Brown, Skila. To Stay Alive: Mary Ann Graves and the Tragic Journey of the Donner Party. Fiction. Candlewick, 10/2016. 275[+16]pp. $17.99. 978-0-7636-7811-1. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Brown’s (Caminar, 2014) latest novel in free verse is told [continue reading]
December 2016
YA Novelist Convention to be Held in Millbrae
Young Adult Novelist Convention: Young Adult novelists Neal Shusterman, Andrew Smith, and Mariko Tamaki headline the Second Annual YANovCon on Saturday, January 28, 2017, 1-5pm, at the Millbrae Library, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae, CA 94030. [continue reading]
Horn Book Chooses Best of 2016
Horn Book Fanfare – Best Books of 2016: Horn Book magazine announced its choices for best children’s books for 2016: www.hbook.com/2016/12/choosing-books/horn-book-magazine/horn-book-fanfare-2016/ . Titles include Adam Rex’s School’s First Day of School, Skila Brown’s To Stay [continue reading]
Snow for Babies Storytime Ideas
Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents, and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be followed by an [continue reading]
Wonderfall Review
Hall, Michael. Wonderfall. Michael Hall, Illus. Picture Book. Greenwillow, 10/2016. [38]pp. $17.99. 978-0-06-238298-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Fifteen blended words: Peacefall, Dutifall, Plentifall, etc., are followed by a concise description of the events and changes observed [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part III
New Multicultural Board Books Stosuy, Brandon. Music Is… Illus. by Amy Martin. Little Simon, 2016, 32p. $8.99. 978-1-4814-7702-4. A very brief text and brightly colored graphic illustrations combine to celebrate music for a wide age [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Comics Confidential by Leonard S. Marcus
Marcus, Leonard S., editor. Comics Confidential: Thirteen Graphic Novelists Talk Story, Craft, and Life Outside the Box. Candlewick, 2016, 176p. $24.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5938-7. Leonard Marcus has conducted interviews with 13 graphic novel creators, where they [continue reading]
Girl Who Drank the Moon Review
Barnhill, Kelly. Girl Who Drank the Moon, The. Fiction. Algonquin, 08/2016. 386pp. $16.95. 978-1-61630-567-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 4-7. It is the annual practice of the Protectorate to leave the youngest child of the village in the [continue reading]