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Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:04:03 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #588
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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 14:14:52 -0800
From: "Keeney, Scott" <SKEENEY@ci.albany.or.us>
Subject: stumper: stowaway to island feeds bubblegum to tiger...
The usual sources don't help me find this patron's fiction
stumper:main character, possible stowaway, journeys to an island with a
pack of supplies which are used to pacify/bribe creatures on the island.
A tiger got bubblegum stuck in his teeth. There may be a turtle in the
story also.
Thanks.
"Keeney, Scott" <SKEENEY@ci.albany.or.us>
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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 14:04:57 -0500
From: "kscalley" <kscalley@capecod.net>
Subject: Re:Compiled list- Interactive flannel ideas
Thank you to everyone who sent me ideas.
I am looking forward to trying theses ideas with
the children. Please excuse the cut & paste.
I find that whenever I see a really good
story, I imagine it working as
a felt story--some do, some don't. I have
found that "Brown Bear, Brown
Bear" by Martin works well and the children
can participate with naming
the animal and verbalizing what noise it
makes.
Other ones I have used with success have
been:
"Bonnie McSmithers..."
"Baby Bumble Bee" (I'm bringing home a
baby bumble bee, won't my mother
be surprised with me....)and including a
rattlesnake, a dinosaur and
whatever else you want.
Mr Gumpy's Outing.
Too Much Noise
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear
Clothing
B-I-N-G-O--using the letters and taking each
one off as the song
progresses
Here are some that worked very well for me:
Jack Prelutsky's poem "A Pizza The Size Of
The Sun" from his book of
the same title. I haven't done it interactively
with the kids, but I'm
sure you could--there are lots of pieces for it.
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. I colored and
cut out pictures of the
animals, and made felt "boxes" for them--a
piece of felt folded in half.
When I put the box up on the flannelboard, I
open it by lifting up the
flap.
"The Noisy Gecko". This is in a collection of
stories by Anne
Pellowski. It's either in the Family
Storytelling Handbook, or the
Storytelling Handbook. It's an Indonesian
folktale, and the various
animals do different sounds or motions,
which I can have the kids do as we
go along.
There is a favorite flannel that we use in our
story times at Seminole
Public Library here in Florida. It's not really
a story, but a game, and
perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. It's
called Little Mouse. What it
consists of is about 6 simply shaped houses
(made of cardboard w/ velcro on
back or flannel) Each house is a different
color (bright, ofcourse). You place
a simply shaped mouse behind one of the
houses(again, made of cardboard or
flannel) and what I usually say is "I know a
little mouse, and he lives in a
little house. But whenever I go to visit him, I
can never find him! Can you
help me find him? Which house do you think
he's in?" The kids love guessing
this, and it's a perfect color game. Sometimes
they guess right off, but it's
very easy to set up again without them
seeing where you place the mouse. I'm
not sure where this came from, just
something that was passed down from
librarian to librarian.
I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowd a Fly
(which I display on myself, not on
board)
Old MacDonald Had a Farm (using some
pieces from the above)
How Do I Put it On? (Watanabe)
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of
Anything (especially good at
Halloween)
The Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their
Mittens
Five Little Snowman, Standing in a Row
All have worked very well with out mixed
group of 18-month-olds to 4 year
olds. I am hoping to add to this collection
monthly, and store them in
zippered pockets ina ring binder, along with
booklists and fingerplays for
each theme. This way, we will always have a
complete packet of storytime
ideas on hand.
My favorite flannel board story is "It Looked
Like Spilt Milk" (by Shaw).
It is very, very easy to make (no
coloring...just trace the shapes on white
flannel and cut out) and the kids really enjoy
it. They can and do
participate a LOT. It's also easy to
memorize!
I love Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan
London
The kids loved it, though its not interactive,
though
I saw in a catalog (Learningsmith? maybe)
that there is
a doll available with the clothes that I
thought thekids could
help with dressing and undressing.
Any of the flannelboard story collections by
Judy Sierra would be
great. They're based on traditional tales, are
eminently learnable
and tellable, and are easy to use interactively.
Ann Scalley
kscalley@capecod.net
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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 23:07:29 EST
From: SPRINGLE6@aol.com
Subject: Re: quote
the poster you referred to is available in Upstart Magazine which is a
division of Highsmith Inc. Their toll-free # is 1-800-448-4887.
Hope this helps.
