2016 Amelia Bloomer List Announced: Children’s books (for ages 0-18) with positive depictions of girls and women are the focus of the annual Amelia Bloomer List, part of the Feminist Task Force of the American [continue reading]
Updates
Asian/Pacific Awards, ACL Members at Midwinter
2015-2016 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winners Selected The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, has selected the winners of the 2015 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APAAL). The [continue reading]
NEWBERY, CALDECOTT AND OTHER ALA/ALSC AWARDS ANNOUNCED
The American Library Association announced its annual Youth Media Awards in Boston on January 11, 2016, including the Newbery and Caldecott Medal winners. www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2016/01/american-library-association-announces-2016-youth-media-award-winners. Here are the awards: John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding [continue reading]
Outstanding! – December 2015
Every month, we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]
Orbiting Jupiter
Schmidt, Gary D. Orbiting Jupiter. Fiction. Clarion/Houghton, 10/2015. 183pp. $17.99. 978-0-544-46222-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 6-9. Their son Jack’s narrative begins when a rural farm family takes in foster son Joseph, a 13-year-old who has a record [continue reading]
Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine
Wallmark, Laurie. Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine. April Chu, Illus. Biog. Creston, 10/2015. [40]pp. $17.99. 978-1-939547-20-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. Dramatic full-color pencil drawings that look like paintings combine with a concise, factual text [continue reading]
New ACL BayNews Posted
New ACL BayNews Posted: The December 2015 BayNews (the newsletter for the Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California) is now available on our website: http://www.bayviews.org. You will find reviews of the latest Pop-up books, [continue reading]
Booklist’s Best, Author Peter Dickinson Dies, Reissues and New Editions
Booklist’s Best Books for Youth: Booklist magazine has named its best books for young people for 2015: www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Books-for-Youth-2015/pid=7944842 Author Peter Dickinson Dies: British author Peter Dickinson has died at age 88. Known for his many [continue reading]