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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 746
PUBYAC Digest 746
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) serials management
by "Dale Scott" <dscott@ross.org>
2) Maypole info received
by Rjohc@aol.com
3) Books/songs for Cinco de Mayo
by Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org>
4) Battle Of The Books
by Jennifer Parker <jmpwel@yahoo.com>
5) Sno-Isle Regional Job Postings for the Week of April 23, 2002
by Valerie Worrell <VWorrell@sno-isle.org>
6) Crafts help?
by Marlyn Roberts <chaisegirl@yahoo.com>
7) Re: fining children
by Amazontippy@aol.com
8) RE: Books you can sing
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
9) Re: fining children
by Margaret Brannon <margaret.brannon@ci.high-point.nc.us>
10) Wanna brag?
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
11) "Cleaning Up" storytime
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
12) plays the thing!
by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
13) Westing Game
by Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org>
14) STUMPER - especially for those in Boston
by Rachel Smith <Rachel.Smith@lfpl.org>
15) Stumper
by "Michelle Ballard" <michelleb@mail.sgcl.org>
16) Rabbit Stumper
by "Nikol Price" <NPrice@ci.glendale.az.us>
17) Stumper
by "Linda J. Fields" <lfields@state.lib.ut.us>
18) stumper aunt & uncle raising kids
by Pamela Stack <pstack@vlc.lib.mi.us>
19) STUMPER ANSWERED: Jimmy John
by Andrew Finkbeiner <ANDREW@rockford.lib.il.us>
20) Borrowers Reader's Theater
by Aaron Shepard <AS@aaronshep.com>
21) Stumper about a mouse
by "Stacey Irish" <Stacey.Irish@cityofdenton.com>
22) stumper
by "Katherine Parker-Wright" <katw100@hotmail.com>
23) Stumper Solved: Twelve Days of Xmas with monsters
by "Steven Engelfried" <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
24) Re: Stumper answer long time in coming
by chi_tonya <chi_tonya@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US>
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From: "Dale Scott" <dscott@ross.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: serials management
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:34:37 CDT
We are a small private school with a holding of approximately 300 journals
in our library. We are currently using EOS Glass database for serial
management along with Ebsco for purchasing. I would looking for
alternatives. What serial management systems do public libraries use ?
Thank you.
_________________________________
Dale H. Scott
Director of Library & Information Services
Ross School
631-907-5148
dscott@ross.org
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From: Rjohc@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Maypole info received
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:34:45 CDT
Tonight I read Shannon's post about the listserv being down. Thanks to those
who saved the posting. I had sent a thanks earlier, but it was one of
messages that didn't go through this week-end.
Robyn Hammer-Clarey
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Teen Librarian
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From: Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org>
To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Books/songs for Cinco de Mayo
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Does anyone have any ideas for books, songs, fingerplays for a preschool
storytime on Cinco de Mayo/Mexico.
Please reply to me directly.
Thanks!
--
Susan Fisher
Bethesda Public Library
4905 Bethesda Road
Thompson Station, TN 37179
615.790.1887
fax: 615.760.8426
sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org
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From: Jennifer Parker <jmpwel@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Battle Of The Books
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:34:57 CDT
Hello Everyone,
I am not sure if this message went through the first time, so I am trying
agin, sorry if it is repeated.
I was wondering if anyone out there held The Battle of The Books program at
their library.
We will be holding our third annual Battle Of The Books this Summer and
would like to get some new ideas. We have consulted the books,
"Battle of
The Books", and its sequel "Battle of The Books and More".
TIA
Jennifer Parker
jmpwel@yahoo.com
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From: Valerie Worrell <VWorrell@sno-isle.org>
To: Greg Yorba <gyorba@Exchange.FULLERTON.EDU>,
Linda Frederiksen
Subject: Sno-Isle Regional Job Postings for the Week of April 23, 2002
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Sno-Isle Regional Library System has an opening for Assistant Director for
Materials and Programming Services, 40 hours/week located at the Marysville
Service Center in Washington State. Job #0231 Open Until Filled - Review
Begins April 30, 2002. For more information and to obtain an application on
this employment opportunity, please visit our website at
http://www.sno-isle.org/employment/
or contact our Job line at (360)
651-7040.
