This Week @ Story Time

What We Read:

Little Listeners:

The Puzzled Penguin:  A pop-up book

written by Keith Faulkner and illustrated by Jonathan Lambert

My Heart is Like a Zoo

written and illustrated by Michael Hall

Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme

written and photographed by Bruce McMillan

Story Time:

The Puzzled Penguin: A pop-up book

written by Keith Faulkner and illustrated by Jonathan Lambert

 

A Penguin Story

written and illustrated by Antoinette Portis

 

Polar Bear Night

written by Lauren Thompson and illustrated by Stephen Savage

This Week @ Story Time

What we read:

Little Listeners:

Dragon Dance: A Chinese New Year lift the flap book 

written by Joan Holub and illustrated by Benrei Huang

Never Too Little to Love written by Jeanne Willis 

and illustrated by Jan Fearnley

Story Time:

Henry In Love written and illustrated by Peter McCarty

Never Too Little to Love written by Jeanne Willis

and illustrated by Jan Fearnley

Valentine Mice! written by Bethany Roberts and illustrated by Doug Cushman

This Week @ Story Time

What we read:

Little Listeners:

The Mitten adapted and illustrated by Jan Brett

 

One Mitten written by Kristine O'Connell George

and illustrated by Maggie Smith

 

Mouse's First Snow written by Lauren Thompson

and illustrated by Buket Erdogan

Story Time:

Dragon Dance written by Joan Holub and illustrated by Benrei Huang

 

Bringing in the New Year written and illustrated by Grace Lin

 

Crictor written and illustrated by Tomi Ungerer

Book Buzz, February 2013

Summer at Forsaken Lake
by Michael D. Beil
Nicholas Mettleson and his 10 year-old twin sisters are sent to Ohio from their life in busy NYC to spend the summer with an uncle they barely know, while their parents are working. Needless to say, they are not very excited—what is there to do in the country?  Once they arrive and get to know Uncle Nick and have time to explore, they start to have some fun. Nicholas meets Charlie, a girl with a mean curveball; she strikes him out on his first at bat. They become great friends and have lots of fun with Uncle Nick and sailing on the lake. Since their parents all grew up together on the lake, Charlie and Nick realize something happened when their parents where teenagers and they decide to figure out what happened.   Kristin (J Fiction)

Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs

by Katherine Applegate

Roscoe Riley is your typical first grader:  Curious, high spirited, and always in trouble.  This first book in the series opens up to find Roscoe in the timeout corner.  The rest of the story tells the tale of how he ended up there in the first place.  Roscoe claims that it is because there are too many rules for children to remember.  The principal thinks Roscoe needs time out for his “not good” judgment to play around with super mega gonzo glue.  You decide who is right!  Jacquie (J Fiction)

Eighth Grade is Making Me Sick

by Jennifer L. Holm

Ginny Davis of Holm’s Middle School is worse than Meatloaf is back to tell the story of her eighth grade year. This is a rough year for Ginny. Her school cancels art classes, her mom gets pregnant and her step-father loses his job. Luckily for Ginny, she is largely able to maintain her sense of humor. Luckily for you, following along means reading Ginny’s poetry, texts, sticky notes, and more. This is an eye-catching, quick read that explores the difficulties of middle school.
Meghan (J Fiction)

This Is Not My Hat

by Jon Klassen

This year’s Caldecott winning book starts with a small fish wearing a stolen blue hat.  Our fish friend tells us how clever he is, having taken this tiny topper from a much larger fish and running to hide among the reeds.  The other guy will never even notice the hat’s absence, the small fish assures us.  But quickly the audience sees this little guy is wrong, so very, very wrong! If you liked the wicked humor of Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back, you won’t want to miss this one!
Alia (Picture book)

 

Little House on the Prairie and 21st Century Medicine

Hey fans of the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, if the mention of "scarlet fever" makes you think of Mary Ingalls losing her sight, check out this article!

What really made Mary Ingalls go blind?

What's New? Book Bundles!

Have you seen our new Book Bundles? Book Bundles are a cool new display that we have in Youth Services.  Items in our Bundles are hand selected by children's librarians and may include picture books and nonfiction titles, as well as media such DVDs, audio books and music CDs. Our Book Bundle themes rotate and include such favorites as Trains, Dinosaurs, Princesses, Science and Barnyard Fun.

 

Check out our current selection of Book Bundles near the Easy Readers on the Youth Services floor. They've been flying off the shelves!