Marissa Moss Finishes “Amelia’s Notebook” Series: Marissa Moss announced that she will conclude the popular tween fictional journal series featuring Amelia, who has appeared in books over the past 20 years, which have sold more [continue reading]
May 2015
It’s Only Stanley Review
Agee, Jon. It’s Only Stanley. Jon Agee, Illus. Picture. Book. Dial/Penguin, 03/2015. [32]p. $17.9.9 978-0-8037-3907-9. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. The title serves as the refrain for this rhyming picture book featuring the Wimbledon family with a [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Sticky Fingers: DIY Duct Tape Projects
Professional Reading: Maletsky, Sophie. Sticky Fingers: DIY Duct Tape Projects. Zest Books, 2013. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-936976-54-6. Check the young adult nonfiction area of your library and you may find you already own this wonderful resource. [continue reading]
Programming Ideas: STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math)
Do-It-Yourself Program Ideas: Hands-on STEAM for Kids STEAM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, is currently a dominant theme in education. Libraries can hold entertaining STEAM programming, offering many different experiences for a [continue reading]
Red: A Crayon’s Story Review
Hall, Michael. Red: A Crayon’s Story. Michael Hall, Illus. Picture Book. Greenwillow, 02/2015. [37]p. $17.99. 978-0-06-225207-4, PLB $18.89 978-0-06-225209-8. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-3. Red is a crayon who is clearly blue, but no one is able [continue reading]
ACL Members Elected, Jane Addams Awards, New BayNews Posted
Congratulations to our members who were elected to ALA offices! The following members of the Association of Children’s Librarians (of Northern California) were recently elected to ALA Office or Committees! Help us congratulate them! *Pat [continue reading]
Novels in the Form of Emails/Texts/Blogs Read-Alikes (2015)
Tween and Teen Books Written in the Form of Emails/Texts/Blogs: Amato, Mary. The Naked Mole-rat Letters. Anderson, Jodi Lynn. Loser/Queen. Bancks, Tristan. Mac Slater Hunts the Cool. Bell, Cathleen D. Little Blog on the Prairie. [continue reading]
Place Hacking: Venturing Off Limits Review
Rosen, Michael J. Place Hacking: Venturing Off Limits. Non-fiction. 21st Century, 2015. 72p. PLB $33.32. 978-1-4677-2515-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 8-12. Exploration is difficult today, unless one is willing to leave the planet, but place hacking (defined [continue reading]