The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him home and in return is taken on a flight above beautiful cities and strange land.

 

The Snowman is located in our Picture Books under Briggs.

Flashback Friday!

Riding the school bus alone isn't the only new experience making third grade exciting for Ramona Quimby. From befriending a boy called Yard Ape to delivering her book report in the style of a television commercial, Ramona's enthusiasm for life is infectious and irresistible. That's not to say all is perfect. Having to go to the Kemps' house after school is Ramona's own particular burden--especially the chore of being nice to pesky little Willa Jean. When Ramona gets sick and throws up in class, she feels as though things can't get worse! In this Newbery Honor Book, newly illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers, Beverly Cleary lovingly chronicles Ramona's experiences as she faces all of her third-grade challenges with imagination and determination. We have all of the Ramona books! They're located in j FIC under Cleary!

It's Kwanzaa Time!

Come check out one of our great books about Kwanzaa!

Some of the Kwanzaa books are in our nonfiction collection and others are in our Picture Books!

The Smallest Snowflake by Bernadette Watts

The smallest snowflake longs for a home, and while her snowflake friends journey to far off destinations she finds her place in life, too, as the inspiration for an artist. When Spring finally comes the smallest snowflake knows that she has fulfilled her destiny. The Smallest Snowflake is located in Picture Books under Watts.

Flashback Friday!

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, swear, and hit little kids. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church one Sunday and decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant.None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before. Their interpretation of the tale -- the Wise Men are a bunch of dirty spies and Herod needs a good beating -- has a lot of people up in arms. But it will make this year's pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best one ever.

Rise of the Guardians

Today at 6 PM!

Rise of the Guardians is based on William Joyce's 

book series, The Guardians of Childhood.

Before SANTA was SANTA, he was North, Nicholas St. North--a daredevil swordsman whose prowess with double scimitars was legendary. Like any swashbuckling young warrior, North seeks treasure and adventure, leading him to the fiercely guarded village of Santoff Claussen, said to be home to the greatest treasure in all the East, and to an even greater wizard, Ombric Shalazar. But when North arrives, legends of riches have given way to terrors of epic proportions North must decide whether to seek his fortune...or save the village. When our rebellious hero gets sucked into the chaos (literally), the fight becomes very personal. The Nightmare King and his evil Fearlings are ruling the night, owning the shadows, and sending waves of fear through all of Santoff Clausen. For North, this is a battle worth fighting...and, he's not alone. There are five other Guardians out there. He only has to find them in time.

The chapter books will be located in j FIC under Joyce and the others will be in Picture Books under Joyce!

Tween & Teen Book Lover's Club!

We had another great meeting yesterday! 

Here are the books we discussed. 

We currently do not have Born of Illusion, but we can always get it through our Interlibrary Loan system!  Everything else is located in YA FIC under the author's last name, except for The Witch of Blackbird Pond.  It will be in our Newbery Award Books under Speare.

We will meet again on 

Tuesday, January 21st at 4:15 PM in Dewey's Cafe!