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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, November 24, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1274

    PUBYAC Digest 1274

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Re: What IS  Madonna reading to her children??
by REALITY115@aol.com
  2) Re: library commercial
by "Kristin Fletcher-Spear" <KFletcher-Spear@glendaleaz.com>
  3) websites request
by "cathleen b" <libcath@hotmail.com>
  4) Request for "Pirate Day" activities
by Leah Rudolph <lrudolph@albright.org>
  5) Re: My evening Egypt program
by Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us>
  6) libraries and commericals
by "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
  7) library websites from around the world
by "Mary B. Pritting" <maryocean54@yahoo.com>
  8) RE: Reader's Advisory for Madonna
by "Monica Anderson" <m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us>
  9) Computer classes for kids
by tjo2@u.washington.edu
 10) Re: What IS  Madonna reading to her children??
by Terrill <trumpeter2@shaw.ca>
 11) Suggested Book for Discussion Groups and for Boys
by "jc.maryse" <jc.maryse@4cls.org>
 12) Re: library commercial
by "Chris Gibrich" <library_groupie@hotmail.com>
 13) stumper
by "Pat James" <patquilterjames@hotmail.com>
 14) stumper--green lipstick
by "Megan Vanderhart" <Vanderhart.Megan@rigov.org>
 15) Stumper:  Way the game begins
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
 16) Newbery/Caldecott Contenders
by "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com>
 17) STUMPER: Animal afraid to go down slide into pond
by "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
 18) RE: Parents and Discipline Issues
by "Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us>
 19) Magic Tree House Compilation
by "HOW Rebecca Smith" <howrs@llcoop.org>

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From: REALITY115@aol.com
To: MalibuInc@aol.com, pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: What IS  Madonna reading to her children??
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:03:41 CST


Somebody ought to get this information to Madonna.  Does she have a website
where this can be forwarded?

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From: "Kristin Fletcher-Spear" <KFletcher-Spear@glendaleaz.com>
To: Unlisted-recipients :;
Subject: Re: library commercial
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:04:06 CST


I saw the commercial this weekend. The guy says "Can you hear me now" at =
the end of the commercial while getting hit with spitballs. It definitely=
 looked like a library to me. It didn't really bother me.=20

Kristin


Kristin Fletcher-Spear
Young Adult Librarian
Foothills Branch Library
19055 North 57th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85308
(623) 930-3840
kfletcher-spear@glendaleaz.com

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From: "cathleen b" <libcath@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: websites request
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:04:26 CST

Hi, Everyone.
I have a teacher who is looking for websites that are appropriate for the
middle school level on the following topics. I would greatly appreciate any
sites that you would be willing to pass on.
Thanks so much.
Cathleen Baxter
Library Tech
Hidden Valley Middle School
Escondido, CA 92027
libcath@hotmail.com

alcohol
tobacco
other drugs/abuse
violence
bullying
teen pregnancy

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From: Leah Rudolph <lrudolph@albright.org>
To: 'PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children'
Subject: Request for "Pirate Day" activities
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:04:45 CST

My young adult advisory council is going to host "Pirate Day" at the library
in February.  I need suggestions for activities, books, crafts that
teenagers can use to entertain children 4-7 years old.

Thanks!
Leah in Clarks Summit, PA
"Young adults aren't our future - they are the here and now."




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From: Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
 <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: My evening Egypt program
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:05:08 CST

I want to thank everyone who helped me out with ideas for my upcoming Egypt
program.  Your ideas were great and I look forward to trying many of
them!  Thanks so much!

Erika
Erika Burge
Children's Librarian
Cedarburg Public Library
W63 N583 Hanover Avenue
Cedarburg, WI 53012

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From: "Tara Mendez" <TaraM@mail2tara.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: libraries and commericals
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:05:32 CST

I always thought the email lady with the screaming kids was in a day
care trying to check her email, not at work. Did a miss a lot of books?
A new service that is Making me nuts is this INFO line. For only .89
cents you can call and this service will tell you the nearest
restaurant, car rental or even the name of a hotel closest to your
destination." AND they speak American, not some foreign language." I
won't comment on the racism of the second part but the stupidity of
people who will pay .89 cents a call for information that librarians can
provide free and happily. I often wonder if people are paying attention
at all. If it's a new craze and its cheep lets get on the band wagon. We
should count our pennies and campaign against basic library ignorance. (
I know we are all doing this every day etc. but sometimes when I am
asked if I find people still read.....
I was recently at a luncheon where someone asked me that exact question"
Do you find people are still actually reading ?'
I replied that our circulation has gone up enormously ever since we
disposed of the stone tablets and made them available in paper format. I
honestly can't say if he got it or not.
Just a Monday
Tara

