Rockwell, Anne A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent, Floyd Cooper, Illus. Biography. Carolrhoda, 11/2016. [36]pp. $17.99. 978-1-4677-4933-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-6. Rockwell’s succinct, second-sixth grade non-fiction read-aloud concerns [continue reading]
November 2016
Ducks for Babies Storytime Ideas
Ducks for Babies Welcome song: “Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed” Get ready song: “Open, Shut Them” First book: You Are Not a Cat! by Sharon Flake. Duck meows and says he is a cat, but Cat [continue reading]
Spiders for Babies Storytime Ideas
Spiders for Babies Welcome song: “Hello Everybody, Yes Indeed” Mother Goose rhyme: “Isty Bitsy Spider” Get ready song: “Open, Shut Them” First book: The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle. A spider doesn’t answer the [continue reading]
Inquisitor’s Tale Review
Gidwitz, Adam. Inquisitor’s Tale, The: Or, The Magical Children and Their Holy Dog. Hatem Aly, Illus. Fiction. Dutton, 09/2016. 363pp. $17.99. 978-0-525-42616-5. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-8. Gidwitz (A Tale Dark and Grimm, 2010) tackles medieval life, [continue reading]
Illustrator Yumi Heo Dies
Author/Illustrator Yumi Heo Dies: With over 30 books to her credit author/illustrator Yumi Heo has died from cancer at age 52. Originally from Korea, Heo moved to New York City in 1989 to earn her [continue reading]
School Library Journal Names Year’s Best Books
School Library Journal’s List of Best Books of 2016: School Library Journal announced its list of best children’s and young adult books for 2016. The list includes picture books, transitional novels, tween novels, nonfiction, and [continue reading]
Jason Reynolds’ GHOST Wins Huck Award
Charlotte Huck Awards: The National Council of Teachers of English announced the annual Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, for books published in 2016. The winner is Jason Reynolds Ghost, published by Atheneum. [continue reading]
John Lewis Wins National Book Award
March: Book Three Wins National Book Award: Noted Civil Rights icon John Lewis, who is a member of the U.S. Congress, was awarded the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for March: Book Three [continue reading]