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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, March 26, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1067
PUBYAC Digest 1067
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) stumper: pigs picture book
by Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
2) March Hat Thank You
by "HEATHER O MCCUTCHEN" <mccutcho@atlas.forsyth.lib.nc.us>
3) Hawaiian books
by Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org>
4) Mommy & Daddy going to war books compilation
by "Cassie Veselovsky" <veselovskyc@cadl.org>
5) Stumper--Amber & stuffed raccoon
by "SARAH DORNBACK" <SARAH.DORNBACK@farmersbranch.info>
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From: Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:05:46 CST
A patron stopped in today to inquire about a picture
book she remembers from her childhood. The story is
about a piglet who thinks that the barn he lives in is
the whole world. He also thinks that all the
creatures in the barn are called "pigs." The other
bit of info. that she remembers is that when the
farmer gets into the old truck in the barn the piglet
thinks that he has been eaten by it. She doesn't
remember the title or the name of the author. Do you
folks have any suggestions re. the title of this book?
TIA! :)
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Larissa Teachworth, Children's Librarian
Green Hills Branch Library
Nashville Public Library
3701 Benham Ave.
Nashville, TN 37215
615-862-5863
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From: "HEATHER O MCCUTCHEN" <mccutcho@atlas.forsyth.lib.nc.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: March Hat Thank You
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:05:54 CST
Just wanted to thank the many folks who sent me the words to,
links to, and other suggestions for my missing March hat poem. I
would have hated to lose that one for good as it provides such a
good excuse to pull out all my goofy hats.
Thanks again for the help! It internet is an amazing tool!
Heather
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: Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org>
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:06:02 CST
Hi, I'm looking for books with Hawaiian setting or Hawaiian folk tales
that would be good for reading at a children's summer program. Thanks
for your help. Please respond directly to me.
Susan
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Susan Fisher
Bethesda Public Library
4905 Bethesda Road
Thompson Station, TN 37179
615.790.1887
fax: 615.790.8426
sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org
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From: "Cassie Veselovsky" <veselovskyc@cadl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Mommy & Daddy going to war books compilation
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:06:11 CST
I want to thank everyone for responding to my query! Here are the
responses
in case someone else out there is looking for the same thing. Again,
thank
you so much! Cassie
We have a picture book called My Daddy is a Soldier by Kirk and Sharron
Hilbrecht. It is not about any particular war, but has a modern-day look,
and mentions the father "going away" for a long time, writing letters
and
sending cookies to him.
Susan
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Cassie
Go to
www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/military.html
This really helped me in developing a bib list for Children here in St
Tammany Parish Library, Louisiana.
Miriam Boots, Children's Librarian
Miriam@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us
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Here is the list we developed here in Queens NY. Most of it is probably not
what you're looking for, but I hope some will be helpful:
Useful Information for Military Families
Listed here are websites and library materials that offer reassurance and
practical advice for military-connected families during times of crisis,
transition and uncertainty.
Websites:
Deployment - A Checklist
http://www.bragg.army.mil/FSG/deployment.htm
A guide for spouses and parents on what to do before, during and after a
scheduled deployment, including emotional support, safety precautions,
long-distance communication and homecomings.
Family Readiness and Separation
http://www.afcrossroads.com/famseparation/pre_sec2_children.cfm
Air Force Crossroads' pre-deployment guide, children issues section.
Kids' Information on Deployment Stuff
http://deploymentlink.osd.mil/kidslink/grade_select.htm
For children and teens in military families: All kids of information to use
when you or your parents move around the world.
Marine Moms Online
http://members.aol.com/USMCMoms/hints.html
Hints for parents of recruits and active Marines, but also useful for
parents of soldiers in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Military Child Education Coalition
http://www.militarychild.org/
Carefully selected information for schools and parents which addresses the
specific needs of the military child.
Sgt. Mom's: the Internet Site for Military Families
http://www.sgtmoms.com
Use Sgt. Mom's Tank Taxi/Site Menu to find family support information.
Check InfoLinQ(tm): the Queens Library Catalog now for all library holdings.
Military Life - Stories for Young Children
Greenfield, Eloise. Talk about a Family.
Genny is eager for her eldest brother's return from military service. Call
number: Picture Book.
Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Papa Tells Chita a Story.
