tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17789853905322053272021-12-20T18:58:15.401-05:00The Wild RumpusCherry Hill Public Library's Children's BlogYour Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comBlogger556125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-59314875016628989872015-12-03T17:03:00.002-05:002015-12-04T10:55:27.482-05:00Goodbye BloggerYou may have noticed that we haven't posted in a while. We are still churning out content but now much of what we've been posting on our blog, such as the early literacy calendar, book buzz, and book lists, can be found on right on the library website: <a href="http://www.chplnj.org/">www.chplnj.org</a>. For pictures of our programs follow the library's Intagram account @chplnj or friend us on Facebook! <br /><br />Missing our Caldecott predictions and other Youth Media Award discussions? 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And this site is still here to refer to past discussions! <br /><br />Thanks for following us! <br /><br />The CHPL Youth Services Department<br /><img src="http://colbymartin.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-07-at-january-7-12-06-pm.png" height="348" width="400" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-83965651275202291692015-03-04T10:05:00.000-05:002015-03-04T10:05:19.585-05:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read:<br /><div><br /></div><div>Little Listeners:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91GqRUmk7WL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91GqRUmk7WL._SL1500_.jpg" height="180" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=174969{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed</a></i></b> written </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Eileen Christelow</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51uvm8c0QIL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51uvm8c0QIL.jpg" height="200" width="196" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=289571{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Monkey Truck</a></i></b> written and illustrated by Michael Slack</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ynhS8OtPL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ynhS8OtPL.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=214374{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Monkey and Me</a></i></b> written and illustrated by Emily Gravett</div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-74182751955455752952015-03-01T14:30:00.000-05:002015-03-01T14:30:01.265-05:00Book Buzz March, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781479557905/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=883305060&" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781479557905/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=883305060&" height="200" width="150" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=295404{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Sofia Martinez: My Family Adventure</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">by Jacqueline Jules<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">In these three short stories about life in the Martinez family, seven year old Sofia Martinez is a problem solver. Sophia manages to find a way to stand out from her sisters, make a pinata for her Abuela's birthday, and </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">re-capture a pet mouse - but not without some major mishaps along the way! This fun early chapter book will appeal to fans of </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-style: italic;">Fancy Nancy </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">and </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-style: italic;">Junie B. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">and as a bonus readers may learn some new Spanish vocabulary! </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-style: italic;">Alia </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">(J Fiction) <o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780763665104/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=869527030&" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780763665104/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=869527030&" height="200" width="156" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=293947{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Princess in Black</a> </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">by Shannon and Dean Hale<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">After reading the </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-style: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">Princess in Black</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">, the word “princess” will have to be redefined. Princess Magnolia can serve hot chocolate and scones with the primmest of the prim but when trouble calls, and with a change of wardrobe, she can kick butt with the toughest, alongside her trusty steed Frimplepants, aka Blacky. When the big blue monster emerged from Monster Land to snack upon some delicious goats </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">Princess Magnolia quickly switches into the Princess in Black mode to rescue the goats and the hapless goat herder. This story emphasizes that being tough and being feminine are not mutually exclusive. It should appeal to those who love all things princess as well as those who love to be the superhero. Its short chapters and colorful illustrations make it a great book for emerging readers who are </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">beginning to transition to chapter books. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-style: italic;">Candace </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">(J Fiction)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780803738553/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=780415635&" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780803738553/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=780415635&" height="200" width="132" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=288396{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Counting by 7’s</a> </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">by Holly Goldberg Sloan<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">Willow Chance is a twelve year old genius. Unfortunately, no one realizes this at home or at school and she doesn’t fit in. She is starting a new school and hoping things will be better. After she scored a perfect score on an aptitude test, she is accused of cheating and she is sent to an inept counselor. Dell Duke, her </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;">counselor, is the only one who realizes she is a genius and is very curious about her. Tragedy strikes and Willow must face many new challenges. With these changes bring for the first time in her life people that she can consider to be friends. