Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by ascplcl
Jack Gantos’ book Dead End in Norvelt won the prestigious Newbery Award today after having recently won the Scott O’Dell Award for historical fiction for young people. The Newbery Award is given to the author of the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature every January by the American Library Association. This humorous book tells [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2012 by ascplcl
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos is the 2012 winner of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction for young people. The award was announced on January 17, 2012. The Horn Book publication states: The award, created by Scott O’Dell and Zena Sutherland in 1982 and now administered by Elizabeth Hall, carries with [...]
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Posted on January 17th, 2012 by ascplcl
Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr and explore Black History with Janice Chappell’s Majestic Wings Program Saturday, January 21 at 2 pm in the Children’s Library at Main. This program for all ages will use fun and interactive displays, music and movement to share the stories of heroes who inspire us [...]
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Posted on January 3rd, 2012 by ascplcl
This is the time of year that children’s book awards and best books are announced. If you are looking for recent, outstanding books for children, check the following websites: School Library Journal, Kirkus, Publishers’ Weekly and Parents’ Choice Awards. Here are a few outstanding titles from 2011 to check out: Little White Rabbit. Written and illustrated by [...]
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Posted on December 20th, 2011 by ascplcl
Sue, who orders our picture books, suggests the following titles for giving to young children. Press Here by Herve Tullet. Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the [...]
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Posted on December 16th, 2011 by ascplcl
Anne-Marie selects our juvenile fiction and suggests the following titles as gifts for readers in your life: Wonderstruck by Brain Selznick, JFiction Set 50 years apart, two independent stories weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” Caldecott Medalist [...]
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Posted on December 12th, 2011 by ascplcl
Our librarian Patti sent along two recent titles by the popular author/illustrator of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and the Elephant and Piggy series for gift-giving ideas: Hooray for Amanda and her Alligator! by Mo Willems Amanda and her alligator have lots of fun together, but when Amanda’s grandfather buys her a panda, [...]
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Posted on December 8th, 2011 by ascplcl
There have been a lot of wonderful books published for children over the course of the year. The next few posts will highlight staff favorites that you might want to consider for gift giving. Kathy sent along the following titles: Brother Sun, Sister Moon : Saint Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures by Katherine [...]
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Posted on November 26th, 2011 by ascplcl
The latest book about Greg Heffley is out, but there is a waiting list on it. If you want to add your name to the list, click here. In the meantime, here is a link to the official Wimpy Kid website: http://www.wimpykid.com/.
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Posted on October 22nd, 2011 by ascplcl
Disney FamilyFun’s special issue Create & Learn! (out this month) lists six must-haves for creative, engaged children: Dictionary – Help your child look up new words as you are reading books or watching TV Jigsaw Puzzles – Puzzles help memory and pattern recognition Brain-boosting Library – This includes books of mazes, brain-teasers, crossword puzzles [...]
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