Getting
ready to turn over a new leaf in 2017?
How about about some leaves from a great children’s book? In January,
the Children’s Library will be continuing our monthly discussions of popular
and award-winning books. We’ve chosen a
variety of genres from well-regarded authors, whose stories are sure to provide
lively discussion. Three book clubs meet
monthly for school children ages 5-11.
We offer Books & Beyond for those
in Kindergarten & grade 1, Junior Readers
Book Club for children in grades 2&3,
and Family Book Club for students in grades
4, 5 & 6. Registration for each
discussion is required here at the library.
Copies of the book to be discussed are available for check out upon
registration. Parents are highly
encouraged to read the book and accompany their child to the discussion,
especially with younger members.
Participation in the discussions is not required, although just about
everyone has something to say! Exposure
to and participation in book discussions with related activities will enhance
critical thinking skills in young readers and give them chances to express
themselves in a positive, no-grades environment. Please join us this winter and spring as we
talk about the following books:
BOOKS & BEYOND (independent reading is NOT a requirement for this
book group)
3:30 pm
3:30 pm
Wilson Bentley of
Vermont was entranced with ephemeral creations in nature: spider webs, morning
dew, but especially snowflakes. In this
award-winning picture book biography, we learn how this self-taught scientist
photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique
formations. We’ll also be making
snowflakes ourselves!
There’s a reason the famous portrait of
George Washington by Gilbert Stuart was unfinished: the painter’s children kept
interrupting the sittings. Well, not really, as author Lynn Cullen does
present a finished portrait in this humorous tale. However, she does imagine Washington witnessing the shenanigans by the
Stuart children and giving them his guide to proper behavior: Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation. We’ll
compare those rules (such as “Do not pick off your fleas or ticks in public”)
with those of today.
No one can tell a folk tale like Tomie DePaola, who regales us
with a St. Patrick’s Day version of The
Enormous Turnip, with a bit of Jack
and the Beanstalk thrown in. Bring
your fork!
JUNIOR READERS CLUB
7 pm
The first in a popular series about a golden retriever transported back in time when he digs up an unusual first aid kit. In this opener, Ranger finds himself accompanying a family on the Oregon Trail as they encounter hardship and danger journeying West.
Kona the dog and his animal friends from the original Gooseberry Park again use compassion, brains and teamwork to aid their drought-stricken friends at the Park with an incredible plan involving chewing gum, 200 owls and the local fire station.
A suspenseful story of 3 children who lose first their father and then mother in 17th century London. The impoverished yet plucky children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way across the Atlantic to the Virginia colony of Jamestown in search of their father, who they hope is still alive.
How does it feel to be the hunted instead of the hunter? And to have the power to change things merely pointing at them? Our heroine’s outrage at duck hunters results in comic and compassionate outcomes.
FAMILY BOOK CLUB
7 pm
Roald Dahl’s Big Friendly Giant starred in a movie last summer. We’ll be reading the original story of Sophie, kidsnatched from her orphanage by the benign behemoth and concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other not-so-nice man-gobbling giants.
Swept off
his family’s yacht and washing up on an island, Sam discovers that, like
Robinson Crusoe, he is not alone. But is
Kensuke his savior or captor?
March 15th The Adventures of Sir Lancelot theGreat
Legends taken from King Arthur’s Round Table are retold in a breezy humorous style, depicting Sir Lancelot as brave, handsome, smart – and a bad singer.
April 19th Turtle in Paradise
Legends taken from King Arthur’s Round Table are retold in a breezy humorous style, depicting Sir Lancelot as brave, handsome, smart – and a bad singer.
Set in the Depression, 11-year-old Turtle
is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in faraway Key West, Florida. Not the resort island we know today, there, she
encounters rag-tag cousins, the Diaper Gang, and searches for pirate
treasure. A companion novel, Full of Beans, was published last fall,
with further adventures of the inventive Diaper Gang.
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