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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: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 615
PUBYAC Digest 615
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Gingerbread Storytime
by "Kristy A. Evans" <EvansKA@MANSFIELDCT.ORG>
2) Hocky pocky music
by Carol Hopkins <chopkins@idaho-lynx.org>
3) CD Rom's that don't require sound
by Bonnie Janssen <bjafrm@yahoo.com>
4) ZapMe! K-12 search engine
by "Eva Davis" <lunchgroup@hotmail.com>
5) Holiday Tree Stories
by "Melanie Atkinson" <mratkinson@hotmail.com>
6) Book Buddies Program
by Shari_Brown@ci.mesa.az.us
7) Late 1800-1900 Children's Series
by "Heather Stout" <Hstout.lew@valnet.org>
8) Stumper Answered: Enchanted Forest and 3 Sons
by "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org>
9) STUMPER--British kids having adventures
by "Jeri Kladder" <JKLADDER@cml.lib.oh.us>
10) (no subject)
by Inge Saczkowski <isaczkow@niagarafalls.library.on.ca>
11) Re: You know you're a librarian when...
by Mary <mrc42@yahoo.com>
12) Re: American Girl porn website alert
by Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
13) autobiographies
by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
14) RE: ACROSS AMERICA sent to Librarians Nationwide
by Tina Hager <Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com>
15) STUMPER--Holocaust Story
by "Jeri Kladder" <JKLADDER@cml.lib.oh.us>
16) storytime themes compiled (long)
by "ldhodges" <ldhodges@cox-internet.com>
17) RE: STUMPER Set of 4 age-appropriate books about your changing
body
by "Jerri Heid" <jheid@ci.clive.ia.us>
18) Stumper - big kids and little kids
by Cassie Veselovsky <veselovskyc@cadl.org>
19) books for santa claus believers?
by "Jason Stuhlmann" <imeanasis@hotmail.com>
20) stumper - Klinker the cat
by "Robin Benoit" <rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
21) Humbug Witch: No chimney for Santa; room 201 mystery
by Bonnie Janssen <bjafrm@yahoo.com>
22) Radio Show This Morning: Call for More Book Burning
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
23) Kathy and Karen stumper
by Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
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From: "Kristy A. Evans" <EvansKA@MANSFIELDCT.ORG>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org
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Subject: Gingerbread Storytime
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I was wondering if any of you have ever done a gingerbread storytime. If so
what did you do for fingerplays and a craft? Which books did you select?
Thanks!
Kristy Evans
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From: Carol Hopkins <chopkins@idaho-lynx.org>
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Hello great collective brain! I would like to do a dinosaur hocky pocky at
my
storytime, but I am having trouble finding hocky pocky music without words.
If
anyone knows a tape or CD with this music please let me know off list at
chopkins@idaho-lynx.org
Thank you!
Carol Hopkins
Nampa Public Library
Nampa, Idaho
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From: Bonnie Janssen <bjafrm@yahoo.com>
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Subject: CD Rom's that don't require sound
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:25:57 CST
We have a branch that wants to use a CD ROM on the
public PC that will appeal to young children (Pre-K I
believe)that does not require sound to enjoy the
product. Anyone know of such a product (any made for
the deaf community?) THanks Bonnie Janssen bjafrm@yahoo.com
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From: "Eva Davis" <lunchgroup@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: ZapMe! K-12 search engine
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:26:14 CST
I have been alerted that the ZapMe! K-12 search engine,
http://www.zapme.net/net/index.html,
has been taken over by a pornographic
website. I checked this link, which was on my library's Teen page, and
it
does indeed now go to an adult site.
ZapMe! was a decent search engine for students; it's a shame this had to
happen.
Eva Davis
Plymouth (MI) District Library
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From: "Melanie Atkinson" <mratkinson@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Holiday Tree Stories
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:26:30 CST
I'm doing a Holiday Tree Storytime in a couple of weeks and I'm looking for
stories about or with trees in them that are geared towards Kwanzaa and
Ei-Al-Fitr (the end of the Ramadan Fasting) I already have stories for
Chrsitmas and Hanukah but I want to try to include all the holidays. Please
e-mail me directly. Thanks in advance.
Melanie Atkinson
Children's Librarian
Steele Memorial Library
Elmira, NY
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From: Shari_Brown@ci.mesa.az.us
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Subject: Book Buddies Program
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:26:46 CST
A big THANK YOU to everyone who sent me information about their experiences
with the Book Buddies
program! I received lots of good input and our library may give it a try
this summer. We thought we would start it after our summer reading program
which ends in late July. We will still have our summer teen volunteers
looking for something to do, same with the younger kids, and with school
looming in mid August, parents are wanting to get their kids ready for
school. I put all the info together into an easy-to-read document, too long
to post here. If you would like a copy, please
reply to me directly. Thanks again!
