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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: Thursday, May 22, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1119
PUBYAC Digest 1119
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) classics
by "Mary D'Eliso" <mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us>
2) RE: Library tours for elementary kids
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
3) RE: is it time to canonize cleary?
by Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
4) Re: Gross Humor
by "Anita Palladino" <apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org>
5) Re:Nutrition, Dental, Behavior
by Hatfield Lori <riloco30013@yahoo.com>
6) PJ Storytimes
by "April Mazza" <AMazza@minlib.net>
7) Stumper/Query for reptile project plan...
by Betsy Fraser <Betsy.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com>
8) stumper: stars in a sack (folktale?)
by kapila sankaran <sankaran@students.uiuc.edu>
9) peacock stories
by Julie Tomlianovich <juliet@hplsck.org>
10) squirrel stumper solved
by Cindy Christin <christin@mtlib.org>
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From: "Mary D'Eliso" <mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: classics
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Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:17:07 CDT
I've read with interest the postings about "classics" collections, and
agree that it's always wise to define a collection before forming it.
When we started a classics collection years ago, we set up these
parameters:
CLASSIC CHILDREN'S NOVELS: COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT
I. DEFINITION
Classics will be defined by the MCPL Children's Department as:
1. possessing enduring popularity,
2. possessing acknowledged excellence,
3. possessing historical importance in the field of children's literature,
4. being part of a body of work by an author who has a historical place
in the field of children's literature, or,
5. being related to classic titles or series, and
6. being published 50 or more years ago or related to a body of work
that was begun prior to 1950.
The classics collection is not intended to be final, definitive, nor
endorsed by this library as the best in children's literature.
II. SELECTION
Selection guidelines and procedures will reflect the
MCPL Children's Department collection development policy.
The classics list is selected with the use of:
* standard and specialized collection tools
* recommended lists prepared by professional organizations and review
journals
* evaluative bibliographies
As stated in the general collection development policy, this collection is
not intended to be a retrospective or historical research collection.
Older works are not replaced for historical value alone, and out-of-print
titles are not searched for purchase.
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Is the idea of 50 years arbitrary? A bit. But it sure beats taking a
booktruck out to the shelves and making a judgement call on each volume.
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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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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
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Subject: RE: Library tours for elementary kids
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Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:17:16 CDT
Lori,
We recently had some 3rd and 5th grade classes come for tours at my
Library--a small branch without much to "tour". I developed two
PowerPoint
presentations to use. One is "Guess the Book Titles." Each
page uses
rebuses (is that the correct plural?) to show a title. An example--for
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears", I used a picture of gold bars, the
letter
"e" and two locks, as well as the words "and the", the
number 3 (which
rotated--a cool feature) and bears. (The pictures came from the Microsoft
clip art website, which you can access through PowerPoint.)
The second PowerPoint asked questions about the library, e.g. how much does
it cost to get your first library card. (the answer, of course,--nothing!)
The answers to the questions appeared in a word search, which the children
could take home. If I do this again, I might tell the kids if they bring
back the completed word search, they could get a piece of candy. (We
always
have a box of small treats that we give out if they answer the "question of
the week"--a popular feature at our branch.) The word search was
created
using www.puzzlemaker.com.
Although it took some time to develop these presentations, they can be used
repeated. If anyone would like a copy of one (or both) PowerPoint
presentations, you can contact me. I don't think I've ever tried sending a
presentation, but I think it should be possible to attach it to an email.
Hope this helps,
Susan Dailey, librarian, speaker and author of "A Storytime Year"
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org
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From: Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: is it time to canonize cleary?
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Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 22:17:26 CDT
Hi everyone,
Along the lines of what is a "classic" - several years ago I
developed
three lists for the children's area:
Traditional classics
Modern classics
Picture book classics
Traditional classics are the books published before 1950 such as Treasure
Island, etc. "Modern" classics cover books such as Cleary,
Blume, etc.,
and allowed me to add titles as they came along such as Hatchet and the
Ramona series. That seemed to that care of the problem, at least for
the
students and parents who kept asking for children's classics.
