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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" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 984
PUBYAC Digest 984
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) suggested picture books for grades 6 and 7 ?
by "Kelly Kowalchuk" <kkowalchuk@hotmail.com>
2) Re: catchy summer reading slogan
by Sue Kling <skling@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
3) Fw: Imagination compilation is here!
by "Joyce Willis" <Jwillis325@hotmail.com>
4) Yu-Gi-Oh fiction books
by Lisa Haliburton <Lisa.Haliburton@cityofcarrollton.com>
5) RE: liking to read/kids turned off
by "Jennings, Kelly" <kjennin@tulsalibrary.org>
6) Harry Potter 5
by Lorie O'Donnell <LOdonnell@midyork.org>
7) Father leaving for military
by "Nicole and Troy Morgan" <trikki@peoplepc.com>
8) FW: Book donation
by "Lawrence Johnson" <johnson@snap.lib.ca.us>
9) STUMPER- Itinerant artist
by "HEATHER O MCCUTCHEN" <mccutcho@atlas.forsyth.lib.nc.us>
10) Stumper: pictures of toddlers
by "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
11) ONLINE workshops
by "GSLISCE2" <gslisce2@simmons.edu>
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From: "Kelly Kowalchuk" <kkowalchuk@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: suggested picture books for grades 6 and 7 ?
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:14:18 CST
Dear Members:
A classroom teacher with grade 6 and 7 students in her class has asked for
picture books appropriately themed for this age group. The students have
already done an author study on Chris Van Allsburg. (In addition, I've read
a number of folk & fairytales to the kids in the library.) The teacher would
like some titles to use in language arts class that could be read in one
sitting. If anyone has suggestions, could you please e-mail me directly?
Many thanks for your assistance. The more titles the better, as we are at
a
small rural school and our collection is not all that large! We will
hopefully have at least some of the ones you suggest.
Kelly Kowalchuk
kkowalchuk@hotmail.com
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From: Sue Kling <skling@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: catchy summer reading slogan
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:14:25 CST
RELAX, REFRESH and READ this SUMMER!
SUMMER RECREATION includes READING
READING is FREE FUN!
'sounds like a great plan!
Sue
Karen Brown wrote:
> After years of having summer programs on a theme like ocean, pets,
> sports, etc., we have at last decided on the radical notion of having
> the theme be "summer". This way we can feature the usual
summer
> activities, the 4th, Father's Day, etc. Sounds good, but here's the
> catch. We need a catchy slogan! We're having a hard time coming
up
> with just the right thing. Our problem is made more difficult because
> we are on the coast and summer is not our sunniest or warmest time.
> (Have you heard of "June Gloom" or "the coldest winter I
ever saw was
> the summer I spent in San Francisco"?) Another problem is that
usually
> we follow the slogan with the phrase "2003 Summer Reading
Program".
> We'd sure love to hear your ideas. To stimulate your ideas, I'll
share
> some of our brainstorming - - Vacation Nation, Books are Cool, Books are
> Hot, Summer Reading is Hot, Kick Back and Read, Kick Back with a Book,
> Hot Down- Book on Down.
> Thanks for your creativity.
>
> 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: "Joyce Willis" <Jwillis325@hotmail.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Fw: Imagination compilation is here!
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For those of you looking for the "imagination compilation."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leigh Lambert" <missleighlambert@yahoo.com>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 6:22 PM
Subject: Imagination compilation is here!
> Hello everyone,
>
> Thanks sooooo much for responding to my request for
> books (primarily PreK), featuring imaginative play,
> make-believe, and pretend.
>
> I hope I have cut-and-pasted everyone's responses and
> have given credit where credit is due (cited all my
> fine sources, you PUBYACERS).
>
> Please see below for the inspiring list, with Mud is
> Cake by Pam Munoz Ryan (illustrated by David McPhail),
> mentioned the most often.
>
> Now I just have to use my imagination and figure out
> which ones I'd like to mix and match.
>
> In great thanks again,
> Leigh Lambert
> missleighlambert@yahoo.com
>
> And now for the compilation:
>
> Imagination Compilation from/for PUBYAC
> PUBYAC@prairienet.org
> ---------
>
> I've been intrigued by:
>
> The Big Brown Box by Marisabina Russo
> You Are Here by Nina Crews
> The Moon Ring by Randy DuBurke
> I'll Catch the Moon by Nina Crews
> Nora's Room by Jessica Harper
> Edward in the Jungle by David McPhail
>
> --Leigh Lambert missleighlambert@yahoo.com
>
> -------
>
> I've been looking at new picture books for our Mock
> Caldecott workshop
> and I
> discovered 2 other books that might fit your theme.
