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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:21:29 1997
From: Tony Petruzzi <petruzto@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: YA books about desertion
"What is Bibliotherapy? It is a discussion process guided by a
facilitator using literature to promote insight, normal development or
rehabilitation. - The ALA definition."
"Are there any drawbacks in the use of bibliotherapy? There is some
distress inherent in change. This may be resolved through the group
process. In some cases, you may need to guide a person to a mental
health professional."
These quotes are from an old brochure prepared by "The Bibliotherapy
Exchange, A task force of the Outrerach and Special Services Division of
the Ohio Library Association." The task force is no longer in
existance, however the need for information about how books can help
"cure" (or better yet, as Michelle mentions in her post about how
books
can offer coping skills) is needed.
As a former member of this task force I would like to hear from other
librarians and professional who are interested in the bibliotherapy
process. I will send a copy of the brochure (although it needs
updating) to any who send me their address.
--
Tony Petruzzi Children's Librarian
Morley Library
petruzto@oplin.lib.oh.us
Voice 216-352-3383 Fax 216-352-1069
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:22:31 1997
From: Jim Maroon <jmaroon1@mail.airmail.net>
ubject: RE:Storytime process
At 08:07 AM 9/18/97 -0500, KATHYB@anokas.anoka.lib.mn.us wrote:
>I have to say that I am more or less with Bridgett. I have NEVER used
>themes in storytime. I pick out the best books and do them.
>Why must there be themes? Aren't good stories enough? Over and over
>I have seen people choose mediocre books for their storytimes simply
>because they fit the theme. I cannot understand why anyone would do that.
>I want the children to have the best possible experience, and, to my
>mind, that means reading the best possible books.
I never used to use themes, until it was brought to my attention that
people need to have a right to know what you are going to tell before you
do. In the library, we tell folks we can't act in loco parentis (or
however it's spelled) and that they need to be the ones who determine what
their children can and cannot read. Well, how can they do that for a
storytime if they don't know what you are going to do ahead of time? I
resist any suggestion that a parent has the right to determine what other
people's children hear during storytime. However, I support their right to
decide to not have their own child hear a story about, say, witches. How
can they make that informed decision if they lack the information? The
equal counter of the right to hear/read/speak is the right NOT to
hear/read/speak.
One side effect of doing themes is that it takes more planning and has
broadened my repertoire. I didn't realize how many of the "best possible
books" I was using over and over and over until I started doing themes.
But again, there is no reason we have to ever use mediocre stories if we
begin with good stories first, then build the theme around them.
--Jim Maroon jmaroon1@airmail.net
The Storytelling Home Page: http://members.aol.com/storypage
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:23:08 1997
From: Kathryn_L_BLOOM@umail.umd.edu (kb103)
ubject: Re: Re: pubyac V1 #62
>Seeing the discussion of copyright and Fair Use leads me to make my first
>posting to the list (hope I did it right). We have a program called the
>Read Aloud Lady program, done by an outstanding volunteer. When we
>started this program over five years ago, its format was similar to a
>preschool story hour, but the Read Aloud Lady would record each story
>onto a separate tape that could be taken home by a child along with the
>book.<snip>
>Cynthia Baird
>South San Francisco Public Library
>bairdc@pls.lib.ca.us ( Obviously, opinions are my own
> and in no way reflect the policy of this library)
Dear Cynthia,
Hi! I work for the Maryland State Library for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped. Until last summer, whenever our local studio wanted
to record a book, we had to get permission from the copyright holder.
Sometimes this was the author - we were lucky a few times and knew the
author who gave us permission. Sometimes it was the publisher. Anyway, our
studio had a form to be filled out each time they considered a book for
recording. If you are interested, I will try to get a copy of that form and
mail it to you.
Last summer the law changed and now any book that has been published
in the US can be recorded or brailled without special permission. This
would not apply to your situation, of course, but it made our lives easier.
Kit Bloom
Maryland State Library for the Blind and PHysically Handicapped
415 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
kb103@umail.umd.edu
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:23:22 1997
From: WILLETT@rowan.edu
Subject: Re: nappy hair
I have _Nappy Hair_ in front of me, and I wonder if Jen Vanston is
referring to the page on which Uncle Mordecai says that Brenda is "the
only one in her school knows how to talk right." None of her classmates
is pictured, so unless "Them old hardheads" refers exclusively to
white
folks, I find it hard to construe this as a reference to the girl's
white classmates only. To me "hardhead" refers to someone who is
stubborn--could be other African Americans for all the text and
illustration tell us.
