tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77960276680672283732024-03-12T03:33:41.682-04:00YS Princess's Ideas, Resources, and ReviewsA Childrens/Youth Services Librarian's guide to all things YS!Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-38540739475102130752012-12-05T15:12:00.003-05:002012-12-05T15:12:48.410-05:00Program (Child/Tween) - The Daring Club for Girls (Pirates)<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some time last year I was Googling ideas for library programs and came across a library that offered a program called "The Daring Club for Girls". Not much information was given on their website specifically about this program other than that it was a club based on the book <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062208969/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062208969&linkCode=as2&tag=ysprisideresa-20">The Daring Book for Girls</a></i> by Andrea Buchanan. I borrowed almost - if not all - the books in the series via ILL, and found them so useful that I wound up buying three of them. This summer I did a 5-week program with each one being inspired by a theme in the books. The program was advertised for ages 6-12 and encouraged daring boys to join us as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Week 3 - Pirates</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">1. Play:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">~ DYO Swords</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">~ Treasure Planet</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">4. Other:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">~ Interview a Pirate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Detailed Program:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This program also took longer than I expected. I bought a <a href="http://www.partycity.com/product/gold+trim+pirate+hat.do?sortby=ourPicks&size=all&from=Search&navSet=pirate+hat">pirate hat from Party City</a> and dressed up in a coat and boots (I tried for an eye patch but I just couldn't get it to look right) to try to look as piratey as I could for my "interview" (an explanation of how the pirate interview work can be found on <a href="http://ysprincess.blogspot.com/2010/02/flyp-workshop-summer-reading-program.html">this page</a>). I was pleasantly surprised with how entertained the kids seemed to be by this activity. Afterwards, the kids got to design their own <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/design-your-own-swords-a2-57_6714-12-1.fltr?Ne=90000&Ntt=sword">sword from Oriental Trading</a> as well as their own treasure chest (basically <a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/treasure-chest-boxes-a2-3_570-12-1.fltr?Ntt=pirate+chest">these </a>except they were all white) - looking back on it I probably should have got them some dollar store trinkets to use as "treasure". Once a majority of the kids were done with the crafts, we played a couple games of Land and Sea while we waited for everyone else to finish. I first heard about Land and Sea when I was volunteering at church, when all of the kids thought I was the crazy one for having never heard of the game; however, since then I have yet to find any children who know what the game is. The "official" rules to the game can be found <a href="http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/games/landseaair.html">here</a>, however I changed them a bit. I started out by making a large square out of masking tape on the floor. Inside the square was "land", outside the square was "sea". When everyone left seemed to have the concept perfected I added "sland", where one of their feet needed to be on the inside and one on the outside of the square. After a couple of games we ended the program by watching a scene from Treasure Planet.</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-81724788954948343812012-11-30T10:38:00.002-05:002012-11-30T10:38:56.850-05:00Review (Book) - Just Right for Christmas by Birdie Black<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"When the king comes upon a bolt of beautiful red cloth, he knows that it's just right to make a beautiful cloak for the princess. After the sewing maids finish their work, the scraps are set out and quickly picked up by the kitchen maid, who will put them to good use. So begins a chain of trickle-down crafting and gift giving until even the tiniest mouse has something warm and cozy - something just right for Christmas.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">" (inside jacket cover)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I had high hopes for this book judging by the cute illustration on the cover, but alas, Bertie Badger and his story only appear on six of the book's 26 pages. I became wary as soon as I opened the cover of the book and noticed the background of the endpapers/pages/leaves (whatever you want to call them) were horribly pixelated.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">While the story is nice, when I look for a Christmas book, I look for a book about Christmas. There definitely wasn't anything as offensive as the story of Jesus's birth in this book, but even the jolly old elf himself (aka Santa) didn't make an appearance. The only thing "Christmassy" about this book is the giving of gifts and the word "Christmassy" in regards to a piece of soft red cloth. This story could have just as easily applied to Hanukkah, birthdays, or really any day of the year that you just feel like being nice and giving a homemade gift to a friend. While it has good morals, this will not be a book I buy for my future children (and would not be inclined to suggest for a library collection either, as I simply didn't find anything special about it). There are plenty of other books that teach the same good values while actually being "Christmassy".</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-10651186230709054542012-11-24T13:50:00.000-05:002012-11-30T10:25:07.416-05:00Review (Book) - Clorinda Plays Baseball by Robert Kinerk<a href="http://i43.tower.com/images/mm118167049/clorinda-plays-baseball-robert-kinerk-hardcover-cover-art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.perma-bound.com/ws/image/cover/58841/m?ref=vd" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Clorinda is a cow with big dreams and loving friends. With her friends Hop and Len, she practices from dawn till dusk in the hope that her day in the big leagues may come. Then Clorinda meets Deke, who also loves the game, and Clorinda finds that her calling is to make Deke a star. It isn't long before Deke signs with Bosstown, with Clorinda as his number-one fan. Hip-hip-hooray!