> (I already sent
> you one
> title.) They are:
>
> "Madlenka's Dog" by Peter Sis--a little girl takes her
> imaginary dog
> for a
> walk around the block and meets a friend with an
> imaginary horse
>
> "What Should We Play?" by Sue Heap--three children
> play together,
> including
> pretending to be jello, trees and fairies
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Susan Dailey
> librarian, speaker and author of A Storytime Year
> (www.susanmdailey.com)
> Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
> 260-622-4691
> <mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
>
> ---
> Here are a few suggested books:
>
> In My New Yellow Shirt by Eileen Spinelli
> Here Come Poppy and Max by Lindsay Gardiner
> Let's Play Rough by Lynne Jonell
> I Look Like a Girl by Sheila Hamanaka
> Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee by Rita Williams-Garcia
> Again! by John Prater
>
>
>
> I hope these help!
>
> Stacey Irish-Keffer
> Denton Public Library
> Denton, Texas
> Stacey.Irish@cityofdenton.com>
>
>
> ---
>
> I hope that this fits the bill. It's "I Want to be a
> Cowgirl" by
> Jeanne Willis illustrations by Tony Ross. It's about
> a city girl who
> complains to her father that she wants to be a cowgirl
> (not a girly girl) and
> imagines herself out on the lone prairie. It's short
> with a nice
> rhyming text and imaginative pictures.
>
> Steven Lamonea
> Brooklyn Public Library
> lamonea@scils.rutgers.edu
> ------
> It just so happens I'm doing an "Imagination" theme
> this storytime session. There are some great books!
> Mud is Cake by Pam Munoz Ryan (illustrated by David
> McPhail)
> What Shall We Play? by Sue Heap
> What If? by Jonathan Shipton
> He Saves the Day by Marsha Hayles
> I'm a Tiger, Too! by Marie Louise Fitzpatrick
> Regards to the Man in the Moon by Ezra Jack Keats
> That's just a fraction of the possible books for this
> theme. Also It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw
> converts into a great flannelboard story.
> Have fun!
> Connie Charron
> Children's Services Supervisor
> Haggard Public Library
> Plano, Texas
> Connie Charron" <cvcharron@yahoo.com
>
> ----------
> Hi...I would like to recommend as one of my all time
> favorite pretend/imaginary friends book David
> McPhail's picture book,The Puddle--it's about a little
> boy who goes out to sail his sailboat in puddles on a
> rainy day & the imaginary animals who also come to
> enjoy the puddles.
> Nancy Opalko" <n_opalko@yahoo.com
> --------
>
> I just read a new book that would fit this theme. It
> is "Audrey and
> Barbara" by Janet Lawson. A young girl and her cat
> take a imaginary
> trip to
> India in a bathtub boat. It is short enough for
> storytime and has cute
> illustrations.
>
> In addition, I wrote a fingerplay several years ago on
> this subject.
>
> Pretend
>
> I like to pretend. Do you, too?
> (Point to self and then another person)
> I like to pretend I'm a lion in a zoo.
> (Put hands by face for mane and growl)
> I like to pretend I'm a ball bouncing high
> (Bounce up and down)
> I go up and up and up to the sky.
>
> Sometimes I'm a spinning top
> (Go around in circles)
> Twirling round and round.
> I turn and turn and turn
> 'Til I fall softly to the ground.
>
> Good luck with your program,
>
> Susan Dailey
> librarian, speaker and author of A Storytime Year
> (www.susanmdailey.com)
> Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
> 260-622-4691
> <mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
>
> "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org
> ------------------------
>
>
> If you are still looking for books, one of my favorite
> is Mud is Cake
> by
> Pam Munoz Ryan.
>
> Please consider posting your responses to the
> listserve.
>
> Good luck!
> Sharon
> Sharon K. Anderson
> Youth Services Coordinator
> Cape Girardeau Public Library
> 711 N. Clark St.
> Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
> Sharon Anderson" <sharonKA@showme.net
> -----------
>
> I read a book just yesterday, thinking, "This would be
> great for a
> make-believe storytime!" It's "Mud is Cake" by Pam
> Munoz Ryan. Hope you
> like it.