____________________________________________________________________________
_________
Sno-Isle Regional Library System has an opening for Assistant Director for
Community Libraries and Technology, 40 hours/week located at the Marysville
Service Center in Washington State. Job #0232 Open Until Filled - Review
Begins April 30, 2002. For more information and to obtain an application on
this employment opportunity, please visit our website at
http://www.sno-isle.org/employment/
or contact our Job line at (360)
651-7040.
____________________________________________________________________________
_________
Sno-Isle Regional Library System has an opening for Human Resources
Coordinator, 40 hours/week located at the Marysville Service Center in
Washington State. Job #0230 Open Until Filled - Review Begins April 9, 2002.
For more information and to obtain an application on this employment
opportunity, please visit our website at http://www.sno-isle.org/employment/
or contact our Job line at (360) 651-7040.
____________________________________________________________________________
_________
Sno-Isle Regional Library System has an opening for Public Services
Assistant II - Technical Liaison, 40 hours/week for the Mukilteo Library in
Washington State. Job #0236 Closes 05/10/02. For more information and to
obtain an application on this employment opportunity, please visit our
website at http://www.sno-isle.org/employment/
or contact our Job line at
(360) 651-7040.
____________________________________________________________________________
_________
Valerie Worrell
Sno-Isle Regional Library
Human Resources
Phone: 360-651-7004
Fax: 360-651-7151
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From: Marlyn Roberts <chaisegirl@yahoo.com>
To: Pub Yac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Crafts help?
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:35:11 CDT
Hello, everyone.
I've been given two huge boes full of corks that I
would like to use for crafts. Our community Youth
Council is having a Faire with a circus theme, and I'd
like to use the corks to do a simple craft at the
library's booth.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Please email me directly.
Thanks,
Marlyn
=====
Marlyn K. Roberts
Youth Services Librarian
Hacienda Heights Library
County of Los Angeles Libraries
chaisegirl@yahoo.com
__________________________________________________
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From: Amazontippy@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: fining children
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:35:18 CDT
I'm a clerk with the Chicago Public Library system, also a mature student
who
will get her BA next month, and looking forward to lib. school (master's
prog.) in the fall.
At CPL, we fine books & such .10 a day also, and everyone pays- I think it
teaches a lesson- to return things in a timely fashion-so that other people
&
children will be able to take out the item, too. (What I'd like to change
is
the length of borrowing time. Our books & CD's & Books on tape are
lent for
3 weeks- I'd like it to be for 4 weeks.)
I think if the policy is stated plainly-and a card stamped and put in the
book, children should be able to understand that the books need to be
returned.
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Books you can sing
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:35:24 CDT
Jean,
Could you tell us which nursery rhymes you sang to Gilligans' Island?
I'm intrigued!
Laura Gruninger, Youth Services Librarian
Mercer County Library System
Lawrenceville, NJ
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From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Jean Nichols
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 11:39 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Books you can sing
Dear Jennifer,
I just went to a workshop by Dr. Jean Feldman and we
practiced
singing nursery rhymes to the music of "Yankee Doodle," the theme from
the TV show, "Gilligan's Island" and (pardon me for this one,)
"Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall." Believe it or
not, they
worked wonderfully. I wouldn't ever have imagined...
Jean Nichols
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library
Clarksville, TN
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From: Margaret Brannon <margaret.brannon@ci.high-point.nc.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: fining children
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:35:30 CDT
Our library fines all patrons, too.
I personally don't think children should be fined. In the school library
where I
worked before coming to a public library, we did not fine the students. They
couldn't get another book until they brought back the overdue items or paid
for
lost items, but we didn't fine them for books returned late.
Unless your library is in a totally middle-class suburb, you are sure to
have
students whose parents would find it financially burdensome to pay the
fines. We
have parents who refuse to allow their children a card of their own for that
very reason.
I'm against anything that limits a child's access to books.
As far as whether it's the library's job to teach responsibility....Well, it
takes a village...
Perhaps a compromise between the two positions would be to set a lower cap
on
the fine for children. No more than $1.00 per book or even less and no more
than
$5.00 total. Then the child might have a hope of having enough money on
their
own to be able to check out books.
Hope this helps,
Margaret Sullivan Brannon
General Research Services
High Point Public Library
These opinions are my own and do not reflect the views of my employer.
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: kidslist@scls.lib.wi.us, yalsa-bk@ala.org,
pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Wanna brag?