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From: "Heather Stout" <Hstout.lew@valnet.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Late 1800-1900 Children's Series
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I hope you all can help me with a reference question we have not been
able to solve. A patron is looking for a series of children's books
that came out probably in the late 1800's-early 1900's. The series
dealt with kids in either New York or Chicago, and all the stories were
"Rags to Riches" type stories. She thinks one of the titles
in the
series might have been Shoeshine Boy. Thanks for all your help--
=20
Heather Stout
Community/Youth Services Librarian
Lewiston City Library
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
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From: "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org>
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Subject: Stumper Answered: Enchanted Forest and 3 Sons
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A thank you to Constance Sargent from Loudoun County Public Library for =
recognizing the story where the queen dies and her 3 sons (knight, mighty =
hunter and humble one) are sent into an enchanted forest and told to stay =
on the path and true to the cause or they will be lost. In the heart
of =
the forest is a tree which unlocks the curse.=20
Ruth Sanderson's "The Enchanted Wood"=20
Candice Morris
cmorris@mtlib.org=20
Lewis & Clark Library
120 S. Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59601
Phone 406 447-1690 x115 Fax 406 447-1687
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From: "Jeri Kladder" <JKLADDER@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER--British kids having adventures
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:27:44 CST
Hi all,
The second stumper of my really bad day was
answered by Joanna =
Andrew. It's The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. The scenario
was : =
English author, read aloud in 1985, a brother and sister go to live near =
the edge of the woods. They have bratty cousins who visit them from
the =
city. They play in the woods in an enormous tree. As they climb
higher, =
different animals live in the tree and they visit animals in houses/other =
worlds. =20
Isn't this list great! Our patrons are
delighted when I can come up =
with an answer to a "I remember this book as a child and it had a green
=
cover.." kind of question. Thank you Joanna for making me
look smart. - =
jeri
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From: Inge Saczkowski <isaczkow@niagarafalls.library.on.ca>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:28:02 CST
Can anyone recommenda great read-aloud chapter book (average # of pages
150-160) for kids age 8+. We do a cocoa club program here and I am
looking for suggestions for the February session. I have so far read
aloud:
Harry Potter and Philosophers stone (3 years ago when it was not as
well-known. Great story, just WAY too long)
Nose from Jupiter
Nose for Adventure (both funny and perfect)
Holes (great book, just too long)
There are lots of great books out there, but they are
always too
long and I like a book with the potential for voices and lots of humour
and current, so I don't overlap with the schools. We are just
finishing
"The autobiography of Meatball Finkelstein," also very funny and
super
voices.
Help! Thanks,
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From: Mary <mrc42@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: You know you're a librarian when...
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:28:21 CST
And you know you are a CHILDREN'S librarian when you
note that all of the books are on the shelf spine
label out and turned right-side-up, and you gasp in
awe of the librarian!
--- Kim Heikkinen <kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org>
wrote:
> ...you go to see Harry Potter with another librarian
and during the library scene, another patron shushes
you loudly for exclaiming, "They wouldn't have them
alpha by title! They'd have some kind of a system!"
>
> Kim Heikkinen
>
> *************************************************
> Kim Heikkinen kim.heikkinen@mcfls.org
> Youth Services Librarian
> Franklin Public Library
> Franklin, WI 53132 (414) 425-8214
> "Are all librarians this much trouble?"--The Mummy
> Returns
> *************************************************
>
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From: Becky Smith <bsmith@loganutah.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: American Girl porn website alert
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:28:39 CST
Editions of "American Girl" are printed regionally at various
places in
the United States. (I suppose so the advertisements can be more
localized?) The porn web site was apparently only located in one
edition printed in one of the many regions, and none of the others. So
most of us had no problem with the magazine.
--
Becky Ann Smith
Youth Services Librarian
Logan Library, Logan, UT
bsmith@loganutah.org
http://www.logan.lib.ut.us
Patt Colwell wrote:
>
> I think that PUBYAC Digest was the source where I read that American
Girl
> Nov/Dec issue had listed a website that was pornographic. When
our
American
> Girl arrived, I looked for a list of websites that might contain one
with
> the title named, so we could black it out. Couldn't find any
websites at
> all. Does anyone know......did the article get pulled by the
magazine?