I would add to Nora's comment that I think that classics should have
staying power. Not just a title someone wants to read again and again, but
something one's grandchild also wants to read. I remember a definition of
a classic as being something that is over 30 years old, and is still being
read.
At 10:42 AM 5/20/03 CDT, you wrote:
>I think the best definition of classic I ever read was this: A classic is a
>book that is so good that people want to read it again and again...I just
>don't remember who said it. So in this vein, books like Tales of a Fourth
>Grade Nothing and the Betsy-Tacy books, The Great Brain, and so on are
>classics, along with the traditional classics.
>
>Nora Lee Liederbach
>Riley Room, Children's Division
>Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
>nliederbach@imcpl.lib.in.us
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jennifer Baker [mailto:jbaker93711@yahoo.com]
>Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 11:28 AM
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: is it time to canonize cleary?
>
>
>this whole illustrated classics thread makes me wonder
>what exactly constitutes a "classic"? sure authors put
>a lot of work into their creations. maybe some try
>harder than others--one assumes that even series
>authors agonize to a point. some of the items that we
>consider classics today were nothing more than popular literature when they
>were originally published. the three musketeers is a perfect example. dumas
>wrote for profit and this book and many others he churned out were just the
>1844 equivalent to star wars or anne rice.
>
>we have a "classic" genre label that we started using
>this year and we've gotten pretty liberal with our
>definition and use of the sticker. we put it on things
>like "tales of a fourth grade nothing" and "charlie
>and the chocolate factory" because we've decided that
>our definition of classic is "everyone, given time and opportunity,
should
>read this book".
>
>what do you guys think?
>~j.
>
>=====
>~jenniferbaker
>fresno co. public library
>
>"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist." ~
Jocasta
Nu
>(librarian from "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones")
>
>__________________________________
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>
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M. Marsha Parham
Flint River Regional Library
800 Memorial Dr.
Griffin, GA 30223
(770) 412-4770
(770) 412-4771 (fax)
parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us
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From: "Anita Palladino" <apalladi@ansernet.rcls.org>
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Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 23:08:33 CDT
WHY on earth would you want to do that? Kids find this 'junk' just fine on
their own. There are plenty of humorous books that do not contain a high
'gross' factor. Perhaps you could aspire a bit higher?
just my personal opinion...
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From: Hatfield Lori <riloco30013@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re:Nutrition, Dental, Behavior
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Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 23:08:40 CDT
Hi,
I would be interested in the suggestions, also.
Volunteers within the staff here in Osceola County, Fl
are being recruited to do storytimes centered around
nutrition at the WIC. It sounds really difficult to
keep coming up with material for this type of
storytime. Music or game ideas would be helpful,
also.
Lori Hatfield
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The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.
http://search.yahoo.com
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From: "April Mazza" <AMazza@minlib.net>
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: PJ Storytimes
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 23:08:48 CDT
Thank you to everyone who sent in ideas for PJ Storytime. So many great
ideas! I have compiled to share with the group. I also looked at Rob
Reid's Family Storytime book which has a whole chapter devoted to
the "Jammy Jamboree".
April Mazza
Youth Services
Wayland Public Library
(508) 358-2308
AMazza@minlib.net
From: Sharon Castanteen <scastanteen@yahoo.com>
This idea may be stale, but how about a Stuffed Animal Pet Show. Each
child can tell the group their stuffed animals name and any events or
characteristics. Each stuffed animal gets a ribbon with something
appropriate like "Most loved" "Most
adventurous" (like if the toy got
lost), etc. Helpful to have someone writing out the ribbons as the
children speak or just generic superlative awards. Sharon
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From: "Nicole Morgan" <listmessages@sbcglobal.net>
Hi,
In our summer programming, we change our normal pj storytime to "Camp
Storytime". We do a whole campout scene - we put glow-in-the-dark
stars
on the ceiling, make a fake "campfire" out of painted pringles cans,
cellophane and wire "flames", and lights inside that flicker. We
dim the
lights in the room and bring in battery-operated lanterns for extra light
(the cheap kids' versions). When the kids enter, we have a Cd of
nightime sounds playing (crickets, etc), and the librarian carries the
books into the room in a backpack. The kids come in pj's and spread out
their blankets/sleeping bags in front of the fire, and we share
summer/nightime/camping stories and sing nighttime/campfire songs.
