Oakland Librarian Sharon McKellar’s Found Items Display: Sharon McKellar is receiving praise for her display of notes and other objects found in books at the Oakland Public Library: How an Oakland librarian turns trash into [continue reading]
Author/Illustrator Raymond Briggs Dies
Author/Illustrator Raymond Briggs Dies: Raymond Briggs died at age 88. Born in England in 1934, his first book was Peter and the Piskies, written by Ruth Manning-Sanders with Briggs’ illustrations, published in 1958. His most [continue reading]
Yes, We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country Review
Yang, Kelly. Yes, We Will: Asian Americans Who Shaped This Country. Non-fiction. Nabi H. Ali, Fahmida Azim, Marco Chin, et al. Illus. Dial, 05/2022. [34]pp. $18.99. 978-0-593-46305-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-5. A rhyming text introduces [continue reading]
Tiny Tales: A Feast for Friends Review
Waldo, Steph. Tiny Tales: A Feast for Friends. Steph Waldo, Illus. Easy Reader. Harper Alley, 01/2022. 32pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-306786-8. PB $4.99. 978-0-06-306786-8. I Can Read Comics Series, Level 3; bk. 2. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 1-3. [continue reading]
Gardener of Alcatraz Review
Smith, Emma Bland. Gardener of Alcatraz, The: A True Story. Jenn Ely, Illus. Biography. Charlesbridge, 04/2022. 40pp. $16.99. 978-1-62354-160-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 2-5. This unusual picture book biography focuses on counterfeiter Elliot Michener, who was an [continue reading]
We Belong Review
Salas, Laura Purdie. We Belong. Picture Book. Carlos Velez Aguilera, Illus. Carolrhoda, 03/2022. [32]pp. PLB $13.49. 978-1-5415-9913-0. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-3. A city neighborhood is the setting for this celebration of diversity and belonging, depicted [continue reading]
Five Hiding Ostriches Review
McGrath, Barbara Barbieri. Five Hiding Ostriches. Riley Samels, Illus. Picture Book. Charlesbridge, 08/2022. [32]pp. $15.99. 978-1-62354-196-5. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES PRE-2. Using a rhyming text similar to the fingerplay “Five Little Pumpkins,” five ostriches hide from [continue reading]
Day for Sandcastles, A Review
Lawson, JonArno. Day for Sandcastles. A. Qin Leng, Illus. Picture Book. Candlewick, 05/2022. [44]pp. $17.99. 978-1-5362-0842-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. On a summer day, a white family takes the bus to the sea where the three [continue reading]