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-style: italic;">Kristin</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;"> (J Fiction)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-83786342796263365672015-02-14T17:00:00.001-05:002015-02-14T17:00:22.245-05:00This Week @ Story Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">What we read:</div><br /><b>Little Listeners:</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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style="max-height: 260px; max-width: 260px;" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The Perfect Hug</i></b> written by Joanna Walsh and illustrated by Judi Abbot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a data-ved="0CAcQjRw" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Flookingglassreview.com%2Fhtml%2Ffeature51.html&ei=Y8XfVOmvAsLnsASw1YFI&bvm=bv.85970519,d.cWc&psig=AFQjCNFxZmambe5W1FEbqNr5pl_56YOSew&ust=1424037590188466" id="irc_mil" jsaction="mousedown:irc.rl;keydown:irc.rlk;irc.il;" style="border: 0px currentColor;"><img height="200" id="irc_mi" src="http://lookingglassreview.com/assets/images/Never_too_little_to_love.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="111" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Never Too Little to Love</i></b> written by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Jan Fearnley</div><br /><strong>Story Time:</strong><br />In addition to <strong><em>The Perfect Hug</em></strong> we read...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><img height="141" src="http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/harperchildrensImages/isbn/large/8/9780061986758.jpg" width="200" /></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Plant a Kiss</em></strong> written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81ITqV70v6L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81ITqV70v6L.jpg" width="159" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>There was Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose</em></strong> written by Lucille Colandro and</div><div style="text-align: center;">illustrated by Jared Lee</div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-32411832315109258942015-02-01T14:00:00.000-05:002015-02-01T14:00:01.629-05:00Book Buzz February, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kZCji6gUL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kZCji6gUL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Amy Namey in Ace Reporter </span><span lang="en-US">by Megan McDonald<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 114%; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">Those of you looking for a Mercy Watson read alike, try </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic;">Judy Moody and Friend </span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 114%;">series. A great new beginner chapter book series about Judy Moody. In </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 114%;">Amy Namey in Ace Reporter</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 114%;">, Amy wants nothing more than to be a reporter just like her mother. So with the help of her good friend Judy Moody, Amy sets out to find an above the fold type of story. Will Judy and Amy be able to stay out of trouble long enough to have a newspaper article published? You will have to check out this new book to find out. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 114%;">Jacquie</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 114%;"> (J Fiction)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41f26kt7UDL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41f26kt7UDL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">El Deafo</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span lang="en-US">by CeCe Bell</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 114%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic;">El Deafo</span><span lang="en-US"> is a semi-autobiographical graphic novel that follows a bunny, Cece, after a brief illness that resulted in loss of hearing. Cece struggles with feeling isolated from her family and peers due to her deafness. At times she indulges in fantasies where she is the superhero El Deafo and her hearing loss is actually her super power. Cece explains how alone she feels and the illustrations further accentuate the feeling of being in a bubble, separate from other people. Attempts at inclusion by well intentioned but misguided peers increases Cece’s sense of alienation. Cece learns how to bridge her isolation to make friends and eventually actually speak with her first crush. Ultimately, her deafness is her super power and saves the day! </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic;">Candace </span><span lang="en-US">(JNF Graphic 978.022)</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 114%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396393170l/20575434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1396393170l/20575434.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Rain Reign </span><span lang="en-US">by Ann M. Martin</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 114%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="en-US">I thoroughly enjoyed this story, told from the perspective of Rose. She is a fifth grader and considered to be highly functioning on the autism spectrum. Some of her favorite things are her dog, her ongoing list of homonyms, and her uncle. In the text, she includes homonyms as she is writing. She is very attached to her dog Rain (reign, rein) and is devastated when she is lost during a hurricane that hits her area very hard. Her uncle is very supportive and helps, especially when her father is less so. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic;">Kristin</span><span lang="en-US"> (J Fiction)</span><span lang="en-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-57975535879590564882015-01-21T12:41:00.002-05:002015-01-21T12:41:20.030-05:00This Week @ Story Time<b>What we read:</b><br /><br />Little Listeners:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/09/78/06/89/85/0978068985836_500X500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/09/78/06/89/85/0978068985836_500X500.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a></div><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=99985{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Mouses's First Snow</a></i></b> written by Lauren Thompson<br />and illustrated by Buket Erdogan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71qcFUr9EpL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71qcFUr9EpL.jpg" height="200" width="199" /></a></div><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=265994{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">No Two Alike</a></i></b> written and illustrated by Keith Baker<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9780395736814_p0_v1_s260x420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9780395736814_p0_v1_s260x420.jpg" height="194" width="200" /></a></div><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=90506{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Flannel Kisses</a></i></b> written by Linda Crotta Brennan<br />and illustrated by Mari Takabayashi<br /><br /></div><br />Storytime:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We read <strong><em>No Two Alike </em></strong>as well as...