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When I do my PJ time I also include bathtime stories, since for so many
kids that is part of the bedtime routine - and a couple of really cute
bath stories have come out recently - Squeaky Clean, by Simon Puttock,
and Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett Krosoczka. And older book that I use
even though it is dog-eared and ragged (no longer available to order) is
A Bedtime Story by Joan Goldman Levine, in which a little girl puts her
parents "to bed." I also usually do a really fun song (Momma's
sleepin',
don't wake her up...let me know if you need the words). Last, but not
least, I got an activity off of PUBYAC a few months ago where you tell
the "poem" and see if the kids can fill in the blanks - the first few
lines of each stanza make the kids think the missing word will be scary,
but they aren't! Let me know if you would like that poem, too.
I'm looking forward to reading all the ideas you get, because I'm always
looking for stuff to add to my PJ time!
Natasha Forrester, Children's Services Librarian
Winfield Public Library
605 College Winfield, KS 67156
(620) 221-4470
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Have you seen/heard the new book/cd "Philadelphia Chickens...".
It has
a great pajama dancing song. I have done a monthly pj storytime for 12
or more years. I always begin by singing my own rendition of "Where's
My Pajamas?" (first heard by Sharon Lois and Bram). Then we do
twinkle
twinkle little star in sign language. Some years, when we are saying
goodnight to various animals, we sing Goodnight Irene as done by Raffi
and others. One time we made a book for that song. Each family got a
page with a line from the song on it, and they illustrated, for example
"foxes sleep in dens". Now we use that book every time we sing
it. My
other favorite and simple craft was making our own Goodnight Moon book.
Each child or family got a piece of black paper and chalk. They drew a
picture of something they wanted to say goodnight to. Then a parent or
I wrote the caption. Then we laminated and bound it. Pajama
Storytime
is the best!
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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I have been doing a monthly storytime (Pajama) and have a guest from the
community each month come in and read a book having to either do with
their profession or their favorite bedtime stories. They wear what they
would to work -- and talk a little bit about their job. It really
makes
a nice connection for the kids to see that these "professional" people
love books and love the library. We have had nurse, lobsterman,
railroad, trolley, submarine expert, gardener, etc. It is not as
successful as attendance goes but the people that do come really like
it. It might make a good one-night program or have a few incorporated
into your summer. The families that do come have a great time.
We always start off with Sandra Boynton's "Pajama Time" and get all
excited screaming "its pajama time" when it says it in the book.
A few
books that I have loved to read is "The Bear Snores on" and
"Good night
Good Knight" and "What cried Granny by Kate Lum"--that one is a
real hoot
if you have not seen it.
Mary Boucouvalas
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Not sure how "fresh" it is but during our summer PJ storytimes it is
always a big ht when the kids get to create a mural (sort of). The two we
have done are Elmer the patchwork elephant and Rainbow fish. We used a
big roll of paper and drew an outline for Elmer we had fabric scraps
about 2-3" square [I have to admit this was when I was moving house and
cleaning out my stash so I just cut up all the little bits] and for
Rainbow fish die cut circles. We also made small ones for the kids to
take home so no one would be disappointed.
Julie Rines
jrines@ocln.org
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You may like The Bear on My Bed by Ruth Miller, Kids
Can Press, 2002. Favorites are also What! Cried Granny
an Almost Bedtime Story by Kate Lun, Dial, 1999, and
What Next, Baby Bear? by Jill Murphy, Dial, 1984.