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From: "Mary B. Pritting" <maryocean54@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: library websites from around the world
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:05:53 CST

Pubyakkers:
Numerous people have asked me to list the various website suggestions I
received from listmembers.  I've added a few of my own.  Thanks to all who
sent me their recommendations.
Mary Pritting
Union Public Library
Union, NJ




ADELAIDE (Australia) CITY COUNCIL LIBRARY

http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/discover/library/index.htm



BIBLIOTHECA ALEXANDRINA (Alexandria, Egypt, Public Library)

http://www.bibalex.org/website/



This website can be accessed in English, French or Arabic.



BIBLIOTECA JOAN TRIADU (near Barcelona, Spain)

http://www.bibliotecavic.com/html/salainfantil.htm



This library website is in Spanish.



BIBLIOTECHE DI ROMA (Rome, Italy Municipal Library)

http://www.comune.roma.it/cultura/biblioteche/



This website is in Italian.



BIBLIOTHEQUES MUNICIPALES DE GRENOBLE (Grenoble, France, Public Library

http://www.bm-grenoble.fr/



This website is in French.



CHRISTCHURCH (New Zealand) CITY LIBRARIES

http://library.christchurch.org.nz/



COUNTY CLARE (Ireland) LIBRARY

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/



KENYA NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE (Kenya, Nairobi, Africa)

http://www.knls.or.ke/public.htm



LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES LIBRARY (England)

http://www.richmond.gov.uk/depts/opps/eal/leisure/libraries/default/htm



SYDNEY (Australia) INNER WEST VIRTUAL LIBRARY

http://www.siwvl.nsw.gov.au/



This website highlights a number of libraries in Sydney, Australia



TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca



VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca

www.cityofpaloalto.org/library

http://plcmc.org

http://www.multcolib.org/index.html

http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/mcm/

http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/

www.andersonlibrary.net




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From: "Monica Anderson" <m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Reader's Advisory for Madonna
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:06:17 CST

I thought it was interesting how Madonna was condemning the books she
read to her young TODDLER children as being vapid but the books she's
writing are aimed for 6 and up.  Um....maybe very young children get
bored with long, moralistic tales?  IMHO, children need to be exposed
to books like "The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big
Hungry Bear" or "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" in order
to enjoy and want to read stories when they're six.  And what's with:

"There were no lessons, just all about princesses and like the
beautiful prince arrives and he takes her for his wife and nothing
happens, no efforts are made. Nobody asks her what her opinion is...
I didn't see anybody struggling for things."

Has she ever heard of "The Paper-Bag Princess?" 

Thanks for passing along the links the these articles, but they just
made me mad all over again!  LOL!

Monica Anderson, MILS
Youth Services Librarian
Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
Midland, Michigan
m.anderson@vlc.lib.mi.us
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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From: tjo2@u.washington.edu
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Computer classes for kids
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:06:38 CST

Hello,

I am a new children's librarian who has been given the task of developing
technology classes for children.  I have been given a lot of freedom to
decide the age of the target audience and the content covered.  Right now, I
am simply gathering ideas.  Does anyone have class outlines they've used
that have worked well?   I am particularly interested in engaging activities
that also teach how to use computers.  Also, please share any important
logistical information such as length of the class and how many children at
each computer.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Joy Oliver
Children's Librarian
Seattle Public Library


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From: Terrill <trumpeter2@shaw.ca>
To: MalibuInc@aol.com
Subject: Re: What IS  Madonna reading to her children??
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:07:01 CST

I think this was a great idea, Preston .... I think that people who live in
the public like Madonna, perhaps learn or listen to the public. One hopes
... with any luck maybe her publicist will bring her up to speed .... for
the sake of her children at least!

The only thing is, I couldn't make this link work, didn't seem to be
anything on the page, not even the title ... is it me?

Thanx for your efforts,

Terrill Scott
Fraser Valley Regional Library
British Columbia         Canada


----- Original Message -----
From: <MalibuInc@aol.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: What IS Madonna reading to her children??