Or
> was I mistaken......maybe it was the americangirl.com that had a list
of
> "recommended" sites. In that case, it has probably
already been taken
care
> of. Thanks to anyone who might give me a clue. Please reply
to the
digest.
> Others might also like to know.
> Patt Colwell
> Medford Library Childrens' Services
> mailto:pcolwell@jcls.org
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From: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: autobiographies
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Hi! Every year we get slammed with classes needing autobiographies.
We
have some (Cal Ripkin, Tim Jacobus, R.L. Stine, Tara Lipinski, Michelle
Kwan...) but not nearly enough copies for everyone (thank God for school
libraries!). Next year I'll be buying plenty more. I have a nice
list
(about 10 titles) of autobiographies that are still in print & are
atleast
80 pages. What are some of your kids' favorite autobiographies?
I'll
compile a list.
Thanks, too, to the people who sent recommendations about books on respect.
Characters With Character I will try to order & I'll be borrowing
Shoeshine
Girl (Bulla) as well. Keep em coming! Thanks again.
Have a great week.
Richard :O)
Richard Bryce
Senior Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
973-728-2823
bryce@palsplus.org
"To want in one's head to do a thing, for it's own sake; to enjoy doing
it;
to concentrate all of one's energies upon it- - that is not only the surest
guarantee of it's success. It is also being true to oneself."
(Amelia Earhart, in Sky Pioneer)
"So many things have made living and learning easier. But the
real things
haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the
most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures and to be cheerful
and have courage when things go wrong"- Laura Ingalls Wilder
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From: Tina Hager <Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com>
To: "''PUBYAC@prairienet.org'
'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: ACROSS AMERICA sent to Librarians Nationwide
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This sounds absolutely wonderful and I can't wait until our library
gets
our copy, but don't forget to be safe and look over your package.
Don't
forget we still have terrorism going on, anthrax scares, etc.
Tina Hager
Youth Services Librarian
Carrollton Public Library
-----Original Message-----
From: Torres, Dana
To: 'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'
Sent: 11/23/01 10:23 AM
Subject: AD: ACROSS AMERICA sent to Librarians Nationwide
GIFT COPIES OF ACROSS AMERICA, I LOVE YOU
SHIPPED TO 6,500 CHILDREN'S LIBRARIANS NATIONWIDE
Gift copies of the illustrated children's book Across America, I Love
You
(Hyperion Books For Children) have just been shipped to public libraries
around the country, courtesy of DisneyHand, the charitable arm of The
Walt
Disney Company. Across America, I Love You, by Christine Loomis,
illustrated by Kate Kiesler, is a poetic tribute that draws parallels
between this country's natural phenomena and a youngster who is growing
increasingly independent. Each page highlights a different region with
oil-painting landscapes that relate to the stages of growing up.
"The
nurturing tone of this text and its' theme, connecting children to our
great
country, feel particularly appropriate at this time," said Deborah
Dugan,
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Disney Publishing
Worldwide.
The books will be arriving via U.S. mail from New York City.
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From: "Jeri Kladder" <JKLADDER@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER--Holocaust Story
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:29:35 CST
Hi all,
Sorry, I've been away. The answer to my
rabbit who doesn't defend =
the animals as they are taken away one by one by a mysterious something =
till there is nobody left to defend him is:
Author: Bunting, Eve, 1928-=20
Title: Terrible Things : an allegory of the Holocaust
Philadelphia : =
Jewish Publication Society, c1989.
Physical Description: [32] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary: In this allegory, the author's reaction to the Holocaust, the
=
animals of the forest are carried away, one type after another, by the =
Terrible Things, not realizing that if perhaps they would all stick =
together and not look the other way, such terrible things might not =
happen.
"This book was originally published in 1980 by Harper &
Row"--T.p. verso. =
ISBN/ISSN: 0827603258 =20
Subject Term: Animals Juvenile fiction. Holocaust, Jewish
(1939-1945) =
Juvenile fiction.=20
Additional Author: Gammell, Stephen.=20
=20
Many thanks to: Lynn Vitters, Grace Green, Maureen Comeford, Rita Hunt
=
Smith, Donna Cifarelli, Sharon Levine, Krista Biggs, Laurel Sharp, Heather =
McNeil, Jackie Marquardt, Loire O'Donnell, Rosemary Dukelow, Willa Jean =
Herner, and Karen Dehdari. Please forgive if I've missed anybody
(seems =
everybody knew of this book except me!! And please forgive my
spelling.
