YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE, NOW READ THE BOOK
Book vs. movie – which do you prefer?
Blog Entries
AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS OF SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
In recognition of Juneteenth I thought it would be interesting to look at the history of African American science fiction and fantasy.
Easy Summer Reading
It’s Summertime….. and the reading is easy!
Easy Summer Reads (PDF)
RIDDLE ME THIS WEEK 12
Greetings and Salutations,
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”
Dr.Seuss One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Here are this week’s riddles!
Not too difficult
What has one head, one foot and four legs?
Moderately difficult
What gets bigger the more you take away around it?
KIDS CRAFTS WITH KAREN- BUGGY RING BLING
This week's craft is Buggy Ring Bling!
You will need: 8 1/2 x 11 paper, colors of your choice. (I used pink and black), scissors, glue stick, ruler, marker.
Download the pattern which consists of a rounded rectangle 2″ x 4″, 2 strips of paper 3/4″ x 8″; two strips 1/4″ x 4″; two strips 1/4″ x 1″ and the bug body and face.
#RAINBOWREADS – LGBTQ+ Fiction for Teens
You know that June is Pride month, but did you know that it’s also Rainbow Book Month!? These are just a few of our all-time favorite books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters written for a teen audience.
CLAUDETTE’S KITCHEN- SPICE UP YOUR SUMMER SHRIMP SALAD!
The word shrimp comes from the Middle English shrimpe, meaning “pygmy” or a reference to the crustacean itself. In the 7th century, shrimp and other seafood composed the majority of the Chinese diet, and still does today.
CORBETT’S CORNER
ALL TITLES AVAILABLE IN OVERDRIVE.
JUNE LITERARY BIRTHDAYS
It is the month of June,
The month of leaves and roses,
When pleasant sights salute the eyes,
And pleasant scents the noses.
N.P. Willis (1807-67)
Celebrate Juneteenth with Kids
Check out these e-books to share with kids about this holiday which celebrates the day the people of Texas learned about the emancipation proclamation more than two years after it was signed by President Abraham Lincoln.
RIDDLE ME THIS WEEK 11
Greetings and Salutations,
“From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.”
Dr.Seuss One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Here are this week’s riddles!
Not too difficult
What has 88 keys but can’t open a single door?
Moderately difficult
KIDS CRAFTS WITH KAREN- CRAFTY BEAR
With the recent bear sightings I thought a craft about a bear would be timely. This bear “climbs” up and down a tree.
You will need 8 1/2 x 11 paper, one white and one green. A piece of green tissue paper. An empty paper towel roll. Glue stick and tape.
Print out this bear template and color and cut out two. Glue a small part of them together as shown.
Rainbow Reads for Kids
You know that June is Pride month, but did you know that it’s also Rainbow Book Month!?
These are just a few of our favorite books featuring LGBTQ+ characters for 4th through 8th grade.
BOOKS FOR DAD
Did you know Father’s Day didn’t become a national Holiday until 1972? That was 58 years since Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother, Ann Reeves Jarvis, at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. Ann Reeves Jarvis and fellow peace activist and suffragette Julia Ward Howe had been advocating for a national Mother’s Day devoted to peace since 1870.
CORBETT’S CORNER
All titles are available in Overdrive.