It's a tad ironic that Uncle Mordecai is speaking in Black English
himself but is proud of his young relative's ability to handle what he
calls the King's English and the Queen's English. It would actually be
odd for any American child to speak that form of English, but I suppose
we must accept Uncle Mordecai's terms as shorthand for what I suppose I
must call Standard American English. I have encountered whites who
actually believe that black people cannot speak standard English, and I
have no doubt that many blacks are offended by that attitude--I am
offended by it and I'm not African American. The emphasis Uncle
Mordecai places on Brenda's speech perhaps ought to be seen in that
context--she shows how wrong the stereotype is.
At any rate, we probably don't need to be too seriously concerned when
the reference is as ambiguous as it is. As Jen points out, the book
celebrates a child's uniqueness which is based in a great deal more than
her nappy hair. It also seems to be based on the author's own life.
Overall, I enjoy the book's buoyancy and humor. The call-and-response
format, emphasized by different fonts, adds so much to my emotional
response, as do the illustrations.
Holly Willett
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:23:36 1997
From: Joel Rane <jsmog@earthlink.net>
ubject: Re: Nappy Hair
At 09.27 09/17/1997 -0400, you wrote:
>I am not one of those censorship advocates, in fact, I shudder at
>censorship. But when I saw someone list Nappy Hair as an award contender,
>I had to write. Am I the only one who doesn't like this book? To me, it
>seems to have an element of racism. Note: I would not pull this book! I am
>just curious to see how others feel, and to see if I'm just oversensitive.
>Jen
There was a great deal of discussion about this book, which I bought for my
branch. We reached no consensus. I (Jewish) was slightly offended, but
more by the drawings than the word "nappy". Several black members of
the
staff were VERY offended, as was one librarian with many years of service
to this community. Other librarians (some black, some white) had responses
ranging from indifference to mild support. All of us agreed that the book,
from the controversy or not, is quite popular. None of us, however, are
"pushing" the book, booktalking it, or otherwise displaying it. I am
very
surprised that it would be considered for a Caldecott.
Joel J. Rane, Children's Librarian
Exposition Park Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Regional Branch
Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, California
http://home.earthlink.net/~jsmog/
_______________________________________________________________
"When the train left the station, it had two lights on behind,
the blue one was my baby, and the red one was my mind." -- Robert Johnson
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:22:20 1997
From: "Roudman, Leonard" <lroudman@mail.contra-costa.lib.ca.us>
Subject: Pizza fingerplays
Thanks to all PUBYACERS for your wonderful suggestions, but a special thanks
to Barb Scott who went above and beyond the call of duty. Here are the
suggestions:
WEB SITES:
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~pizza/
http://www.eat.com/pizza-lessons/history.html
http://www.pizzasite.com.history/pizzasite.htm
http:///www.ghgcorp.com/coyej/history.htm
http://www.241pizza.com/24hist.shtml
HAND ME DOWN FOOD (A count-down fingerplay)
Five leftover pizza pieces
>From the night before.
Dad came and ate one,
Gulp!
And then there were
Four leftover pizza pieces
One with anchovies.
Mom came and ate one,
Gulp!
And then there were
Three leftover pizza pieces.
Cheese like sticky glue
Brother came and ate one.
Gulp!
And then there were
Two leftover pizza pieces
Not having any fun.
Sister came to take one,
Gulp!
And then there was
One leftover pizza piece
But I don't want to be a hog,
So I went and got it,
And split it with the dog!
Arf!
From Jan Irving's Mudlicious
Jack Prelutsky's new book A Pizza the Size of the Sun has a poem by that
title.
P-I-Z-Z-A (to the tune of Bingo)
I had a pizza all my own
And all of it was mine-o
P-I-Z-Z-A
P-I-Z-Z-A
P-I-Z-Z-A
And all of it was mine-o!
I had a pizza that I shared
One piece went to my brother
P-I-Z-Z (clap), etc.
But the rest of it was mine-o!
I had a pizza that I shared
One piece went to my sister
P-I-Z (clap, clap), etc.