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:35:37 CDT
The management team here at McMillan is considering relocating our
children's department to our lower level which has a large area which is
currently just serving as storage (which lets us be pack rats but isn't
really optimal use). When I say lower level, I know many of you cringe
(basements, ugh! Floods, no windows, etc.) but our lower level is the floor
that is next to our parking lot. The space has some windows and we may be
able to enlarge the ones that are there. What I am hoping you folks can
provide are images of your truly great Children's and YA spaces that we can
show to our Board to convince them that something a lot more interesting is
possible than what we have now. Any type of image will work (photo, online
image, send me something by email, refer me to your write-up in American
Libraries, etc.) as long as it is nice and crisp. Thank you for any help
that you can provide and please forgive me for cross-posting. I'm not
certain when this discussion will hit the Board level but I would like to
be prepared when it does.
Eric Norton
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
715-423-1040
enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
"Very senior librarians...once they have proved themselves worthy by
performing some valiant act of librarianship, are accepted into a secret
order and are taught the raw arts of survival beyond the Shelves We Know."
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: "Cleaning Up" storytime
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:35:43 CDT
I sent this once, but I didn't see it come through so...
To Yackers looking for an unusual storytime theme,
Last month I did a program for several preschool groups that was a lot of
fun. The theme was "Cleaning Up." I read
"Pigsty" by Mark Teague, Sarah
Weeks' "Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash" and "Car Wash" by
Sandra and Susan
Steen. I also showed the video "Keeping House" from the book by
Margaret
Mahy. In between the stories, I used a fingerplay that I wrote about
cleaning your room and one about washing clothes. I also wrote a
"piggyback" song (new lyrics to an old tune) about washing the car.
These
can be found on my website at www.susanmdailey.com/themeofmonth.html.
I also had 2 additional activities that the kids enjoyed. For the first
one
I found clip art of different kinds of food, toys and clothes. I put
magnets on the clip art and placed them all over my magnetic board. I also
had 3 manila envelopes--one had a picture of a refrigerator on the front
while the others had a picture of a toy box and a wardrobe (or a closet
would work). I told the kids that my magnetic board was a MESS! and that
it
needed to be cleaned up. As a group we decided into which envelope each
picture should go. The final activity was a "car wash."
I had a bubble blower with a fan that I used to "soap" the kids, then
they
crawled through a cardboard tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was an old
towel that had been cut into strips which the kids came through to get
"dried." Of course, this was their favorite part and they asked
to do it
the next month. I did have a stop sign on a yardstick which was used to
let
the kids through the car wash one at a time. They couldn't proceed into
the
car wash until the stop sign was raised.
I had considered using bath stories and activities with this theme, but I
didn't need them. Besides I have used "baths" as its own theme
several
times.
Wishing you a "clean" storytime,
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: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: plays the thing!
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:35:49 CDT
Hi! This message was one of the fatalities of last week. Hope it
works.
Thanks for the help. Richard :O)
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 5:10 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: plays the thing!
Hello! At the end of the summer I have been asked to put on a play with
the
kids. We will have an open audition for parts on a Tuesday and the play
will be presented on that Thursday, after a Wednesday practice.
Can anyone recommend a 15-20 minute play that would be good for kids of all
ages and that has many parts? Even if we have to make half of the kids the
"unruly crowd" or something, that's OK. Any ideas, and
recommendations on
where to get them, would be greatly appreciated. TIA & stay cool!
Richard :O)
Richard Bryce
Sr. Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
973-728-2823
bryce@palsplus.org <mailto:bryce@palsplus.org>
"I believe the great strength of our country lies not in our halls of
government, but in the hearts and souls of the American people. It's a
million acts of kindness and compassion on a daily basis that define the
true spirit and the true strength of America. We live in a blessed land.
It's a society which says, you've got to love your neighbor just like you
love yourself. That's the spirit of America that I know."- President
George
W. Bush
"I thought my mother must have had some kind of magic to be able to do all
the things she did- to work so hard, and never complain, and make us all
feel happy"- Jackie Robinson
"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: Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org>
To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Westing Game
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I'm going to be discussing The Westing Game with my boy's book group,
and I wanted to design a mystery game or activity based on the book.
They are ages 8-11. Any ideas?
