Outstanding Books of the Month – October 2023 Each month we post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ at our previous meeting and nominated for our year-end Distinguished List. You can see [continue reading]
October 2023
Author Susan Patron Dies
Author and Librarian Susan Patron Dies: Newbery Medalist Susan Patron died at age 75 from cancer on October 24, 2023. Her novel The Higher Power of Lucky (Atheneum, 2006) received the Newbery Medal in 2007. [continue reading]
“Story and Pictures By” at the Vogue Theater
SF Film Fest screening of Story and Pictures By at the Vogue Theater in SF, 10 a.m. on Sunday, 11/5/23. Christian Robinson expected to attend!!! “Story & Pictures By presents the history of children’s literature and how it [continue reading]
Weird Plants Review
Kaiser, Brianna. Weird Plants. Alternator Books: Wonderfully Weird. Lerner, 08/2023. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-9072-4. Paper $10.99. 979-8765604113. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Please see Weird Places by Jackie Golusky for the series review. Joshua [continue reading]
Weird Animals Review
Kaiser, Brianna. Weird Animals. Alternator Books: Wonderfully Weird. Lerner, 08/2023. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-9070-0. Paper $10.99. 979-8765604090. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Please see Weird Places by Jackie Golusky for the series review. Joshua Rees—Daly [continue reading]
Weird Places Review
Golusky, Jackie. Weird Places. Alternator Books: Wonderfully Weird. Lerner, 08/2023. 32pp. Nonfiction. PLB $30.65. 978-1-7284-9071-7. Paper $10.99. 979-8765604106. GRADES 3–5. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Each of these series titles introduces readers to a variety of “weird” places, [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II See Board Book Round-up, Part I here: Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I (bayviews.org). New Single Titles Churnin, Nancy. Counting on Shabbat. Illus. by Petronela Dostalova. Kar-Ben, 11/2023. [10p.] [continue reading]
Tree and the River, The Review
Becker, Aaron. Tree and the River, The. Aaron Becker, Illus. Candlewick, 03/2023. [32]pp. Picture Book. Trade $18.99. 978-1-5362-2329-3. GRADES 1–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. Time stops for no one and nothing as we experience Aaron Becker’s lens [continue reading]