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" border="0" height="200" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0803725507/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=54356875&" width="156" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=197067{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Snowmen at Night</a></em></strong> written by Carolyn Buehner and illustrated by Mark Buhener</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" border="0" height="154" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0802788661/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=&" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=95493{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Straight to the Pole</a></em></strong> written and illustrated by Kevin O'Malley</div><br />Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-58601994292605478762015-01-21T12:34:00.002-05:002015-01-21T12:35:24.419-05:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read:<br /><br /><b>Little Listeners:</b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61EYAD06ZTL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61EYAD06ZTL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="198" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>The Puzzled Penguin</b></i> written by Keith Faulkner </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Jonathan Lambert</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C1ySd7%2BkL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C1ySd7%2BkL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="187" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=207086{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i><b>Playground Day</b></i></a> written and illustrated by Jennifer J. Merz</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/book_images/cvr9781442417335_9781442417335_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/book_images/cvr9781442417335_9781442417335_lg.jpg" height="200" width="198" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=269043{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i><b>Are You A Cow?</b></i></a> written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Storytime:</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to <strong><em>The Puzzled Penguin</em></strong> we read...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" border="0" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0399245030/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=60543367&" height="200" width="194" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=230132{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Lost and Found</a></strong> written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" border="0" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780689859878/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=182716547&" height="200" width="199" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=239829{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><strong>Don't Be Afraid Little Pip</strong></a> written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"></div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-46568549894783179782015-01-07T13:58:00.003-05:002015-01-07T13:58:33.038-05:00This Week @ Story Time<b>What We Read:</b><br /><br /><b>Little Listeners:</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BA04H9CHL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BA04H9CHL.jpg" height="162" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=200294{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Carrot Soup</a></i></b> written and illustrated by John Segal</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qG-qs86QL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qG-qs86QL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="151" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=29902{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Slop Goes the Soup</a></i></b> written by Pamela D. Edwards </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Henry Cole</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41H8WQOJWmL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41H8WQOJWmL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="195" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=188400{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Growing Vegetable Soup</a></i></b> written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert</div><br /><b>Story Time:</b><br />In addition to these fun soup books we read <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" border="0" height="190" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780061214417/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=123539248&" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=214664{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Duck Soup</a></em> </strong>written and illustrated<strong> </strong>by Jackie Urbanovic </div><br />Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-87250084119634511172014-12-31T10:47:00.002-05:002014-12-31T10:58:32.745-05:00Book Buzz January, 2015<div></div><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Sr7veIDZrElwGeso5iWo69Zd63buBDqJ0BuvFTAd35Ml7yI7C9i6K1qA_bRg50e6N111oERqiVJO3XJg45u9UqybzWnHPc4yFmKH-Yc66DQKO2nVmBgc36X_l--Oq89y6A" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Sr7veIDZrElwGeso5iWo69Zd63buBDqJ0BuvFTAd35Ml7yI7C9i6K1qA_bRg50e6N111oERqiVJO3XJg45u9UqybzWnHPc4yFmKH-Yc66DQKO2nVmBgc36X_l--Oq89y6A" width="138" /></a><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=292155{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Sisters</a> </i>by Raina Telgemeier<br /><div>Three weeks. Two sisters. One van. This is not going to be a fun trip! Raina has never had the best relationship with her cranky little sister Amara but now she's stuck on a road trip with her family from San Francisco to a reunion in Colorado. She has her Walkman to help tune out Amara and her baby brother, but will they figure out how to get along when the batteries wear out? This companion to Smile is a great Graphic Novel for anyone who has ever been driven crazy by their family! <i>Alia (Y Graphic Fiction)</i><br /><i><br /></i> <i></i></div><div><div><div></div></div></div><a href="http://img2.imagesbn.com/p/9780547815503_p0_v1_s260x420.