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I didn't do any crafts or games, since we wanted the kids ready for
sleep. I don't remember all the going-to-bed books I used, but know I
used Sophie and Sammy's Library Sleepover (Judith Caseley, Greenwillow
Books, 1993). I brought some quilts from home to lay on the floor. (Which
distracted the mothers who were quilt fans.) While I read I had a tape of
lullabies playing in the background.
We purposely kept it low key so that 1- they were ready for bed and 2-
the program didn't run overtime. The library was scheduled to close at
8:00 and none of my co-workers wished to stay any later.
Peg Siebert
Blodgett Library
Fishkill, NY
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Artis, Vicki Kimmel - Pajama Walking
Brooks, Erik - The Practically Perfect Pajamas
Hest, Amy - The Babies are Coming!
Hurd, Edith Thacher - I Dance in my red Pajamas
Jackson, Isaac - Somebody's new Pajamas
Martin, Bill - The Happy Hippopotami
Warnick, Elsa - Bedtime
Whatley, Bruce - Captain Pajamas
Olivia I. Spicer
Youth Services Librarian
Loudoun County Public Library
Rust Library
380 Old Waterford Rd.
Leesburg, VA 20176
Tel: 703-771-5624
ospicer@loudoun.gov
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From: Betsy Fraser <Betsy.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com>
To: "pubyac (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper/Query for reptile project plan...
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 23:08:55 CDT
Does anyone know of a plan to make those "cute little foam reptiles [or
insert your chosen animal here] that walks on a stick/wire/whatever along
the ground?" We'd be truly grateful. We're trying to help a parent
who's
putting on a reptile-themed birthday party for her 5-year-old daughter.
Please reply to me directly.
Thank you,
Betsy
Betsy Fraser
Youth Services Librarian
Calgary Public Library
bus: 403-260-2641
Betsy.Fraser@calgarypubliclibrary.com
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com
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From: kapila sankaran <sankaran@students.uiuc.edu>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper: stars in a sack (folktale?)
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dear list members,
i had a call from a patron today asking if i knew the title of a tale she
had received from one of her students (she's a teacher and i think she was
wondering whether the student had done some "lifting" of material from
a
source and claiming it as his own).
the story seems like a folktale:
there's a boy named ethan who looks out his window and wants the stars for
himself. he manages to get them and puts them in a sack, but they don't
shine. so he gets the moon, and then some clouds, and other things, and
puts all these in turn, in his sack, but the stars don't shine. he finally
understands that the only way he'll get them to shine is by letting them
go. so he climbs up a mountain and releases all the stuff in his sack--and
the stars begin to shine.
this sounds awfully familiar folkloric-ally, but does anyone know of
specific titles?
thanks so much for help!
kapila
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From: Julie Tomlianovich <juliet@hplsck.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: peacock stories
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Is anyone familiar with a children's illustrator from the Branson, MO
area who always has a peacock in her stories? The patron is not sure if
the peacock is a character or appears in the illustrations. The
illustrator's logo may be a quill and inkwell. Any help would be
appreciated. Thank you. //jt
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julie tomlianovich
South Central KS Library System
Children's Consultant
901 N Main
Hutchinson, KS 67501
1-620-663-5441 ex 144 1-800-234-0529 ex 144
1-620-663-1215 fax juliet@hplsck.org
"books are the door of escape from the forest." e. b. white
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From: Cindy Christin <christin@mtlib.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: squirrel stumper solved
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Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 23:09:19 CDT
I got a quick response to my stumper about a mystery involving a flying
squirrel,
a weasel, and a swarm of bees. Thanks to Kirsten from Seattle!
It is Mystery in the Night Woods, by John Peterson, pictures by Cyndy
Szekeres, c. 1969, published by Scholastic.
Cindy Christin
Children's Librarian
Bozeman Public Library
220 E. Lamme
Bozeman, Montana 59715
406-582-2404
FAX 406-582-2424
christin@mtlib.org
"Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your
life."
Confucius
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