But all the rest was mine-o!
I had a pizza that I shared
One piece went to my mother
P-I (clap, clap, clap), etc.
But all the rest was mine-o!
I had a pizza that I shared
One piece went to my father
P- (clap, clap, clap, clap), etc.
But all the rest was mine-o!
I had a pizza that I shared
One piece is all I'm left-o
(clap, clap, clap, clap, clap), etc
And now that piece is gone-o!
FIVE LITTLE PIZZAS
Five little pizzas all in a row.
The first one said, "I'm made with pepperoni, you know"
The second one said, "I'm made with sausage and cheese"
The third one said, " I'm plain, if you please"
The fourth one said, "I'm made with mushrooms tonight"
The fifth one said, "Someone has taken a bite"
Five little pizzas all in a row,
Would you like to eat them? Yes!
PIZZA! (sung to the tune of "Did You Ever See a Lassie")
How do you like you pizza,
Your pizza, your pizza?
How do you like your pizza?
Please tell us today.
We really like our pizza,
Our pizza, our pizza.
We really like our pizza
With pepperoni.
(Let kids name other pizza toppings to substitute for pepperoni)
SILLY SAUCE
Pizza on muffins,
Pizza on bread,
Pizza for breakfast,
Pizza in bed.
Pizza with broccoli,
Pizza with cheese,
Pizza is tasty,
However you please.
Pizza's my favorite.
Want to know why?
It's not just a pizza,
It's also a pie!
by Marie E. Cecchini
P SONG (sung to Bingo)
I know a word that starts with P,
And pizza is its name.
P-I-Z-Z-A, etc.
And pizza is its name.
POEM: HOW DO YOU MAKE A PIZZA GROW?
How do you make a pizza grow?
You pound and you pull and you stretch the dough
And throw in tomatoes and oregano.
Pizza platter for twenty-two
Pour on the oil and soak it through,
Pizza slices for forty-four,
Chop up onions, make some more.
Pizza pie for sixty-six
With mozzarella cheese that melts and sticks.
Pizza pizza for ninety-nine
With pepperoni sausage ground up find.
Pizza, pizza stretch the dough
Pizza, pizza make it grow
--by Eve Merriam
I WISH I WERE A PEPPERONI PIZZA (sung to the tune of the Oscar Meyer Theme
Song)
Oh, I wish I were a pepperoni pizza,
That is what I'd truly like to be.
FOr if I were a pepperoni pizza,
Everyone would be in love with me!
(substitute other pizza toppings for pepperoni)
I LIKE PIZZA (sung to the tune of "Skip to My Lou")
I like pizza, yes I do.
I like pizza, yes I do.
I like pizza, yes I do.
And my tummy likes it, too!
PIZZA TREAT
It's round and made of dough,
Topped with sauce and cheese just so. (form circle with hands)
It's a big round treat
Filled with vegetables and meat. (rub tummy)
It's a pizza cooked just right.
Are you ready? Have a bite! (Pretend to eat)
PIZZA SONG (sung to "If You're Happy and You Know It")
If you want to eat some pizza,
Raise your hand.
If you want to eat some pizza,
Raise you hand.
If you like bubbly cheese,
Then just say, "Pizza please!"
If you want to eat some pizza,
Raise your hand.
We are pizzas
Covered with cheese,
Ooey-gooey sauce
and anchovies.
If you want your face
all covered with cheese
order on the phone,
"Two pizzas, please."
We'll jump from the oven
and into a box,
then into a car
to ride ten blocks.
Out of the door,
then dropped on the ground!
Now we're pizzas
upside down!
I think the cheese
slid off my head.
It's hanging from my
nose instead!
We were pizzas.
We were the best!
But now were just
A PIZZA MESS!
"P" Song
[sung to "Bingo"]
I know a word that starts with P;
and pizza is its name.
P-I-Z-Z-A, P-I-Z-Z-A, P-I-Z-Z-A,
And pizza is its name.
You could continue it with other P words or with other things that go on
pizza.
--From ALPHABET THEME-A-SAURUS compiled by Jean Warren, Everett, WA :
Warren Publishing House, c1991 p.161
***************
Pizza Song
[tune: Do you know the Muffin Man?]
Do you like an onion pizza,
An onion pizza, and onion pizza?
