Gennari, Jennifer. My Mixed-up Berry Blue Summer. Fic. Houghton, 2012. 119p. $15.99 978-0-547-57739-5, PB $5.99, 978-0-544-02273-7. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 4-7. June has always known that her mom was gay, and she’s fine with that. What she’s [continue reading]
October 2012
Serving LGBTQ Families
Naidoo, Jamie Campbell. Rainbow Family Collections: Selecting and Using Children’s Books with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Content. Libraries Unlimited, 2012. $30. ISBN 978-1-59884-960-8. Although the bulk of this resource book focuses on children’s [continue reading]
Guardian Award, Random/Penguin Merger, Lowry Interview
Frank Cottrell Boyce was named the Guardian Award winner for his book The Unforgotten Coat, which he originally wrote for charity. He was commissioned to write the story (of a Mongolian schoolgirl whose family was [continue reading]
Wolff, Ashley. Baby Bear Sees Blue. Ashley Wolff, Illus. Pic. Bk. Beach Lane, 2012. 40p. $16.99. 978-1-4424-1306-1. OUTSTANDING GRADES TOD-PRE Wolff captures a young child’s unending curiosity of the world, weaving in an identification of [continue reading]
National Book Award Young People’s Literature Nominees
The National Book Foundation announced the finalists for the 2012 National Book Award in Young People’s Literature. The nominees are: William Alexander, Goblin Secrets(S&S/McElderry); Carrie Arcos, Out of Reach(Simon Pulse); Patricia McCormick, Never Fall [continue reading]
Lynden Public Library wins 2012 Mora Award
Lynden Public Library wins 2012 Mora Award REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, is pleased to announce that Lynden Public Library of the Whatcom County [continue reading]
Review of the Week
Milford, Kate. The Broken Lands. Andrea Offerman, Illus. Fic. Clarion, 2012. 456p. $16.99. 978-0-547-73966-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Arch-fiend Jack Hellcoal has sent his supernatural minions to transform New York into a literal hell on earth. [continue reading]
Do-It-Yourself Toy Science Program
Do-It-Yourself Toy Science Program Libraries are always interested in programming that will attract boys as well as girls, and a science program where the kids make toys is a great way to appeal to a [continue reading]