Book Buzz June 2011

My Dad’s A Birdman by David Almond
Lizzie more or less has to take care of her father since her Mom died. One day her Dad is acting a bit more strange than usual, so she stays back from school to keep an eye on him. He is eating worms and acting like a bird! Her dad is getting all excited about these giant wings he has created out of feathers. Lizzie learns that he has signed up for a contest to see if he can fly. Auntie Doreen stops by to check on them and she is even more concerned about the way he is acting and tries to take Lizzie away. Read on to be entertained with this short book. The audio book is delightful. Kristin (J Fiction)

School of Fear by Gitty Daneshvari
Madeline, Theo, Lulu and Garrison are all very afraid. Madeline has an intense fear of insects and spiders, living her life under a veil and wearing a belt of repellent cans. Theo is scared of dying (himself and those around him.) Lulu is terribly claustrophobic and Garrison CAN’T be near deep water. In a desperate effort to rid themselves of their crippling phobias, the four children head to the School of Fear. However, the headmistress, Mrs. Wellington, seems more interested in training the students to become beauty queens, than to overcome their fears. This school is definitely strange and the kids want OUT.  This could be the scariest summer of their lives! Meghan (J Fiction)

Vesper’s Rising, Book 11 in The 39 Clues Series by Rick Riordan
For all of you 39 Clues fans, you do not want to miss the 11th addition to the series! Vesper’s Rising, takes the reader back in time to the beginning of the 39 clues. You find out why the special serum was made, why it needed to be hidden, and who it needed to be hidden from. The readers are whisked back in time to the 1500 hundreds and the book goes all the way up to present day. The hunting for clues is not over, not by a long shot!
Jacquie (J Fiction)

Mr. Popper's Penguins Trailer

Another children's book is being made into a movie! Check out the trailer for Mr. Popper's Penguins starring Jim Carrey and then come by the library and check out this children's classic!

This Week @ Story Time

What We Read:

Little Listeners:

The Red Lemon written and illustrated by Bob Staake
Blue Chameleon written and illustrated by Emily Gravett
Lemons are not Red written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger





Story Time:
A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann
Posy! by Linda Newbery
Kitten for a Day by Ezra Jack Keats

This Week @ Story Time

What we read:

Little Listeners:

One Nighttime Sea written by Deborah Lee Rose and illustrated by Steve Jenkins
I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean written and illustrated by Kevin Sherry






Story Time:

Hello Ocean written by Pam Munoz Ryan and illustrated by Mark Astrella
Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea written by Jan Peck and illustrated by Valeria Petrone
Into the A, B, Sea written by Deborah Lee Rose and illustrated by Steve Jenkins

2011 Cherry Picks

Each year, we vote for our favorite books during Children's Book Week. This year, voting took place during the first week of May. Thanks to all who voted in this year's CHERRY PICKS! Here are the results:
(all nominated titles were published in 2010)

Best Picture Book Nominees
Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton
A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Art & Max by David Wiesner
City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems
and the winner is:

Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

Best Easy Reader Nominees
Buzz Boy and Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
Cork and Fuzz: the babysitters by Dori Chaconas
Ling and Ting: not exactly the same by Grace Lin
We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems
and the winner is:

Buzz Boy and Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

Best Juvenile Fiction Nominees
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger
Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvemt and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang by Amy Ignatow
Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker
The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter
Moon Over Manifest by Claire Vanderpool
and the winner is:

Popularity Papers: Research for the Social Improvemt and General Betterment of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang by Amy Ignatow



Each year, we also highlight one outstanding nonfiction book with our Director's Pick. This year's Director's Pick is:

Ubiquitous: celebrating nature's survivors by Joyce Sidman

Ubiquitous combines poetry and factual information to tell the stories of some of nature's hardiest species- including beetles, geckos, sharks and dandelions.

Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you again for voting.

If any of these titles are new to you, check them out! We're sure you'll enjoy them.

This Week @ Storytime

What We Read:

Little Listeners:

The Best Pet of All written by David LaRochelle and illustrated by Hanako Wakiyama
Dragon Dancing written by Carole Lexa Schaefer and illustrated by Pierr Morgan









Story Time:

Dragon Stew written by Steve Smallman and illustrated by Lee Wildish
Max's Dragon written by Kate Banks and illustrated by Boris Kulikov
The Best Pet of All written by David LaRochelle and illustrated by Hanako Wakiyama

This Week @ Story Time

What We Read:

Little Listeners:
Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake written by Thomas Taylor and illustrated by Jill Barton
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Mark Teague
On Top of Spaghetti illustrated by Gene Barretta

Story Time:
Minnie's Diner written by Dayle Ann Dodds and illustrated by John Manders
Fast Food! Gulp! Gulp! written and illustrated by Bernard Waber
On Top of Spaghetti illustrated by Gene Barretta
Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake written by Thomas Taylor and illustrated by Jill Barton