Del Duca, Leila. Afar. Kit Seaton, Illus. Graphic novel. Image, 04/2017. [168]pp. PB $14.99. 978-1-63215-941-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 7-12. Afar, an original, stand-alone graphic novel written by an all-female creative team, tells the fantasy adventure of [continue reading]
October 2017
Board Book Round-up, Part I
Board Book Round-up, Part I It’s that time of year again! Time to evaluate new board books for library purchase and use in baby storytimes. New Individual Titles Blackstone, Stella. Baby’s First Words. Illus. by [continue reading]
Mother Goose Expert Iona Opie Dies
Iona Opie, Mother Goose expert, Dies at age 94: Iona Opie, along with her late husband Peter, is considered one of the foremost experts on the origins of “Mother Goose” rhymes; she died at age [continue reading]
Oakland Library’s Anti-Islamophobia Featured in SLJ
Oakland Public Library’s Anti-Islamophobia Program Featured in School Library Journal: With anti-Muslim hate crimes up 50% in California, Oakland PL recently hosted a program to support Muslim library users, with its “Everyone Is Welcome Here” [continue reading]
Someday Suitcase Review
Haydu, Corey Ann. Someday Suitcase, The. Fiction. K. Tegen/HarperCollins, 06/2017. 298pp. $16.99. 978-0-06-235275-0. OUTSTANDING. GRADES 3-7. Floridian fifth graders Clover and Danny are completely in tune, super-best friends, so when Danny becomes mysteriously ill, causing [continue reading]
Read-Alikes for Multiple-Perspective Tween Novels
Multi-perspective Tween Fiction Anderson, John David. Ms. Bixby’s Last Day Angleberger, Tom. Origami Yoda series. Appelt, Kathi. Maybe a Fox. Buyea, Rob. Mr. Terupt series. Clements, Andrew. Extra Credit Creech, Sharon. The [continue reading]
Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy Review
Snyder, Laurel. Charlie and Mouse and Grumpy. Emily Hughes, Illus. Easy Reader. Charlie and Mouse Series; bk. 2. Chronicle, 10/2017. [48]pp. $14.99. 978-1-4521-3748-3. OUTSTANDING. GRADES PRE-2. Two young Caucasian brothers enjoy a [continue reading]
Professional Reading: Bruce Handy’s WILD THINGS
Handy, Bruce. Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children’s Literature as an Adult. Simon & Schuster, 2017. 307p. $26. 978-1-4516-0995-0. Handy is best known for his articles in The New Yorker and other magazines, [continue reading]