Fall Is In The Air!

The days are getting shorter and cooler, and fall is definitely in the air.  Leaves are turning shades of yellow, orange, and red, carpeting the ground and changing the landscape.  It’s easy to fall in love with fall and its beautiful colors! Following are some books to share with children about this beautiful season. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak This book shows the transition from summer to fall as a young girl and her dog walk through the woods and through town, noticing the changes as one season slowly becomes the next.  The illustrations are beautifully done.  Wonderfall …

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New Children’s Books for October

Picture books Little Mouse’s Big Book of Beasts by Emily Gravett /* Starred Review */ PreS-Gr 2—This worthy successor to Little Mouse’s Big Book of  Fears is another of  Gravett’s comic, inventive marvels. Little  Mouse finds certain creatures worrisome. How can the rodent make them less scary? Using a paint set, paper, magazine cut-outs, and origami folds and doing some serious editorializing, Mouse tries to calm the ferocious “original” illustrations. In the section on lions, a handwritten Post-it note reads: “How to make this page less scary. 1) Remove roar. 2) Cover claws. 3) Turn the page.” The growling, pouncing …

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Dr. Seuss – A Poem From The Shelves

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 …

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How to Keep Children Reading During the Summer

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 …

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35 Years, 3 Generations of Families, Some Amazingly Wonderful Patrons.

Where did the years go? As I begin my retirement, there are certain things of which I am sure. I will deeply miss: The wonderful Gardiner Library staff.  Our collaboration, laughter, problem solving, and friendship goes far beyond most working environments. Together we have made GPL one of the premier libraries in the state. You are the Best! Selecting books for the children’s collection. School visits with dedicated teachers. Meetings & conferences with colleagues. And finally, all the energetic, super terrific children whom I’ve had the privilege to watch grow up and become readers.  Thank you all! And a special …

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