Ortiz, Lars. Walls and Welcome Mats: Immigration and the American Dream. Twenty-first Century, 02/2023. 120pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 7 – 12. PLB $37.32. 978-1-7284-2399-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. The history of immigration to the United States is the [continue reading]
April 2023
Elena Rides Review
Medina, Juana. Elena Rides. Juana Medina, Illus. Candlewick, 03/2023. [26]pp. Reader. GRADES Kindergarten – 1. $9.99. 978-1-5362-1635-6. OUTSTANDING. Elena is a purple elephant who learns to ride a bike, demonstrating that it takes practice and [continue reading]
Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! Review
Atinuke. Hooray for Anna Hibiscus! Lauren Tobia, Illus. Anna Hibiscus Series; bk. 3. Candlewick, 01/2023. 105pp. Fiction. GRADES 2 – 4. $16.99. 978-1-5362-2520-4. Paper $7.99. 978-1-5362-2525-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. In the third entry in this series, [continue reading]
Book Club Ideas: A Seed in the Sun
BOOK CLUB IDEAS If a public library is thinking of starting a book club for tweens, Summer can be a great time since kids will be coming for all the summer reading and learning [continue reading]
Pride Day Storytime
Pride Day Pride Day, to celebrate the LGBTQ community, is held in June, and makes a great theme for storytime. For a hands-on activity, make one of these rainbow-themed projects: Crafts for Toddlers [continue reading]
What Happened to Rachel Riley Review
Swinarski, Claire. What Happened To Rachel Riley? HarperCollins/Quill Tree, 01/2023. 343pp. Fiction GRADES 4 – 7. Trade $16.99. 978-0-06-321309-8. OUTSTANDING. Favorably compared to Barbara Dee’s Maybe He Just Likes You, this semi-epistolary novel explores why [continue reading]
Travel to Germany Review
Layton, Christine. Travel to Germany. Searchlight Books—World Traveler Series. Lerner, 01/2023. 32pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 3 – 5. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-5789-5. Paper $ 9.99. 978-1-7284-6396-4. ADDITIONAL. Please see Travel to Italy by Matt Doeden for the [continue reading]
Travel to Brazil Review
Layton, Christine. Travel to Brazil. Searchlight Books—World Traveler Series. Lerner, 01/2023. 32pp. Non-Fiction. GRADES 3 – 5. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-5785-7. Paper $ 9.99. 978-1-7284-6395-7. ADDITIONAL. Please see Travel to Italy by Matt Doeden for the [continue reading]