Imagination – Revised Using one’s imagination is a fun concept often exhibited in picture book stories. A prime example is Crockett Johnson’s Harold and the Purple Crayon. For a craft project, allow children to make [continue reading]
January 2023
Spanish Book Faire on Friday, Feb. 3rd
Want to purchase Spanish and bilingual books? Come to Bibliotecas Para La Gente Book Fair on Friday, Feb 3rd, 10am to 5pm, Bernal Heights branch of SFPL, 500 Cortland Ave, SF. https://www.bibliotecasparalagente.org/news-and-events
Outstanding! January 2023
Outstanding Books of the Month – January 2023 Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. You can see [continue reading]
Outstanding! December 2022
Picture Books Bathe the Cat, by Alice B. McGinty, illustrated by David Roberts, Chronicle, 2022. When a brown-skinned daddy, in a two-dad home, uses refrigerator magnets to spell out the chores for his multiracial family, [continue reading]
Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced
We Need Diverse Books announced the 2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards on Jan. 10, 2023. Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers, with illustrations by Jeff Edwards, won in the teen category. Choosing Brave: How [continue reading]
Outstanding! November 2022
Outstanding! November 2022 Biography Maya’s Song, by Renee Watson, illustrated by Bryan Collier, HarperCollins, 2022 The life of poet and activist Maya Angelou is presented through a series of free verse poems accompanied by beautiful [continue reading]
ACL Meeting this Friday, Jan. 13 over Zoom
ACL Meeting Friday, January 13, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, January 13. 2023, from 9:30am-Noon over Zoom (link will be emailed [continue reading]
Wings of Fire Read-Alikes
Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland Alvarez, Jennifer Lynn. Starfire. Barnhill, Kelly. Iron Hearted Violet. Clark, Zack Loren. The Adventurers Guild. Colfer, Chris. The Wishing Spell series. Collins, Suzanne. Gregor the Overlander. Cowell, [continue reading]