Friday, August 31, 2012

This Just In.....

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Try out this new series from Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, authors of the bestselling HANK ZIPZER books!

Billy Broccoli is new to the neighborhood, and wants cool friends and a spot on the baseball team more than anything. But the one thing he never wanted is his own personal ghost. So imagine his surprise when he ends up sharing a room with Hoover Porterhouse, a funny ghost with a whole lot of attitude.



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Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft and new friend Ella summon the ghost of Sir William Longspee, who may be able to protect Jon from a group of ghosts that threatens him harm from the day he arrives at Salisbury Cathedral's boarding school.






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While spending the summer at their grandmother's Vermont inn, two prankster siblings awaken young ghosts from the inn's distant past who refuse to "rest in peace."



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In the nineteenth century, ten-year-old Florence Crutchfield leaves a London orphanage to live with her great-uncle, great-aunt, and sickly cousin James, but she soon realizes the home has another resident, who means to do her and James harm.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Story Crafternoons

Children ages six to ten are invited to join us for Story Crafternoons on the second Thursday of each month. This hour long program will contain a story, snack, craft and/or games. 


Thursday, August 23, 2012

Telling Stories

Telling stories is a wonderful way to increase your young child's vocabulary.  Use new words and explain what they mean as you tell the story.  Your child will love hearing almost any story you tell because you are the one telling it!

Here are some ideas to get you started:

--For very young children, start with making silly sounds.  Children love to mimic the sounds you make.  This is the beginning of conversation with your child. 

--Talk about the day your child was born and express your feelings for that special day.

--Use puppets, stuffed animals and silly voices to enhance your stories.  Have your child join in with silly voices and words/phrases that repeat throughout your stories.

--Use family photos to tell a story.

--Encourage your child to tell a story about a favorite event.

Wordless picture books give children the opportunity to tell the stories themselves.  Here are a few suggestions for wordless picture books:

Carl's Masquerade by Alexandra Day
Chalk by Bill Thomson
Dinosaur Dream by Robin Koontz
Flotsam by David Wiesner
Free Fall by David Wiesner
I See A Song by Eric Carle
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
Time Flies by Eric Rohmann
Window by Jeannie Baker


 



Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Guys Read

Are you familiar with the website guysread.com?  It's a wonderful site full of ideas to inspire your guy to read.  Many of the titles listed can be found right here at your own library.  Here's just a sample of some of the great books awaiting your guy at Decatur Public Library:

Young Guys:

Stink Books by Megan McDonald
Green Eggs and Ham and Other Servings by Dr. Seuss (sound recording)
The Cat in the Hat and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss (sound recording)
A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne

Middle Guys:

Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
The Giver by Lois Lowery
Ghost Night by Cornelia Funke
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Older Guys:

Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Heat by Mike Lupica
Redwall Series by Brian Jacques
Feed by M. T. Anderson
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer 
Whales on Stilts by by M. T. Anderson

Also check out:

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Guys Read:  Thriller
Guys Read:  Funny Business

and coming soon--Guys Read:  The Sports Pages

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Books You Can Sing

Did you know singing helps children get ready to read?  Some benefits to singing are: 

-Singing introduces children to new words. 
-Singing slows down language so children can hear different parts of words. 
-Singing helps develop listening skills and helps children pay attention to rhymes and rhythms of spoken language. 

Here are a few suggestions for books you can sing: 

Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont
Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop by Lisa M. Schulman
Pete the Cat books by Eric Litwin
The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Tabak
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
I Got Two Dogs by John Lithgow
Raffi's Top 10 Songs to Read by Raffi
Today is Monday by Eric Carle
A You're Adorable by Sidney Lippman
If You're A Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberley



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