Got Tape? June 13, 2012, a set on Flickr.
A BIG success!
Showing posts with label Summer Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer Reading. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A Summer Slumber Party, Summer Reading 2012
A Summer Slumber Party, Summer Reading 2012, a set on Flickr.
Children brought their favorite pillow and sleeping bag, sang songs led by Ms. Dona, watched a movie and enjoyed homemade cookies and milk!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Today is May 1st and the last thing I should be doing is reading a book!
Homewood Children's Summer Reading 2012 is fast approaching (online registration begins May 15th), and while I have two passes to the Tennessee Aquarium --for one lucky child who registers before May 30th-- ready to give away at our Grand Summer Kick off on May 31st at 10:30 am, there are a million other details to see to: prizes to pick up from local businesses, reminders to send to all the fabulous entertainers who will be here this summer, a blog to write and story times to plan.
Planning my story times?
Hey that is a perfect excuse--I mean "reason" to stop all this planning and read a book! And I know just the book...
Mo Willems' latest book, The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? . When this book first arrived in our department, I tried to wrestle it out of the hands of a fellow staff member so I could read it first...unfortunately I lost and so I had to be patient and wait. A day or two later I heard Mo Willems in an interview on National Public Radio discussing this new book and the characters... ahhh, then I really HAD to read it!
The book is about Duckling. If you don't know who Duckling is, ask a child. They will tell you Duckling is a little guy who follows Pigeon, the cranky main character of Mo Willems' best selling Pigeon series. In this series Pigeon has to ask to drive the bus, or not share his hotdog, or to stay up late, and now in this new book Pigeon wants to know
WHAT IS GOING ON?!
This duckling is getting all the attention!
Ok, Pigeon can be a bit of a 'fowl-tempered' character and sometimes it seems he believes injustice surrounds him, but can you blame him? This duckling strolls in, politely asks for a cookie and gets one! To be fair, Pigeon's reaction simply reflects the frustration pigeons and kids (and heck, some adults) feel when things just don't seem fair. Duckling is adorable, polite and just a smidgen manipulative, and is now the center of attention in this new book.
In the NPR interview Mo Willems said, "I want parents to be engaged and I want them to laugh because it is cool." He went on to say adults sometimes forget the coolest people in the world are kids. I believe Mo Willems is a genius and I love this book.
Dona Smith
Children's Librarian
Place a hold on this book here.
Planning my story times?
Hey that is a perfect excuse--I mean "reason" to stop all this planning and read a book! And I know just the book...
Mo Willems' latest book, The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? . When this book first arrived in our department, I tried to wrestle it out of the hands of a fellow staff member so I could read it first...unfortunately I lost and so I had to be patient and wait. A day or two later I heard Mo Willems in an interview on National Public Radio discussing this new book and the characters... ahhh, then I really HAD to read it!
The book is about Duckling. If you don't know who Duckling is, ask a child. They will tell you Duckling is a little guy who follows Pigeon, the cranky main character of Mo Willems' best selling Pigeon series. In this series Pigeon has to ask to drive the bus, or not share his hotdog, or to stay up late, and now in this new book Pigeon wants to know
WHAT IS GOING ON?!
This duckling is getting all the attention!
Ok, Pigeon can be a bit of a 'fowl-tempered' character and sometimes it seems he believes injustice surrounds him, but can you blame him? This duckling strolls in, politely asks for a cookie and gets one! To be fair, Pigeon's reaction simply reflects the frustration pigeons and kids (and heck, some adults) feel when things just don't seem fair. Duckling is adorable, polite and just a smidgen manipulative, and is now the center of attention in this new book.
In the NPR interview Mo Willems said, "I want parents to be engaged and I want them to laugh because it is cool." He went on to say adults sometimes forget the coolest people in the world are kids. I believe Mo Willems is a genius and I love this book.
Dona Smith
Children's Librarian
Place a hold on this book here.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
A Big "Thank You" from the Children's Department
The Homewood Friends of the Library give so much help and support to the Children's Department. They make so many special events like Summer Reading possible. We wanted to thank these local businesses for supporting our Friends of the Library Booksale. Thank you for helping an organization which is such a help to our department! We would like to extend our gratitude to:
Monday, July 25, 2011
The Children's Summer Reading Finale is Tonight!
We've had a wonderful Summer Reading program this year! We're going to celebrate all the hard work and dedication that our Summer Readers have shown by throwing an awesome party! Tonight at 6:00 we will have our Summer Reading Finale! We'll have pizza, frozen treats, and drinks as well as exciting inflatable adventures for our Summer Readers to enjoy. We'll also hold the drawing for the free bike from Cahaba Cycles! All you need to get into the program is to be a participant in our Summer Reading program. We'll have your final bags which have everything you need for the Finale. You can pick them up at the Children's desk anytime prior to the program.
Monday, July 11, 2011
You Gotta See Safari Greg and The Amazing Urban Safari!
Tonight we will be having a program that's sure to please animal lovers of all ages. At 6:30 Safari Greg will share some of his favorite animals and stories from around the world on his one-of-a-kind Urban Safari.Not only will it be a fantastic show, you and your family could win a free trip to see a Birmingham Barons baseball game! The Barons will be having Harry Potter Night this
Saturday, July 16th at 5:30 p.m. There will be fun games, a costume contest, and Super Saturday Fireworks! You and three of your family members could attend that game, or a game of your choice this season for free!
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