Do you like an onion pizza?
Eat it if you do? (Pretend to eat)
[Continue song using other toppings]
--From MORE EVERYDAY CIRCLE TIMES by Liz & Dick Wilmes Elgin, IL : Building
Blocks, c1992, p. 123
***************
Sam the Pizza Man
Fingerplay
[children are seated]
[Hold both hands out, palms up] "Sam the Pizza Man put a pizza in the
pan,"
[Dot the air & rub stomach] "And he put a lotta sausage on the top.
(That's good!)
Now, I know if he would only"
[Put right index finger on chin]"Add the cheese and pepperoni,"
[Shake head "yes"] "He would have a nice-a-pizza! Serve it
hot! (I would!)
--From MOVE OVER MOTHER GOOSE by Ruth I. Dowell, Mt. Rainier, MD : Gryphon
House, Inc, c1987, p.89
Flour on my fingers (wiggle fingers)
Flour on my nose (point to nose)
Flour on my apron (wipe hands on your front)
Flour on my nose (point to nose)
I'm making pizza dough with grandma
and it's a lot fun.
We knead the dough (pretend to knead)
and toss it in the air (pretend to toss)
toss it in the air (do it a bunch of times- you can even have it get stuck
on the ceiling!)
until it's done.
Then I ask the kids what they want to put on top- they have many unusual
suggestions.
We then pretend to put it in an oven and while it's baking we pretend to get
out plates, napkins etc.
We then carefully take the pizza out of our oven and eat it. Yum.
Leonard: This isn't a fingerplay, rather a song, that I used as a flannel
board. I don't know where I learned this one, but is popular enough with
my own kids that, even though I don't do storytimes anymore, we sing
regularly:
The Purple Song
If I had a purple penny or a purple nickel,
I'd take them to the purple store and buy a purple pickel.
Purple pizzas, purple pies, purple macaroni,
Purple pudding, purple peas, and purple pepperoni!
(Sung to the tune of Yankee Doodle)
Nadine Bernard Westcott illustrated Peanut Butter and Jelly: A
Play Rhyme that I have altered to make pizza instead.
First you take the dough and knead it, knead it.
Put it in a pan and shape it, shape it.
Then you take the sauce and spread it, spread it.
Chop up all the vegetables and place them, place them.
Pop it into the oven and bake it, bake it.
Set it on the table and cut it, cut it.
Take a piece of pizza and eat it, eat it.
--something like that. Hope this helps. My preschool story kids already
know that pizza is my favorite vegetable. We talk about it a lot in
different contexts.
Here's one from _1001 Rhymes & Fingerplays_ (Warren Publishing House,
Inc., c.1994):
"Pizza Treat"
It's round and made of dough,
Topped with sauce and cheese just so. (form circle with hands)
It's a big round treat
Filled with vegetables and meat. (rub tummy)
It's a pizza cooked just right.
Are you ready? Have a bite! (Pretend to eat pizza)
Five leftover pizza pieces
>From the night before,
Dad came and ate one,
Gulp! and then there were
Four leftover pizza pieces,
One with anchovies,
Mom came and ate one.
Gulp! and then there were
Three leftover pizza pieces,
Cheese like sticky glue,
Brother came and ate one,
Gulp! and then there were
Two leftover pizza pieces,
Not having any fun.
Sister came to take one,
Gulp and then there was
One leftover pizza piece,
But I don't wanna be a hog,
So I went and got it,
And split it with the dog!
Pizza Treat
It's round and made of dough,
Topped with sauce and cheese just so. (form circle with hands)
It's a big round treat
Filled with vegetables and meat. (rub tummy)
It's a pizza cooked just right.