Other books of interest were suggested: When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
by =
M.E. Kerr (Carol Katz; Maus was suggested by Molly Myers and Jennifer =
Browning; Poppy by Avi was suggested by Grace Slaughter: Promise of a New =
Spring by Gerda Klein was suggested by Carol Janoff
Thanx everybody! Happy Holidays! - jeri
=20
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From: "ldhodges" <ldhodges@cox-internet.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: storytime themes compiled (long)
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Thanks to all who took the time to respond. Here is what I got!
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Hi--we did a cowboy fairy tale storytime recently that the kids really
enjoyed. We happened to notice that we had a BUNCH of
cowboy/western themed "fairy" tales:
Western Fairy Tales:
Bubba the Cowboy Prince (Cinderella)
Cinderdog and the Wicked Stepcat (Cinderella)
Three Litte Javalinas (Three Little Pigs)
Little Red Cowboy Hat
Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale
Fun Cowboy stories:
Cowboy Rodeo by James Rice
Christmas Cowboy by Sarah Wilson
Cowboy Bunnies by Christine Loomis
Cowboy Baby by Sue Heap
Cowboy Alphabet by James Rice
The Cowboy Alphabet by Chris L. Demarest
We sang My Home's In Montana, of course!
linette@missoula.lib.mt.us
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I'm not sure if this will be a new theme to you, but I've had very good luck
doing "Pizza" toddler and preschool programs. It was a unit
that I included
in my book. If you'd like to see the materials, I'd be glad to send it
as
an attachment. Just let me know.
I have also done two storytimes on "Collecting." I used
"Hannah's
Collections" by Jocelyn, "Josephina the Great Collector" by
Engel and
"String of Beads" by Reid. (I omitted parts of this story,
especially those
about the history of beads, because it is pretty long.) The first time
I
used this program I read "Cache of Jewels" by Ruth Heller. I
also
considered "Puddle Pail" by Kleven, but didn't have time to use
it. For the
craft, we made a collage picture frame by gluing buttons, beads, pasta, etc.
on it. The problem with this theme is that there aren't participation
activities to go along with it. The only "theme" related
activity I had was
bead sorting. The instructions follow for using with a magnetic board:
1) Make orange beads in square, circle and triangle shapes.
2) Make blue beads in three different sizes of circles. (make
the
difference between sizes obvious)
3) Make red, yellow, green and purple circle beads.
4) Laminate (if will be using with more than 1 group) and put magnets
on
back
5) Give each child at least one bead from each of the 3 groups above.
I
started with the orange beads first and told the kids to look at their
orange beads. I then put up a square bead and had any children who had
a
matching bead put it on the magnetic board. We continued with circles
and
triangles.
6) After all the orange beads were on the board, we continued with the
blue
beads.
7) Last we did the color sorting. The activity worked very well
although
it took awhile to pass out the beads. (Maybe you could packaged the
beads
and put them in an envelope for each child before the program.)
Variation: Try creating a pattern with the beads. For example,
have one
child bring up a blue bead, then another bring up a yellow bead, green bead
and purple bead. Continue until you have a pattern established and all
beads are on the board.
You could also do this easily with a flannel board by cutting the
"beads"
out of felt. Actually I have small flannel boards that we made out of
cardboard covered with felt so each child can have their own for activities
like the variation. (These boards aren't expensive to make and can be
used
over again.) In that case I would show a pattern of beads on my board
and
see if the children could copy it. The kids can hold the board up and
show
me when they've finished.
This is probably much more information than you wanted. However, I
hope it
helps and that you get many other suggestions.
Susan Dailey
librarian and author of A Storytime Year (www.susanmdailey.com)
Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
219-622-4691
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org
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here are some that i do that the kids just love:
for preschool-k:
dinosaurs
trains
hats
dogs
spiders
hippos
elephants
apples
toddlers:
getting dressed
bathtime
animal noises/the farm
colors
numbers
ABCs
dinosaurs
peek-a-boo
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I don't know that this is particularly "fresh" but we use
"stilly stories"
and "favorite stories" (or "fun with our favorites" if
you like
alliteration) in order to be able to pull in some of those well-loved books
that don't seem to fit any other category. I also like to use
"funny fairy
tales" and use some of the fractured fairy tales like Jon Scieszka's
"True
Story of the Tree Little Pigs" and Susan Lowell's "Little Red
Cowboy Hat."
This last one doesn't work too well for toddlers, but it is great for
preschoolers, unless your group runs on the young side.
