New Juvenile Fiction @ Andrews Library

Kat, Incorrgible by Burgis
The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin
The Midnight Tunnel by Frazier
***Word After Word After Word by MacLachlan
A World Without Heroes by Mull
Liar, Liar by Gary Paulsen
***A True Princess by Zahler

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

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New Juvenile Fiction @ Murphy Library

Iron Thunder by Avi
***Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
War Horse by Morpurgo
Am I the Princess of the Frog? by Benton
Can Adults Become Human? by Benton
It's Not My Fault I Know Everything by Benton
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Benton
Never Do Anything, Ever by Benton
Never Underestimate Your Dumbness by Benton
Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers by Benton
That's What Friends Aren't For by Benton
The Problem With Here Is That It's Where I'm From by Benton
The Worst Things In Life Are Also Free by Benton
Adventure According to Humphrey by Birney
Summer According to Humphrey by Birney
Surprises According to Humphrey by Birney
***Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm
Geek Chic: The Zoey Zone by Palatini
Cinderella Smith by Barden
Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie by Sternberg

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

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New Juvenile Nonfiction @ Graham County Library

Summer Birds: The Butterflies of Maria Merian by Engle
B Is for Bagpipes by Kiehm
Button Up: Wrinkled Rhymes by Alice Schertle
Secrets of a Civil War Submarine by Sally Walker
Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom by Macy

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New Juvenile Nonfiction @ Moss Library

***Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming
***Time to Eat by Jenkins
***Odd Owls & Stout Pigs by Arnold Lobel
***The Frogs & Toads All Sang by Arnold Lobel
***I Didn't Do It by Patricia MacLachlan
The Ink Garden of Brother Theopane by Millen
***Twosomes: Love Poems from the Animal Kingdom by Marilyn Singer
Cousins of Clouds by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

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New Picture Books @ Graham County Library

Story Country by Anderson
Except If by Averbeck
How Do You Wokka-Wokka? by Bluemle
Bedtime for Bear by Helquist
My Little Train by Ichikawa
The Delicious Bug by Perlman
Snowbots by Reynolds
***The Circus Chip by Chris Van Dusen
Three Strikes for Rotten Ralph
Chavela & the Magic Bubble by Brown
***Dog in Boots by Gormley
***My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
Bulldog's Big Day by McMullan
***Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn
***The Thingamabob by Na
***Little Black Crow by Raschka
***Interrupting Chicken by Ezra Jack Stein
Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep by Mo Willems
What's Your Sound, Hound the Hound? by Mo Willems
Beaver is Lost by Cooper
Rescue Bunnies by Doreen Cronin
Silverlicious by Victoria Kann
Seamus McNamus by Kurtz
Ribbit Rabbit by Ryan
***Dream Big, Little Pig by Yamaguchi
***Batter Up Wombat by Helen Lester
***Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies
Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator by Mo Willems
Buzz Boy & Fly Guy by Arnold

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

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New Picture Books @ Moss Library

***Bears! Bears! Bears! by Barner
***A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker
Willoughby & the Moon by Foley
I Am A Backhoe by Hines
***Red Wagon by Liwaska
Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit by Na
***Read It! Don't Eat It! by Ian Schoenherr
***A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead
***The Queen of France by Wadham
***Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku by Wardlaw
Cat the Cat, Who is That? by Mo Willems
Let's Say Hi to Friends Who Fly! by Mo Willems
***Hugless Douglas by Melling
***Henry in Love by Peter McCarty
Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy by Fleming
***Read to Tiger by Fore
***Say Hello to Zorro! by Goodrich
***The Great Monster Hunt by Landa
***Hot Rod Hamster by Lord
Big Runny by Betseygail Rand
Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan THomas
Here Comes the Big, Mean Dust Bunny by Jan Thomas
Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
Time to Sleep, Sheep the Sheep by Mo Willems
What's Your Sound, Hound the Hound? by Mo Willems
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson

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Miss Bridget Recommends...A Preschool Booklist

Great Authors for Young Children

Eric Carle

Doreen Cronin

Anna Dewdney

Lois Ehlert

Denise Fleming

Kevin Henkes

Bill Martin, Jr

Beatrix Potter

Dr. Seuss

Karma Wilson

Rosemary Wells

Mo Willems

Great Books for Young Children:

Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch

My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World by Gilles Bachelet

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham

Fairy Tales (J 398s)

