Sabtu, 30 April 2011

Tip Your Hats To The Royal Couple!

It is time to don your most beautiful bonnets, tremendous toppers, hillarious hats, and fabulous fascinators in celebration of the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.The Hat That Wore Clara B.By: Melanie Turner-DenstaedIn church on Mothers' Sunday when all the older ladies dress in white and wear their most beautiful hats, Clara B., sitting in the pew behind her grandmother and admiring her every move, determines to find a way to wear her grandmother's hat. Which Hat is That?By: Anna HinesMouse tries on all kinds of different hats until settling on her favorite hat of all!Millie's Marvellous HatBy: Satoshi Kitamura"When Millie cannot afford the...

Senin, 11 April 2011

Dia de los Niños/ El Día de los Libros, Saturday, April 30, 2:00-3:00 PM

Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day with us! On this day we celebrate children, families and reading. We will celebrate with bi-lingual storytelling and songs (in Spanish and English), crafts and refreshments! For families with children, but this program will be most enjoyable for children age 2-8. Free! No registration required. Día de los Niños/Dia de los Libros Sábado 30 de abril del 2011, de 2:00 p.m. a 3:00 p.m. Celebra con nosotros el Dia de los Niños/Dia de los Libros. En este día celebramos a los niños, a las familias y a la lectura. ¡Celebraremos con cuentos y canciones bilingües (en Español y en Inglés), y artesanías y refrescos! Este...

Fortune Cookies

by Albert Bitterman (2011)A little girl receives a box of seven fortune cookies, one for each day of the week. Each day she opens one up and reads the typical fortune cookie message, for example on monday the cookie says, "You will lose something you don't need." Then she loses a tooth!Each cookie on the page actually has a pull out message that you can slide out and then back in. After you see the message there is the repeating phrase, "And guess what?" The next page tells you. Each fortune seems to come true and the story is adorable.The book has little text and bright simple pictures that will appeal to young children. On the cute meter,...

Jumat, 08 April 2011

Family Movie Matinee

Come watch a great family movie at the library!Sunday April 17th2:00 p.m.auditoriumFREE!Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adu...

Jumat, 01 April 2011

New Picture Book Review: Ribbit Rabbit

By Candace Ryan Illustrated by Mike Lowery Call Number: E Ryan Best for ages 2-8 Frog and Bunny are best friends, and they do practically everything together from swimming, eating Peanut Butter sandwiches, fighting monsters, to playing with robots. But like most friendships, sometimes they don’t get along very well.In fun playful language*, we learn not only about sharing, but about friendship, compromise. Frog and Bunny’s play is creative and Mike Lowery’s illustrations are simple enough for a child to emulate, and still full of movement and emotion. Whether you’re needing books on sharing and friendships, or just looking for a fun word-play...

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