--
Susan Fisher
Bethesda Public Library
4905 Bethesda Road
Thompson Station, TN 37179
615.790.1887
fax: 615.760.8426
sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org
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From: Rachel Smith <Rachel.Smith@lfpl.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER - especially for those in Boston
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:49:28 CDT
Hello!
I have a patron who is working on a play called the Red Herring at Actors
Theater of Louisville, a professional theater in town. What he needs is a
library card from the Boston Free Public Library from about 50 years ago -
so around 1952. Or if not an actual card, maybe a photocopy of one - or
something so that they could make a reasonable recreation of it for the
show.
Any ideas?
Please respond to: rachel.smith@lfpl.org
Thank you!
Rachel Smith
Crescent Hill Branch
Louisville Free Public Library
Louisville, Kentucky
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From: "Michelle Ballard" <michelleb@mail.sgcl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:49:34 CDT
I have a stumper I'm sure someone out there can answer. I have a
patron who is looking for a book that involves Russian seal
hunters, a King and his daughter, and an island. This book was
recommended on a Junior High Reading List. The King is killed by
the Russian seal hunters and the whole story is told from the
daughters point of view.
I appreciate any help you can give me.
Michelle Ballard
michelleb@mail.sgcl.org
________________________________________________________________
Sent via the Springfield-Greene County Library system at
mail.sgcl.org
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From: "Nikol Price" <NPrice@ci.glendale.az.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Rabbit Stumper
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I have a patron who is looking for a picture book about a rabbit who =
writes poetry and is mocked for this. He (the rabbit) specifically writes
=
a poem about a big crunchy carrot. She doesn't think the poem is in the =
title. Somehow, at the end of the story, he saves the day. The
patron is =
sure that she read the book within the last four years but doesn't know =
when it was published.
If this sounds familiar to anyone please reply directly to me. I will (of
=
course) post the result to the list.
Thank you!
Nikol Price
Youth Services Librarian
Foothills Library
Glendale, AZ
nprice@ci.glendale.az.us=20
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From: "Linda J. Fields" <lfields@state.lib.ut.us>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Hi, I have a patron who is looking for a children's book he read in the
50's. It had a map in it, showing a camp or homestead across from a
river. There was a hill or bluff where some of the camp was laid out.
It may not have been an island as he has already checked Mysterious
Island, Swiss Family Robinson and Treasure Island. Does this ring a
bell with any of you?
Linda Fields
--
This message was sent with an evaluation (unlicensed) version of the
Novell Internet Messaging System (NIMS).
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From: Pamela Stack <pstack@vlc.lib.mi.us>
To: list serve <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper aunt & uncle raising kids
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:49:52 CDT
Hi,
I have a patron looking for books about an Aunt & Uncle that raises their
niece or nephew. She is in this situation and would like to donate a book
to us with this scenario. Her nephew is three right now. I have
interloaned Aunt Minnie McClanahan. If you know of any others please
e-mail off the list! Thanks !
****************************************************************************
Run, run as fast as you can
You can't catch me
I'm the CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN
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Pamela C. Stack St. Charles District Library
St. Charles, Michigan
pstack@vlc.lib.mi.us
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From: Andrew Finkbeiner <ANDREW@rockford.lib.il.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER ANSWERED: Jimmy John
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Thanks to Kelly Girard at Woodridge Public Library for finding "Herbie's
Troubles" by Carol Chapman (Dutton, c1981).
Hi, Andrew--
Could the book your patron's looking for be Herbie's Troubles by Carol
Chapman
(Dutton, c1981) "Herbie's attitude toward school quickly changes the day he
meets Jimmy John." LC subjects are Bullies -- Fiction and Schools --
Fiction.
We don't own the book so I couldn't double-check the plot, but how many
bullies named Jimmy John can there be??
Hope this helps!
--Kelly
Woodridge Public Library
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From: Aaron Shepard <AS@aaronshep.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Borrowers Reader's Theater
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A new Reader's Theater Edition has been added to my Web site at:
http://www.aaronshep.com
RTE #29 ~ The Borrower and the Boy
By Mary Norton
Adapted from _The Borrowers_
GENRE: Fantasy
CULTURE: England
THEME: Differing points of view
READING LEVEL: Grades 6-8
READERS: 5
TIME: 10 min.
This adaptation is offered by permission of The deFaria Company.
