaluating the Program – This was a panel discussion looking at the research protocol used and results gathered from [continue reading]