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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 17:14:04 -0600
From: Jane Kauzlaric <jpkauzlaric@htls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Stumper
A patron is most anxious to find a children's book that he saw recently at
a bookstore. He doesn't remember the title or author but feels that it was
published by either Golden Books or Macmillan. In summary, a man is very
bored with his life. He goes fishing but gets caught by a fish instead. He
is placed in a fish bowl and only released when the mother fish sees how
sad he becomes. The man is very happy to get back to his boring life.
I've already checked our on-line catalog and Best Books for Children.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Jane Kauzlaric
Joliet Public Library
Joliet, IL
jkauzlaric@htls.lib.il.us
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Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 09:49:07 -0500
From: rchadwick@pls-net.org (Roxane Chadwick, PLS-HQ)
Subject: Re: Titles using observer viewpoint
I am trying to find middle grade or YA titles that use the observer's
viewpoint, told by a narrator who isn't really part of the action. The only one
I
can think of is Lord Jim. But I'm sure there are others. I'd appreciate your
collective wisdom in helping me come up with more examples. Many thanks in
advance.
Roxane Chadwick
Youth Services Coordinator
Pioneer Library System
4595 Rt. 21 N.
Canandaigua, New York 14424
From: rchadwick@pls-net.org (Roxane Chadwick, PLS-HQ)
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Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 10:16:31 -0500
From: Thomas Ruddy <truddy@infolink.org>
Subject: stumper answered
The answer to my stumper is Cat's Colors by Jane Cabrera (Dial 1997).
Thank you to everyone who responded.
I only hope they fix the color with the second printing.
Thanks,
Tom
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From: Thomas Ruddy
To: pubyac@nysernet.org
Subject: stumper
Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 2:29PM
Hi this is a longshot, but I'll try any way.
This is a book from no more than a year ago. The only thing I remember
for sure was the page that said the picture was red looked like it was
orange. We seem to remember animals and sounds, but this may be way
off.
Is there anyone out there who remembers saying to themselves like I did,
"That is orange not red!"
Thank you for your time.
Tom Ruddy
The Montclair Public Library
Montclair, NJ 07042
truddy@infolink.org
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Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 13:29:38 +0000
From: "Judy Dunahue" <Jdunahue@acpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: job opening
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Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 10:33:00 -0800
From: Maya_SPECTOR@CITY.PALO-ALTO.CA.US (Maya SPECTOR)
Subject: Stumper: A girl and a sextant
A patron of ours is looking for a fiction title that would have been
published in the '50's. It takes place in New England, the colonial
period or just after, and tells the story of a girl whose father
usually adjusts the sextants for the sailing ships. For some reason,
he is not around and a ship has to go out, so she manages the
adjustment. People are shocked that a young person, especially a girl,
could do this. The patron thought the title might be Shooting the
Stars, but I couldn't find anything with that title. Does anyone
remember this book?
Maya Spector
Palo Alto Children's Library
maya_spector@city.palo-alto.ca.us
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Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:57:11 -0500
From: Kathy Marohl <kmarohl@web.aacpl.lib.md.us>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #585
Thanks for all the responses on my stumper about the old lady and the
dumpling. It was The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel, a Caldecott winner.
Thanks,
Kathy Marohl
Katherine L. Marohl
kmarohl@web.aacpl.lib.md.us
South County Branch Library
5940 Deale-Churchton Rd.
Deale, Md. 20751
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Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 07:21:25 PST
From: "Elizabeth Buono" <ebuono73@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: African Am. authors and illustrators list
We have a book in our collection (it's 1991, so it may have been
updated) called Books by African-American authors and illustrators for
children and young adults, by Helen E. Williams (ALA).
Elizabeth Buono
Children's Librarian
The Ferguson Library
Stamford, CT
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Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:38:53 -0500
From: Virginia Hoover <ginnie@lfpl.org>
Subject: Re: permission to use quote
Thanks to everyone who sent me avenues to try to obtain permission to use
the following quote:
The more you read, the more you know
The more you know, the smarter you grow
The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice
when speaking your mind or making your choice.
Apparently the copyright is held by Upstart and we are sending a written
request to them soon.
Thanks again for the numerous responses!
Ginnie Hoover
Children's Outreach Department
Louisville Free Public Library
301 York Street
Louisville, KY 40203
ginnie@lfpl.org
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Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 12:25:07 -0500
From: "Helen Mochetti" <helenmi@lori.state.ri.us>
Subject: stumper-ghost girl
helenmi@lori.state.ri.us
Many, many, many thanks to all of you who helped my patron with the Miranda
ghost story. As many of you know, the book she was looking for was "The
Ghost next door" by Willy Folk St. John. Our copy was missing, but we
ILL'd it for the patron, and she's read it twice since, she's so happy to
have re-discovered it. (and in awe of your collective knowledge!!)