> Dear Friends,
>
> Thank you for your many recommendations regarding my list of children's
> books
> Madonna forgot to read. It seems to me that the best place for such a list
> is
> in a very public forum. I've created a So You Would Like To Guide on
Amazon
> entitled Children's Books Madonna Forgot To Read.
>
> The list isn't complete. If any of you out there have more ideas please
send
> them to me.
>
> <A
>
HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/2S6F5ULXWR
> 9ZM/ref=cm_aya_av.sylt_sylt/103-4083303-2273421">Amazon.com: So You'd Like
> to... Children's Books Madonna Forgot To Read</A>
>
> Preston McClear
> President
> Malibu Boooks For Children
> <A HREF="www.malibubooks.com">www.malibubooks.com</A>
>

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From: "jc.maryse" <jc.maryse@4cls.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Suggested Book for Discussion Groups and for Boys
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:07:18 CST


I know that a number of people have been asking for books for boys, and for=
 recommended books for discussion groups.  I run a monthly book discussion =
group for homeschoolers at our library.  Most of the kids are upper element=
ary or middle school age, and we all make suggestions of good books for eac=
h month.  The following is a write up of questions and discussion ideas for=
 a book recommended by one of the boys.


Title: "Nothing Wrong with a Three-Legged Dog".

Author: Graham McNamee.

Summary (from "School Library Journal"):  The book centers on Keath, a four=
th grader who endures some punches and nicknames such as Whitey, Ghost, and=
 Mayonnaise while attending an urban school. He's a virtual outcast until h=
e is befriended by Lynda, who comes from a biracial family. The theme of so=
cial isolation is woven in throughout this book. Keath's grandmother has re=
cently suffered a stroke, and the boy is afraid to visit her because she no=
 longer speaks or looks quite the same. When his father tells him about the=
 pets brought into convalescent homes for therapeutic reasons, he finds it =
easier to visit. He also begins helping Lynda and her father walk dogs afte=
r school and becomes attached to Leftovers, a three-legged beagle with one =
ear. A lot of interesting information about dog breeds, habits, and maladie=
s is provided.




During our discussions, we usually talk through the plot, identify the char=
acters, and look at any themes the book might have.  We also talk about cha=
racter development (how do the characters change by the end of the story). =
 For the following special topics, we identified different examples in the =
books and could each relate whatever experiences we=92ve had:

Racism: What is racism?  Why do you think people behave this way?

Differences: What characters do we see who are different?  Are the differen=
ces good or bad?  Who decides?  Do the characters want to be different?

Disabilities: Show examples of people (or animals) with disabilities?  What=
 do you think the author is saying about people with disabilities?

Pets: How many of you own dogs?  Other pets?  What are your experiences? =


Bullies: Who do we see as a bully in this story?  Why is this person a bull=
y?  Where does s/he learn this behavior?

School Experiences (this was of particular interest because some of the kid=
s had never attended a public school, while some of them had completed seve=
ral grades): Have you ever experienced bullying, racism, or feeling differe=
nt at school?  Is this book a true portrayal of a school experience?



Other books by McNamee:

"Hate You":   (Review from "School Library Journal"): Alice hates her fathe=
r. She's only said it out loud once, but she thinks it constantly. As a tal=
ented songwriter, the teen blames him for what she believes she'll never be=
 able to do: sing her own lyrics. Years before, during a particularly bruta=
l fight between her parents, Alice stepped in and received the brunt of her=
 father's rage. In just a few seconds, her vocal cords were permanently dam=
aged. She has had no contact with him since that night. Then she learns tha=
t he is dying of cancer and goes to the hospital to see him. She wants him =
to hear her gravelly voice, which is irrevocably infused with pain, but Ali=
ce is shocked at his appearance and unable to deliver all of the angry accu=
sations that have been building inside her. It is only after she finds the =
courage to sing her songs out loud and realizes the power of her unique voi=
ce to give meaning to her dark poetry that she is able to return to the hos=
pital and confront her father just days before his death. While there is no=
 happy reconciliation, Alice takes ownership of her voice, her art, and her=
 life.

"Ascension" (from the book jacket):  It's a hot, hot summer, and in the dep=
ths of the Toronto Transit Authority's Lost and Found, 17-year-old Duncan i=
s cataloging lost things and sifting through accumulated junk. And between =
Jacob, the cranky old man who runs the place, and the endless dusty boxes o=
verflowing with stuff no one will ever claim, Duncan's just about had enoug=
h. Then he finds a little leather book. It's a diary filled with the dark a=
nd dirty secrets of a twisted mind, a serial killer stalking his prey in th=
e subway. And Duncan can't make himself stop reading.  What would you do wi=
th a book like that? How far would you go to catch a madman?  And what if t=
ime was running out. . . .