We had a lot of fun last year with "Merry Mice" -- it turns out
there are
enough Christmas/Holiday stories featuring mice that we were able to do a
whole storytime theme, including giving out those mice you make with felt
and a candy cane as favors. Let me know if you want the title list for
that
one; I'd have to go look it up in our storytime binder.
Regards,
Sue
Sue Ridnour
Youth Services Manager
Flower Mound Public Library
Flower Mound, TX
972.874.6153
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My personal favorite is "Animal Chatter" because it just screams
for
interaction. I personally love having the kids make animal sounds.
=)
Next week's Storytime theme is "Getting Dressed" and the librarian
planning
it keeps finding book after book that she's dying to use.
Hope this helps!
Jennie A. Depakakibo
Youth Services Library Assistant
Carrollton Public Library at Hebron and Josey
Jennie.Depakakibo@cityofcarrollton.com
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My favourite theme for Toddlers has to be getting dressed. I have a large
teddy bear and clothes that I bought at a second hand store. With the
help
of the toddlers, Rupert gets dressed, and makes quite a mess of it -
underwear on his head, socks on his hand,s etc. The kids love to correct
him.
There are lots of getting dressed books and you can always work in parts of
the body as well (Hand Hand Fingers Thumb, anyone?)
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Hats
Farm
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Aside from the always popular dinosaurs, dogs, monkeys, frogs, alligators
and other animal themes, my favorite themes have been:
Bathtime
Eggs (not Easter)
Cooking / Food
Bugs
Manners
Pirates
Cookies and Sweets
There are great read-aloud books for both Toddlers and Preschoolers on these
subjects, plus many craft, song and activity ideas. Parents always ask
when
the Manners theme is coming again!
elizabeth
Elizabeth Murphy
Youth Librarian
Spicewood Springs Branch
Austin Public Library
8637 Spicewood Springs Rd.
Austin, TX 78759
(512)258-9282
fax (512)331-4435
elizabeth.murphy@ci.austin.tx.us
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I do not know what you have done in the past, but here are a few that I have
done that might be a little different...
Ants
Hair
Manners
Chinese New Year
Owls
Penguins
Peanuts
Pizza
Tina Hager
Youth Services Librarian
Carrollton Public Library at Hebron and Josey
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I have had fun with:
1)Messy dirty clean and neat
2) Manners.
3) Big AND Little
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I've had a lot of fun with "Stories You Can Sing" (Old
Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Miss Mary Mack, etc...),
"Favorite Stories" (in this, I just pick some of my
favorite books, always fun), and "Teddy Bear Picnic"
with the toddlers and preschoolers. For January, I'm
planning to do a "Wild Things and Other Fantastic
Creatures" story time for the preschoolers, which I
think will be a lot of fun.
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Dragons
Australia
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I am using the alphabet to get me through 26 weeks. Some letters are
easier than others, but it's working pretty good to use a letter each
week and then choosing stories around that letter.
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Here's a 3 week session done for 3-6 year olds recently that went over
big:
Storytime Series : Head To Toe
Week 1: "Start At The Top"
Intro
Song: Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes
Book: Whose Hat?
Song: Shake My Sillies Out
Story: Jennie's Hat
Film: The Hat
Book: A Hat For Minerva Louise
Fingerplay: I Wiggle My Fingers
Story: Caps For Sale
Wrap Up/Song: Toes & Knees & Shoulders & Head
Can You Balance Something On Your Head? (Cardboard Squares)
Week 2: "Movin' Along"
intro/Share Action Alphabet
Song: Head & Shoulders
Book: Can You Guess?
Action Story: "We're Going On A Bear Hunt"
Film: "Dragons And Giants" From Frog & Toad Together
Book: "To The Tub"
Fingerplay: "I Wiggle My Fingers"
Story: "The Gunniwolf"
Book: The Squiggle
Week 3 : "How Low Can You Go?"
Intro - Flip Thru Book "Shoes Shoes Shoes"
Book: Whose Shoe?
Book: Sheep Take A Hike
Film: Rosie's Walk
Fingerplay
Story: "The Tortoise And The Hare"
Song: Head & Shoulders, Knees & Toes
Book: From Head To Toe
Participation: Freeze Dance (Hap Palmer)
Good luck!
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Mary D'Eliso, Children's Librarian Monroe County Public Library
mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us
Bloomington, Indiana
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Thanks again!