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Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 11:44:48 -0800 (PST)
From: tinman@jcls.org (Theresa Inman)
Subject: Stumper Thanks: Socks for Supper and Yeh Shen
Dear PUBYACers,
Many thanks to the overwelming response to the sharing neighbors stumper.
The unanimous response was "Socks for Supper" by Jack Kent. I do feel
sheepish that I seem to be the only one that didn't know this. Much to
learn, thanks for teaching.
Thank you also for the response to the advice giving fish tale. "Yeh Shen:
Cinderella Story from China" bu Ai-Ling Louie is the winner.
Our patrons thank you, too.
Theresa Inman
Jackson County Library Services
Medford, OR
tinman@jcls.org
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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 09:57:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Kayne Ferrier <kferrier@grapids.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: African Am. authors and illustrators list
If you have access to a copy of CHILDREN's CATALOG by H.W.Wilson, you can
look in the index under African American and you'll find quite a nice
list.
Kayne L. Ferrier
On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Erica Sternin wrote:
> Hi PUBYACers,
> I am looking for a list of African American children's book illustrators
> and authors. I have A-Zoo, but it doesn't indicate the ethnicity of the
> author or illustrator, just the characters in the story. Didn't find
> much on the 'net, although I didn't spend a tremendous amount of time
> looking. TIA, Erica
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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 21:24:26 -0500
From: Catherine Chesher <cchesh@tc3net.com>
Subject: Cowboy stories
Some time ago a Pubyacer posted a bib of preschool cowboy stories. If I saved
it, I can't find it or SOMEONE in this wonderful family of mine, deleted it.
Would some kind, organized soul out there be willing to send me a copy:
electronically, fax, snail mail, whatever's convenient. And yes, I did check the
archives, found the right posting, but could not access it - Frustrating!
I'm using this info to answer a question I acquired at the local bookstore!
Anyone else ever get a question at a bookstore? I kind of butted in, politely of
course, and immediately worried about appearing to be a buttinski (sp?) but both
customer and employee were very grateful for my "initiative" :)
Thank you!
Cathy Chesher
Adrian Public Library
143 E. Maumee St.
Adrian, MI 49221
cchesh@tc3net.com
fax: (517)265-8847
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Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 08:20:29 -0600
From: Marilyn Zaruba <fmpl@startext.net>
Subject: Re: tying shoe laces
We use a little book called Red Lace, Yellow Lace : Learn to tie your shoe! by
Mike Casey. Haven't heard of the bunny ears one.
Marilyn
Mansfield Public Library
Middendorf-Kredell Branch Children's wrote:
> Hi all,
> Does anyone out there know the rhyme or source of the rhyme for tying
> shoelaces? Our patron says it involves Bunny Ears. I think there must be
> a rhyme for this, but I don't know it. I tried looking for a book in our
> catalog and A to Zoo. Any ideas? Thanks
>
> Theresa Robben
>
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> Middendorf-Kredell Branch - Children's Desk Fax: (314) 978-7998
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Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 06:25:44 PST
From: "new haven" <elmnewhaven@hotmail.com>
Subject: bunny and shoe laces
This is in reply to the stumper request for poem to teach children to
tie their shoes. This poem was written and posted on pubyac by Marie Noe
back in October 1997. It works really well.
Bunny Bows
Oh dear, oh dear! What shall we do? (put hands to face & shake head)
Someone needs to tie his shoe! (point to shoe)
Take each lace, one left one right, (grab laces)
Loop them 'round and pull them tight. ( make 1st loop and tighten)
Make two loops, (now this is funny) (make loops and whisper)
One's a tree and o;ne's a bunny! (wiggle each loop on cues)
Run the bunny 'round the tree (run right loop around left)
That will make a hole, you see... (show hole formed at base of loops)
Stick the bunny through the spot (put bunny loop in hole)
Pull both loops to make your knot! (pull loops to tighten)
And that is all you have to do
To make a bunny tie your shoe!
Hope this helps you. Rachael Sherwood-New Haven Free Public Library
elmnewhaven@hotmail.com
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Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 15:16:59 -0500
From: "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us>
Subject: stumper-nursing home
I apologize if this appears twice, but I tried to send it once before and it
never appeared.
Does this ring a bell?
A boy visits an old woman in a nursing home and she tell him stories of her
past. The boy (maybe named George) returns and brings her items from the stories
she told him. I think this may be a newer book. I couldn't find a reference to
it in A to Zoo, but it may be newer than any of our resources.
Thanks in advance!
Debbie Brightwell
Children's Librarian
Coppell Public Library
Coppell, Texas
dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us
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