Are you ready? Have a bite! (pretend to eat pizza)
from 1 of Jean Warren's books
Pizza
Pizza for supper (pretend to eat)
Pizza for lunch (eat some more)
Pizza is the food I like to munch! (chew, swallow, rub tummy)
Serve it hot ("fan" mouth)
Serve it cold (shiver"
I even like it one day old! (rub tummy, show 1 finger)
Leonard Roudman
San Ramon Library
100 Montgomery St.
San Ramon, CA 94583
lroudman@mail.contra-costa.lib.ca.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:21:33 1997
From: "Aarene X. Storms" <astorms@cob.org>
ubject: bibliotherapy, was, YA books about desertion
Carolyn and I were discussing (offlist) the issue of bibliotherapy and
discovered that we are in agreement on the issue. I agree particularly
with her statements:
>>But when a writer mutilates a character to teach a lesson or rescues a
plot with a deus ex machina to drive home a moral, the result is the
ghastly stuff labeled didactic in reviews. Second, to assume that it is
needful, healthy or curative for a kid in pain to read stories about
similar pain is pop psychology at itsworst. <<
I would like to add some finding of my own:
I have found that stories (and books) are better "vaccines" than they
are
"cures." As already mentioned, a kid who steals will not stop when he
reads of thieves coming to a bad end, and a story or book that tries to
force this situation is invariably didactic and ghastly. (Remember the
Stephen Cosgrove books? Shudder!) However, people can be comforted and
strengthened by the books and stories they already know. The "cooking
period" is essential to internalize the story completely--stories make
lousy bandaids.
Take the story of Hansel and Gretel, for example: a five-year-old will
concentrate on the "separation anxiety" aspect of the story, while a
15
year old will find that (whether s/he even thinks of the story or not),
upon being oppressed by "witches" it's time to express some
independence
and hie for the woods.
Does my explanation make sense? Do you agree or disagree? I'd be
interested in hearing the thoughts of others on this matter.
--Aarene Storms
Bellingham Public Library
Bellingham, WA
astorms@cob.org (expressing my very own opinions, of course, and not
those of any library at which I work now, or will ever work in the future)
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:21:29 1997
From: Jeffie Williams <jeffie@d0gz.net>
ubject: Re: Nappy Hair
At 09:27 AM 9/17/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I am not one of those censorship advocates, in fact, I shudder at
>censorship. But when I saw someone list Nappy Hair as an award contender,
>I had to write. Am I the only one who doesn't like this book? To me, it
>seems to have an element of racism. Note: I would not pull this book! I am
>just curious to see how others feel, and to see if I'm just oversensitive.
>Jen
When I first saw postings about this book, I started watching for patrons
who checked it out. A young black girl and her father checked it out and I
talked to them both when they returned it. The father stated that people
who don't have nappy hair obviously can't relate:) He didn't find it
offensive or racist. I've had no problems with it circulating and people
seem to like the way it is written. Now people have told me that they find
Babette Cole's Drop Dead very strange. Personally I thought it rather
funny but then I've been told I have a strange sense of humor anyway:)
Jeffie Williams
Children's Librarian
Pelham Public Library
Alabama
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:22:38 1997
From: Jacqueline Partch <jacquelp@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us>
Subject: Opening/Closing/Transition Rhymes and Songs
I'm going to be doing a presentation on infant and toddler programs for a
conference of the Oregon Association for Education of Young Children. For
one section I'll be discussing rhymes and songs that we use for openings,
closings, and transitions during infant and toddler programs. I, of
course, use the same ones over and over again, so I could use some fresh
ideas! Please send rhymes/songs directly to me, and I'll summarize for
the list. Also, a colleague of mine is looking for closing rhymes for
preschool storytimes, so if you have some of those, I can pass them on to
her. Thanks!
Jackie Partch Voice: (503) 736-6004
School Corps Librarian Pager: (503) 202-8384
Multnomah County Library Fax: (503) 248-5441
205 NE Russell, Portland, OR 97212 jacquelp@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:23:42 1997
From: "Dawn M. Rutherford" <drutherf@students.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Thanks--bat rings!
Thanks to everyone who replied to my request for bat ring
suppliers. Looks like Oriental Trading Co. is the way to go!
Dawn
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:22:03 1997
From: Linda Madlung <lmadlung@csd.uwm.edu>
Subject: Re: different storytimes
Perhaps I missed it but has anyone listed the sources that they use most
in planning storytimes?
I pulled titles from our "librarian" collection that we tend to
use a lot. Here they are in no particular order:
Sitarz, Paula Gaj Picture book story hours; Englewood Colorado,
Libraries Unlimited. 1987; ISBN: 0872875563
More Picture Book story hours; ISBN: 0872877647
MacDonald, Margaret Read Booksharing : 101 programs to use with
preschoolers; Hamden, Conn.; Library Professional Pub. 1988. ISBN
0208023143
Bookplay: 101 creative themes to share....
