Penny's Puppet Productions

Penny and her wonderful puppets are back for another visit at the library. Join us on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. in the Library Auditorium for "Mother Goose on the Loose". Mother Goose thinks no one cares or knows her rhymes and she runs away and hides. Join the lively cast of puppets as they try and get her come back and play. This program is for ages two to six years and an accompanying adult....

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Summer Reading 2009 Is Almost Here

The big day is almost here! The start of Summer Reading 2009 at the Beaverton City Library. The theme this year is "Be Creative @ Your Library." Summer Reading is for all kids, birth through those entering the fifth grade in September, 2009. Registration begins Monday, June 1st and continues through Friday, July 31st, 2009. You can register in person or online. Prizes include a paperback book and a coupon for Oaks Park Day on Wednesday, August 12, 2009. So don't miss out. Plan to spend some fun reading time over summer vacation and win prizes. What could make summer more perfect?...

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Staff Favorites: April showers bring May flowers.

Planting a Rainbowby Lois Ehlert (E Ehlert) (1988)Flowers come in all colors, shapes and sizes. Why not plant them all? check our catalog for this titleLilly's Big Dayby Kevin Henkes (E Henkes) (2006)Lilly would really love to be the flower girl at her teacher's wedding!check our catalog for this titleBudgie and Booby David McPhail (Children's New Book) (E McPhail) (2009)One friend grows flowers, and the other grows vegetables.check our catalog for this titleFletcher and the Springtime Blossomsby Julia Rawlinson (Children's New Book) (E Rawlinson) (2009)A young fox mistakes the white spring ground for snow!check our catalog for this titleDaisy-head...

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New Book Review

Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?by Karen Beaumont (E Beaumont) (2008)A mother kangaroo is in search of the culprit who ate all the cookie dough! One by one she asks all the animals if they know who ate the dough. The story builds as she searches to solve the mystery. The surprise ending really makes this book fun to read with small children. The illustrations are cute and sparse, allowing the reader to focus on the story. For infants to preschoolers. SCcheck the catalog for this ti...

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First Test recommended for ages 10 to 14by Tamora Pierce (J Pierce) (1999)Do you ever wonder what it would be like to live in the time of knights? Have you ever heard of a girl wanting to be a knight? Well, you can read about both in First Test by Tamora Pierce. This fantasy and adventure story is the first book in the “Protector of the Small” series, which follows Keladry on the long and difficult process of becoming a knight. Keladry faces many obstacles to just becoming a royal page, including the bully, Joren, and her fear of heights. Despite it all, Keladry courageously faces these challenges and always does what is right even when that...

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Family Gaming Day, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 1:30 p.m.

Get your game on and test your skills at Super Smash Brothers on Nintendo Wii at this all ages program. No registration is required and no previous gaming experience required, just a desire to have f...

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Pink Pig Puppet Theater, Saturday, May 16, 2009, 11:00 a.m.

Plan to celebrate Children's Book Week by visiting the library and coming to see the Pink Pig Puppet Theater. Mr. Steven Engelfried will be here with his puppet friends to tell the story of Moris and Boris, two very silly bears. The performance is for all ages and no registration is required. Don't forget, the Beaverton Farmer's Market has started for 2009, so allow plenty of time for parking. After attending the puppet show, you may want to go across the street and take in the market too and make a morning of it. We hope to see you at the puppet show and wish you a Happy Children's Book We...

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Review for "LEGO Toys" by Kris Hirchmann

Age 9-12 years oldCopyright: 2009Pages: 48 Call number: J 688.7 HIRWe didn’t have many LEGOs at my house when I was growing up. About the time my older sister started to enjoy building with them I was enjoying putting everything in my mouth. Instead we played with DUPLOs-- LEGO’s larger cousin. As a matter of fact I didn’t give much thought to LEGO’s until I read Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder, which asked “Why is Lego the most ingenious toy in the world?” And indeed, they are ingenious!LEGOs are pretty neat. And they are the subject of Kris Hirschmann’s “LEGO Toys.” This 48 page book contains information on the creation of LEGO in Denmark...

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Picture Books for Military Families

When a parent is away on active military service, it can be difficult for young children to cope with their feelings about being separated from mom or dad. Below are a few picture books written specifically to help children work through the emotions that arise when a parent is on deployment. Love, Lizzie: Letter to a Military Mom by Lisa Tucker McElroy"How long does defending freedom take?" asks Lizzie in a letter to her mom. Lizzie spends a year separated from her mother, who is on active duty overseas. With her father and brother's help she finds ways to stay close to her mom until the special day when mom and daughter are reunited.Check our...

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Staff Favorites: The Sun

Staff Favorites: Sunshine makes me happy.The Way To Start a Dayby Byrd Baylor (E Baylor)(1978)How do other people in the world greet the sun?check our catalog for this titleAn Island in the Sunby Stella Blackstone (E Blackstone)(2002)A little boy's dog awaits him on a sunny island.check our catalog for this titleChild's Good Morning Bookby Margaret Wise Brown (Children's New Book)(E Brown)(2009)Various critters wake up with the sun. Illustrations by Karen Katz make this book especially endearing.check our catalog for this titleFun Dog, Sun Dogby Deborah Heiligman (E Heiligman)(2005)Tinka the dog is just the right kind of dog.check our catalog...

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