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July 2018

Storytime

Beach Party Storytime

Beach Party (revised)  A beach party-themed storytime is great for the end of summer, but you can hold this type of story anytime!  Read about the beach and toss around a beach ball. For a [continue reading]

Published on Jul 30, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Special Days
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Storytime

Sun for Babies Storytime

Sun for Babies       Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day.  A baby-toddler storytime can [continue reading]

Published on Jul 27, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Science
Storytime Ages: Baby

Review

Jabberwalking Review

Herrera, Juan Felipe. Jabberwalking. Poetry. Candlewick, 03/2018. 137pp. $22.99. 978-1-5362-0140-6. PB $14.99. 978-0-7636-9264-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 5-ADULT.  Lewis Carroll composed the joyously nonsensical poem “Jab­berwocky.” Now, former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Her­rera calls on [continue reading]

Published on Jul 25, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

Nonfiction Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books

Nonfiction Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books  Baker, Kate. Walk This Wild World. Candlewick, 05/2018.  [24p.] $18.99, 978-0-7636-9899-7.  Grades K-5.      Beginning in the Arctic tundra, this celebration of the world’s habitats features a brief four-line rhyme [continue reading]

Published on Jul 23, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Updates
Tags: Pop-up books

Reissues – Arthur Yorinks’ “Company” series

REISSUES Yorinks, Arthur. Company’s Coming. Illus. by David Small. Disney/Hyperion, 04/2018. [32p.] $16.99. 978-136800404-6. Yorinks, Arthur. Company’s Going. Illus. by David Small. Disney/Hyperion, 04/2018. [32p.] $16.99. 978-136800405-3. Originally released in 1988, Company’s Coming is the [continue reading]

Published on Jul 20, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: Updates
Tags: Reissues

Review

Golden Thread: A Song for Pete Seeger Review

Meloy, Colin. Golden Thread, The: A Song for Pete Seeger. Nikki McClure, Illus. Biography. Balzer & Bray, 04/2018. [48]pp. $18.99. 978-0-06-236825-6. OUTSTANDING. GRADES K-3. Author and musician Colin Meloy (The Wildwood Chronicles) and illustrator Nikki [continue reading]

Published on Jul 18, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck

DIY: Talk Like a Pirate Day!

DO IT YOURSELF PROGRAMMING: Talk Like a Pirate Day!  September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which has been celebrated since 2002 and makes for a fun library program theme. Many libraries enjoy [continue reading]

Published on Jul 16, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: DIY: Do It Yourself, Programming Ideas
Tags: Talk Like a Pirate Day

Read-Alike

Ghost Read-Alikes

Ghost by Jason Reynolds Alexander, Kwame. Rebound.  Aronson, Marc. Pick-up Game: A Full Day of Full Court. Booth, Coe. Kinda Like Brothers. Clement, Andrew. The Jacket. Deans, Sis Boulos. Racing the Past. DeGross, Monalisa. Donovan’s [continue reading]

Published on Jul 14, 2018
Posted by: pennypeck
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