Library Professional pub., 1995. ISBN: 0208022805
Kidstuff; 1307 S. Killian Drive; Lake Park, Florida 33403
Published 4 times a year. Back issues available for purchase.
Each issue a theme with bibliography, action activities, finger
plays; flannel board stories and patterns and other ideas.
Phone: 800-329-7546
Irving, Jan Mudluscious: stories and activities featuring food for
preschool children; Littleton, Colo. Libraries Unlimited, 1986. ISBN:
0872875172
NOTE: Jan Irving and Robin Currie have published a number
of themed books which we use constantly. See BIP. Full Speed Ahead is a
winner ISBN: 0872876535
Pellowski, Anne The Family Story-telling handbook; New York;
Macmillan, 1987. ISBN 0027706109
Hidden stories in Plants; Macmillan, 1990. ISBN
0027706117.
Defty, Jeff Creative fingerplays & action rhymes: and indes
and guide to their use; Phoenix, Ariz. Oryx Press, 1992. ISBN: 0897747097
Cooper, Kay (compiler) The Neil-Schuman index to finger plays; New York
Neil Schuman, 1993. ISBN: 1555701493
Ring a ring 'o roses; Flint, Michigan; Flint Public Library. DOES ANYONE
NOT OWN THIS? It is a treasure. Contact the Flint PL directly.
Nichols, Judy Storytimes for two year olds; Chicago, ALA, 1987.
ISBN 0838904513
Jeffery, Debby Literate Beginnings; programs for babies &
toddlers; Chicago, ALA, 1995. ISBN: 08389064000
Bauer, Caroline Feller The Poetry Break; H>W> Wilson, 1995 ISBN:
084208528
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children; New York, Random House,
1983; ISBN: 0394950100.
Read aloud rhymes for the very young; New York; A. Knopf, 1986. ISBN:
039497218x
Thompson, Richard Draw and tell, Toronto, Ont., Can., Annick Press,
1988
Stangl, Jean Paper Stories; Belmont, Cal. Fearon Teacher Aids,
1984
Marsh, Valerie Story Puzzles : tales in the tangram tradition;
Fort Atkinson Wis. Alleyside Press, 1996.
Valerie Marsh has a bunch of books to add pizzaz to story times.
check BIP
Baltuck, Naomi Crazy gibberish and other story hour stretches
(from a storytellers bag of tricks); Hamden, Conn. : Linnet books, 1993.
ISBN: 0208023364
A new one that we have just purchased and that I have read as far as the
first song because I am learning it. So I don't know if the rest of them
are as useful yet, but the book seems quite promising.
Freeman, Judy Hi Ho Librario; Bala Cynwyd, Penn. : Rock Hill
Press, 1997. ISBN: 1890604003
Crazy Gibberish has an audio tape.
Hi Ho Librario has an audio tape and a CD.
Warren, Jean Piggyback songs; Everett, Wash. Warren
Publishing, 1983. ISBN: 0911019014
Scissor stories
for fall: ISBN 0911019030
for spring: ISNB: 0911019057
for winter: ISBN: 0911019049
Warren Publishing, 1984
NOTE: this series of books uses paper plates and the end
result is three dimensional.
Worth a mention for the more adventurous:
Painter, William M. Musical Storyhours; Hamden, Conn. 1989.
ISBN: 0208022058; paperback--0208022155
I try to put one story to music each session. I'm not
musical and if I can do this anyone can. It takes practice, but then I
use this story everywhere I can. And when I polish up and old one that I
did in the past--it takes less time to get it into shape.
This list is by no means comprehensive. It is totally
subjective--selected by how much we use these books. We have more that we
use occasionally and are valuable to us in our planning, but I wanted to
make this a short list perhaps helpful for someone starting out as a
children's librarian.
Linda Madlung, Head of Children's Services
North Shore Library
6800 North Port Washington Road
Glendale, WI 53217
(414) 351-3461; fax: (414) 351-3528
email: lmadlung@csd.uwm.edu
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:21:29 1997
From: Nancy Knepel <nknepel@csn.net>
ubject: Historical Fiction
Greetings;
I need help FAST!
