Kid Bits - New Babies in the Family

Mon, 09/17/2007 - 1:23pm by ryanikoglu

Is a new baby arriving at your house? Brothers and Sisters can prepare with these titles. Now We Have A Baby; What Baby Needs; Just Add One Chinese Sister; What To Expect When The New Baby Comes Home; and Peter's Chair.

Vergie Goes to School With Us Boys by Elizabeth Fitzgerald

Mon, 09/10/2007 - 4:03pm by Tahira

Set in the Reconstruction era in Tennessee, Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys tells the story of a determined little girl and her desire to experience real freedom through education.

Kid Bits - A Porcine Wonder !

Mon, 09/10/2007 - 11:15am by ryanikoglu

If you are a fan of delightful pig fiction, then discover the tales of Mercy Watson. Mercy is the favorite pig of Mr. and Mrs. Watson. Read her adventures in
Mercy Watson Goes For A Ride;
Mercy Watson To The Rescue;
Mercy Watson Fights Crime and Kate DiCamillo's newest addition to the series
Mercy Watson: Princess In Disguise. Kids can read these as a "first chapter book", or the family can enjoy them together. OINK with pleasure !

DVD Bits - A Family Film

Mon, 09/10/2007 - 9:53am by ryanikoglu

Most people know Winnie the Pooh. Many people do not know Winnie The Pooh originated with a real bear named Winnie, shortened from Winnipeg. A.A. Milne and his son Christopher met the real Winnie at the London Zoo in 1926. A Bear Named Winnie is based on the story of that amazing bear. Thus began the whimsical tales that appeared in Now We Are Six; House At Pooh Corner; and When We Were Very Young.

Baby Bits - Chick-Chick-adee !

Wed, 09/05/2007 - 1:10pm by ryanikoglu

Baby PlayGroup series is arriving the week of September 10, 2007. And new books keep arriving. Look for rhythm and rhyme and names and pictures you LIKE!
Remember .... You'll need to read it again, and again, and AGAIN!
Try Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan; and Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett; and The Cow Who Clucked from Denise Fleming.

Sweet Land of Liberty by Deborah Hopkinson

Wed, 08/29/2007 - 5:00pm by Tahira

Oscar Chapman hated injustice as a child and decided that he would do whatever he could to fight it as an adult. When the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let Marion Anderson sing at Howard University's Constitution Hall, Oscar Chapman and others came up with a plan. The result was one the largest concert crowds the U.S. Capital had ever seen as Marion Anderson sang America to thousands of people at the Lincoln Memorial.

History Bits - Birch Canoes

Tue, 08/28/2007 - 1:42pm by ryanikoglu

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Birch bark canoes, longhouses, and the Potowatami Trail. Trust our library Dewy Decimal Numbers to carry you into Native American history by browsing collections around "970" (Europeans coming to the North American continent), "975" (Native American cultures), and "978" (Western Expansion).

Kid Bits - Baseball

Tue, 08/28/2007 - 1:18pm by ryanikoglu

Ah ... Baseball Season's coming to an end, but mighty Casey carries on. Ernest Lawrence Thayer's Classic Casey At The Bat sets the climate. Dan Gutman has created a sequel Casey Back At Bat.
"CAN Casey bring joy back to Mudville?"

Kid BITS - School's Coming !

Tue, 08/28/2007 - 12:48pm by ryanikoglu

... here comes Labor Day ... then comes SCHOOL!
NEW books help smooth the way, and anticipate Kindergarten. Kindergarten Countdown, Off To Kindergarten, and It's Time For School With Tallulah.

Ain’t Nobody A Stranger to Me by Ann Grifalconi

Fri, 08/24/2007 - 6:17pm by Tahira

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A grandfather tells his granddaughter how a stranger helped him escape from slavery and to always help a stranger in need. Jerry Picnkey’s illustrations add a sense of timelessness to this touching tale.