> Holly
> Holly Halvorson" <hhalvorson@carmel.lib.in.us>
>
> -------------
> We call our Storytime "Let's Pretend", and use the
> following resources:
>
> Mud is Cake by Pam Munoz Ryan
> Which Would You Rather Be by William Steig
> Would You Rather by John Burningham
> I Want to Paint My Bathroom Blue by Ruth Krauss
> Daddy Island by Phillip Wells
> Just Think by Bette Killion
> 9 Magic Wishes by Shirley Jackson
> What Shall We Play by Sue Heap
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Kelly Burns
> Youth Services Librarian
> Carrollton Public Library
> Carrollton, Texas
> Kelly Burns" <Kelly.Burns@cityofcarrollton.com
> ----
>
>
> See if you can find a copy of the Storytime Sourcebook
> by Carolyn N.
> Cullum. It has a unit on Imagination and Pretending.
>
> Sincerely,
> Megan
> Megan E. VanderHart
> Children's Room/Homeschool Resource Center
> Rock Island Public Library
> 401 19th St.
> Rock Island, IL 61201
> (309)732-7304
> www.rbls.lib.il.us/rip/crhome.html
> VanDerME@ri.lincon.org
> ---------
>
> Try Mud Is Cake by Pam Munoz Ryan.
>
> Sara K Joiner
> Children's Coordinator
> Brazoria County Library System
> 131 E. Live Oak
> Angleton, TX 77515
> 979.864.1505
> sjoiner@bcls.lib.tx.us
> Sara Joiner" sjoiner@bcls.lib.tx.us
> ------
>
> Jillian Jiggs by Phoebe Gilman fits the bill exactly.
> A girl and her
> friends spend all of their time playing makebelieve
> (and wrecking her
> room) while her mother implores her to clean up. There
> are sequels as
> well.
>
> Sheilah O'Connor
> Toronto Public library
> soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca
> -----
>
> Hi Leigh: Just thought I would promote a local author.
> "Even
> Firefighters Hug Their Moms" by Christine MacLean
> shows a brother and
> sister pretending to be firefighters and other
> professions--they are
> too
> busy putting out fires etc. to give their mom a hug.
> She is coming in
> to
> do a presentation in our library on Nov. 16th as a
> kickoff to
> Children's
> Book Week and is a regular patron of our library. She
> very proudly told
> us last week that she has sold 2 more books, a junior
> fiction and
> another picture book. Nancy Yetman, Children's
> Librarian, Herrick
> District Library, Holland, Michigan.
> Nancy Yetman" holnye@llcoop.org
> ----
>
> There is, of course, Where the Wild Things Are. There
> is another book I've used recently that works well
> with older preschool (4 and 5) but it is kind of lost
> on the younger kids - it is called Captain Pajamas, by
> Bruce Whatley, and it is about a boy who pretends he
> is a superhero.
> Kevin Henkes has one, but the title is escaping me at
> the moment...
>
> Natasha Forrester, Children's Services Librarian
> Winfield Public Library
> 605 College Winfield, KS 67156
> (620) 221-4470
>
> "When in doubt, go to the library."
> ~ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, J.K.
> Rowling
> Natasha Forrester" <nforrester@wpl.org
> ----
>
> I believe there is a book by Cecile Bertrand, called
> Let's Pretend.
> Also, the book "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" is a good
> one regarding imagination/different points of view,
>
> Thanks for offering to post to list after you have
> compiled.should be a good theme!
> Sharon Cerasoli
> New Haven Free Public Library
> sharon cerasoli" sharoncerasoli@hotmail.com
> ----
>
> Pam Munoz Ryan has a great new book called, "Mud is
> Cake." It's all
> about
> imagination and play. Hope this helps!
> Carrie Silberman" csilberman@nysoclib.org
>
> ------
>
> Christina Katerina and the box by Gauch.
>
> Don't touch my room! by Lakin
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Anne Ferreira, Seabrook Library, Seabrook, NH
>
> Anne M. Ferreira" <amf@sealib.org>
> -----
> Hi Leigh~
> I am attaching my documents from a "Make Believe"
> storytime I used
> about 3 years ago. Hope these help. If you can't open
> the attachments, let
> me know, and I will cut-&-paste & re-send them.