For a presentation I'm giving Monday, September 22 on Historical Fiction
for YA's, I'm using the recent ALA and Libraries Unlimited books on the
topic, and I've read a slew of the novels themselves. I (belatedly) got
the brainstorm that I should do a "webography" for the workshop
participants on good sites to monitor and/or post queries on the topic.
Any suggestions?
I'll be running off my handouts Sunday night, so any answers you send
before Sunday at 2:00 pm will be most useful.
Thanks in advance;
Nancy Knepel
High Plains Regional Library Service System
Greeley Colorado
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:21:29 1997
From: Paula Jowanna <pjowanna@ocln.org>
Subject: Re: Also Frustrated Seeking Information
I noticed your post to PUBYAK in which you spoke of being frustrated with
your clerical tasks and lack of proffessional duties. I am very
interested in hearing what kind of response you received from other
librarians about the work they do and time they spend doing it. I would
also be interested to know if you have been able to improve your
sisituation at all and if so how.
I am a children's librarian at the main library of a city library system
with one bookmobile and three branches. I responded to a position
opening that asked for someone to work with community organizations,
conduct owtreach efforts, present programs in locations throughout the
city, do collection development, etc. Since working the job I have NO
time scheduled off desk. I have been told point blank, like some kind of
naughty child, that I am not allowed out of my room. I can not even
effectively answer refference questions or provide reader's advisory
services because we do circulation in the room. Often all of my time is
spent circulating books and I can not stop doing circulation long enough
to answer a reseach question.
I have brought up my concerns with my supervisor, the Head of Children's
services and the Assistant Director. I have not received any support or
satasification. I am taking the matter up with the union, but don't know
if they can do anything.
I have to get out of e-mail now because I need to check in books for a
patron. If I do not respond quickly to your email it is because I have
to read my mail on the same computer I use for circulation, so I can't
get into my mail very often.
I would greatly appreciate any information you would be willing to share
with me.
Thank you.
Paula Jowanna
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:21:29 1997
From: Angela Reynolds <ajrcm@teleport.com>
ubject: Storytime Burnout Remedies
Thanks to all who posted 'publicly' and to those who wrote me
privately...Now a re-cap of the private postings about Storytime Burnout:
(by the way, I got some very thoughtful responses)
*Preschoolers need to feel confortable and competent, so find some
fingerplays/songs you (and the kids) really enjoy, and stick with them. *Do
author/illustrator storytimes. Feature an author or illustrator--kids and
parents will 'get to know' that writer/artist. *Act out favorite
books--have kids join in. *Dont forget Mother Goose, fairytales, folktales, etc.
*Hand out bookmarks or fliers with Mother Goose rhymes *Publications:
"Mailbox" and "Totline" *Keep ready-reference Storytime
books close at
hand, add favorite titles as they appear *Several folks say they do not use
themes, (they are too much work, dont like to be restrained by using poor
quality books just to fit a theme). Find good books; use a puppet or prop
(Though many DO use themes for Toddlers). *Participation stories are BIG
favorites *Folders with Storytime themes, easily updated as new books come
in. *Caroline F. Bauer's books; Transition Time (Feldman); Bookplay (M.R.
MacDonald; Venture into Cultures (Hayden).
Great discussion, great ideas, Thanks to all
Hope this eases some of the burn for the rest, it has for me!
Angela J. Reynolds
West Slope Community Library
Portland OR
ajrcm@teleport.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 11:21:30 1997
From: Jim Maroon <jmaroon1@mail.airmail.net>
ubject: Re: Copyright-Puppet shows, flannel stories
At 01:43 PM 9/18/97 EST, WILLETT@rowan.edu wrote:
>Ever since this question came up, I've been looking for the stuff on
>copyright in my 17 boxes of files--I just moved. Not much luck yet!
>Anyway...
>
>I believe that the reason one must ask permission is that one is
>changing the FORM of the work. To make a puppet show means changing a
>narrative to a script, and one often has to make other changes as well
>to move from the page to live action. Even if one is not charging
>admission, one should contact the publishers, unless it is a folktale
>which is pretty much public domain.
As a former full time and now part time professional storyteller and
puppteer, I would never use another's work without permission in that
capacity. As a librarian who buys and successfully promotes these people's
work, I would never hesitate to use it. I use puppets and storytelling in
my storytimes EVERY WEEK, and I always alter the story to fit my style
(always an improvement, I've been told). It would be ridiculous for me to
even attempt to get permission for everything that I use, or to expect me to.
