C Cranberry autumn H Here comes spring, and summer and fall and winter A Applesauce season N Night season G Goodbye season E Eastern sun, winter moon O Off season F Friend for all seasons S Season of gifts E Every autumn comes the bear A Animals in winter S Season of angels O Out and about N Now it is winter S Season for singing All of the above titles are available through the Gardiner Public Library. Click on the title to check on the availability of each title.
I recently overheard someone say, “It’s that time of year when you want to curl up with a good book, a cup of tea, and an afghan”. I couldn’t agree more. This perfectly describes how I’ve been feeling lately in this cool, rainy Autumn weather. All I want to do is curl up with a good book and a hot cup of tea and I’ll be all set for the day. Personally, I love when it rains all day on a weekend. That’s my excuse to forget the cleaning, laundry, and paperwork. Unfortunately, I can’t do this too often, …
A Applesauce Season U Ugly Pumpkin T Twelve Haunted Rooms Of Halloween U Uninvited M Maine Ghosts & Legends N Nature And Science Of Autumn I It’s Halloween N Night Of The Pumpkinheads T Till Year’s Good End H Hello, Harvest Moon E Every Autumn Comes The Bear L Leaf By Leaf I I Know It’s Autumn B Boo And Baa Have Company R Run, Turkey, Run A Autumnblings R Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits Y Yankee Magazine’s Ultimate Guide To Autumn In New England All of the above titles are available through the Gardiner Public Library. Click on the title …
The following “poem” uses only titles written by Dr. Seuss! Enjoy! My Many Colored Days I Am Not Going To Get Up Today Daisy-Head Mayzie Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Choo!! Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Thidwick The Big-Hearted Moose Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? Wacky Wednesday Horton Hatches The Egg Green Eggs And Ham Ten Apples Up On Top The Butter Battle Book Scrambled Eggs Super! I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! The Shape Of Me And Other Stuff I Can Draw It Myself I Can Read …
Summer time is salad time . . . . and nothing beats the comfort foods of Maine like those featured in the cookbooks of Marjorie Standish. Cooking Down East was published in 1969; Keep Cooking – The Maine Way was published in 1973. Both books are available at the Gardiner Public Library. Try the recipe that follows for macaroni salad or check out one of the titles to look for other down home comfort foods from Maine. MACARONI SALAD 2 cups elbow macaroni ½ cup mayo 1 tbl lemon juice 1 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar ¼ tsp diced pimiento …
Summer is a great time to get your children excited about reading and sharpen their reading skills at the same time! Relax a little bit — try not to worry about a daily time requirement or minimum number of pages; instead, let them choose what, when, and where they read. There are lots of ways to keep kids reading this summer. Read aloud Take turns reading aloud with your child. You can each read a page, or for older readers, you can take turns reading chapters. Kids never get too old to be read aloud to, and listening …