New Books for January

Here are the new books for this month:

YA Titles
"Untamed" by P.C. Cast
"Hunted" by P.C. Cast
"The Morgue And Me" by John C Ford
"It Only Looks Easy" by Pamela Curtis Swallow
Entr@pment by M. Spooner
"Me Just Different" by Stephanie Morrill
"Always Watching" by Brandilyn Collins
"The Vanishing Sculptor" by Donita K Paul

Grades 3rd-6th
"Curse Of The Spider King" by Wayne Thomas Batson
"Escape On The Underground Railroad" by Nancy LeSourd
"Bold Beauty" by Dandi Daley Mackall
"Midnight Mystery" by Dandi Daley Mackall
"Syren" by Angie Sage
"Wild Girl" by Patricia Reilly Giff
"Future Tech" by Charles Piddock
"Marching For Freedom" by Elizabeth Partridge
"Mysterious Messages" by Gary Blackwood
Cool Careers Series
--"Interpreter" by Tamra B Orr
--"FBI Special Agent" by G.S. Prentzas
--"Video Game Designer" by Kevin Cunningham

Birth-4th
"Comin Down To Storytime" by Rob Reid
"Natalie Really Very Much Wants To Be A Star" by Dandi Daley Mackall
"The Family Song" by Jane Hoober Peifer
"The Princess And The Three Knights" by Karen Kingsbury
"God Found Us You" by Lisa Tawn Bergren
"Boogie Knights" by Lisa Wheeler
"Do Unto Otters" by Laurie Keller
"The Doghouse" by Jan Thomas
"Fifteen Animals" by Sandra Boynton
The Animals In Danger Series by JoAnn Cleland
--"Elephants"
--"Gorillas"
--"Koalas"
--"Pandas"
--"Tigers"
--"Wolves"

Winter Story Time

The books read at this story time included:
"Snowmen At Night" by Caralyn Buehner
"Polar Polka" by Cherie B Stihler
"The First Day Of Winter" by Denise Fleming
"This Place In The Snow" by Rebecca Bond
"The Berenstain Bears And The Spooky Old Tree" by Stan and Jan Berenstain
"From Head To Toe" by Eric Carle

We sang these songs:
The Name Song
The Wheels On The Bus
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You Are My Sunshine
Skidamarink

The take home craft was to make a snowflake using coffee filters. The children got to take home a sticker book as well.

Families Story Time

The books read at this story time included:
"The Father Who Had 10 Children" by Benedicte Guettier
"What Grandmas Do Best/What Grandpas Do Best" by Laura Numeroff
"Money Money Honey Bunny" by Marilyn Sadler
"Five Little Penguins Slipping On The Ice" by Steve Metzger
"The Monster At The End Of This Book" by Jon Stone
"From Head To Toe" by Eric Carle
"Peanut Butter And Jelly" by Nadine Bernard Westcott
"Big Fat Hen" by Keith Baker

We sang these songs:
The Name Song
Skidamarink

The children got to take home a little bear or dog that matched colors in the book "The Father Who Had 10 Children."

Bird Story Time

The books read at this story time included:
"The Library Doors" by Toni Buzzeo
"Guess Who Baby Duck" by Amy Hest
"I'm Mighty" by Kate & Jim McMullan
"The Berenstain Bears And The Spooky Old Tree" by Stan & Jan Berenstain
"Five Little Monkeys Sittin In A Tree" by Eileen Christelow
"Wiggle" by Doreen Cronin
"Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See" by Bill Martin Jr.

We sang these songs:
The Name Song
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
The Wheels on The Bus
Skidamarink

Our take home craft today was to make a bird and nest.

Mitten Story Time

The books read at this story time included:
"The Mitten" by Jan Brett
"Three Little Kittens" by Marilyn Janovitz
"The Bears In The Bed And The Great Big Storm" by Paul Bright
"The Bus For Us" by Suzanne Bloom
"Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed" by Eileen Christelow
"Wiggle" by Doreen Cronin
"From Head To Toe" by Eric Carle
"Big Fat Hen" by Keith Baker
"Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See" by Bill Martin Jr.

We sang these songs:
The Name Song
The Wheels on The Bus
Skidamarink

We named our colors today.

Our take home craft today was to make a mitten craft that went along with Jan Brett's The Mitten.

New Books for December

Here are the new books for this month:

YA Titles
"Intensely Alice" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
"Peeled" by Joan Bauer
"Twenty Boy Summer" by Sarah Ockler
"Sea Change" by Aimee Friedman
"What About Cimmaron" by Lauraine Snelling
"What Matters Most" by Melody Carlson
"Sir Dalton And The Shadow Heart" by Chuck Black
"Comic Books And Manga" by Eddie Robson

Grades 3rd-6th
"Faith, Hope, and Ivy June" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
"The Dreamer, The Schemer, And The Robe" by Jenny L. Cote
"Secrets Of Civil War Spies" by Nancy LeSourd
"The Human Machine" by Richard Walker
"Killer Ants" by Nicholas Nirgiotis
"Albert Einstein" by Kathleen Krull
"The Credit Crunch" by Colin Hynson

Birth-4th
"The Library Doors" by Toni Buzzeo
"Natalie And The One-Of-A-Kind Wonderful Day" by Dandi Daley Mackall
"Daddy's Home" by Rosanne Parry
"The Angel And The Lamb" by Sophie Piper
"Nighty Night Baby Jesus" by Molly Schaer Idle
"Polar Polka" by Cherie B. Stihler
"The Bears In The Bed And The Great Big Storm" by Paul Bright
The Looking After Me Series by Liz Gogerly
--"Eating Well"
--"Exercise"
--"Keeping Clean"
--"Safety"
--"Taking Medicine"
--"Teeth"

Come enjoy one of our new books this month. Leave a comment with a review and I'll post it up here. You can review books even if you did not like them. Tell us why you love or hate the book and give some friendly reading advise to your fellow patrons. If you have read something that we don't own and think we should let us know that too.