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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: Monday, May 12, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1108
PUBYAC Digest 1108
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Library Cat
by Mandy Olney <libmem9@swko.net>
2) Re: Stumper Answer - Two kids being chased by Anubis
by "Cassie Veselovsky" <veselovskyc@cadl.org>
3) Re: story time name tags
by Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com>
4) RE: story time name tags
by "Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us>
5) You Be A Star (Compilation--Long)
by carole petro <csp6329@yahoo.com>
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From: Mandy Olney <libmem9@swko.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Library Cat
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Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 12:03:29 CDT
Hi! Our library is thinking about getting a cat and we would like to
hear from those of you who have a pet in your library. What are some of
the problems and advantages you have seen to having a pet in the
library. Do people with allergies complain or have you had people who
are afraid of cats. We will bring this idea to our board on May 20 so
any advice or information you can send our way would be appreciated.
Please send any replies to me off list at libmem9@swko.net.
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From: "Cassie Veselovsky" <veselovskyc@cadl.org>
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Subject: Re: Stumper Answer - Two kids being chased by Anubis
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Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 12:03:38 CDT
Thank you Jen Marin for your quick response! The answer is:
THE HOUSE ON HACKMAN'S HILL by Joan Lowery Nixon
> I have a patron looking for a book she read in the late 1980's, though she
> thought the book was not new then.
>
> It is about two kids - a boy and a girl - being chased by Anubis who was
> trying to get the stolen eyes of King Tut back. Anubis would cry out
and
> hiss - she thought it was rather scary. In the story they end up in
the
> great big mansion and they don't realize that they even have the eyes.
> There might be a grandfather in the story.
>
> Any help would be appreciated!!!
>
>
> *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
> Cassie Veselovsky
> Youth Services Librarian
> Main Library
> Capital Area District Library
> Lansing, MI 48933
>
> (517) 367-6302
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From: Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: story time name tags
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 12:03:46 CDT
Two thoughts come to mind:
Use stick on labels and put them on the children's backs out of
their
reach. I have had children visit here wearing nametags like that that they
were given elsewhere. They usually forget they are wearing them.
Why label them at all? I just learn the children's names as soon as
I
can. If I forget I ask the parent who brought them. If it happens
frequently, I apologize. Most parents are very understanding. They know we
see kids by the bunches. Of course, noting distinguishing characteristics
helps - curls, glasses, birthmarks, etc.
Peg Siebert
Blodgett Library
Fishkill, NY
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From: "Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: story time name tags
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Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 12:03:54 CDT
I would love to hear responses as well. We have also tried using badges
made with our button maker with some success. We can make fun designs and
by using stick-on labels can reuse them for a long time. Most of the
children like them, however some children fiddle with them, take them off.
One boy pulled his off his Tshirt two weeks ago and made a hole in the
shirt. You can imagine his mother was none too pleased.
Renee Tobin
Rancho Cucamonga Public Library
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From: carole petro <csp6329@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: You Be A Star (Compilation--Long)
Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 12:04:02 CDT
Thank you to everyone who helped me in compiling this list. I am in the
process of developing my program. For right now, the list may not include
all that everyone suggested Rather, I thought for those in Illinois with
the theme being "Lights! Camera! Read!" for Summer Reading, I'd send
this
out at this time in case you want to do a program using any of these books
for summer. Enjoy!
Books on Children Being a Star or To Be Confident In Oneself
Milo's hat trick
Agee, Jon.
[New York] : Hyperion Books for Children, 2001
In the busy city, there are lots of people with hats. But there is only one
guy with a bear in his hat. That's Milo, the Magician.
Leo the lightning bug
Drachman, Eric.
Kidwick Books, c2001
Leo's a lovable little lightning bug, but he has a big problem: no light!
This leads to teasing by the other bugs and an unhappy Leo. But with
determination, motherly support, and a little luck, Leo eventually lights up
the night. Transformed by his newfound confidence, he now laughs at
himself, plays with the other bugs, and enjoys a good night's sleep.
Olivia saves the circus
Falconer, Ian
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001
At school, Olivia tells about her summer vacation and how, when she went to
the circus and all the performers were out sick, she saved the day, becoming
Olivia the Tattooed Lady, Olivia the Lion Tamer, The Amazing Flying Olivia,
and more.
Jocasta Carr, movie star
Gerrard, Roy
New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992
When her canine companion and co-star is lured away by an unsavory movie
producer, Jocasta Carr flies off on an adventurous journey to rescue her
beloved dog.
Max
Graham, Bob
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2000
Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to
flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird.
Sheila Rae, the brave
Henkes, Kevin
New York : Greenwillow Books, c1987
When brave Sheila Rae, who usually looks out for her sister Louise, becomes
lost and scared one day, Louise comes to the rescue.
Amazing Grace
Hoffman, Mary
New York : Scholastic Inc., [1993], c1991
Although a classmate says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play
because she is black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her
mind to do.
Angelina on stage
Holabird, Katharine
Middleton, WI : Pleasant Company Publications, 2001
When Cousin Henry gets all the attention in the grown-up musical in which
they have roles, Angelina becomes jealous, but she demonstrates her fondness
for him when a crisis occurs on opening night.
Franny B. Kranny, there's a bird in your hair!
Lerner, Harriet Goldhor
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2001
Franny B. Kranny refuses to cut her wild hair, despite her family's
insistence, and wears a bird in her hair to a family reunion.
Hooway for Wodney Wat
Lester, Helen.
Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1999
All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name,
but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully.
A cake for Herbie
Mathers, Petra
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2000
With the encouragement of his friend, Herbie spends days writing poems about
food for a contest and although he does not win, he does find an
appreciative audience.
Willa the wonderful
Milord, Susan
New York : Houghton Mifflin Company,c2003
When asked to write a report on her favorite career, Willa, a cheerful,
little, pink pig, chooses a fairy princess. Determined to prove that a pig
can be a fairy princess in the modern world, she gathers fairy-princess
accouterments (a stick for a wand, soil for fairy dust, a dress decorated
with wings and stars), only to find that her teacher won't let her carry her
wand and her friends don't appreciate having dirt thrown on them. But
after
Willa saves a little boy pig from rolling in front of a car on his wagon,
her friend announces that Willa has had "what it takes to be a fairy
princess all along."
Stephanie's ponytail
Munsch, Robert N
Toronto : Annick Press, 1996
"Ugly, ugly, very ugly," decrees the class when Stephanie arrives in
school
with a ponytail. But the next day, all the girls have ponytails, too.
Dismayed and disgusted by these copycats, Stephanie has her Mom move her
ponytail to one side with the same results. After wearing it top and front
as well, Stephanie confronts the class with her final act of defiance--she
announces that she's going to shave her head! Next day, her teacher and
classmates are bald as billard balls and Stephanie? Why, she's chased from
the classroom with her ordinary pontail flying out behind her.
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Rathmann, Peggy
New York : Putnam's, c1995
The children at Napville Elementary School always ignore Officer Buckle's
safety tips, until a police dog named Gloria accompanies him when he gives
his safety speeches.
Hip, hip, hooray for Annie McRae!
Wilcox, Brad
Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, 2001
Annie McRae finds that she does not need to depend on other people to make
her day a happy one.
Belinda, the ballerina
Young, Amy
New York : Viking, 2002
When Belinda auditions for the Spring Ballet Recital and the judges tell her
she cannot be a ballerina because her feet are too big, she tries to forget
about dancing.
Carole Petro
Frankfort Public Library
Frankfort, IL
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