Kid Bits - Knucklehead

Wed, 02/18/2009 - 9:38am by ryanikoglu

You need to read Knucklehead if you are a Jon Scieszka fan !!
Scieszka is author of the Time Warp Trio series such as Knights Of The Kitchen Table and See You Later, Gladiator; silly renditions of folklore such as Stinky Cheese Man and The True Story of The Three Little Pigs from the Wolf's point of view, and the Guys Read website.
KNUCKLEHEAD is a laugh-out-loud autobiography of growing up in Flint, MI in a 6-boys family. Dad commonly addressed "the pack" with one word, knucklehead, as in, "Which knucklehead _____?" This saved Dad from having to remember all the names and adequately addressed "the pack".

PreK Bits - Silly Stories

Tue, 02/17/2009 - 2:23pm by ryanikoglu

Ms. Rachel's Silly Stories and songs came from the following:
A Far-Fetched Story by Karin Cates
Shoe Town by Janet Stevens.
Monkey Face by Frank Asch.
Moving To Math singing "Hey There's Something in My Boot".
Jim Gill Makes It Noisy in Boise singing "Stick To The Glue".

Kid Bits - Do You Believe in Fairies ?

Sun, 02/15/2009 - 12:10pm by ryanikoglu

" A Fairy Went a-Marketing - she bought a winter gown...All stitched about with gossamer and lined with thistledown". If you enjoy "fairy lore" take a look at some NEW books.

Beverlie Manson's Fairies: A Celebration Of The Seasons presents beautiful double-page pictures of fairies in seasonal settings. It is also a visual game. On the page borders are small pictures that name and detail the fairies and plants. Then you can find them in the large scene. Dee-light-ful !

Who's Behind The Fairy Doors? - by Jonathan Wright, the local expert on recent fairy door phenomena. He interprets drawings of fairy sightings in the book.

PreK Bits - Royal Stories

Tue, 02/10/2009 - 10:47am by ryanikoglu

Old King Cole was a Merry Old Soul and the Queen Of Hearts Made some Tarts so let's add Regal Stories to the sharing list.
The Queen's Progress- an ABC of Queen Elizabeth I's entourage to her summer home.
Most Wonderful Egg In The World- the Royal Court must decide whose egg is most wonderful.
The Knight And The Dragon- become business partners.
Princess And The Pea- set in Africa by Rachel Isadora.
Imagine You're A Knight- what is it like?

Art From the Heart by Kathy Whitehead

Mon, 02/09/2009 - 3:01pm by Tahira

Clementine Hunter did not wait for the perfect time or the perfect tools to paint. She painted what was in her heart after long days working on the plantation. For all of us who want to wait for the right time or place to use our talents Art From the Heart by Kathy Whitehead is an inspiration.

PreK Bits - Stories from Asia

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 11:34am by ryanikoglu

Stories from Asia were featured in Storytime this week with Ms. Rachel. Favorites include:
The Pan-Asian folktale Counting Crocodiles.
Two Of Everything and The Empty Pot from China.
Mangoes And Bananas from India, and
Go To Sleep Gecko from Bali.

Youth Department Freedom Quilt

Mon, 02/02/2009 - 9:44am by Tahira

February is Black History Month. Come in and celebrate at the Downtown Library Youth Department. Paper quilt patches will be available to color and hang on the Youth Department’s wall.

Freedom Quilts were quilts with encoded messages that helped slaves find their way North to freedom. Although the significance and role the quilts played in the Underground Railroad is debated by scholars and historians, the stories of the quilts are still an important part of African-American history. Read more about Freedom Quilts in Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson, The Secret to Freedom by Marcia Vaughn and Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson.

Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story by Janet Halfmann

Wed, 01/21/2009 - 3:32pm by Tahira

Read about the amazing life of Robert Smalls, a former slave who: sailed a stolen confederate ship to freedom, became one of America’s first African American captains of a United States vessel, convinced President Abraham Lincoln to allow African Americans to enlist in the Union Army, helped write a new democratic state constitution, became a member of the United States Congress and introduced a petition to give women the right to vote. Seven Miles to Freedom is truly a book of courage and inspiration.

PreK Bits - Russian Stories

Tue, 01/20/2009 - 10:18am by ryanikoglu

"Ms Rachel" is doing stories from Russia this week.
Here are some to find in the folktales:
The Little Snow Girl;
Babushka;
Vasilissa The Beautiful;
Matreshka
Something From Nothing

The Moon Over Star by Diana Hutts Aston

Wed, 01/14/2009 - 12:46pm by Tahira

The first lunar landing inspires a young child to fulfill her dreams. The Moon Over Star, by Diana Hutts Aston is a tribute to that special event as well as to the child in all of us.