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/proxy/cp6CXagfRRx8bQxz2UyLY0STQGj3Yy5NPgpsgueHQzIU7B828eHIBcKsF0aoFIkMLrQtw-lHq5-oevXNfegJZwBE5mhERP3Fjf2CK_gbqA" width="130" /></a><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=284810{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i>The Great American Dust Bowl</i> </a>written and illustrated by Don Brown <br />This nonfiction graphic novel depicts the causes of the Dust Bowl that took place in the American Midwest during the 1930s, or the Dirty Thirties as it would come to be known. The devastating effect upon the land and the people who lived there are conveyed by the stark illustrations. This graphic novel proves that a picture can often convey more than words. The catastrophic results of people interfering with nature are quite obvious but <i>The Great American Dust Bowl</i> avoids becoming preachy. The novel is a good read at any time, but it may be especially illuminating to children who are studying the environment. <i>Candace (JNF Graphic 978.022) </i><br /><br /><i></i> <div><div><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/P6GF1P8Gl05SXBLRcpdaKdAWnamAyGHK8natvvGJ9XF7vG_FsUGKuTZ_F6OvXDDkI8lkLvs1F90kONOrOBE7A_veMMvcaqVk6g" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/P6GF1P8Gl05SXBLRcpdaKdAWnamAyGHK8natvvGJ9XF7vG_FsUGKuTZ_F6OvXDDkI8lkLvs1F90kONOrOBE7A_veMMvcaqVk6g" width="132" /></a><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=289593{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Fly Away</a> </i>by Patricia MacLachlan<br /><i>Fly Away</i> is another great story from Patricia MacLachlan. Lucy and her family are taking a car trip to visit their Aunt Frankie and help her at the farm as they prepare for a potential flood. This is a sweet story about Lucy, a young girl trying to find her special place in her family. All her family likes to sing, but Lucy can't. Instead, she likes poetry. She has a special relationship with her baby brother who doesn't talk yet. 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/BrownBearBrownBearWhatDoYouSee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519oLBqIoPL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519oLBqIoPL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="187" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=46315{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i><b>Time To Sleep</b></i></a> written and illustrated by Denise Fleming</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://karmawilson.com/images/global/covers/bear/bear-snores/bear-snores-on_256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://karmawilson.com/images/global/covers/bear/bear-snores/bear-snores-on_256.jpg" height="182" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=58945{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i><b>Bear Snores On</b></i></a> written by Karma Wilson </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Jane Chapman</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/BrownBearBrownBearWhatDoYouSee.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/BrownBearBrownBearWhatDoYouSee.jpg" height="200" width="140" /></a> </b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=174835{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i><b>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</b></i></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">written by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle</div><br /><br />Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-89880579998195262412014-12-15T13:50:00.003-05:002014-12-15T13:50:26.288-05:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read:<br /><br /><strong>Little Listeners </strong>and<strong> StoryTime</strong>:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91wPmMTTkHL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/91wPmMTTkHL.jpg" height="159" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Froggy Gets Dressed</i></b> written by Jonathan London </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lyogG2LcL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lyogG2LcL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="191" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=210695{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">One Mitten</a></i></b> written by Kristine O'Connell George </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Maggie Smith</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZCgIZKCzL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZCgIZKCzL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="199" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=282879{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Little Owl's Orange Scarf</a></i></b> written and illustrated by Tatyana Feeney</div><br />Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-60180155591511015112014-12-02T15:16:00.001-05:002014-12-02T15:17:03.620-05:00Book Buzz December, 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RdSrRifiL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RdSrRifiL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="132" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">West of the Moon </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt;">by Margi Preus<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt;">Astri, a young Norwegian girl, is devastated when her aunt sells her to a cruel goat farmer, separating her from her beloved younger </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt;">sister. But Astri has more grit and determination that anyone knows. Defiant against her fate, Astri escapes, retrieves her little </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt;">sister, and, armed with a troll treasure, a book of spells and curses, and a possibly magic hairbrush, they set off to find their father in America. Adding another layer to the story, this blend of historical </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt;">fiction and folklore was inspired by a passage from the author’s great-great-grandmother’s diary. Recommended for middle grade readers looking for a moving story of sisterly love in the frozen north. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">Alia </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">(J Fiction)<o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61oAigRWnBL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61oAigRWnBL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">The Greenglass House </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">by Kate Milford<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">Milo lives with his mom and dad at the top of a mountain in Greenglass House, which is an inn. The inn overlooks the river </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt;">Skidwrack which is famous for pirates. It is almost Christmas and Milo and his parents are excited to have some quiet time without guests. Before they know it, the inn is full of unusual and eccentric guests. Things start disappearing and more guests show up. Milo and his friend Meddy are trying to figure exactly why they have all shown up at the same time and what they are after. