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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 537
PUBYAC Digest 537
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Summer Reading incentives: LONG
by susanna.holstein@kanawha.lib.wv.us
2) Re: Kid-Friendly Email
by "Mary Moody" <MMOODY@vigo.lib.in.us>
3) stumper solved
by "Kristin Hawksworth" <khawksworth@roselle.lib.il.us>
4) Stumper - early 70's cowboy/rustler book
by Lu Benke <lubenke@julip.ci.fort-collins.co.us>
5) stumper
by "Karen Brown" <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>
6) BIB: movement books
by carrie@nysoclib.org
7) stumper
by VSolomon@CI.Cambridge.MA.US
(Victoria Solomon)
8) Stumper-Cowboy Bill
by "Grace Greene" <grace.greene@dol.state.vt.us>
9) epilepsy books
by "Maggie Snow" <msnow@selco.lib.mn.us>
10) Fw: PUBYAC subscribing
by "Pyowner" <pyowner@pallasinc.com>
11) francesca lia block angst
by "victoria vannucci" <vvannucci@hotmail.com>
12) re: Easy Readers
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
13) Re: Accelerated Reader
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
14) Spam and Yahoo
by Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>
15) Re: flannel board ideas
by "linda allen" <lindaallen@hotmail.com>
16) RE: Pooh Celebrations
by "Amy Roberts" <aroberts@aclib.org>
17) Stumper solved...thank you!
by Ann-Marie Biden <ambiden@ci.upland.ca.us>
18) stumper - apple family
by "Crystal" <cfaris@nassaulibrary.org>
19) suggestions for a precocious 1st grader
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
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From: susanna.holstein@kanawha.lib.wv.us
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Summer Reading incentives: LONG
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:17:55 CDT
Because our systemwide summer reading statistics had been static for
some years, our library director asked some of us to come up with a
completely new approach to the summer program. Two of us met weekly for
about 6 months to design a program that would be more exciting,
attractive, and provide more challenge than what we had been doing. We
immediately identified 4 groups that needed to be motivated in order
for a program to be successful: kids, parents, teachers and library
staff. Motivating kids alone is not enough--parents need something to
encourage them to bring their children to the library, teachers need to
see the value of the reading program to what they do in order to
promote it to students, and library staff need some incentive to really
give 100% to a summer program that adds to their already full workload.
What we came up with: 1) a gamesheet instead of a booklog. There were
space where kids received prizes of various sorts--toys or paperback
books, and at the 50-book square, they got a tee-shirt. The first prize
was at 5 books, to provide that little encouragement for those that
cannot read as much/as fast as others, and prize squares randomly on
the rest of the sheet, for a total of 5 plus the tee-shirt square.
2) higher profile programs, with several nationally known presenters,
and a schedule that included weekly programs by outside presenters
every week. This meant less planning time for staff to do programs and
arrange for presenters, something to attract kids/parents to the
library every week, and a wide variety of program topics. It took time
to get this schedule together (for a system of 10 libraries plus
bookmobile), and we had one or two glitches, but overall it went very
well, and our patrons were very enthusiastic.
3) summer storytimes that were open to all ages, instead of just
preschool--this was in acknowledgement of the fact that many families
have children of all ages and have had to find something to do with
older siblings during storytimes. This worked quite well in my
branch--I do not know how it was received in other locations.
4) more, and more visible advertising. For the first time, I think, the
library bought paid ads in local newspapers, and this really paid off
in terms of awareness of our programs and attendance.
5) a "Star Reviewer" program for those kids who read chapter books
and
have complained that they can't earn as many prizes. For them, for
every chapter book they read and reviewed on our forms (giving stars to
rate the book) they received a prize, up to a total of 5. This got them
to first prize square on the gamesheet too. This program is being
reviewed to judge its success; there were many who participated and the
reviews were placed in the books which were put on display---this
looked great in the library, and the kids liked seeing their reviews
out on display.
6) after 50, kids names got put into a grand prize drawing when they
landed on the prize squares. The prizes were $150 gift certificate from
Wal-Mart, and a $100 gift certificate from a local bookstore, both
donated. These were systemwide prizes, and we found that these were
great "parent-motivators"-parents were interested in these prizes
and
encouraged their children to keep on reading.
7) inclusion of some day camps and daycares in offsite programs. This
could be a whole other post, too long to detail here. But at my branch
the inclusion of over 200 children from a local daycamp was very
successful and we're already planning for next year. This has been a
4-year ongoing effort to find a way to include this group--this year
was our best yet.
There were other things, too, but these were the highlights. Over 800
children systemwide earned tee-shirt, and altogether the number of
books read was almost 75,000. Registrations increased too, but I do not
have the figures right now to give you percentages on these two items.