Other books like this one:

"Maniac Magee", by Jerry Spinelli
"Sounder", by William Howard Armstrong
"Shiloh", "Shiloh Season", and "Saving Shiloh", by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
"Big Red", "Outlaw Red", "Irish Red", by Jim Kjelgaard
"The Good Dog", by Avi
"Because of Winn-Dixie", by Kate DiCamillo



I hope people find this useful.  (Maybe I should suggest it to Madonna....)=



Maryse Quinn
Johnson City, NY
jc.maryse@4cls.org


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From: "Chris Gibrich" <library_groupie@hotmail.com>
To: bkluvr2002@yahoo.com, pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: library commercial
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:07:40 CST

Um, maybe it's different where you're at?  Or maybe Sprint PCS and Verizon
got together?  Because it has the annoying "Can you here me now" guy at the
end down here in Texas....   I think that the Internet portion is made by
Sprint PCS and now available on Verizon phones....  And I originally thought
it was a day care/school letting, until one of the end scenes, where they
focus on the lady and behind her there are a variety of adults and children
looking at shelves and holding up picture books- that's why I think it's
supposed to be in a library.

:)  christie

Christie Gibrich
Teen/ Young Adult Services Librarian
Roanoke Public Library
308 S. Walnut
Roanoke, Texas 76262




>From: Larissa Root <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: bkluvr2002@yahoo.com
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: library commercial
>Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 18:57:39 CST
>
>Can I be picky? :)
>
>The commercial we've been discussing (mom in the
>daycare/library setting):  it's not for Verizon
>Wireless.  It's for Sprint PCS.  Honestly, I think the
>commerical is just annoying.  But so is the Verizon
>guy who's constantly asking "Can you hear me now?"
>
>Sprint PCS - guy in the trenchcoat
>Verizon Wireless - "Can you hear me now?"
>Cingular Wireless - personal testimonies on white set
>Cricket - bright green stuff
>T-Mobile (aka VoiceStream) - Catherine Zeta Jones
>(which featured the commercial with the Def Lepard
>mis-sung lyrics, where they called the library!)
>
>Larissa Root
>Nashville, TN
>(who's husband watches too many televised sporting
>events sponsored by wireless communications
>companies!)
>

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From: "Pat James" <patquilterjames@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:22:34 CST

Looking for help for the following patron question:

1.  Patron is looking for for a book about an Indian legend (Northeastern
US) with the word 'turtle' in the title.  The story is about how the
turtle's shell became the earth.  At the end of the book there is a
description of a turtle statue somewhere along the Hudson Bay.

Please respond directly to me at pjames@fredco-md.net

thanks,
Pat James
Frederick County Public Libraries
pjames@fredco-md.net
301-631-3780

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From: "Megan Vanderhart" <Vanderhart.Megan@rigov.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper--green lipstick
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:22:59 CST

Dear Friends,

I have yet another stumper request. All I have to go on is that a
little boy wants to buy his mother a present (birthday?), and since his
favorite color (or perhaps hers?) is green, he is looking for green
lipstick. I have looked in the Children's Literature database, A to Zoo,
and Amazon with no luck. It was definitely pre-1970. Thanks for any
suggestions you might have!

Best,
Megan VanderHart

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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper:  Way the game begins
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:23:19 CST

Dear PUBYACkers,

It seems I wasn't dreaming (well, I was dreaming, but...)  There is a
fingerplay like the one in my dream.  The consensus seems to be that the
fingerplay goes like this:

Touch your nose,
Touch your chin;
That's the way this game begins.

Touch your eyes,
Touch your knees,
Now pretend you're going to sneeze.

Touch your hair,
Touch one ear;
Touch your two red lips right here.

Touch your elbows
Where they bend;
That's the way this touch game ends.

Many people found it in a book (booklet?) called "Ring a Ring o' Roses" put
out by the Flint Michigan Public Library in 1971.  (I've been working at the
library a long time, but that was even before I started!)

Like many fingerplays there are variations floating around--including one
that replaces the 6th line with "Now pretend you feel a breeze."  In
another, you cover your eyes instead of touching them or touch your eyebrow.
Sometimes the lips are "ruby" not "red."  Sometimes the lips are gone all
together!  That line is replaced by "Touch your belly button here."  Maureen
Ambrosino sings it to the tune of "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush."  I
even received a similar rhyme that would work great with babies.  Sue
Steiger sings it to "Little Brown Jug" and sent me a wonderful description
of the whole routine she uses--including having the kids flew their pointer
finger to be ready.  It sounds like fun!

