ACL Meeting Friday, October 13, 2023: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, from 9:30am-Noon. We will be meeting at the [continue reading]
Leaves and Trees Storytime – Revised
Fall is the perfect time for toddlers and preschoolers to hear about leaves and trees. For an art project, make simple leaf rubbings. Or, make one of the crafts listed here: 25 Fall Leaf Crafts [continue reading]
Author/Illustrator Ed Young Dies
Author/Illustrator Ed Young Dies: Ed Young died on Sept. 29, 2023, at age 91 at his home in New York. Young received the Caldecott Medal in 1990 for Lon Po Po, and received Caldecott Honors [continue reading]
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Finalists for Young People’s Literature Category
National Book Awards Announces 2023 Finalists for Young People’s Literature Category: Kenneth M. Cadow, Gather.Candlewick Press Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares? Dial Books for Young Readers / Penguin Random House Vashti Harrison, Big. Little, Brown Books for Young [continue reading]
Inheritance Games Read-Alikes
READ-ALIKES The Inheritance Games series. by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Albert, Melissa. The Hazel Wood. Barnes, Jennifer. The Naturals. Bosch, Pseudonymous. The Name of This Book Is Secret. Carter, Ally. Embassy Row. Clark, Lillian. [continue reading]
Imogen, Obviously Review
Albertalli, Becky. Imogen, Obviously. Balzer & Bray, 05/2023. 432pp. Fiction. Trade $19.99. 978-0-06-304587-3. GRADES 9–12. OUTSTANDING. This emotionally charged novel follows high school senior Imogen, die-hard LGBTQ ally, as she grapples with her own gender [continue reading]
Water, Fire, Food Review
Vukovic, Diane. Water, Fire, Food. Scholastic/Children’s Press, 03/2023. 48pp. Nonfiction. PLB $31.00. 978-1-338-85362-9. Paper $7.99. 978-1-338-85363-6. GRADES 3–5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Good design, photos, diagrams, and instructions make this slim volume a useful and accessible introduction [continue reading]
Grandad’s Pink Trousers Review
Truhelkova, Lucie Hasova. Grandad’s Pink Trousers. Andrea Tachezy, Illus. Albatros, 10/2022. [56]pp. Picture Book. Trade $16.95. 978-80-00-06592-2. GRADES Kindergarten–3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A cantankerous old man is known for making his wife sad because he never [continue reading]