I can't say we were successful on all fronts--I would have liked to see
more staff incentives included, for example (cost prohibited a lot of
our suggestions form being implemented) and something more for schools
and teachers. these things may come in future years as we continue to
refine the program.
One thing that helped a lot was having a smaller group brainstorming
and planning--thinking out of the box was a lot easier when those doing
it come to it with positive attitudes and with the ability to think
like kids. This also took the burden of endless meetings off other
staff, and smoothed the decision-making process. Was everyone always
happy with our decisions? Not always. But that's to be expected. Change
isn't easy.
I could write a lot more, but this post is long enough. If you're
interested in any of this, please contact me offlist and I'd be glad to
give you details.
Susanna Holstein
Elk Valley Branch Library
Charleston, WV
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From: "Mary Moody" <MMOODY@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Kid-Friendly Email
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:18:16 CDT
Greetings,
I've worked with these people briefly. They were very helpful and =
generous concerning an introduction to the internet program I did for =
children 7-10 years old.
The site is http://www.kiddonet.com/
It has a free mail program for =
children. At the time when I was working with them (and I will be
again =
soon) youwere able to download a free Kiddonet web browser.
Mary Moody
School Liaison Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
\0/\0/\0/ "Let everything that hath breath Praise the Lord!"
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From: "Kristin Hawksworth" <khawksworth@roselle.lib.il.us>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper solved
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:18:38 CDT
Wow - you guys are great! The book which contains folktale mysteries
from
multiple cultures that my patron was looking for is MORE STORIES TO SOLVE BY
George Shannon (Greenwillow Books, 1990)
Thank you to the many people who responded. Grandma is relieved!
Kristin Hawksworth
Roselle Public Library
Roselle, IL
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From: Lu Benke <lubenke@julip.ci.fort-collins.co.us>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper - early 70's cowboy/rustler book
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:19:07 CDT
A new staff member has a stumper that we couldn't find through our usual
local and area databases, Amazon, Bibliofind, etc. His description of the
book is below. Here's hoping someone out there can help. TIA!
Lu Benke email: lubenke@julip.ci.fort-collins.co.us
Lead Librarian phone: 970.221.6678
Children's Services fax: 970.221.6398
Fort Collins Public Library
201 Peterson
Fort Collins, CO 80524
O.K. Here is the description of this book that I remember from my
childhood. I checked it out only once but I remember it as my
favorite. I don't recall the title or the author but here are the
details
of the book as I remember them.
Format: Picture Book
Illustrations: Similar to Wanda Gag. Very precise and dark.
The only
colors used in the illustrations were black, white, yellow and red I
believe.
Story and Subject: Cowboys, Outlaws, Cattle Rustling
I checked it out from a school library in about 1976, 77 or 78 and it was
probably 5 to 10 years old at the time.
What I Remember of the Story: It was a story about a villain named
Stuart
or Stewie. He was drawn as the classic villain with a long black
mustache, black outfit and black cowboy hat. He had a gang of outlaws
it
seems who were cattle rustlers. Their plan to rustle cattle is
eventually
foiled by the hero of the story who is either the sheriff of the town or a
cowboy who owns the cattle being rustled. The cattle were longhorns, I
believe. The book had approximately 30-40 pages.
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From: "Karen Brown" <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:19:32 CDT
This question didn't give us much to go on. It's a novel for older
kids =
written in the thirties, the adult customer thinks, because it was his =
father's childhood book. He remembers it as having detailed color
plates =
and some black and white pictures too. It's about a boy and girl who
are =
traveling. They go to Mont St. Michel where they fight with a knight
even =
though they do not go back in time. They also go to the Canary Islands
=
where they have an encounter with police. Does this ring a bell with =
someone? If so, we'd love to have your help. Thank you.
Karen Brown
brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us
Youth Services Manager
Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940
831-646-3744
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From: carrie@nysoclib.org
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: BIB: movement books
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Another "thank you" for your helpful suggestions of movement
stories for
toddlers. They are as follows:
Here Come Poppy and Max (Gardener)
As Quiet As a Mouse (Often)
Jump! (Lavis)
Toddlerobics and other titles by Zita Newcome
Little Bird (Pirotta)
If Your Happy and You Know It, Clap Your Hands (Carter)
It's Not Easy Being A Bunny (Sadler)
"...You might find Lapsit Services for the Very Young II by Linda Ernst
(Neal-Schuman, 2001) helpful. It contains an annotated booklist of over 140
books that work with the very young and there are topics (subjects) which
include books that encourage movement by the little ones when it is read
aloud. There is also a list for those books which encourage
participation
and/or action with the text and a list for those that lean towards a verbal
response by participants."