From my home page, click on Aaron's RT Page, then on Reader's Theater
Editions. The script comes also in a Chamber Reading version for four
readers. As always, the script can be freely copied and performed for
any educational, noncommercial purpose -- except that The deFaria
Company has prohibited fees or admission charges for performances of
this script.
Here is a full list of scripts now in the series. All stories are my
own, unless noted.
1. "The Legend of Lightning Larry"
2. "The Legend of Slappy Hooper: An American Tall Tale"
3. "Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India"
4. "Resthaven," by Nancy Farmer, from The Ear, the Eye, and the
Arm
5. "The War Prayer," by Mark Twain
6. "The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad"
7. "The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan"
8. "Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer"
9. "The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale"
10. "The Battle of Song: A Hero Tale of Finland," from The Maiden of
Northland
11. "The Calabash Kids: A Tale of Tanzania"
12. "The Hidden One: A Native American Legend"
13. "Master Maid: A Tale of Norway"
14. "The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend"
15. "The Millionaire Miser: A Buddhist Fable"
16. "How Violence Is Ended: A Buddhist Legend"
17. "Count Alaric's Lady," by Barbara Leonie Picard
18. "The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend"
19. "How Frog Went to Heaven: A Tale of Angola"
20. "The Magic of Mushkil Gusha: A Tale of Iran"
21. "Help! Hilary! Help!"
22. "Which Shoes Do You Choose?"
23. "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thayer
24. "Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran"
25. "When the Twins Went to War: A Fable of Far East Russia"
26. "The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China"
27. "Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria"
28. "Mop Top: A Tale of Norway"
29. "The Borrower and the Boy," by Mary Norton, from The Borrowers
Aaron Shepard
http://www.aaronshep.com
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From: "Stacey Irish" <Stacey.Irish@cityofdenton.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper about a mouse
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:50:11 CDT
I received the following stumper. Any suggestions would be
appreciated.
Stacey
"I'm looking for a book about a mother mouse and a baby mouse. The are
looking for food and have walked a long way from home. The baby mouse
asks if this is where they live. The mother mouse asks the baby "Does
this smell like our home? How does our home smell?" They walk home and
discuss the things in their home (using the five senses) and ultimately
get to their home in an old oak tree in a meadow. "
Stacey Irish-Keffer
YS Librarian
Denton Public Library
Denton, Texas
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From: "Katherine Parker-Wright" <katw100@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:50:17 CDT
I have an adult patron looking for a chapter book she remembers from her
childhood. I would guess she's in her early 30's-here's what she remembers:
A girl is left alone (parents go away?) and some birds take her in. They
"make her small" and she lives with them for a while. One of the birds
is a
baker and makes cookies. "Wren's Nest" may have been part of the
title.
Sound familiar? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please reply to me at
katw100@hotmail.com
Thanks!
Katherine Parker-Wright
Rochester Public Library
Rochester, NH
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From: "Steven Engelfried" <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
To: "PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children"
Subject: Stumper Solved: Twelve Days of Xmas with monsters
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:50:22 CDT
Thanks to Heather McNeil and Selma Levi for identifying our Stumper =
about a version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" that features =
monsters. The title is "Christmas Present" by Joel Schick.
Others =
also suggested a couple similar titles: "The Thirteen Days of =
Halloween" by Carol Greene and "The Thirteen Hours of Halloween"
by Dian =
Curtis Regan, which sound fun, but the Schick is the title our patron =
was remembering...
Steven Engelfried, Children's Division Librarian
Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-526-2599 sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us
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From: chi_tonya <chi_tonya@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Stumper answer long time in coming
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Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 14:50:29 CDT
Hello all,
I didn't see this come through, so I thought I would try posting it
again. (And, I hope I'm not the one that crashed the system!) Some
time back, someone on the list was looking for a book about a girl and
her grandfather. A bird's nest played prominently in the story, and the
description starts "When Grampa kissed his elbow and turned himself from
a little girl into a boy, the world was a magical place." If you're
still out there, and still looking, the title is "When Grampa Kissed his
Elbow," and it is by Cynthia DeFelice. This one has stuck with me
because I knew I had seen the book a month or so before the question was
first posted. It drove me crazy for three or four days!
Thank you for obliging my obsessiveness!
Tonya Cross
Reference Assistant
Dayton & Montgomery Co. Public Library
Dayton, OH
chi_tonya@dayton.lib.oh.us
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