> Beverly Bixler
> bbixler@sanantonio.gov
> San Antonio Public Library, TX
>
> MERRY MAKE-BELIEVE
> FINGERPLAYS, SONGS & GAMES
> FINGERPLAYS:
> ALAS! ALAS!
> Alas! Alas! for Miss Mackay! (Hands slap cheeks)
> Her knives and forks have run away; (Run all 10
> fingers around)
> And when her cups & spoons are going, (Cup hands in
> circles and bounce around)
> She's sure there is no way of knowing. (Shrug
> shoulders; shake head)
> AS I WAS GOING OUT ONE DAY
> As I was going out one day, (Step high in place,
> arms pumping)
> My head fell off and rolled away. (Point to head;
> roll arms over each other)
> But when I saw that it was gone, (Shade eyes)
> I picked it up and put it on. (Mime this action)
> And when I went into the street, (Step high in
> place, arms pumping)
> A fellow cried, "Look at your feet!" (Point to feet)
> I looked at them and sadly said, (Shade eyes)
> "I've left them both asleep in bed!" (Shake head
> sadly)
> BEND AND STRETCH
> Bend and stretch, touch the stars. (Suit actions to
> words)
> I see Jupiter, there goes Mars.
> Bend and stretch, touch the ground.
> Oh, it's China I have found!
> FLYING-MAN
> Flying-man, Flying-man, up in the sky. (Flap arms;
> point upwards)
> Where are you going to, flying so high? (Flap arms)
> Over the mountains & over the sea, (Undulate hands
> up and down)
> Flying-man, Flying-man, can't you take me? (Flap
> arms;l point to self)
> IF ALL THE WORLD WERE APPLE PIE
> If all the world were apple pie,
> And all the seas were ink,
> And all the trees were bread & cheese,
> What should we have to drink?
> I'M AN AIRPLANE
> I'm an airplane with great big wings. (Stretch out
> arms)
> My propeller spins around and sings. Hummmm! (Move one
> hand in circle)
> I go up, I go down. (Lift & lower arms)
> I fly high into the sky over my small town. (Turn
> around)
>
>
> MAKE-BELIEVE ANIMALS (use with magnet board animals)
> I'm a rabbit, hop, hop, hop. (Suit actions to
> words)
> I'm a horsey, clop, clop, clop.
> I'm a frog, I jump, jump, jump.
> I'm a camel, here's my hump!
> I'm a dog, bow wow wow.
> I'm an ox, pulling a plow.
> I'm a cat, purr, purr, purr.
> I'm a polar bear, in white fur.
> I'm a monkey, swing, swing, swing.
> I'm a bumblebee, sting, sting, sting.
> I'm a whale, swim, swim, swim.
> I'm a dolfin, sleek and trim.
> I'm a cow, moo, moo, moo.
> I'm a pig, on the farm, too.
> I'm a lizard, slink, slink, slink.
> I'm a skunk, stink, stink, stink.
> I'm a dinosaur, hear me roar.
> I'm a sleeping fox, hear me snore.
> I'm a duck, I waddle, waddle.
> I'm a birdie in a tree.
> Off to school now, I won't dawdle.
> I'm so happy being me.
> MAMA'S KNIVES AND FORKS
> Here are Mama's knives and forks. (Interlock
> fingers, palms up)
> This is Papa's table. (Turn palms down keeping
> fingers interlocked)
> Here is sister's little house. (Make peak with
> forefingers)
> This is baby cradle. (Make peak with little
> fingers, & rock hands)
> MOSES SUPPOSES
> Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
> But Moses supposes erroneously,
> For nobody's toeses are posies of roses
> As Moses supposes his toeses to be.
> MY BROTHER PLAYS THE VIOLIN
> My brother plays the violin, (Suit actions to each
> instrument)
> My sister plays the flute,
> I love to play the trombone,
> Root a toot, toot!
> NICHOLAS NED
> Nicholas Ned, he lost his head. (Point to head)
> And put a turnip on instead; (Mime this action)
> But then, ah me! He could not see, (Cover eyes with
> hands)
> So he thought it was night, & he went to bed. (Mime
> sleeping)
> SEE, SEE!
> See, see! What shall I see? (Shade eyes; shrug
> shoulders)
> A horse's head where his tail should be. (Point to
> head, then rear)
> THERE WAS A YOUNG FARMER OF LEEDS
> There was a young farmer of Leeds,
> Who swallowed six packets of seeds.
