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ACL INSTITUTE DRAWS A LARGE CROWN

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ACL INSTITUTE DRAWS A LARGE CROWN ACL held its first in-person Institute since the pandemic on April 11, 2025, drawing approximately 130 attendees to the San Francisco Main Library. The focus was on movement and music in storytime, entitled “We Got the Beat!” Membership – Celia Jackson The all-day event began with a celebration of ACL’s 90TH anniversary. ACL began in 1935 to assist youth service librarians with professional development, including book selection.
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Baby Horses Review

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By Melissa McAvoy
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Idzikowski, Lisa. Baby Horses. Lightning Bolt Books — Horse Lover’s Library. Lerner, 08/2024. 24pp. Nonfiction. Trade $29.32. 979-8765626047. Paper $9.99. 979-8765628881. GRADES 1–3. LOW ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW: Baby Horses is one of six books in the Horse Lover’s Library series from Lerner’s Lightning Bolt Books. Like other books in these series they have large print describing the topic, in this case foals. There are four short chapters and lots of large, full-color photos.
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Horse Breeds Review:

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By Melissa McAvoy
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Krenn, Cara. Horse Breeds. Lightning Bolt Books — Horse Lover’s Library. Lerner, 08/2024. 24pp. Nonfiction. Trade $21.99. 979-8765626054. Paper $9.99. 979-8765628898. GRADES 1–3. LOW ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Baby Horses by Lisa Idzikowski for series review. Rachael Reiley—Hillcrest Elementary K–8 / Oakland Unified School District
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Slam Dunk Review

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By Melissa McAvoy
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Doeden, Matt. Slam Dunk: The Shot That Changed the Game. Millbrook, 03/2025. [68]pp. Nonfiction. PLB $25.99. 979-8765626801. GRADES 3–6. HIGH ADDITIONAL. A slam dunk is one of the most exciting moments in sports, but is the move more than eye candy? Doeden makes a compelling case for the slam dunk’s importance, exploring the history and highlights of an athletic innovation that helped turn a slow-paced game into one of the world’s most popular.
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Horse Sports Review

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By Melissa McAvoy
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Idzikowski, Lisa. Horse Sports. Lightning Bolt Books — Horse Lover’s Library. Lerner, 08/2024. 24pp. Nonfiction. Trade $29.32. 979-8765626061. Paper $9.99. 979-8765628904. GRADES 1–3. LOW ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Baby Horses by Lisa Idzikowski for series review. Rachael Reiley—Hillcrest Elementary K–8 / Oakland Unified School District
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Jellyfish Scientist Review

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By Melissa McAvoy
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Cusolito, Michelle. Jellyfish Scientist: Maude Delap and Her Mesmerizing Medusas. Ellen Rooney, Illus. Charlesbridge, 04/2025. 32pp. Biography. Trade $18.99. 978-1623545819. GRADES 2–4. HIGH ADDITIONAL. At the turn of the twentieth century little was known about jellyfish.
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Spring Board Book Round-up, Part I New Original Board Books McQuinn, Anna. Leo at the Farmers Market. Illus. by Ruth Hearson.Charlesbridge, 05/2025. “Leo Can” series, bk. 11. [18p.] $8.99. 978-1-62354-409-6. Toddler Leo and his mom, who are both shown as Black, visit the booths at the farmers’ market and greet the workers using various languages. It would have been helpful to have a list at the back identifying the origins of each greeting.
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Book of Riddles Review

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By Joy Shioshita
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Hershey, Brian. Book of Riddles, The. Vanessa Gutierrez, Illus. Camp Whispering Woods. Lerner, 1/2025. 64pp. Fiction. PLB $31.99. 979-8765648414. Paper $12.99. 979-8765649770. GRADES 4–6. ADDITIONAL. SERIES REVIEW. Please see: Haunted Deliveries by Amanda Coffin for series review. Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library
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