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Kristin</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12pt;"> (J Fiction)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-38990305471475130312014-11-20T12:16:00.002-05:002014-11-20T12:16:51.017-05:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read in <b>Little Listeners</b> and<b> Story Time</b>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/bookpic/pie.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.preschooleducation.com/bookpic/pie.gif" height="200" width="166" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=88951{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie</a></i></b> written by Alison Jackson </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Judith Byron Schachner</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SoE4Q4RsL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SoE4Q4RsL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="183" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>10 Fat Turkeys</i></b> written by Tony Johnston </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Rich Deas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51pzFe64yJL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51pzFe64yJL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Thanks for Thanksgiving</i></b> written by Julie Markes <br />and illustrated by Doris Barrette<br /><br /><br /></div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-87630253959610727232014-11-12T13:27:00.001-05:002014-11-12T13:27:20.763-05:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read in Little Listeners and Story Time:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71vWJFHeq7L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71vWJFHeq7L.jpg" height="200" width="197" /></a></div><i><b><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=258628{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Croaky Pokey!</a></b></i> written and illustrated by Ethan Long<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.karmawilson.com/images/global/covers/other/frog/frog-bog_256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.karmawilson.com/images/global/covers/other/frog/frog-bog_256.jpg" height="157" width="200" /></a></div><i><b><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=36681{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">A Frog in the Bog</a></b></i> written by Karma Wilson<br />and illustrated by Joan Rankin</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51vd3V1tuYL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51vd3V1tuYL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="185" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Big Frog Can't Fit In</b></i> written and illustrated by Mo Willems</div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-50828983343705834192014-10-22T12:40:00.000-04:002014-10-22T12:40:00.174-04:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read:<br /><br /><b>Night Owls:</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.indiebound.com/698/821/9780811821698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://images.indiebound.com/698/821/9780811821698.jpg" height="200" width="151" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=94502{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i><b>Frank Was A Monster Who Wanted to Dance</b></i></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">written and illustrated by Keith Graves<br /><br /><img alt="[Cover]" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780805069341/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=254526168&" height="200" width="198" /><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=237730{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Jeremy Draws a Monster</a> </i>written and illustrated by Peter McCarty<br /><br /><img alt="[Cover]" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780763642013/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=671703758&" height="179" width="200" /><br /><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=262740{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters</a></i> written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Kelly Murphy<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><b>Little Listeners:</b><br />In addition to <i style="font-weight: bold;">Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance, </i>we read...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/large_image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/9/7/9781452111582_yeti-turn-out-the-light_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/large_image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/9/7/9781452111582_yeti-turn-out-the-light_large.jpg" height="195" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=282904{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i><b>Yeti, Turn out the Light!</b></i></a> written by Greg Long and Chris Edmundson, </div><div style="text-align: center;">illustrated by Wednesday Kirwan</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tLs-A8aFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51tLs-A8aFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=284866{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><i><b>Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters</b></i></a> written by Jane Yolen </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Kelly Murphy</div><br /><strong>Story Time:</strong><br />In addition to<strong> </strong><i><strong>Frank Was A Monster Who Wanted to Dance</strong></i> and <strong><em>Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters</em></strong> we read...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" border="0" height="163" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0690045840/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=25901495&" width="200" /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=62708{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><strong>The Little Old Lady Who Was Not afraid of Anything</strong></a> written by Linda Williams </div><div align="center">and illustrated by Megan Lloyd</div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-9771646571922963492014-10-15T14:45:00.005-04:002014-10-15T14:46:02.488-04:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read:<br /><br /><strong>Little Listeners:</strong><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71XEt0khnxL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71XEt0khnxL.jpg" height="200" width="199" /></a></div><strong><em>The Busy Little Squirrel</em></strong> written and illustrated by Nancy Tafuri<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NX8999esL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NX8999esL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a></div><strong><em>Fall Mixed Up</em></strong> written by Bob Raczka and illustrated by Chad Cameron</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><br /></em></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://storytiming.