> It soon came to pass
> He was covered with grass,
> And he couldn't sit down for the weeds!
> SONGS:
> IF YOU'RE HAPPY
> If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
> (Clap hands)
> If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
> (Clap hands)
> If you're happy and you know it,
> Then your face will surely show it.
> If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
> (Clap hands)
> Other verses:
> Angry...stomp your feet; Sad...cry a tear;
> Silly...laugh a lot; Sleepy...go to sleep;
> Merry...dance
> around
> I'M A LITTLE TEAPOT
> I'm a little teapot, short and stout, (Hold hand
> low to ground to indicate size)
> Here is my handle, (Hand on hip)
> Here is my spout. (Bend elbow at waist)
> When I get all steamed up, hear me shout,
> "Tip me over, pour me out." (Bend in direction
of
> bent elbow)
> GAMES:
> SALLY GO 'ROUND THE SUN
> Children join hands to form a circle and walk around
> while repeating the first verse. Have one child stand
> in center of circle to represent sun, moon, & chimney
> top. On "Yeah!" tell them to thrust their hands toward
> the middle of the circle, clap, and then back out.
> Choose a different child to be in the middle for the
> second verse.
> Sally go 'round the sun,
> Sally go 'round the moon.
> Sally go 'round the chimney top.
> All in an afternoon. Yeah!
> Sally go 'round the world.
> Sally go 'round the room.
> Sally go 'round the rocket ship.
> All in an afternoon. Yeah!
> PANTOMIMES
> The leader pretends to be doing something and the rest
> of the children must guess what the action is. Some
> action suggestions: drink something that is hot or
> cold, or that tastes good or bad; make believe you're
> sewing and prick your finger; make believe you're
> sleepy--but trying to stay awake; or make believe that
> a bee is hovering above you trying to sting you. Let
> the brave children have turns, also.
> STORYTIME PLANNING SHEET
> THEME: MERRY MAKE-BELIEVE
> BOOKS:
> Allen, Pamela. A LION IN THE NIGHT. (E)
> Bradman, Tony. IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE. (E)
> Bridwell, Norman. CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG. (E)
> Brown, M. K. SALLY'S ROOM. (E)
> Burningham, John. HEY! GET OFF THE TRAIN. (E)
> Burningham, John. TIME TO GET OUT OF THE BATH,
> SHIRLEY. (E)
> Calders, Pere. BRUSH. (E)
> Christiana, David. DRAWER IN A DRAWER. (E)
> Clement, Rod. JUST ANOTHER ORDINARY DAY. (E)
> Cole, Babette. THE TROUBLE WITH MOM. (E)
> Cooper, Susan. MATTHEW'S DRAGON.
> Davis, Douglas. THERE'S AN ELEPHANT IN THE GARAGE. (E)
> De Felice, Cynthia. THE DANCING SKELETON. (E)
> Fleischman, Paul. TIME TRAIN. (E)
> Gackenbach, Dick. SUPPOSES. (E)
> Harness, Cheryl. THE WINDCHILD. (E)
> Henrik, Drescher. SIMON'S BOOK. (E)
> Kirby, David. THE COWS ARE GOING TO PARIS. (E)
> Kyoko, Matsuoka. THERE'S A HIPPO IN MY BATH. (E)
> Mahy, Margaret. THE PUMPKIN MAN AND THE CRAFTY
> CREEPER. (E)
> McPhail, David. THE BEAR'S TOOTHACHE. (E)
> Munsch, Robert. MUD PUDDLE. (E)
> Munsch, Robert. MURMEL, MURMEL, MURMEL. (E)
> Nash, Ogden. THE ADVENTURES OF ISABEL. (E)
> Oram, Hiawyn. IN THE ATTIC. (E)
> Pinkwater, Daniel. ROGER'S UMBRELLA. (E)
> Sadler, Marilyn. ALISTAIR'S TIME MACHINE. (E)
> Samton, Sheila. JENNY'S JOURNEY. (E)
> Shaw, Charles. IT LOOKED LIKE SPILT MILK. (E)
> Small, David. IMOGENE'S ANTLERS. (office)
> Stevens, Kathleen. THE BEAST IN THE BATHTUB. (E)
> Stevenson, James. ROLLING ROSE. (E)
> Stone, Kazuko. ALIGAY SAVES THE STARS. (E)
> Strauss, Gwen. THE NIGHT SHIMMY. (E)
> Teague, Mark. THE FIELD BEYOND THE OUTFIELD. (E)
> Tompert, Ann. LITTLE FOX GOES TO THE END OF THE WORLD.