Thanks to everyone who answered,

Susan Dailey, librarian, speaker and author of "A Storytime Year"
www.susanmdailey.com
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org

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From: "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Newbery/Caldecott Contenders
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:23:38 CST

Hello,

I'm thinking about having a mock caldecott/newberry election in January.
Does anyone know where I can go to get an official list of the contenders
(if there is such a thing) or a list of all picture and fiction books
published in America in 2003?

Thanks a bunch,

Wanda Jones
Children's Librarian
Georgetown Neighborhood Library
Washington, DC 20007
wjones98@hotmail.com

Don't pretend to be happy when you aren't. That only works in
Hollywood.--Josiah, age 8

Children on Happiness by David Heller

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From: "Cindy Rider" <crider@vigo.lib.in.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Animal afraid to go down slide into pond
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:23:57 CST

I have a patron, born 1970, looking for a book she had when she was =
little. It was about an animal, possibly a pig, who was afraid to go down =
a slide into the water (pond?) like the other animals. There was either an =
otter or a seal in the story. All I know for sure is that the book is NOT =
"Oscar the Otter."

If you have any ideas about the title of this book, please let me know. =
Thanks!

Cindy Rider
School Liaison Librarian
Vigo County Public Library
Terre Haute, IN
crider@vigo.lib.in.us

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From: "Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Parents and Discipline Issues
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:24:19 CST

I agree but you are much more diplomatic about it than I Stacey.  I have
said to parents who make similar comments that it is actually their
responsibility to ensure their child's appropriate behavior while in the
library.  I may try your approach if I can remember to keep my patience with
the parent while doing so.  I wonder how it will sound through gritted
teeth?

Renee Tobin

-----Original Message-----
From: Stacey Irish-Keffer [mailto:Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 4:56 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org; mailforsilver@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Parents and Discipline Issues


I also really do not like it when parents dump their disciplining onto
the librarians.  It's very shortsighted of them.  I usually approach the
parent and say something directly to them. albeit quietly.  Something
like, " I really don't like being made the bad guy in this situation.  I
love to have kids come to the library and visit.  I don't want them to
be afraid of me or they won't ask me for help.  Could you find another
way to discipline your child that doesn't make them hate me or be afraid
of me?"  This has worked for me in the past.  I just try to remain calm
and remind the parent that librarians want children to like them.


Thanks,

Stacey Irish-Keffer
Denton Public Library
502 Oakland
Denton, Texas 76201
940.349.7738
Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com

>>> Elaine <mailforsilver@yahoo.com> 11/20/03 12:26AM >>>
 I don't want to be mean about, feeding into the stereotype yet again,
but I wish there were a gentle way to get a point across. Suggestions?
Comments? Other rants?

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From: "HOW Rebecca Smith" <howrs@llcoop.org>
To: "Pubyac" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Magic Tree House Compilation
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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 21:24:38 CST


Thank you to all who supplied Magic Tree House Ideas over the past year.
Here
is a compilation of those that I kept in my file to use for my party. It
turned out wonderful using a sampling of these ideas. I really had a hard
time choosing which to use because they were all so wonderful!! I did make a
cry for the magic tree house numbers and the clues for the scavenger hunt
and
received responses from Elizabeth Murphy and Leslie Johnson-Thank You so
much. (I am sure they would be glad to share with you as well)!!

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I used Magic Tree House books with the kids' book group at my
library. For one activity we decorated a large cardboard box with paper and
cloth to make each side look like a scene from a different book.  A
kangaroo for Dingoes at Dinnertime, a teepee for Buffalo Before Breakfast,
etc.
I also designed a  "Magical Library Card" for the kids.
I also printed out lists and games and puzzles
from &lt; www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/&gt; Hope you have
fun!
Jendy Murphy

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I remember seeing an activity kit based on the Magic Tree House.  Why
> don't you contact the publisher?
Janet Ng
Queens Borough Public Library