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/fall-is-not-easy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://storytiming.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/fall-is-not-easy.jpg" height="200" width="128" /></a></div><strong><em>Fall is Not Easy</em></strong> written and illustrated by Marty Kelley</div><br /><strong>Story Time:</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />In addition to <strong><em>Fall is Not Easy</em></strong> and <strong><em>Fall Mixed Up</em></strong>, we read:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" border="0" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781934706695/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=317698524&" height="153" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>By the Light of the Harvest Moon</em></strong> written by Harriet Ziefert</div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Mark Jones</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">H</span><span style="color: #e69138;">a</span><span style="color: orange;">pp</span><span style="color: #7f6000;">y</span> <span style="color: #660000;">Fa</span><span style="color: red;">ll</span><span style="color: orange;">!</span></span></div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-7347815535993292762014-10-12T16:36:00.003-04:002014-10-12T16:36:58.901-04:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read:<br /><br /><b>Little Listeners</b>:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61T0TMl4bmL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61T0TMl4bmL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="199" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Farmyard Beat</i></b> written by Lindsey Craig and illustrated by Marc Brown</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton.com.data/Components/Large%20Book%20Gifs/Barnyard-dance.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton.com.data/Components/Large%20Book%20Gifs/Barnyard-dance.gif" height="200" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Barnyard Dance!</i></b> written and illustrated by Sandra Boynton</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.boydsmillspress.com/media/hfc/bmp/coverimages/large/978-1-56397-948-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://www.boydsmillspress.com/media/hfc/bmp/coverimages/large/978-1-56397-948-4.jpg" width="153" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Barn Sneeze</i></b> written and illustrated by Karen B. Winnick</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Storytime:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to <em><strong>Farmyard Beat</strong></em> we read...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" border="0" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781596434646/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=244766549&" height="200" width="199" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=231346{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Chicken Little</a></em></strong> by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" border="0" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0763606456/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=37761893&" height="200" width="165" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=240700{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Cows in The Kitchen</a></strong> written by June Crebbin and illustrated by Katherine McEwen<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Night Owls:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to <b><i>Farmyard Beat </i> </b>and <i style="font-weight: bold;">Chicken Little, </i>we read...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="185" src="http://images.bookoutlet.com/covers/large/isbn978080/9780805079517-l.jpg" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Chickens to the Rescue </i>by John Himmelman</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-88943063049998842752014-10-01T13:41:00.000-04:002014-10-01T13:41:06.041-04:00Book Buzz October, 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81eXT0VQbWL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81eXT0VQbWL._SL1500_.jpg" height="200" width="135" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=290245{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Julian Chapter: A Wonder Story</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">by R.J. Palacio<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">This is a must-read for anyone who has read </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">Wonder. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">Available only in </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">audio book or e-book format, </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">The Julian Chapter</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt;"> gives us the story from the perspective of the bully. Not that Julian thinks of himself as a bully. He has all the excuses in the world for his behavior. Initially remorseless, Julian struggles with the consequences of his treatment of Auggie (the boy in his class with severe facial deformities) and what it says about him. Whether or not there is redemption by the end is up for debate. Read it (or listen to it) and see what you think! </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">Alia </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">(J Audio Fiction)</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kidscanpress.com/Assets/Books/w_JasperJohnDooleyNotInLove_2214/Covers/2214_cv3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.kidscanpress.com/Assets/Books/w_JasperJohnDooleyNotInLove_2214/Covers/2214_cv3.jpg" height="200" width="153" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=288409{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Jasper John Dooley: Not in Love</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">by Caroline Adderson</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-language: ar-SA; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">Jasper John has to deal with Isabel being in love with him. She is telling everyone they are getting married and he can’t stand it! She is ruining his recess time and getting him in trouble at school repeatedly. How can he get her not to like him anymore? Some very good advice comes from his Nan and father—will it help? This is a great book for kids new to chapter books and book three of the series. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; font-style: italic; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;">Kristin</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US; mso-arabic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-armenian-font-family: Tahoma; mso-ascii-font-family: Tahoma; mso-currency-font-family: Tahoma; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Tahoma; mso-default-font-family: Tahoma; mso-greek-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hebrew-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latin-font-family: Tahoma; mso-latinext-font-family: Tahoma; mso-thai-font-family: Tahoma;"> (J Fiction)</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41MPUTPAe5L._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41MPUTPAe5L._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="155" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=292090{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Hidden</a> </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt;">by Loic Dauvillier <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">Hidden</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt;"> is a beautiful graphic novel that tells a story within a story. One night, Elsa wakes up and finds that her Grandmother is still awake and rather upset. Elsa's Grandmother then tells her the story of her experience during the Holocaust as a young Jewish girl living in occupied France. The pictures tell a beautiful, sad story with a moderate amount of dialogue. Since the story is told from a little girl's perspective, it doesn't obscure the atrocities of the Holocaust but remains age-appropriate. Despite having sad moments, this novel also has a lot of warmth. </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">Cassie</span><span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 11pt;"> (JF Graphic Novel)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-US"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-77718984061385156562014-09-30T20:33:00.002-04:002014-09-30T20:33:46.699-04:00October 2014 Early Literacy Calendar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the calendar below for early literacy activity ideas. Want more? Visit the library and ask our children's librarians for early literacy tips. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4ISBjquhYgUWHdpSWprN3NyLU0/edit?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8PypqfQvPm0/VCtLbJKHTnI/AAAAAAAACnU/vw2F8Lhqt0o/s1600/October%2B2014.png" height="247" width="320" /></a></div><br />Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-18793159007943162182014-09-25T00:00:00.000-04:002014-09-25T00:00:01.357-04:00Happy Birthday Shel!Read a poem today in honor of poet Shel Silverstein. He was born on September 25th, 1930. <br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="447" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CNiaYHZme_U" width="800"></iframe><br />Find out more at www.shesilverstein.com.Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-57201536598748943652014-09-24T15:05:00.006-04:002014-09-24T15:05:55.346-04:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read:<br /><br /><b>Little Listeners:</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/harperchildrensImages/isbn/large/9/9780062110589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/harperchildrensImages/isbn/large/9/9780062110589.jpg" height="200" width="155" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=269244{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons</a></i></b> written by Eric Litwin </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by James Dean</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://covers.booktopia.com.au/big/9781742756509/seadog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://covers.booktopia.com.au/big/9781742756509/seadog.jpg" height="198" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=281113{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Seadog</a></i></b> written by Claire Saxby and illustrated by Tom Jellett</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hlWmB0wfqDU/UObA12-pofI/AAAAAAAAAk0/E_FzzJT5fu0/s1600/Matildas+cat+-+gravett.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hlWmB0wfqDU/UObA12-pofI/AAAAAAAAAk0/E_FzzJT5fu0/s1600/Matildas+cat+-+gravett.jpg" height="200" width="169" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=289187{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Matilda's Cat</a></i></b> written and illustrated by Emily Gravett</div><br /><b>Story Time and Night Owls:</b><br /><b><br /></b>In addition to <b><i>Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons</i></b> and <b><i>Seadog</i></b>, we read...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" height="162" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0062051857/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=41560450&" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=71657{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Bark, George</a> by Jules Feiffer</div><br />Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-8773069454580007532014-09-22T14:07:00.001-04:002014-09-22T14:07:51.360-04:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read:<br /><br /><br /><strong>Little Listeners:</strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thirdstoryies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/I-Aint-Gonna-Paint-No-More.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.thirdstoryies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/I-Aint-Gonna-Paint-No-More.jpg" height="200" width="170" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=209602{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!</a></em></strong> written by Karen Beaumont </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by David Catrow</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61E6DHZ9RWL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61E6DHZ9RWL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="158" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Snappy Little Numbers</em></strong> written by Kate Lee and Caroline Repchuk<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Story Time:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781596439856/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=852791608&" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781596439856/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=852791608&" height="200" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=289569{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Midnight Library</a> </i></b>by Kazuno Kohara</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/images/cached/INGRAM/978/053/130/9780531301791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.publishersweekly.com/images/cached/INGRAM/978/053/130/9780531301791.jpg" height="200" width="188" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Little Bo Peep's Library Book </i></b>by Cressida Cowell</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348980077l/843918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348980077l/843918.jpg" height="200" width="160" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=22675{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">I Took My Frog to the Library</a></i></b> written by Eric A. Kimmel </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by Blanche Sims<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Night Owls:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to <b><i>The Midnight Library</i></b>, we read...