A young girl's father tells her about when he was a soldier in Cuba during
the Spanish-American War. Call number: Picture Book.
McKinley, Robin. My Father is in the Navy.
A young girl doesn't remember her father, a ship's captain who has been at
sea. Call number: Picture Book.
Mead, Alice. Soldier Mom.
Eleven-year-old Jasmyn's mother is sent to Saudi Arabia at the beginning of
the Persian Gulf War. Call number: Picture Book.
Yolen, Jane. All Those Secrets of the World.
When four-year-old Janie's father goes off to war, the rest of the family
moves to the grandparents' on the Chesapeake Bay. Call number: Picture Book.
Check InfoLinQ(tm): the Queens Library Catalog now for all library holdings.
War Experiences - Stories for Older Children
Antle, Nancy. Lost at War.
12-year-old Lisa Grey struggles to cope with a mother whose traumatic
experiences as a nurse in Vietnam War still haunt her. Call number: J
Fiction.
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Lily's Crossing.
Lily spends the summer of 1944 at Rockaway Beach, waiting for her father to
return from World War II in Europe. Call number: J Fiction.
Hest, Amy. Love You, Soldier.
Katie, living in New York City during World War II, sees many dramatic
changes in her world in the three years she waits for her father to return
from the war. Call number: J Fiction.
Hoobler, Thomas. Aloha Means Come Back: The Story of a World War II Girl.
Laura and her mother join her Navy father in Hawaii in 1941. Call number: J
Fiction.
Houston, Gloria. But No Candy.
While her Uncle Ted is off fighting in World War II, Lee watches the candy
gradually disappear from the shelves of her family's store and realizes that
her entire world has changed. Call number: J Fiction.
Reeder, Carolyn. Foster's War.
When his older brother joins the army during World War II, 11-year-old
Foster fights his own battles on the homefront. Call number: J Fiction.
Check InfoLinQ(tm): the Queens Library Catalog now for all library holdings.
Separation from Family Members
Fowler, Susi L. I'll See you When the Moon is Full.
Abe will miss his father when he takes off on a business trip but is
reassured of his return in two weeks, when the moon is full. Call number:
Picture Book.
Loredo, Betsy. Faraway Families.
Fictional vignettes depict emotional difficulties caused by separation from
loved ones and suggest ways to keep in touch. Call number: J 306.85.
Viorst, Judith. The Good-bye Book.
A little boy will do anything to avoid an evening with the babysitter. Call
number: Picture Book.
Check InfoLinQ(tm): the Queens Library Catalog now for all library holdings.
Books for Teens
Campbell, Geoffrey A.
Details what happened to many of those involved in the Persian Gulf War.
Call number: 956.7044.
Gartman, Gene. Life in Army Basic Training.
Explains life in basic training for the military and provides tips for
knowing what to expect and succeeding. Call number: 355.5409.
White, Ellen Emerson. The Road Home.
Rebecca, a young nurse stationed in Vietnam during the war, must come to
grips with her wartime experiences once she returns home to the United
States. Call number: YA Fiction.
Check InfoLinQ(tm): the Queens Library Catalog now for all library holdings.
Resources for Adults:
Community Services
http://web.queenslibrary.org/immigrant.html
Built by the Queens Library, this directory comprises the Community Services
Database (CSD) and the Directory of Immigrant Serving Agencies (DISA).
NOAH - New York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org/
Physical and psychological health info in English and Spanish.
For in-library users only:
H.W. Wilson
Offers several databases. The Social Science Abstracts database includes
family studies and psychology.
For both in-library and home users (1):
InfoTrac
Search the Health Reference Center, General Reference Center, National
Newspaper and ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español) for relevant articles.
(1) Home users must have a valid Queens Library card to use this database.
Caren S. Koh, Youth Services Materials Specialist
Programs and Services Department
Queens Borough Public Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11432
phone: 718-990-5101
fax: 718-297-3404
email: ckoh@queenslibrary.org
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This was my response to a similar request several months ago. Hope it
helps. The last one is a WW2 book, but might be useful anyway.
I searched our catalog and then took the results to Amazon.com and found a
few others. The descriptions/reviews come from Amazon.
