PreK Bits

Wed, 01/14/2009 - 12:40pm by ryanikoglu

Welcome back to Storytime Season!
Ms. Rachel, Ms. Sara and Ms. Betsy are doing gingerbread, brown buns, cakes, and Happy New Years this week.
You can repeat the recipes at home often with:
Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone. A Classic.
The Gingerbread Boy by Richard Egielski. An updated version.
The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. Lusciously illustrated.
and sing "Five Brown Buns in the Bakery Shop" with
CDs from some of our favorite performers:
Peter & Ellen Allard in Sing It! Say It!.
Sharon, Lois and Bram in Great Big Hits.
Tom Chapin in Great Big Fun For The Very Little One.

Parent Bits - Cyber-Safety

Tue, 01/13/2009 - 12:03pm by ryanikoglu

If you can find the time for gathering parent information, there are useful Parent Guides on raising Cyber-Safe Kids today. Help young people learn to use the Internet Safely and Responsibly. It is an essential skill for life.
Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens;
Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens are Really Doing Online;
Generation MySpace: Helping Your Teen Survive Online Adolescence;
Me, MySpace, And I: Parenting the Net Generation;
And The DVD Think Before You Click: Playing It Safe Online.

Parent Bits - What Do We Read NEXT?

Sat, 01/10/2009 - 11:21am by ryanikoglu

Parents (and Kids) ask ... "What are some good kid reads?" and we love to help. There are many Guides to help also. You can find great suggestions with:
Nancy Pearl's Book Crush.
Laura Bush's Laura's List.
Reading Raps: A Book Club Guide for Librarians, Kids, and Families.
Gotcha For Guys! Non-Fiction Books to Get Boys Excited About Reading.
Peak With Books: An Early Childhood Resource.
New York Times Parent's Guide To The Best Books For Children.

Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nichols

Wed, 01/07/2009 - 2:29pm by Tahira

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Sam has alls sorts of questions about life such as, “Where do you go after you die?” Living through the last stages of leukemia, Sam searches for the answers. Through journal entries, lists and questions, the reader sees life through Sam’s eyes and learns how precious life is.

PreK Bits - STORYTIMES START again !

Wed, 01/07/2009 - 1:00pm by ryanikoglu

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Pack up the babies and grab the grandparents and everyone goes....
To the STORYTIME SHOWS!
PRESCHOOL STORYTIMES and BABY PLAYGROUPS
begin next week... JANUARY 12, 2009.

So Line up the sneakers, unknot the shoelaces,
Don't match the mittens, don't match the socks,
Get ready to warm up a spot on the floor...
We're ready to sing once more.

Kid Bits - What was it like?

Mon, 12/29/2008 - 1:34pm by ryanikoglu

If you are in elementary school, here's a series of books that make history fun. The pictures are funny too!
You Wouldn't Want To Be Sick In The Sixteenth Century!
You Wouldn't Want To Work On The Railroad!
You Wouldn't Want To Be Mary Queen Of Scots!
You Wouldn't Want To Be A Victorian Servant!
You can find many more titles in the series by typing "you wouldn't want to be" for "title". Let the CATALOG find the rest and then you can choose.

Piano Starts Here by Robert Andrew Parker

Sun, 12/28/2008 - 2:29pm by Tahira

The childhood life of one of the great jazz piano players Art Tatum, is told in this lyrical book. Simple sentences give the book a gentle feeling as Robert Andrew Parker tells the story of a young man challenged by poor eyesight.

Anne Rice's spiritual confession

Fri, 12/26/2008 - 2:31pm by pumpkin

Anne Rice wrote books about vampires long before Stephenie Meyer but in her Called Out of Darkness, a Spiritual Confession, Rice repudiates her vampires and vows to write only on religious themes, most particularly Catholic themes.

The book is interesting for her memories of a Catholic girlhood in New Orleans, her embracing of atheism as a college student and finally her “reconversion” in her early fifties. Although sometimes overwritten, it still stands as the progress of a mind in conflict. Readers of books such as Interview with a Vampire, will find the confession interesting as Rice now sees her fascination with vampires as an attempt to contact the spiritual realm. The reader can judge for him/herself whether she succeeds in her latest endeavors.

Wool Bits - 'Tis the Season

Fri, 12/19/2008 - 11:46am by ryanikoglu

'Tis the SEASON to do COZY things. Here are some ideas with wools and yarns.
Crochet: Fantastic Jewelry, Hats, Purses, Pillows And More
Knit One, Felt Too
Knitted Toys, and
Just Socks.

DVD Bits - Red and Green for the Holidays

Wed, 12/17/2008 - 10:47am by ryanikoglu

If you enjoy HOME IMPROVEMENT with "Tim, the Tool Man, Taylor", you'll get a kick out of this set. Try the Red Green Show from Canadian Broadcast.

Uncle Red and his nephew Harold host the show at the Possum Lodge ("When things go wrong, play dead.") Each episode features segments like "Handyman's Corner" ("If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy"); "For You Older Men Out There" (Just remember, I'm pullin' for you. We're all in this together."); and ends with the Possum Lodge meeting.
Want more ideas of what to do with Duct Tape? Check Out Ductigami; and Got Tape?.