>As for Fair Use and educational use, *for the purpose of copyright*,
>public libraries are not considered educational institutions. For the
>purpose of copyright, educational institutions are places where
>face-to-face _classroom_ instruction occurs, and actually only those
>places in schools where instruction normally does occur, such as
>classroom, library, gym.
I could not disagree with you more. Libraries are covered by Fair Use, and
the only folks saying we aren't are copyright lawyers whose interest is
best served by ringing every dime out of you that they can. Some libraries
have run it by legal council and told they aren't, and others have been
told that they are. If you read the actual statutes (as I have), it is
clear that we are covered.
>and ILL depts. Some copyright owners are very nasty, I've read that
>Disney is particularly so.
Sorry. I don't do Disney.
--Jim Maroon jmaroon1@airmail.net
The Storytelling Home Page: http://members.aol.com/storypage
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 18:36:25 1997
From: Jeanine Asche <aschej@pls.lib.ca.us>
ubject: Good, recent & popular SF books
We are looking for suggestions for good, popular Science Fiction titles
for grades 3-8 that have been published within the last 3 or 4 years to
update our SF booklist. Please send me any of your "every library should
have this book" suggestions and I will compile a list. -Jeanine Asche
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JEANINE ASCHE "The "juvenile" book...has grass
Youth Service Program Manager and earth and familiar things on
San Mateo County Libraries a level with the child's eyes,
25 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402 but it also has treetops and
wind and stars to draw his gaze
phone: 415/312-5263 fax: 415/312-5382 upward." -from "Yeast in the
Mind"
email: aschej@pls.lib.ca.us by Mabel Leigh Hunt
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 18:36:24 1997
From: "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org>
ubject: Stumper: Jungle Series Answer
Thank you to everyone who answered the stumper about a boy growing up in the
jungle alone: Bomba the Jungle Boy by Roy Rockwood (a Stratemeyer pseudonym)
I found the list at
http://www.intrepid.net/~jkerr/bunkum/bomba.htm#books
Thank you,
Candice Morris Lewis & Clark Library http://www.mth.mtlib.org/
Youth Services Librarian 120 S. Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59601
cmorris@mtlib.org 406 447-1690 ex.15 Fax 406 447-1687
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 18:36:26 1997
From: "Mary Moody" <mmoody@vigo.lib.in.us>
Subject: Thomas Nelson Publisher
Greetings,
We have a query about a about a publisher of christian books,
Thomas or Tommy Nelson. We would like to branch out in our
ordering of Christian books and we are considering this publisher.
However their books are often listed in marketplace type books
without reviews. Has anyone on this list ever bought books from this
company? If so, what are your comments? Do you have opinions
as to the quality and content of these books. Would you recommend
ordering books from this publisher?
Thank in advance.
Mary C. Moody
Children's Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
Terre Haute, IN
\o/ \o/ \o/ "Let everything that hath breath Praise the Lord!"
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 18:36:38 1997
From: Harlynne Geisler <storybag@popped.cts.com>
ubject: Looking for Robin Del Guidice
I am looking for Robin Del Guidice's snail mail address, as I promised to
send her a newsletter. Please send her add. to me at storybag@juno.com, not
to the listserv.
Thanks!
Harlynne Geisler
www.swiftsite.com/storyteller
Author, Storytelling Professionally; The Nuts and Bolts of a Working Performer
Editor, The Story Bag; A National Storytelling Newsletter
E-mail storybag@juno.com for further information
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Sep 20 18:36:22 1997
From: rjessup@whitby.library.on.ca (Rhonda Jessup)
ubject: Picture book on second-hand smoke
A patron is looking for a good picture book to read to elementary students
about the dangers of second-hand smoke. She will be using this in the
schools to promote smoke-free homes. She has _Where there's smoke_ by Janet
Munsil but is looking for another title that relates specifically to a
tobacco-free environment.
I have checked A to Zoo, Children's Reference Plus, and our catalogue but
have not come up with anything. Does anyone have any ideas?
TIA, Rhonda Jessup
Rhonda Jessup,
Department Head,
Children's Services & Adult Fiction
Whitby Public Library
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: rjessup@whitby.library.on.ca
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