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But when Deke gets to Bosstown, he can't find his spark without Coach Clorinda at his side. By the fastest way possible, the team sends for Clorinda. But the question remains, will Clorinda ever get to play?" (inside jacket cover)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />Well, with an introduction like that, not much is left to be said about the book! Steven Kellogg's illustrations are a bit...softer (??? after taking two youth literature classes, you'd think I'd know by now how to better describe illustrations) than most of my preferred children's books, but they are still beautiful to look at. Robert Kinerk has written the accompanying story that that rhymes beautifully, though he does use a couple</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> rather advanced words such as "deftly". I'm sad that Clorinda's dream of playing professional baseball was so short lived, but alas, such is life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This book is meant for slightly older children, or just expect younger children to ask questions about the story and vocabulary. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are some great underlying themes throughout the book, including building up others and not being prejudiced towards anyone because of their "species...gender, or race" (p.28). </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Overall, this is a book I would enjoy trying to read with my own [hypothetical] children, even though I personally find baseball one of the most boring sports in existence. </span><br />
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<br />Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-11503338210376657462012-11-21T14:20:00.000-05:002012-11-21T14:20:00.357-05:00Review (Book) - Little Dog Lost by Monica Carnesi<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"On a cold winter day, a curious dog wanders onto a frozen river. Suddenly, the ice starts breaking up, and soon the dog is adrift and traveling - the unwilling passenger on a fast-moving sheet of ice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The dramatic rescue of this little lost dog, who traveled seventy-five miles in two days, is a true story that will warm readers' hearts." (inside jacket cover)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />This book will be appealing to young children even without knowing the history of Baltic, the Polish pooch found in 2010 on an ice floe in the Baltic Sea; though, if you're interested, the note from the author in the back of the book is a one page history of Baltic's travels and rescue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">According to the copyright page, "the art was done in watercolor, pen and ink on Fabriano hot-pressed paper". The text in the book is minimal - really no more than 2 lines per page, with predominantly simple words (other than the proper nouns like the name of the river Baltic got lost on - the Vistula) that can also be used for reader response.</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-1487609886572808772012-11-18T10:07:00.000-05:002012-11-18T10:07:00.096-05:00Review (Book) - The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"When a pirate family, the Jolley-Rogers, move to Dull-on-Sea, rumors of their shocking behavior starts spreading through the neighborhood. But, with few other children to play with, Matilda is thrilled to meet the fascinating new family next door!</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">" (inside jacket cover)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />I LOVE THIS BOOK! While I enjoyed <i>The Pirate Cruncher </i>(Duddle's first picture book) more, I would still be quick to try to use this book in a pirate storytime for older kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The illustrations are gorgeous; even my artist husband was captivated by the pictures in these books, and enough so that he has actually read both of Duddle's books to me (I love getting storytimes for myself)! The story is a cute one about overcoming stereotypes and treating others the way you want to be treated (even if they don't treat you that way), accompanied by gorgeous digital media illustrations and set in the fun font styles of <a href="http://www.myfonts.com/search/aunt+mildred/fonts/">Aunt Mildred</a> and <a href="http://www.myfonts.com/search/tree+persimmon/fonts/">Tree Persimmon</a>. Some of the words used are a bit more nonsensical (as in the style of Dr. Seuss), but most of the words are understandable, though might need a bit of defining for younger audiences. I successfully used </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>The Pirate Cruncher</i> a couple of summers ago </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with a camp group of children 5-11 years old, and this book is on about the same level. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm hoping that the "Starring : The Jolly Rogers" means that Duddle plans on writing and illustrating many more of these books!</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-26472650195283539152012-11-17T14:37:00.000-05:002012-11-17T14:37:00.207-05:00Review (Book) - The Very Fairy Princess: Here Comes the Flower Girl by Julie Andrews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Aunt Sue is getting married, and Gerry could not be more thrilled - especially since she's been chosen to be the flower girl! Gerry is determined to add her special touch to all the preparations. She paints glittery signs, decorates the cake with lots of pink, and helps her brother make fancy favors. When the wedding doesn't go exactly as she's planned, Gerry comes to realize that what matters most on such a special day is the sparkle that comes from <i>inside</i> - happiness and love.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">" (inside jacket cover)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One word : GLITTERRRRRRR!!!11omgzzzsotuhedcywtcifw</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*Ahem*...Anywho...yeah...the glitter alone on the front of this book is quite likely to attract any girl's attention.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The pictures are very Fancy Nancy-esque (done in ink and color pencil on Kaecolor paper), though they are not quite as bright. Really the whole book is reminiscent of Fancy Nancy (and what girl isn't a fan of those books?), although Geraldine doesn't seem to care about being quite as fancy as Nancy, so long as she has her fairy wings and wand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The things I dislike about this book are the illustrations - I don't think they are as clean and crisp or as well done as Fancy Nancy - and some of the text. It's hard to verbalize, but some of the words on the page are emphasized by being written in ALL CAPS (I have no problem with that in picture books), but also look...shakily written? A <sub>LIT</sub>TLE LI<sup>KE</sup> TH<sub>IS.