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" height="200" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0805017445/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=24320484&" width="164" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=174835{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</a> </b>written by </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bill Martin, Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[Cover]" height="167" src="http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=0763626694/LC.GIF&client=856-667-0300&type=xw12&upc=&oclc=&" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=178277{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER"><b><i>Maisy Goes to the Library</i></b></a> by Lucy Cousins</div></div></div>Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-34489496353451907702014-09-11T09:55:00.000-04:002014-09-11T09:55:25.793-04:00This Week @ Story TimeWhat we read:<br /><br /><b>Little Listeners:</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bWgEl8DuL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bWgEl8DuL._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="155" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=198269{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Bus for Us</a></i></b> written and illustrated by Suzanne Bloom</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.bookoutlet.com/covers/large/isbn978080/9780805059526-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://images.bookoutlet.com/covers/large/isbn978080/9780805059526-l.jpg" height="200" width="156" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=23160{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">The Seals on the Bus</a></i></b> written by Lenny Hort </div><div style="text-align: center;">and illustrated by G. Brian Karas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gNvb%2BJP4L._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gNvb%2BJP4L._SX258_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="163" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=169093{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">School Bus</a></i></b> written and illustrated by Donald Crews</div><br /><b>Story Time</b>:<br /><br /><br />In addition to <i>The Bus For Us</i> and <i>The Seals on the Bus we read:</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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President Maggie has a lot on her plate: her father has</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black;"> Multiple Sclerosis (a subject which is treated with both honesty and sweetness), her two teenage sisters are utterly boy-obsessed, and she’s developing a bit of a crush herself! This humorous and warm-hearted book follows Maggie and her family as they work to keep everything together during a huge shift in their lives—Dad is getting sicker and Mom’s got a new job with long hours. Maggie is a hilarious and insightful narrator who is determined to help her father and family through some pretty intense and scary struggles. Will the rock-and-roll loving Mayfield family make it through?</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black;"> </span> <span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic;">Cassie </span>(J Fiction)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51paTf2xL2L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51paTf2xL2L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg" height="200" width="126" /></a><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://sirsi.chplnj.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/57/5/3?searchdata1=289579{CKEY}&searchfield1=GENERAL^SUBJECT^GENERAL^^&user_id=WEBSERVER">Absolutely Almost</a> </span>by Lisa Graff</span></span> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This book is great for reluctant readers. Albie a ten-year-old is not the best student in his class. He struggles with reading and math. Luckily he has one great friend, Erlin, who doesn’t care how he does in school. His parents get very frustrated with his inability to do well in school. He gets a new nanny, Calista, and she really pays attention to him and seems to understand him. 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class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-US">Adapting Hans Christian Andersen’s tale </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hans-christian-andersen/nightingale-vainio/"><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: none;">The Nightingale</span></a><span lang="en-US"> into a middle grade</span></span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black;"> contemporary novel, Loftin tells the story of Little John, a 12 year-old well versed in loss, and of Gayle, a neglected foster child who may also be a magical nightingale. Little John is spending the summer working for his father's landscaping company when he comes across Gayle, a birdlike little girl who has made her nest in a tree. Gayle's voice is like nothing John has ever heard before and her singing attracts the attention of the richest man in town, a guy the residents call The</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black;"> Emperor. The Emperor wants to record Gayle's voice and he'll stop at nothing to get it, including paying Little John to bring Gayle to him. Little John is torn between protecting his family and protecting Gayle and initially he makes the wrong choice. Can he fix things before Gayle's magic is gone forever?</span><span lang="en-US" style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> </span><span lang="en-US" style="font-style: italic;">Alia </span>(J Fiction)</span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br />Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1778985390532205327.post-45699719503458618992014-09-01T00:00:00.000-04:002014-09-01T00:00:04.284-04:00September 2014 Early Literacy Calendar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click on the calendar below for an early literacy activity to do each day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4ISBjquhYgUN3JJZG4xdWxvQTA/edit?usp=sharing" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DsXNymgqEIg/U_ecHJLqTaI/AAAAAAAACnA/ImlI9DA55y8/s1600/September%2B2014.png" height="308" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Your Children's Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153865336772882899noreply@blogger.com