List of Picture Books That Promote the Five Parent Practices Revised April 2024 Many libraries are helping parents to prepare their young children to learn to read, using tips from Every Child Ready to [continue reading]
Fractured Fairytales
Revised April 2024 Aesop’s Fables Hartman, Bob. The Wolf Who Cried Boy. Lessie, Pat. Fablesauce: Aesop Reinterpreted in Rhyming Couplets. Levine, Gail Caron. Betsy Who Cried Wolf. Rosenthal, Paul. Yo, Aesop! Get a Load of [continue reading]
Dance Party Storytime
Storytime Dance Party Revised April 2024 Dance party programs are one of the latest innovations in storytime, encouraging movement and exercise as well as self-expression and the enjoyment of music. You can think of a [continue reading]
Short Informational Picture Books
Short Informational Picture Books Revised April 2024 Ackerman, Sara Holly. Not Just the Driver! Adler, David A. Magnets Push, Magnets Pull. Illus. by Anna Raff. Holiday House, 2017. Ajmera, Maya and John D. Ivanko. Come [continue reading]
ACL Meeting in Berkeley, Friday, April 12, 2024
ACL Meeting Friday, April 12, 2024: Just a quick reminder for our Bay Area members! Please join us for our ACL Meeting on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 9:30am-Noon, at the Berkeley Main Library, 2090 [continue reading]
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part 1
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part I New Series Board Books Arrhenius, Ingela. Where’s the Bunny? Candlewick, 01/2024. [10p.] $9.99. 978-1536232004. The 28th book in this series doesn’t really add anything new, and continues the [continue reading]
Outstanding! March 2024
Outstanding Books of the Month – March 2024 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]
Author Laurent de Brunhoff Dies
Author/Illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff Dies at Age 98: Laurent de Brunhoff has died at age 98, in late March 2024. He continued the Babar the Elephant series of children’s picture books begun by his father [continue reading]