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The Reading Promise
I cannot say enough about the book The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared by Alice Ozma. Let me start by giving you a little bit of the background, Alice Ozma was named for two very famous literary characters – Alice from Alice in Wonderland and Ozma…
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“Libraries are screwed….”
I just finished reading an article in the March/April 2012 of The Horn Book Magazine written by Stephen Roxburgh about The e-Future. In this article Stephen quotes a librarian named Eli Neiburger by saying that “Libraries are in the business of owning and sharing content. The faster the format becomes…
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The Puzzling World of Winston Breen
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen written by Eric Berlin was an exciting, and interactive mystery that reached far above my expectations. Winston Breen is a twelve-year-old puzzle maniac – he loves all kinds of puzzles! When his sister finds a puzzle in the birthday gift she receives from Winston,…
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Parachute Story Time
So today marked a big occasion…. I tried parachute story time for the first time during my regular story time. Try to imagine 15 children that range in age between 2 and 3 1/2 years old, with a parachute, puppets, books, and music. I would like to think of it…
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Wake
Wake written by Lisa McMann is the first book in the Wake trilogy. A quick read, the book sucks you right from the beginning. Janie, a 17-year old, gets sucked into other people’s dreams, which makes life truly difficult when you’re still in high school with peers sleeping through class, study hall,…
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And the Winner is….
The book and media awards were announced yesterday and every year I am so excited to hear who the winners will be. The Newbery Award definitely caught me off guard this year. I was actually trying very hard to keep up with the Newbery buzz and reading a lot of…
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Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder
If you’re looking for an absolutely silly and adventurous book especially for kids who like a little potty humor, then Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder by Jo Nesbo is the perfect pick! I’d like to just say that I felt a little funny reading this one at the gym, but it’s an easy read…
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Murder Mystery Party
Our library is going to host a murder mystery party for our Junior Friends group in January. The Junior Friends of the Library is a community service organization for 5th – 8th grade students in the local community. We’re lucky to have a strong group of about 30 kids throughout…
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Half Brother
Ben Tomlin was an only child for thirteen years, until the day his mother brought home Zan – an eight-day old chimpanzee. Ben’s parents plan on raising Zan as a human and to teach him American Sign Language (ASL) in order to see if Zan can acquire advanced language skills.…
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The Mother-Daughter Book Club
I’ve been wanting to read The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick for a while now, but with so much else to read, it got put on the back burner, until I noticed a new book in the series just recently came out in time for the holidays, so I…