29
Aug
Read Across Lawrence for Kids
After months and months of preparation, I’m so excited to share with you a community-wide reading event with the goal of getting kids “on the same page”. For 10 years, the Lawrence Public Library has been hosting a city project, Read Across Lawrence, where everyone reads the same book at the same time. This year […]
27
Aug
On The Road Storytime
Hello Sunday Storytime readers! Yesterday’s storytime theme is a tried and true favorite… Cars, Buses, Trucks, and all things that go on the road! I have to admit… I was completely uninspired for this weekend’s storytime. But when that happens, I’m so very lucky to have my “storytime gurus”, a couple co-workers who have been […]
24
Aug
Reading Together
The latest and the greatest books we’ve been reading together the past few weeks! Please feel free to share what you’ve been reading— we’re always looking for recommendations! Elephant and Piggie Books by Mo Willems Now, I’ve read Elephant and Piggie for storytime before, but they have finally found their way into our home. L […]
20
Aug
Dragon Storytime
With our medieval armor and trusty steeds, the Sunday storytimers and I journeyed into the mountainous terrain of of books only to come face to face with fire-breathing (and taco eating) DRAGONS! That’s right! Yesterday’s storytime theme was DRAGONS! (I feel the word DRAGON should always be in caps, don’t you agree?) We read some […]
19
Aug
Seeing Things
Shallow waters. Recommended reading. Crimson petals. Summer in a bottle. Pipe cleaners and popcorn. Weatherized library style. Bee in a buggy. Fan mail. Evening river walk. Looking up. Growing up. We are nearing the end of the summer. A majority of the kids that frequent the library have gone back to school. I’ve switched from […]
15
Aug
Liar & Spy
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead Published: Wendy Lamb Books, imprint of Random House, August 2012 Recommended Age: 9 & up In a Nutshell: I have an author crush on Rebecca Stead- this is no secret. When You Reach Me is up there as an all-time favorite, her Newbery Medal acceptance is something I go back […]
13
Aug
Back to School Storytime
The majority of the Lawrence area kids go back to school this Wednesday. What? School? Already?! To get into the shift of a academic state of mind, the Sunday storytimers and I read some (in my opinion) fantastic books about going to school, and also made radical pencil toppers for our craft. Why are they […]
11
Aug
Reading Tween
Too old for kids books, too young to read teen fiction? The last installment of the Summer Book Hook is devoted to that in-between age group, the tweenagers. I selected some of most talked about and most recommended books by tweens over this past summer sprinkled in with a few recommendations of my own. Other […]
8
Aug
Cardboard
Cardboard by Doug TenNapel Published: Scholastic, August, 2012 Recommended Age: 10 & up In a Nutshell: If you could make anything out of cardboard what would you make? What would you do if you later find what you made comes to life? Cardboard is an action-packed graphic novel about a boy and his father, a […]
6
Aug
Wild West Storytime
Howdy, partner! Had quite the fandango down at the local library yesterday… Cowboys, outlaws, ladies, and BOOKS! That’s right, books. Didn’t you know that cowboys love to read? Anyway, I’ve been awaiting to do this theme for quite sometime, especially since just south of Lawrence, Kansas is Dodge City, one of the most iconic cowboy […]