Carrie Silberman, Children's Librarian
New York Society Library
carrie@nysoclib.org
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From: VSolomon@CI.Cambridge.MA.US
(Victoria Solomon)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:20:12 CDT
Help. A patron remembers a picture book called (she thinks) ' The
Wave'. The story is about a boy who brings home a wave; it takes
over the house; he freezes it and takes it back to the ocean. Does
that ring a bell with anyone?
Thank you.
Vicki Solomon
Cambridge Public Library
Cambridge,MA
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From: "Grace Greene" <grace.greene@dol.state.vt.us>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper-Cowboy Bill
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:20:35 CDT
One of our libraries has a patron looking for a book with "Cowboy
Bill" in
the title. It is not COWBOY BILL AND THE BIG UMBRELLA, and it is not the
Cowboy Sam series. The man, who read it as a child, thinks it was a Golden
Book. He remembers the phrase,"the dashing daring Cowboy Bill,"
and says it
was a little boy who pretended to be a brave cowboy,"chasing Indians
and
crooks and robbers."
Can you help? Thanks so much
Grace Worcester Greene
Children's Services Consultant
Vermont Department of Libraries
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
802-828-3261
email: grace.greene@dol.state.vt.us
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From: "Maggie Snow" <msnow@selco.lib.mn.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: epilepsy books
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:20:51 CDT
I had a request from a kindergarten teacher for picture books about kids
with epilepsy. I pulled a few for her from the 600's and gave her
_My
Friend Emily_ and _Lee, the Rabbit with Epilepsy_.
Does anyone have other suggestions to explain epilepsy to kindergarteners?
Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
Maggie
Maggie Snow
Community Services Librarian
Austin Public Library
Austin, MN 55912
msnow@selco.lib.mn.us
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From: "Pyowner" <pyowner@pallasinc.com>
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Subject: Fw: PUBYAC subscribing
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 09:12:13 -0600
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan V. Oakes" <soakes@ald.lib.co.us>
To: "Pyower" <pyowner@pallasinc.com>
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: PUBYAC subscribing
According to this message, I am subscribed and should be receiving
mailings. I have yet to receive any PUBYAC messages. Should I
attempt to
re-subscribe?
Pyower wrote:
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From: "victoria vannucci" <vvannucci@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: francesca lia block angst
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:21:32 CDT
Am i the only one who is getting really annoyed with Francesca Lia Block?
Just once I would like to see her write a book about a fat girl.
The main characters are always sad skeletal dark dancer or artist types.
I
know this is her style, but it bothers me.
Don't teenage girls have enough reminders around them that they need to be
anorexic to be loved? I loved Weetzie Bat and Cherokee Bat and even I
was a
Teenage Fairy, but lately all of her characters just make me mad.
Anorexia mus be prevalent in LA.
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: re: Easy Readers
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:49:26 CDT
Dear PUBYACers:
I've been reading the postings about easy readers with interest. We
have a
small section of "primers," which have always been defined by the
fact that
they have a word list in them. It includes the books by Margaret
Hillert,
the "Rookie Readers", the "Wonder Books" by Child's
World and the books
published by Pebble Books among others. All the rest of the
"early reader"
books are shelved with the picture books, but we mark them with stickers.
We have discussed separating these books, but what do you do about sets and
characters like "Arthur" or "Berenstain Bears" and
authors like Dr. Seuss?
It seems to me that "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and
Ham" would
belong in "early readers", while "Horton Hears a Who"
belongs in the picture
books. Doesn't this confuse parents and kids? Whenever I even
think about
talking to our cataloguers concerning this issue, it just seems such an
overwhelming task without obvious guidelines.
Susan Dailey
librarian and author of A Storytime Year (www.susanmdailey.com)
Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
219-622-4691
<mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Accelerated Reader
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:49:54 CDT
Okay, I know we weren't going to "get into it" and
I've already put in a LONG response to the technical
side of this question but I just have to rant a little
now that the can's been opened.
When I first heard of AR (in library school)I thought
"What a great program!" When I saw it in use, my
opinion gradually started to change. The scenario that
follows marks the point at which I began to actively
hate AR:
One Sunday afternoon some family was visiting my house
including a young female cousin who was about 11-12
years old at the time. Sadly, there wasn't much to do
at my house to entertain her. After several failed
attempts at finding something to occupy her, I
remembered that I had a copy of "Shiloh Season" that I
had brought home to read. I knew she was a reader so I
asked her if she'd like to take a look at it. I told
her it was the (then) new sequel to "Shiloh" which I
assumed she must have read. She'd never even heard of
it. I mentioned "Newbery"--no bells. "Bluebonnet" (our
State Award list, which it also won)--still no
recognition. I asked her what sort of books she read
in school. She said AR. So I asked her what she was
reading from the list and she told me "Moby Dick" I
asked her if she was enjoying it and she said "not
really"
So what do we have here?