> (E)
> Townson, Hazel. WHAT ON EARTH...? (E)
> Turkle, Brinton. DO NOT OPEN. (office)
> Wells, Rosemary. FRITZ AND THE MESS FAIRY. (E)
> Widman, Christine. HOUSEKEEPER OF THE WIND. (E)
> Wiesner, David. TUESDAY. (JAWARD)
> Willard, Nancy. PISH, POSH, SAID HIERONYMUS BOSCH.
> (J811.54?)
> Willis, Val. THE MYSTERY IN THE BOTTLE.
> FINGERPLAYS: See fingerplay sheet
> MUSIC/SONGS: See fingerplay sheet
> PROPS (PUPPETS, FLANNEL BOARD, ETC.):
> CRAFT SUGGESTIONS:
> Younger: Frog on a lily pad
> Older: Antlers (both projects from Whimsical Wishes,
> pp. 101-103)
> -------
>
> Hi Leigh,
>
> I have to recommend one of my new favorites, Mud is
> Cake, by Pam Munoz
> Ryan
> with illustrations by David McPhail. Reads like a
> poem, great
> illustrations, speaks to the power of imagination.
> Check it out :-)
>
> Kathy Bullene
> Children's Librarian
> Arlington Library
> 135 N. Washington Ave
> Arlington WA 98223
> 360-435-3033
> Kathy Bullene" KBullene@sno-isle.org
> -----
> Hi!
>
> I love Pete's a Pizza by Steig. The kids love it too!
> We pretended we were pizzas after we read it, and the
> kids told me what kinds of toppings they wanted!
>
> Best of Luck
>
> Laura Larsen
> Children's Librarian
> Russell Library
> Middletown, CT
> L larsen" <llarsen64@yahoo.com
> -----
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I turn to you for help in devleoping a preK storytime
> theme on imaginative play / make-believe / playing
> pretend. I'd like to focus on books for now, but of
> course, songs/fingerplays are welcome. Any
> recommendations of preK books about children who play
> pretend--either alone or together or with
> siblings/parents/relatives, manipulating everyday
> objects into other things, or playing pretend with
> toys--oooh or with books, or playing
> superhero/dress-up, imaginative journeys, secret
> places, imaginary friends, perhaps--anything on
> playing pretend.
>
> I suppose I could extend this to recommendations of
> pic. books about play in general, too.
>
> And I'd be curious to see if you all have any
> favorites on playing pretend / imaginative play in
> easy readers and chapter books/juvenile fiction, too,
> while we're "on the subject."
>
> I welcome your responses and will compile a list of
> recommendations to share with the list.
>
> Thanks already,
> Leigh Lambert
> missleighlambert@yahoo.com
>
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From: Lisa Haliburton <Lisa.Haliburton@cityofcarrollton.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Does anyone out there know if there have been any Yu-Gi-Oh Chapter books
published? And if not, are there plans in the works for a chapter book
series? I've had requests for Yu-Gi-Oh fiction books at my library.
I've
searched Amazon.com, Barnes & Nobles.com, Books In Print and Google with no
success.
This sounds like it may become as popular as Pokemon. If you know if such
a
series exists at this time and how I could order it, please reply or post
your answer on Pubyac.
Thank you,
Lisa Haliburton
Lisa.Haliburton@cityofcarrollton.com
Carrolton Public Library @ Frankford Village
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From: "Jennings, Kelly" <kjennin@tulsalibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Amen!!
Bonita Kale responded to Rebecca Verrill Smith's comments:
... So often, I wish we could just give the younger
children what they want, instead of what they have to get. It kills me
to hunt for a thin book on Harriet Tubman or George Washington, when
the kid would rather a fat book on military aircraft."
I vividly remember a third grader (I think this is when we start losing
them) who came in at the start of the summer. Signed up for the summer
program and I asked if he wanted some help in finding books. Yes. Well, what
do you like to read? Well--- no examples. How about sports? No. Animals,
snakes? No. Well let's just walk down the row and I'll show you some
subjects. Did I start down the fiction aisle? Heavens, No! Down through the
600's to space travel and the electronics. Robots! Wow he said as he grabbed
it out of my hand! Thank heavens for New True! He walked out a happy
reader with a stack of books and kept reading.
