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News from the Children's Room April 2015 |
Puppet Time
Mondays at 10:00 am April 6 & 20 Weekly Storytime
Wednesdays at 10:30 am April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
Tooty-Tot Storytime
Thursdays at 10:30 am April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
Art Connection Thursdays
April 16, 4:00 - 5:00
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Kid sheriff and the terrible Toads
by Bob Shea
The award-winning creators of Big Plans present an uproarious Wild West tall tale about a 7-year-old sheriff who uses his superior knowledge about dinosaurs to outwit a pair of bullying bandits.
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Julia's house for lost creatures
by Ben Hatke
Julie welcomes all lost and homeless creatures into her house, whether they be cats or trolls, ghosts or dragons, but soon realizes that each must have a chore in order for the arrangement to work
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How to surprise a dad
by Jean Reagan
The creators of the best-selling How to Babysit a Grandma share whimsical tips about how to surprise a dad by creating yummy treats and heartfelt gifts while eluding suspicion and preparing for big surprise presentations.
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Finding spring
by Carin Berger
Reluctant to sleep through a long hibernation season, a bear cub leaves his warm den and asks his friends to help him search for the elusive Spring before discovering a beautiful, mysterious snowball and hurrying home to show it to his mother.
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Ben rides on
by Matt Davies
Ben rides his new bicycle the very, very long way to school but Adrian Underbite, perhaps the world's largest third-grader, takes the bike anyway and later, when Ben finds Adrian in trouble, he must decide whether or not to help the larcenous bully.
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Rex finds an egg! egg! egg!
by Steven Weinberg
A rambunctious T. rex journeys across the prehistoric landscape to save his beloved egg, an endeavor that proves more challenging than anticipated and ends in a lively surprise.
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A snicker of magic
by Natalie Lloyd
Arriving in a town where magic has been driven away by a curse, 12-year-old Felicity, a girl who possesses a supernatural ability to see words around the people and places she visits, befriends mysterious do-gooder Jonah, who introduces shimmering new words while helping her break the curse.
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The terrible two
by Mac Barnett
Disgusted when he has to move from the oceanside community where he was infamous for his tricks to a sleepy, cow-filled town that already has a notable prankster, Miles plots mischief that culminates in a daring partnership. .
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Fish in a tree
by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Hiding the truth about her inability to read from a highly motivated new teacher, Ally eventually discovers that her dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of and gains new confidence as she finds alternative ways to learn.
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"Who could that be at this hour?"
by Lemony Snicket
Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship with S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.F.D. in the tiny dot of a town called Stain'd By The Sea, where he helps investigate the theft of a statue
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Honey
by Sarah Weeks
Melody's mother died shortly after Melody was born, and compared to the remarkable person her mother was according to her father's stories, 10-year-old Melody feels completely unremarkable, so when Melody discovers she'll be getting a new stepmother soon, the one birthday wish she has—to have a talk with her mother—may just result in her receiving the most important birthday gift of all.
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The courage of Cat Campbell
by Natasha Lowe
A coming-of-age tale set in the world of The Power of Poppy Pendle finds late-blooming witch Cat Campbell practicing her latent powers in secret and attempting to save her town in spite of her mother's disapproval.
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