An 11 year old girl who is extremely bright and an
excellent student who has never heard of the Newbery
award or her State book award who is reading a book
she doesn't like simply because it has a high point
value.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Spam and Yahoo
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:50:12 CDT
I, too use Yahoo e-mail and receive quite a bit of
spam. You can block address and have certain items
sent to a 'bulk' folder, but the spam and nasty stuff
still gets through. Plus,you have to open an email in
order to block the address.
I will be looking into the other email services.
Thanks,
Christina Johnson
Lebanon PL
Lebanon IN
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From: "linda allen" <lindaallen@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: flannel board ideas
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:50:31 CDT
I just did a community helper storytime. For firefighter I used a felt
figure of person in long underwear, then we dressed him/her in firefighter
gear, hat, coat, pants, boots.
Linda Allen, Sno-Isle Regional Library System, WA
>From: Steven LAMONEA <lamonea@scils.rutgers.edu>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: flannel board ideas
>Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 10:09:26 CDT
>
>Dear colleagues,
>
>Does anyone have ideas for flannel board stories for preschoolers on the
>topics of Community Helpers, Safety, Fire Prevention or Opposites?
I am
>having a hard time coming up with anything for these subjects and know
how
>helpful this list can be. I look forward to hearing your ideas.
>
>Steven Lamonea
>Children's Librarian
>Bridgewater Library
>Bridgewater, NJ
>
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From: "Amy Roberts" <aroberts@aclib.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Pooh Celebrations
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:50:47 CDT
FAll 2001 Dutton's Children's Books Catalog
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From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Michelle Splitter
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 8:15 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Pooh Celebrations
Sorry to repeat a question I've seen asked several times, but if anyone has
the information about Pooh's Birthday, I'd appreciate the article citation
or any information on your library's plans.
Thanks in advance,
Michelle Splitter
Assistant Director
John M. Cuelenaere Public Library
125 12th St. E.
Prince Albert, SK S6V 1B7
(306) 763-8496 extension 32
Fax: (306) 763-3816
splitter@jmc.panet.pa.sk.ca
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From: Ann-Marie Biden <ambiden@ci.upland.ca.us>
To: "Pubyac (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper solved...thank you!
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We were searching for a book from late70's-early 80's about a family
that finds secret world and who have a little brother named Pollywog.
Thanks to Terri, Marin, Meredith and Ashley who all identified it as The
Secret World of Og by Pierre Burton. This is indeed the title our
patron
was looking for and is very grateful!
Ann-Marie Biden, Children's Librarian
Upland Public Library
450 N. Euclid Ave.
Upland, CA 91786
(909) 931-4215
ambiden@ci.upland.ca.us
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From: "Crystal" <cfaris@nassaulibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper - apple family
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:51:24 CDT
To those of you with wonderful memories -
Do you remember a book where every member of a family is named after a type
of apple? If so, please email the title and/or author to me at
cfaris@nassaulibrary.org and
you will make another library patron most
grateful!
Thanks much -
Crystal
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Crystal Faris
Youth Services Manager
Nassau Library System
900 Jerusalem Ave.; Uniondale, NY 11553
516-292-8920; cfaris@nassaulibrary.org
www.nassaulibrary.org/childrens/kidsmainpage.html
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: Kidslist@scls.lib.wi.us, pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: suggestions for a precocious 1st grader
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Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 13:51:42 CDT
Dear folks:
Once again my daughter is reading faster than I can find books for her so
I am writing to get some ideas from everyone out there in library
land. She is just starting first grade but she is reading at about a
fifth
grade level. Despite this high reading level, she is still emotionally
a
first-grader and a sensitive one at that. She doesn't like books with
a
lot of danger or other scary situations. The Scooby Doo chapter books,
for
example, where "too creepy" for her. On the other hand, she
loved the
Nancy Drew Notebooks series even though it was "a little bit
creepy." Other series that she has read recently include the
Bailey School
Kids and Bailey City Monsters, Wayside School, Cam Jansen, the Fourth Floor
Twins, Three Cousins Detective Club, Jigsaw Jones, PeeWee Scouts, Pony
Pals. She has also read various other works like Touch the Moon by
Marion
Dane Bauer, about a zillion Dick King-Smith, Beverly Cleary and Patricia
Reilly Giff titles. The three types of stories that she seems to have
liked so far (and maybe the types that lend themselves to the innocuous)
are animal stories, school stories and mysteries but I would be open to any
suggestions. So, anybody have any challenging (or I would settle for
not-too-easy) books or series that might appeal to a 5 year old that fit
the rest of my criteria? Thank you very much for any help you can
provide.
Eric Norton
enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
490 E. Grand Ave.
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54494
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