Lori
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Lori H. Fritz
Reference/Youth Services Librarian
College Station Public Library
1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy. South
College Station, TX 77845
ldhodges@cox-internet.com
Phone: 979-764-3416
Fax: 979-764-6379
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From: "Jerri Heid" <jheid@ci.clive.ia.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: STUMPER Set of 4 age-appropriate books about your changing body
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:30:41 CST
A patron has asked me about a set of books - she believed 4 for males and =
4 for females - that explained a child's changing bodies. She believes
=
they were written by the same author, but the set started out with =
apicture book and went on to full length books through the teen years. =
Does anyone happen to know what books she is talking about? Thanks for
=
any help. =20
Jerri
Clive Public Library
Clive IA 50325
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From: Cassie Veselovsky <veselovskyc@cadl.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper - big kids and little kids
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:31:00 CST
Help! A third grade teacher came into the library this evening wanting
a
picture book (something she could read to her class) having to deal with big
kids and little kids who learn to get along (her third grade class had an
incident with a sixth grade class). I cannot find anything! Does
anyone
have
any ideas?!
Thanks so much for any assistance!
Cassie Veselovsky
Youth Services Librarian
Capital Area District Library
Lansing, Michigan
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From: "Jason Stuhlmann" <imeanasis@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: books for santa claus believers?
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:31:21 CST
Hi all! I was hoping you all might have a suggestion or two. I'm
still new
at this...
I had a patron who was looking for a book or two for her 7 year old sister.
She still believes in Santa but all the kids at school are making fun of her
for still believing. :(
Are there any books out there that might be helpful? I've given her
"Polar
Express," so far.
Thanks in advance!
-Jason Stuhlmann
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From: "Robin Benoit" <rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper - Klinker the cat
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:31:41 CST
I have yet another stumper! A patron remembers a book she checked out
from
my library around 1980. The story involves a witch and a cat named
Klinker
who messes everything up. The patron's family named their cat
"Klinker"
after the cat in this book and the cat recently died, so they would love to
get a copy of it. It sounds only vaguely familiar to me, and a search
of
our data base has yielded no results - but the people on this list are so
amazing that I thought one of you might know the book!
Robin Benoit
Children's Librarian
Fairport Public Library
1 Village Landing
Fairport, New York 14450
716-223-9091
rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us
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From: Bonnie Janssen <bjafrm@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Humbug Witch: No chimney for Santa; room 201 mystery
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:31:58 CST
I have a couple of plots that might ring a bell with
one of you!
I have a patron who is looking for a story about how
Santa Claus comes to a child's home who doesn't have
the requisite chimney. If anyone has a clue please let
me know asap, patron wants to purchase before
Christmas.
I have another one maybe you could help with: Child
remembers a story involving Mrs. Gleason the teacher
of room 201 and a boy and girl who solve mysteries for
cheap (about a dollar is how he remembers it).
Thank you for any help on these: bjafrm@yahoo.com
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Radio Show This Morning: Call for More Book Burning
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:32:14 CST
At 11:05 a.m. CST, the Reverend Grant E. Storms plans to announce a book =
burning of Harry Potter books on the "Ringside" radio show, WTIX
690 AM in =
New Orleans. The radio show accepts call-ins. The number to call
is =
504-260-9849.
Reverend Storms has a Web site at http://www.thereformer.org/
__________________________
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Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 1 + 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
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intellectual freedom @ your library
Free People Read Freely=AE
"Congress Shall Make No Law Respecting an Establishment
of Religion, or Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof; or
Abridging the Freedom of Speech, or of the Press; or the
Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble, and To Petition
the Government for a Redress of Grievances."--First Amendment
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From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Kathy and Karen stumper
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:32:32 CST
Hello all,
Boy, do I have a stumper. A patron called looking for a book from
about 30-40 years ago about a pair of twins named Kathy and Karen
(possible last name Downes). She thinks the book was written about her and
her sister, but her sister doesn't remember the book. She dosen't seem to
remember too much about the book except there was a certain amount of
sibling rivalry.
We have checked various places; the character index in What do
Children
Read next, Who's who in Children's Literature and have done a couple of
keyword searches in our PAC and through the Boston Public Library which is
much larger. The only book we can come up with is "The Case of the
Missing
Dinosaur" by Kieth Brandt at Troll Easy to Read Mystery from 1982.
She thinks it was probably a picture book or begining reader
when she
read it at 6 or 7 years old. I thought I would give PUBYAC a try since I
have been amazed at how often stumpers get answers with very little to go
on.
Thanks for any leads,
Julie Rines
Thomas Crane PL
Quincy, MA
jrines@ocln.org
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