Word! Ideas for books and library programs
Title: Be Quiet, Mike! Author/Illustrator: Leslie Patricelli ISBN: 9780763644772 Pages: unpaged Publisher/Date: Candlewick Press, c2011. Bing, bong, bing, his rhythms would sing, but poor Monkey Mike heard only one thing…[...] BE QUIET, MIKE! In this rhythm filled picture book by Leslie Patricelli, Monkey Mike has made noise since before he was born. He bangs on pots [...]
Title: Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes Author: Salley Mavor ISBN: 9780618737406 Pages: 62 pages Publisher/Date: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2010. All households should have at least one collection of nursery rhymes for parents and caregivers to expose their children. This collection of nursery rhymes is a must have for [...]
ARRRRRRRRR me matey! Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Never heard of it? Where is your pirate spirit? It’s an excuse to celebrate all things pirate, and a great theme for story times that will draw the sprogs (errr… I mean boys and girls) into the library. And I be speaking the truth, seeing as [...]
September 19, 2011
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I debated with myself whether or not I should do this post. Not just because I figured that other websites would be doing similar tributes on the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center Attacks and would probably do it better than I ever could. And I realize that it is timely, it’s relevant, and [...]
September 11, 2011
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Title: Celebritrees: Historic and Famous Tress of the World Author: Margi Preus Illustrator: Rebecca Gibbon ISBN: 9780805078299 Pages: 40 pages (Picture Book format) Publisher/Date: Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of Henry Holt and Company, LLC c2010. Published: March 1, 2011 “Trees inspire people to extraordinary achievements. Treaties have been signed, justice dispensed, and the seeds of the [...]
June 13, 2011
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I had placed some items on hold for my posts in honor of May being National Egg Month, and May 14th being Dance Like a Chicken Day. They didn’t come in on time, so I did not include them in my posting. Well, they finally arrived, and rather than just sending them on their merry [...]
May is apparently National Egg Month, and May 14th is Dance Like a Chicken Day. So all this week, this “chick” is featuring chickens! Yesterday I counted chickens, today I’m presenting some big chickens! Title: Chicken Big Author/Illustrator: Keith Graves ISBN: 9780811872379 Pages: Picture Book Publisher/Date: Chronicle Books, c2010. Publication Date: August 18, 2010 With [...]
May is apparently National Egg Month, and May 14th is Dance Like a Chicken Day. So all this week, this “chick” is featuring chickens! Yesterday I presented Tough Chicks by Cece Meng. Today, we’re Counting Chickens! Title: Counting Chickens Author: Harriet Ziefert Illustrator: Flensted Mobiles ISBN: 9781609050337 Pages: Picture Book Publisher/Date: Blue Apple Books, c2010. [...]
May is apparently National Egg Month, and May 14th is Dance Like a Chicken Day. So all this week, this “chick” is featuring chickens! First up are Tough Chicks by Cece Meng. Title: Tough Chicks Author: Cece Meng Illustrator: Melissa Suber ISBN: 9780618824151 Pages: 32 pages (Picture Book) Publisher: Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton [...]
Title: Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night Author: Joyce Sidman Illustrator: Rick Allen ISBN: 9780547152288 Pages: 32 pages Publisher/Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, c2010. “To all of you who crawl and creep, who buzz and chirp and hoot and peep, who wake at dusk and throw off sleep: Welcome to the night.” [...]