For many parents and teachers, a "reader" reads fiction. If they
read
factual books, these kids are not considered to be readers. Reading is not
JUST reading fiction. I've had parents say, oh my child is not a reader, yet
I find the kid in the non-fiction books reading away. I always point out the
non-fiction when working with both young and older children and make of
point of this when talking to parent and teacher groups.
I think there are several reasons for reading turn-offs. I would agree with
the discussion about the impact Accelerated Reader (and other programs) has
in creating kids who do not want to read. The purpose of the program - as
far as my children's librarians notice - is to rack up points rather than
finding a good book to read for interest or enjoyment. They continually
comment: "I offered a book that this boy wanted to read, but then it didn't
have enough points." It goes against everything we teach our staff for
readers advisory.
This has been a great discussion - many points brought up: no wonder we have
trouble addressing this issue with the number of variables involved.
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From: Lorie O'Donnell <LOdonnell@midyork.org>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Harry Potter 5
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Fifth Harry Potter Book Due on June 21
By Dan Lalor
LONDON (Reuters) - "Harry Potter (news - web sites) and the Order of the
Phoenix," the fifth tale of the boy wizard by author J.K.Rowling (news -
web
sites), will go on sale across the globe on June 21, her publishers said
Wednesday.
The book, which at 38 chapters and 255,000 words, will be a third longer
than the last book -- "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" -- has
been
delivered to its English language publishers Bloomsbury of Britain and
Scholastic of the United States.
Fans have had to wait three years for "Order of the Phoenix," which is
to be
released in Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia and in the
English language in many other countries on the same day.
"Goblet of Fire" was published in July 2000 and was the
fastest-selling book
in history on the first weekend of its publication.
The British publishers, not surprisingly, said it would be worth the wait
for a story to be published on midsummer's day.
The British booksellers Waterstone's said that within two hours of the
announcement "the interest has been phenomenal."
The first few sentences of the new book are: "The hottest day of the summer
so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large,
square houses of Privet Drive ... The only person left outside was a teenage
boy who was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four."
The book may have a darker side than the earlier escapades.
Bloomsbury said Rowling also writes: "Dumbledore lowered his hands and
surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. "It is time," he said,
"for me
to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry.
"Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything."
GLOBAL APPEAL
All four Harry Potter books -- "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's
Stone,"
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," "Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of
Azkaban," as well as "Goblet of Fire" -- are still on bestseller
lists
around the world.
Rowling has gotten married since "Goblet of Fire" was published and is
pregnant. Her baby is due this spring.
The Potter sagas have been a publishing triumph on both sides of the
Atlantic, proving a huge success with children and adults alike. Bloomsbury
shares rose by more than three percent on news of the latest book.
For New York-based Scholastic Corp., a publisher of children's and
educational books and the top operator of book fairs in U.S. schools, Potter
has been a huge success.
The four titles generated combined U.S. hardcover and paperback sales of
about 80 million copies, Scholastic spokeswoman Judy Corman said. It was
their dominance of the U.S. fiction market that prompted the New York Times
to launch a bestseller list for children's titles.
The success of the series has also been a significant driver for
Scholastic's share price, which topped out at nearly $57 in April 2002, up
nearly three-fold during the main run of the first four books.
But the company's bottom line and stock price have suffered in recent
quarters as the Order of Phoenix launch was pushed back into Scholastic's
fiscal year 2004, beginning this June 1.
Scholastic originally had budgeted the launch for the current year.
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Children's Librarian
Jervis Public Library
Rome, NY 13440
lodonnell@midyork.org
--
"Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it
should end there."
Clare Booth
Luce
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From: "Nicole and Troy Morgan" <trikki@peoplepc.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Father leaving for military
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Hi all!
I have a mother of a preschool child whose father is
leaving for the military. She would like a picture
book to help her child prepare for the leave. Can
anyone recommend a good picture book about a father
leaving for the military? If not, about a father (or
parent) leaving for an extended period of time that is
not a divorce or marital separation?
Thanks!
Nicole Morgan
________________________________________________
PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart.
http://www.peoplepc.com
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From: "Lawrence Johnson" <johnson@snap.lib.ca.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: FW: Book donation
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:15:30 CST
Lawrence Johnson, Jr.
