Valentine’s Day Storytime – Revised For preschoolers, Valentine’s Day is a focus on family and friends. Make these simple Valentine’s Day cards: Printable Valentine’s Day Cards (dltk-holidays.com). Bruel, Nick. Bad Kitty Does Not Like [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part III
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part III Here are the final entries in the Fall 2023 series of columns on new board books. See Board Book Round-up, Part I here: Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I [continue reading]
Mychal Threets Named “I Love My Librarian” Winner
Fairfield Librarian Mychal Threets Named “I Love My Librarian” Winner by ALA: Mychal Threets, a youth services librarian in Fairfield, CA (Solano County) has will receive a “I Love My Librarian” Award from the American [continue reading]
Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion Review
Smith, Charles R., Jr. Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion. Leo Espinosa, Illus. Candlewick, 09/2023. [48]pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-1498-7. GRADES 2–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Marshall “Major” Taylor became the world’s champion bicycle racer in the late [continue reading]
Long Time Coming Review
Shepard, Ray Anthony. Long Time Coming, A: A Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama. R. Gregory Christie, Illus. Calkins Creek, 08/2023. 333pp. Nonfiction. Trade $19.99. 978-1-6626-8066-3. GRADES 7–12. OUTSTANDING. [continue reading]
Zilot & Other Important Rhymes Review
Odenkirk, Bob. Zilot & Other Important Rhymes. Erin Odenkirk, Illus. Little, Brown, 10/2023. 150pp. Poetry. Trade $19.99. 978-0-316-43850-6. GRADES 1–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Imaginative poems make up this original collection that may remind some of the [continue reading]
Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale Review
Brown-Wood, JaNay. Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale. John Joven, Illus. Charlesbridge, 03/2024. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $17.99. 978-1-62354-367-9. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In this modern retelling of Red Riding Hood, Mahogany loves to [continue reading]
How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built Review
Bartunek, Jiri. How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built. Jan Sramek, Illus. Addl. Creators Tom Velcovsky. Translated from the Czech by Sean Mark Miller. Albatros, 07/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. Trade $17.95. 978-80-00-06843-5. GRADES [continue reading]