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We did a Magic Tree house party just a few weeks ago. We decorated the room
with a
> tree and tree house from cardboard and cardboard tubes and added items
from
> different books in the series around the room. The kids then tried to tell
> us which book the things were from.  We had a scavenger hunt with teams.
Each
> team had a color and their clues were on that color paper.  The clues led
> them to books that tied into the tree House books - A book on pirates,
> another on Knights and castles, etc. I also included locations within the
> library, such as the magazines, check out desk, new books area, etc.   We
> made mini books for them to use as journals, like Jack, and talked about
if
we could only say  "I wish I could go there "where we
> would go.  A hidden message type book can be made by folding the paper
> lengthwise and then accordion fold it widthwise. On the top side, draw a
> picture and on the page underneath, write the message. Cut around
> the picture
> leaving the top attached. You'll have a lift the flap type book. Everyone
> had a great time, and the scavenger hunt is always a big hit. You could
> make
>  "tornadoes" for  "Tornado on Tuesday", serve an Earthquake cake, or serve
> Japanese food for  "Night of the Ninjas". We're doing a party tomorrow.
> Planned so far (I also improvise so who knows8-&gt;):We'll have a couple
of
> activities for kids to rotate through: Kids will draw a dinosaur in the Ed
> Emberley style(Dinosaurs Before Dark)Make a Camelot Library bookmark Have
a
> Balloon Toss (across blue crepe paper river)and win a ribbon (Hour of the
> Olympics)Receive a  "rope ladder" (yarn braided into wristband)Take a
quick
> tour of non-fiction with little  "Magic Tree House Magic Numbers" that
focus on the areas that the books
> area bout so kids can read more about it. Pin the Earth's moon on the
solar
> system like Pin the Tail on the Donkey (Midnight on the Moon) They'll also
> each receive a mini- notepad and compass to explore the library! We expect
about
> 50 kids and have about 10 high school volunteers who will make this
happen.
> Will let you know if it all works. Its for kids going into Grades 1-5.
Marge Loch-Wouters
lochwouters@menashalibrary.org

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I did a Magic Tree House Event during our March Break holiday time. The
program was for kids aged 7 and up - largely since we were planning some
fine motor art work. As the kids - some not yet seven(!) arrived, they were
given name tags and some tasks were scaled down. We used fun foam Ellison
door hangers which they decorated with a series of pre-punched foam die-cuts
and lots of glue. Some drew or wrote on their door hangers. As we did this
we used the Random House trivia from their Magic Tree House site. We moved
on to some balloon games - Hour of the Olympics. Relays - moving up and down
the room without their balloon touching the floor - kept in the air all the

time. How far they could toss the balloon, etc. Then we did a mummy wrap,
wrapping two of the kids in toilet paper - which team could do it faster and
then how could the mummy release itself?
Back to the craft tables and the creation of a mosaic using very small
colored squares - some abstract, some not. Sent them home with some
activity sheets from the Random House site. Basically went well but could
have been better with more uniform ages.
Good luck with your event.

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I've done a MTH party--it was fun.  I picked out some of the titles and
linked crafts and games to those titles, which I'll list below.  My program
was a drop-in format, but you could design it differently.

Crafts
Midnight on the Moon--"moon rocks" -- take glue, glitter, plastic bags and
rocks and mix
Mummies in the Morning--heiroglyphs -- kids made bookmarks with their names
on in heiroglyphics
Dinosaurs Before Dark--cave paintings -- cover a wall in paper and give the
kids crayons

Games
Pirates Past Noon--pirate treasure hunt -- I put pictures of treasure chests
around the library
Hour of the Olympics--Library Triatholon -- we did a Straw Javelin Throw,
Cotton Ball Shot Put and a Book Balance Relay

You also should check out the Random House website for crossword puzzles and
the like.
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/teachers/guides/researchguide
.html
Have fun!

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We just had a Magic Tree House party last week.   We did about 10 minutes of
trivia at the start & then the kids rotated to the different stations.
Hieroglyphics station:  I had a kit of rubber stamps from a museum store, so
they made bookmarks spelling their name in hieroglyphics.  Cowboy relay
race:  hats, vest, holsters, broom ponies/ran to suitcase, put on clothes,
raced pony down & back, took off clothes, put back in suitcase and so on.
The children like to receive some small prize for racing, a tootsie roll or
peppermint.  The food station was bananas & pineapple chunks,  craft was
paper plate dinosaur which they assembled & sponge painted & 1 station at
which someone read from High Tide in Hawaii.
We also did an Olympic Balloon Toss but it was pretty unexciting.  I would
find some other activity.  I think everyone had fun.  When we planned, we
just looked at the themes of the books & brainstormed, trying to pick things
we thought the kids would like.  We had mostly K - 2nd grades.
Good luck
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Happy Party to all,

Becca Smith
Youth Services
Reynolds Township Library (HOW)
215 E Edgerton St
PO Box 220
Howard City, MI 49329
(231)937-5575
howrs@llcoop.org

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