Bark, George by Kate Feiffer

Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag

Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

Flossie and the Fox by Patricia C. McKissack

I’m Bad! & I’m Dirty! & I Stink! by Kate & Jim McMullan

Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff

Not a Box by Antoinette Portis

The Dot by Peter Reynolds

Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown series by Jon Scieszka

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

The David books by David Shannon

Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

Great Novels to Read Aloud to Young Children

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Florence and Richard Atwater

The Fairy Rebel by Lynne Reid Banks

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

Winnie-the Pooh by A.A. Milne

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

Stuart Little by E.B. White

Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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New Picture Books @ Andrews Library

I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems (Elephant & Piggie)
***Panda-monium! by Platt
***A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead (2011 Caldecott Medal Winner)
***Chuckling Ducklings by Aaron Zenz
***Hide & Squeak by Heather Vogel Frederick
Rapunzel by Gibb
***Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
***Red Wagon by Liwaska
Madeline at the White House by Marciano
***Little Mist McAllister
Raj the Bookstore Tiger by Pelley
Ribbit Rabbit by Ryan
Ladybug Girl & the Bug Squad by Soman & Davis
***The Loud Book by Deborah Underwood
***The Queen of France by Wadham
Hogg, Hogg, & Hog by Palanti
Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator by Mo Willems

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

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New Picture Books @ Murphy Library

***The Jellybeans & the Big Camp Kickoff by Laura Numeroff & Nate Evans
One Little Blueberry by Salzano
***A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Stead
Roly-Poly Egg by Stileman (2011 Caldecott Medal Winner)
***Miss Dorothy & Her Bookmobile by Gloria Houston
Madeline at the White House by Marciano
***The Jellybeans & the Big Book Bonanza by Laura Numeroff & Nate Evans
I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems (Elephant & Piggie)
When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic
***The Purple Kangaroo by Michael Ian Black
***Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
The Princess & the Three Knights by Karen Kingsbury
Big Bunny by Betseygail Rand
***The Loud Book by Deborah Underwood
Fancy Nancy & the Delectable Cupcakes by Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy: Aspiring Artist by Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy: Everyday is Earth Day by Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy: My Family History by Jane O'Connor
Fancy Nancy: Splendid Speller by Jane O'Connor
No Sleep for the Sheep! by Beaumont
Perfect Square by Michael Hall
Ferret Fun by Rostoker-Gruber
Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator by Mo Willems
The Bear Who Shared by Rayner

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

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Author Spotlight: Joan Bauer

Joan Bauer is one of my favorite authors. Her books are so true to life. Here are the books we have by her in our libraries.

Rules of the Road (1998)

Meet Jenna Boller, star employee at Gladstone's Shoe Store in Chicago. Standing a gawky 5'11'' at 16 years old, Jenna is the kind of girl most likely to stand out in the crowd--for all the wrong reasons. But that doesn't stop Madeline Gladstone, the president of Gladstone's Shoes 176 outlets in 37 states, from hiring Jenna to drive her cross country in a last ditch effort to stop Elden Gladstone from taking over his mother's company and turning a quality business into a shop-and-schlock empire. Now Jenna Boller shoe salesperson is about to become a shoe-store spy as she joins her crusty old employer for an eye-opening adventure that will teach them both the rules of the road--and the rules of life. (Summary from Publisher)

Hope was Here (2000)

“A good waitress has to be ready for anything” (185). Hope Yancy is a good waitress. She’s dealt with new places and new people. In Mulhoney, Wisconsin, Hope deals with newness all over again. She likes Braverman, the cook, which is a no-no for a waitress. At 16, she’s fighting for truth and honesty in her small town. She wanted to see her boss, G. P. Stoop, elected mayor. Hope does what she can and tries to embody her name. (Summary by Miss Bridget)

Stand Tall (2002)

Tree struggles to find his place in a world he no longer recognizes. As the youngest child of newly divorced parents, he wonders what went wrong. Every week he lives in one house or the other. Tree also has to help his grandfather recover from a leg amputation. He doesn't fit in at school either. Tree’s only is 12 years old, but he’s already 6 foot 3 inches tall. Tree's new friend Sophie asks him if he has a motto. Tree finds that his motto is "stand tall." He can't change his height, so he might as well take pride in it. (Summary by Miss Bridget)

Peeled (2008)

Hildy Biddle, a reporter for her high school paper, takes the news seriously. She wants to give her readers an honest portrayal of the facts. The biggest story in her small town is a ghost. Strange things have been happening at the old Ludlow house. The town's newspaper is blowing things out of proportion. Hildy takes up her pen, even after the high school paper has been shut down, to give her town the real news. (Summary by Miss Bridget)