My Daddy Is a Soldier
by Kirk Hilbrecht
This book is often out of stock and hard to get, but once I found a supply,
I purchased a dozen! This is my favorite gift to give at Army wives' baby
showers. It never fails to illicit exclamations of "Where did you get this
book and where can I get a copy for my child"? It is also one of my son's
favorite books and helps him comprehend what "going to the field"
really
means. A great book for young Army Brats!
My Father Is Far Away
by Robin Ballard
My husband is in the military and is gone frequently. I read this book to my
daughter every night that he is gone. It helps her to realize that he is
coming home in the end. It is also a way that she can be reminded of him
(she was 2 when I started to read it to her.) I recommend this book to all
mothers who have to cope with "Daddy being away."
Daddy, Will You Miss Me?
by Wendy McCormick
My daddy's going to work, far away in Africa -- without me.
What does a little boy do when his daddy is going away for a long time? He
promises to save one thing every day to show his daddy when he returns; to
say, "Good night, Daddy" every night before he goes to sleep; and to
mark
off each day on the calendar until his daddy's return. If he still misses
his daddy, then he remembers all the things his daddy promised to do, and he
knows that even though they're very far apart, they're still close in each
other's heart.
With soft, tender illustrations and poetic text, this poignant and
heartwarming story shows that the love between a father and child can span
any distance.
All Those Secrets of the World
by Jane Yolen
This book is about a 4 year old girl whose father goes goes off to fight in
World War II. While he is gone, Janie's cousin teaches her a lesson about
perception and how things appear small the farther away that they are. When
Janie's father comes home 2 years later, she echoes this lesson in his ear
when he iis holding his daughter and comments on how big she has gotten. She
says she was small when he was far away, and now that he is close, she seems
big. This is a heartwarming and touching book, and what I especially loved
were the beautiful watercolor illustrations that reflect the setting and
time period of the story.
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Cassie -
We have been compiling a list of materials for children dealing with
Parental Deployment. You can find this list at:
HTTP://mt-spurr.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/military.html
Hope this helps!
Mary
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All kinds of families - Norma Simon
All those secrets of the world - Jane Yolen
Captain Cat - Syd Hoff
I live at a military post - Stasia Ward
If you listen - Charlotte Zolotow
I'll see you when the moon is full - Susi L. Fowler
The kissing hand - Audrey Penn
Mommy don't go - Elizabeth Crary
My father is far away - Robin Ballard
My father is in the navy - Robin McKinley
Oh my baby, little one - Kathi Appelt
Soldier Mom - Alice Mead (chapter book)
FROM ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/military.html
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/fears.html#moving
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/fears.html#separation
OTHER TITLES AND WEBSITES FOR THE PARENT
Dads at a Distance: an activities handbook for strengthening long distance
relationships
also has a website: www.daads.com
Moms over miles: an activities handbook for strengthening long distance
relationships
also check their web site: www.momsovermiles.com
When children grieve: for adults to help children deal with death, divorce,
pet loss, moving and other losses - John w. James
www.drspock.com Do a search for 'moms
military' to get the article "Moms
in the military"
Cathy Chesher
Youth Services Librarian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cassie Veselovsky" <veselovskyc@cadl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 6:12 PM
Subject: Mommy & Daddy going to war books
>
> We have had a couple of requests for books concerning a child's parent =
> (mother or father) going to war or fighting in a war. They were =
> particularly looking for picture books and did not want any books =
> associated with WWII (they were looking for books about parents taking =
> part in the Gulf War since that was with Iraq). Any or
all =
> suggestions welcome. I'll compile a list and send it to PUBYAC.
>
> Much Thanks!
> Cassie
>
>
> *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
> Cassie Veselovsky
> Youth Services Librarian
> Main Library=20
> Capital Area District Library
> Lansing, MI 48933
>
> (517) 367-6302
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From: "SARAH DORNBACK" <SARAH.DORNBACK@farmersbranch.info>
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Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:06:20 CST
Stumper:
A chapter book about a girl named Amber in the third grade who loses
her stuffed raccoon (her "most prized possession" according to the
patron). There may also be a character named "Delight" in the
book.
Patron thought it might be one of the Amber Brown books, but she looked
at those and didn't think they were it after all.
If you have any ideas, please e-mail me at
sarah.dornback@farmersbranch.info
Thanks!
Sarah Dornback
Children's Librarian
Farmers Branch Manske Library
Farmers Branch, TX
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