Thursday, August 30, 2012

New Picture Books

Today at storytime I tried out a couple of new picture books. One was called Cindy Moo and I really enjoyed it. The story is about how Cindy, a cow, hears the nursery rhyme about the cow jumping over the moon and decides she should be able to do it, too. Her attempts at jumping the moon reminded me strongly of Kevin Henkes's wonderful book Kitten's First Full Moon. Cindy Moo was fun to read, but a little challenging because the story is told in a rhyme scheme that has a certain rhythm to it. It reminded me of Bed Hogs by Kelly DiPuccio.



The second book I tried out was Don't Copy Me! by Jonathan Allen. This book will resonate with any kid who has a sibling, because the story of Little Puffin's attempts at getting the Gull babies to stop copying him should be very, very familiar. Kids will laugh at the illustrations, and should also check out Allen's Baby Owl titles I'm Not Cute! and I'm Not Scared!

Thursday, August 23, 2012

New Stuff Coming This Fall

This fall is going to be a wonderful time for popular children's book releases! I am especially looking forward to The Diviners by Libba Bray (September), Ruins by Orson Scott Card (October), This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (October), The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (October), and Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor (November). Fans of the Just Grace and Ivy + Bean chapter books will be pleased to see new books in those series, and Mo Willems fans such as myself will be happy to see new books in September and October (Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs and Let’s Go for a Drive!, respectively). Which books are you looking forward to this fall?


We'll be busy with fall programs here soon too. On Saturday Sept. 1 we're having a special Pete the Cat storytime at 11 a.m. with snacks and activities in addition to Pete stories. On Saturday Sept. 29 we're having a My Weird School party at 11 a.m. with art projects, Fizz Ed, and more activities, plus snacks and a chance to win the My Weird School books. And on Saturday October 27 we're having a Scooby Doo Mystery Party at 11 a.m. Kids will solve a mystery and build shoebox Mystery Machines, as well as eat snacks and get a chance to win some Scooby books. Please sign up for these programs if you're interested by calling us, emailing me, or stopping by the library.