A Balloon for Isabel

Today I read a fantastic book called A Balloon for Isabel by Deborah Underwood.  

Have you ever felt like you couldn't have something because you are different than everyone else?  That is exactly how Isabel feels.  All she wants is a balloon like all the other kids get but she is a porcupine.  Porcupines have very sharp quills.  If she gets a balloon, it would pop for sure! What can Isabel do to make sure she gets a balloon like everyone else?  She will try just about anything!

Babymouse - a graphic novel

Wow!  This school year has been flying by so fast!  It has been wonderful seeing everyone in the library and computer labs! 

Have you checked out the book series Babymouse yet?  It is sooo good!  It is by Jennifer and Matthew Holm and is a pretty easy read, great for 2nd graders and up.  (Fun fact:  Jennifer and Matthew are sister and brother and write these books together!)  

Here is a picture of the first book:  

Almost all of the books look like this.  Black, pink, and white are the three colors they use in their books.  Here is a picture of the inside pages of one book: 

Doesn't that look neat?  Babymouse is the main character and she is always telling stories about her family and her school.  Some stories about her friends or being bullied or the school dance recital.  You should try one out! 

Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year!

Welcome back everyone!  I am very excited to be back at school!  I had a very fun summer with my family but I am ready to be back in school teaching all of you! 


I've already read two fun new books!  I hope you will try them out too!

The first book is city dog, country frog.  This is a great book about a dog who used to live in the city but moved out the country.  In the spring, he meets a country frog.  The book goes through the four seasons and all of the wonderful fun these two new friends have.  But then winter comes.

The second book I read is Daydreams of a Solitary Hamster.  This book is more like a comic book and it follows a group of forest friends.  Hamster's birthday is coming up but everyone seems too busy with their own lives.  Hopefully they all come to Hamster's party!

 

Coooooool Sports Books

Wow! It's been a busy time in the library! I've been trying to do some reading but unfortunately haven't gotten a whole lot in. I did the time to look through some really neat sports books. There are four in this series. One of them that we have in every library is Swish!As you can tell from the picture, this book is about baseball. Wait, no!! It's about basketball!!! The pictures inside this book are real action photographs that will really grab your attention. There are all kinds of cool facts about the sport and even some about specific players. I bet you will really like this! We also have Touchdown in our libraries. (I bet you can guess what sport that's about.)

One last reminder:
This is the last week for library check out.
All library materials are due back to the library next Wednesday, May 26.

Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine

Last night I read a new book by Kathryn Erskine called Mockingbird. This is a great book for my 4th and 5th grade readers. Caitlyn just had her older brother, Devon, die. She is trying to understand what life will be like without him. It is hard for her though because Devon always told her what was ok and not ok to do out in public. Caitlyn has Asperger's syndrome and sees things in black and white. There is always a right answer and a wrong answer. Anything in between is very confusing. She is very straight forward and honest, which sometimes makes it hard for other people to understand her.
This book is worth your time to read!

National Library Week!

Ladies and gentlemen~
This past week was National Library Week! Every school did a phenomenal job of celebrating! Many students won "Lucky Day" prizes. How, you ask? Hundreds of books in each library were marked as Lucky Day books but you couldn't tell by looking. Students found out when they brought their books up for check out. If they had selected a Lucky Day book, they were able to choose a prize from the prize bucket. Congratulations to all of our winners!

The other big event was "Read a Tee Day". Lincoln had theirs on Wednesday and everyone else was on Friday. Students and staff were to wear t-shirts to school that had words on them for other people to read. This went over very well and we had a very high participation rate! Classes with the highest participation at each school won a popsicle party from the library. The winners were:

At Lincoln - Mrs. Oberstadt's and Mr. Lemiesz's classes
At Parkview - Mr. Laufenberg, Miss Tipler, Mrs. Sanderfoot, Ms. Anderson, and Mrs. Jossie's classrooms
At Readfield - Mr. Shea, Mr. Wegner, and Mrs. Pelot's rooms
At Sugar Bush - Mr. Boushele's room

Congratulations to all and thank you for a wonderful National Library Week!

Time to gear up!

Next week is...

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK!

Time to get ready! We are going to be doing some things in the library that you are going to want to be a part of! Here's a hint -> If you go shopping this week, you might want to get a new t-shirt that has words on it!

Oooo.... see you next week!