The Library League Newsletter
For Parents,
Teachers and Caregivers
May 21 - August 11, 2007
| New Books
for Tried & True Themes |
| Picture Books for the Older Set |
New Books and Media
These books and media are new to the library and are sure to find an audience. Be among the first to check them out.
Picture Books
Cowlick by Christin Ditchfield
Just how do cowlicks pop-up over night? This wonderfully illustrated book will explain it all!
A Good Day by Kevin Henkes
Fortunes reverse for four small animals all having what they consider to be bad days. Kevin Henkes is at his finest in this book that Horn Book Magazine (Starred Review, March 1, 2007) proclaims, “is the rare example of near-perfection in a picture book.”
Fiction
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little by Peggy Gifford
Moxy has one more day before the start of fourth grade, just one more day in which to read the required summer reading. Now Moxy loves to read and often will stay up late into the night to finish a particularly good book. What Moxy does not like is being told to read a specific book. Every child will recognize a part of themselves in Moxy and her crazy excuses for not having read Stuart Little.
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trent Lee Stewart
Four children answer local newspaper ads recruiting "gifted children looking for special opportunities", once they past all the required tests, (although they find they each did something entirely different to pass the same four tests), they become involved in saving the world. Kids who enjoy Lemony Snicket and J.K. Rowling will like this one.
Non-Fiction
The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires and illustrated by Holly Berry.
Cowboys and cowgirls will enjoy this Western version of an old tale. Giddyup, giddyup as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Cowboy.
DVD’s
Bill Nye, the Science Guy and The Way Things Work
Great introductions to science, both of these award winning series are now available on DVD.
New Books for Tried and True ThemesHaving trouble getting enthusiastic about that farm animal or apple unit? Each month we will list new titles to pique your little ones’ curiosity. |
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Seasons Fractured Nursery Rhymes Character Issues – Name Calling |
Theme Unit in a Box… Thank You Bear by Greg Foley
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Picture Books for the Older Set
These too often overlooked books offer some of the best introductions to history, art, sports and more. Each month we highlight titles that can be used in the classroom or at home to spark discussions.
Celebrate Patricia Polacco’s Birthday all month!
Books so well written and beautifully illustrated it’s like having storyteller Patricia Polacco in the room.
Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair
What happens when a town gives up the library and reading for watching television? It’s Aunt Chip to the rescue.
John Philip Duck
John Philip Duck is trained to perform tricks to John Philip Sousa marches by Edward, a young boy who works at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Sibling rivalry at its best is realistically depicted in this book about Patricia and her older brother Richie.
Pink and Say
Polacco tells the story of her great great grandfather’s (Say) life during the Civil War when young African-American Union soldier (Pink) saved him only to lose his own life in a Confederate camp.
Rotten Richie and the Ultimate Dare
Patricia is out to prove to her older brother Richie that ballet is just as difficult as hockey and when he loses the ultimate dare he will have to pay the price.
Something about Hensley's
Mr. Hensley’s general store always has what townsfolk are looking for but can it supply what a newly relocated family needs?
Thank you, Mr. Falker
Always a gifted artist, Polacco tells of her own difficulties reading until a teacher discovers her reading disability and helps her overcome it.
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