Close to Famous (2011)

Foster McFee has a dream. On day, she’s going to be a star—host of her own cooking show. But right now, the only star in sight is the one on her apron. Foster and her mom are on the run from the disaster that was her mom’s boyfriend. They land in Culpepper, West Virginia—a small town just right for big dreams. Foster’s baking skills are soon famous and she’s made friends. Can it last? (Summary by Miss Bridget)

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New YA Fiction @ Andrews Library

Factotum by D. M. Cornish
Lamplighter by Dm. Cornish
Nightshade by Cremer
Bloody Valentine by Melissa de la Cruz
Keys to the Repository by Melissa de la Cruz
***Beastly by Alex Flinn
Entice by Carrie Jones
Last Scarifice by Richelle Mead
Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
The Gift by James Patterson
Sweep (Volumes 1 & 2) by Cate Tiernan
***Paranormalcy by White
Wildwing by Emily Whitman
Ship Breaker by Bacigalupi (2011 Printz Award Winner)
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
Steampunk Prime edited by Mike Ashley
***Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Slayed by Marrone

*** Miss Bridget highly recommends these titles!

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Attention Parents: New Books About Reading to Your Children

We've recently added two books to all our libraries' collections about the importance of early literacy and what impact parents can have on their children just by reading to them.


The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (372.452 Tre)

Summary from Publisher: For more than two decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease’s beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, The Read- Aloud Handbook offers proven techniques and strategies—and the reasoning behind them— for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.

Miss Bridget's opinion: The best part of The Read-Aloud Handbook is the Treasury of Read-Alouds that the author includes. If you don't know which books to read aloud to your children, check his list for great ideas. The treasury includes summaries and age recommendations.


Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever by Mem Fox (372.677 Fox)

Summary from Publisher:

Bestselling children's author and internationally respected literacy expert Mem Fox reveals the incredible emotional and intellectual impact reading aloud to children has on their ability to learn to read.
         

With passion and humor, Fox speaks of when, where, and why to read aloud and demonstrates how to read aloud to best effect and how to get the most out of a read-aloud session. She discusses the three secrets of reading, offers guidance on defining and choosing good books, and addresses the challenges that can arise. And this new edition boasts twenty pages of fresh material, including two new chapters on boy readers and phonics, a foreword, and a list of "Twenty Books that Children Love."
         

Filled with practical advice, activities, and inspiring true read-aloud miracles, this book is a favorite of educators and parents and a must-have for anyone interested in how children learn to read.

Miss Bridget's Opinion: Reading Magic is a quick read that will change how you view reading to your children. I like Mem Fox's advice that you should read three books to your children every day: one old favorite, one familiar story, and one new story.

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Coming Soon: Fancy Nancy Party!

Children's Book Week: May 2-8

Happy Children's Book Week! This week is a time to celebrate books and reading. For more information, visit the Children's Book Week website.

May Author Birthdays

5          J. Patrick Lewis (Spot the Plot)

6          Leo Lionni (Frederick)

9          Sir James M. Barrie (Peter Pan)

9          Eleanor Estes (Ginger Pye)

12        Edward Lear (The Owl & The Pussycat)

13        Francine Pascal (creator of the Sweet Valley books)

15        L. Frank Baum (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)

15        Norma Fox Mazer (After the Rain)

15        Paul Zindel (The Pigman)

16        Bruce Coville (Jennifer Murdley’s Toad)

17        Gary Paulsen (Hatchet)

18        Irene Hunt (Across Five Aprils)

18        Lillian Hoban (Bread & Jam for Frances)

22        Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

22        Arnold Lobel (Frog & Toad)

23        Margaret Wise Brown (The Runaway Bunny)

23        Susan Cooper (The Dark Is Rising series)

23        Scott O’Dell (Island of the Blue Dolphins)

Celebrate an author’s birthday by reading one of his or her books.

May Story Time Themes

Week 1: Moms (Mother's Day is Sunday, May 8)
Week 2: Baseball
Week 3: Birthdays

Miss Bridget is going on vacation the week of May 23, so there won't be story time that week at Murphy, Andrews, and Robbinsville. Miss Deborah will be doing story time in Hayesville.

Miss Bridget won't be doing story time again until the Summer Reading Program starts on June 13. She's getting ready for eight weeks of fun programs. Stay tuned for more information.