Young Adult Librarian
Solano County Library
John F. Kennedy Library
505 Santa Clara Street
Vallejo, CA 94590
Telephone: 707-553-5354
Fax: 707-553-5567
E-mail: johnson@snap.lib.ca.us
-----Original Message-----
From: The Black Caucus of the American Library Association
[mailto:BCALA@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU]On Behalf Of gbell
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 1:15 PM
To: BCALA@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU
Subject: Book donation
===== Original Message From "Washington, Dorothy A." <dwashin2@purdue.edu>
=====
Happy Year!
A call for help once again. We are coordinating a book drive to
donate
books to South Africa in connection with the Black Women's Studies and the
Academy Symposium to be held next month. I would like to create a
web page
of suggested titles for individuals to donate. We are restricting
the
donation to juvenile or children's books about historical or contemporary
African American women. I am familiar with the titles in Black Americans
Achievement Series and Black Biographies as well as the Coretta Scott King
Award books. Other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Also suggestions of libraries that we could donation the book to would be
great!
Let me know any do's and don'ts. We would like to coordinate this
project
so that there is no expense to the receiving library.
I forwarded a request around the end of December but I guess it was a
downtime for listservs.
Thanks.
Dorothy
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From: "HEATHER O MCCUTCHEN" <mccutcho@atlas.forsyth.lib.nc.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: STUMPER- Itinerant artist
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Hi PUBYACers,
I was clueless on this one but I thought with all these great minds
there was still a chance! My patron is looking for a book she read
in her childhood, written possibly between 1930-60. The book was
about an itinerant artist who travels the countryside painting rooms
in exchange for food and lodging. He may have had an apprentice.
She believes the setting was pre-revolutionary war. That's all she
knows! Ring any bells? Please respond to me at
mccutcho@co.forsyth.nc.us.
Thanks so much!
Heather McCutchen
Heather McCutchen
Children's Librarian
Forsyth County Public Library
660 West Fifth St
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-727-2264, option 7
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From: "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: pictures of toddlers
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:15:48 CST
Don't you just hate it when you can clearly see the cover of a book in your
mind but can not find the title? Here's the stumper:
This is an easy picture book which might also be listed in your jnon-fiction
because the authors are photographers. Husband and wife team, if I remember
correctly. The cover has a little black girl -- toddler age -- who is
wearing a hat and holding a flower or the flower is on her hat. There are a
series of these books. The two I can remember are for Valentine's Day and
another for Easter. I think one on Christmas was recently published. The
book itself is short on text and has bold photographs of children.
My patron would like to have books with bold illustrations or pictures of
toddlers to show/read to her children. Any other book suggestions would be
helpful, too.
Thank you so much! Please reply to amy.wilson@nashville.gov
and I will
be happy to post the results.
Amy Wilson
Children's Department
Hermitage Branch Library
3700 James Kay Lane
Hermitage, TN 37076
amy.wilson@nashville.gov
Public Library of Nashville/Davidson County
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From: "GSLISCE2" <gslisce2@simmons.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: ONLINE workshops
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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:15:55 CST
Engaging Your Imagination - Continuing Education Workshops Spring 2003
Simmons College - Graduate School of Library and Information Science -
Office of Continuing Education is offering the following ONLINE
workshops for Spring 2003:
- Anime & Manga: The Essential Guide
- Computer Graphics and Scanning Basics
- Documentation: The First Step Towards Knowledge Management
- Dreamweaver 101
- Eye/I Appeal: 30 Days of Delights
- How Libraries Can Provide Support for Individuals and Families with
Special Needs
- Power Google: Top 20 Tips for Rapid Ready Reference
- Reading Books, Using E-Books
- Teaching & Learning Online: Creating Web Based Tutorials
- Teens.library: Developing Internet Services for Teens
- The Newbery Award: An Experience
- Using the Web to Find Pictures, Graphics, and Images
- Webquests at the Library
- Website Project Management: Outlining Your Web Project Before You Code
For a preview of these workshops:
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/ce/online_preview_spring03.html
For information about all our workshops:
http://www.simmons.edu/gslis/ce/index.html
or contact:
Jody Walker
GSLISCE
Simmons College
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115-5898
tel: (617) 521-2803
gslisce.simmons.edu
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