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MRLS Newsletter — May 2022
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Everything Is Mama
by Jimmy Fallon - Picture Book
A lot of babies' first words were Dada. However, everything after that was Mama. Readers take a look from a baby's point of view as different animals try to teach their children that there are other words in addition to Mama for familiar objects and activities.
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I Like Noisy, Mom Likes Quiet
by Eileen Spinelli - Picture Book
Little Raccoon likes 'clomping and stomping and romping'. He likes noise. He likes messes. But Mama Raccoon, like most mothers, likes a little peace and quiet. She likes sitting on the porch and sketching the cat. She likes tidy rooms. One day, Little raccoon makes an effort to help his mom and makes Mother's Day a very special day.
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Mother Bruce
by Ryan T. Higgins - Picture Book
Enjoying a life of solitude and delicious hard-boiled eggs, Bruce the bear is surprised when his goose eggs hatch live goslings who believe he is their mother, require constant care and refuse to fly south.
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Get your little one ready to learn! Studies show that children who are read to from birth until Kindergarten are more prepared for school. The idea of 1,000 Things is to add the five basics of early childhood parenting. These basics are:
1. Maximize love, manage stress 2. Talk, sing, and point 3. Count, group, and compare 4. Explore through movement & play 5. Read and discuss stories |
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Do you love to travel and want a great, reliable resource for points of interest, transportation, and travel resources? - 202 World City Travel Guides
- 67 Topics including points of interest, security, transportation, food/recipes, culture, & language.
- 57 Travel Resources on topics including health & safety, international calling, emergencies, & living abroad.
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The Good Left Undone
by Adriana Trigiani - Adult Fiction
This richly woven tapestry of three generations of women faced with impossible choices follows Matelda, the family's matriarch, as she, facing the end of her life, must decide what is worth fighting for and when to let go.
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The Children on the Hill
by Jennifer McMahon - Adult Fiction
When Lizzy Shelley, the host of the popular podcast Monsters Among Us, arrives in Vermont, where a kidnapping and monster sighting has sent the town into a frenzy, she is determined to hunt it down because it could be her very own sister.
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Meherrin Regional Library 133 West Hicks Street Lawrenceville, Virginia 23868 434-848-2418www.meherrinlib.org/ |
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