This Week @ Storytime

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

What we read:

Little Listeners:
Two at the Zoo written by Danna Smith and illustrated by Valeria Petrone
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit written and illustrated by Catherine Rayner


Story Time:
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit written and illustrated by Catherine Rayner
If you Give a Moose a Muffin written by Laura Joffe Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond
Not All Animals Are Blue written and illustrated by Beatrice Boutignon

Happy Birthday Albert Einstein!

Monday, March 14, 2011

On March 14, 1879, a boy was born to a Jewish family in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany. Little did anyone know that this boy, Albert Einstein, would change the scientific world! Celebrate Einstien's birthday's by reading one of our facinating biographies about him. Try our picture book biography, Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein by Don Brown. It's a great introduction to Einstein's life and his work for 2nd to 5th graders. Older kids might enjoy Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein by Marfe Ferguson Delano.  If you have a budding scientist at home, come on by the library and check these out!

This Week @ Storytime

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

What we read:

Little Listeners
The Odd Egg written and illustrated by Emily Gravett
First The Egg written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger



Story Time:
Guji Guji written and illustrated by Chih-Yuan Chen
The Cow That Laid an Egg written by Andy Cutbill and
illustrated by Russell Ayto
The Odd Egg written and illustrated by Emily Gravett

LEGO Club: Creatures!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

We had a great time at LEGO Club this month, creating "Animals and Other Creatures." There were also some fantastic vehicles, buildings, and flying machines on display!

We started March's meeting with some inspirational photos of LEGO creatures built by LEGO certified professionals- Sean Kenney and Nathan Sawaya. Check out their websites for some amazing pictures and informative videos. Can you imagine getting paid to play with LEGOS all day? Sounds fun to me! Although being a Children's Librarian is pretty fun, too. :)

Here's what we created...



Registration for April's LEGO Club event begins on March 15th. I hope you'll join us!

This Week @ Storytime

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

We read:

Little Listeners:
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss



Story Time:
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

March 2011 Book Buzz

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

This is what the staff has been reading...


The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Lucy is ready for her best year ever! Her older sister is headed off to college, meaning Lucy will have her OWN room to decorate, and basketball season is going to be amazing.  Not far into this read, you realize Lucy’s year is not going to shape up the way she thought it would. A long-lost great aunt from China is coming for a long visit and guess whose room she will be sharing? Lucy’s! With the start-up of a new Saturday Chinese school, it looks like basketball won’t be happening either. Lucy builds a literal wall down the center of her shared room and another in her mind that keeps her from embracing her aunt and her Chinese heritage. What will it take to bring those walls down? Meghan (J Fiction)


The Incorrigile Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling
by Maryrose Wood
This book was very enjoyable, starring the young Miss Penelope Lumley making her way to an estate to apply for a job as a governess to three young children. Once she arrives, the lady of the house, Lady Constance doesn’t even want to talk about the children. Which Penelope finds very odd. As soon as she accepts the job, she signs a contract and then, Miss Lumley hears an odd howling noise. What could it be? Kristin (J Fiction)


A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea by Michael Ian Black
Do you think that a pig parade sounds like wonderful idea? Well it’s not! To start with, pigs hate to march and marching, as everyone knows, is a very important part of any parade. But wait, there are more reasons why a pig parade is a terrible idea! Do you think pigs really care about building floats? Nope, they do not. And they are not fans of marching band music either. You won’t want to miss this wonderfully silly book by the author of Chicken Cheeks. Reading this book, now that’s truly a wonderful idea!
Alia (Picture Book)


Word After Word After Word
by Patricia MacLachlan
In an era where it seems that poetry is outdated, this sweet and simple story, Word After Word After Word, by Patricia MacLachlan, breathes new life into the genre. Set in a 4th grade classroom, a group of friends are not at all excited about having a guest poet come to their school for six weeks. Ms. Mirabel comes to the school and teaches the students that they all have it within themselves to write great poetry. This group of friends all think that their lives are unexciting and that they have nothing to write about (divorce, cancer, and death of a dog). But with the support of each other and their new found friend, Ms. Mirabel, they all learn to write from what is in their hearts. Jacquie (J Fiction)


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