</sub> I don't see myself using this book in a storytime, but despite its flaws it <i>is</i> written by the fabulous Julie Andrews...I would still be quick to recommend this series to all fans of books like Fancy Nancy and/or Pinkalicious.</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-2443406215048305542012-11-13T14:15:00.000-05:002012-11-13T14:15:00.363-05:00Review (Book) - Sign Language ABC by Lora Heller<a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NqFLvAl0L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NqFLvAl0L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Learn how to say your ABCs with your hands!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Use the sign language alphabet to...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">~ Share messages with friends</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">~ Spell something top secret</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">~ Talk - without speaking - in a quiet place" (inside jacket cover)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I recently learned that alphabet books are supposedly valuable in any children's storytime, as it promotes early literacy. So, I guess it's a good thing that I already enjoyed using them in my storytimes! This book is great for any storytime then, because it's a very general one that will likely be able to fit in with any theme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While the author seems to have intended the book for a slightly older audience (in her notes she says things like "use sign language to help practice spelling any word you want, sending messages across the playground, etc."), but I would not hesitate to use this book with even the youngest children. It is your typical alphabet book (i.e. "A is for Astronaut, B is for Bird"), including a variety of words that should already be familiar to young children, as well as fun, albeit slightly exaggerated illustrations. On each page, there is also an illustration of what your hand should look like if you are signing each letter. At the end of the book is a page with the entire sign language alphabet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The only criticism I have to make about this book is that some of the lines on the hands (i.e. around each finger) are not particularly distinctive, which may make the hand illustration confusing to younger children who are trying to correctly imitate what is in the picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-77829571286049256792012-11-07T12:33:00.000-05:002012-11-07T12:33:00.720-05:00Review (Book) - Kite Day by Will Hillenbrand<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"What a day! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bear can't believe it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's the perfect day to make and fly a kite with Mole! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But a surprise is waiting for the two friends on their windy-day adventure.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">" (inside jacket cover)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br />I'm not sure what to say about this picture book...it is one that I could definitely live without, but at the same time, would be willing to try using in a storytime with a wide range of themes from bears to birds or friendship to rain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The story is super short - there are typically only two lines of (larger) text per page. I think these sentences would be easily understood even by toddlers, but worry that some children will not be able to follow what is happening in the pictures at the same time without a little prompting (then again, I tend to enjoy asking the children if they notice what is happening in the pictures anyway). In the meantime, the accompanying pictures are well done, using bright colors in a soft hue. (Does that even make sense? I'm so NOT an artist...) I would be interested enough to pick up another Bear and Mole story.</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-56290870760499483422012-11-06T13:45:00.000-05:002012-11-06T13:45:02.466-05:00Teaser Tuesday - Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Question (11/2/2012) : What is a deal breaker for you in a book? For example, do you abhor love triangles? Or can't deal with bad editing?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have a tendency to give up on books if they have a slow start. I don't particularly care for love triangles anymore, since they're so over-done, but it won't stop me from reading a book if I like the story. Also, I vaguely remember reading something (can't remember if it was a book or an article for school) that was littered with quotation marks - and not the kind you use when you actually quote someone, and not in the sense of dialogue. That drove me up a wall and I couldn't finish it...whatever "it" was. See? Imagine "that", but having "that" done "several" times a paragraph, "sometimes" even more than once per sentence. "Annoyed" yet?</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-76219259800747304942012-10-31T14:01:00.000-04:002012-10-31T14:01:00.177-04:00Picture Book Month<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">Last year was <a href="http://ysprincess.blogspot.com/2011/11/national-picture-book-month.html">my first attempt</a> at spreading the word about <a href="http://picturebookmonth.com/">Picture Book Month</a>, and it went about as good as could be expected for November being such a busy month for me what with getting married and everything. This year's November (as I expect every year's will be) is also going to be a busy one for me between an anniversary trip and finally going up north to see my family for Thanksgiving. I will still attempt to schedule as many posts for November as I can comfortably write</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">featuring picture books</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: center;">. This year I discovered this calendar :</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-13403902910329395602012-10-31T08:25:00.002-04:002012-10-31T08:25:58.739-04:00Happy Halloween!<center>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Speaking of posts...Sorry for the lack of them. I've been <i>trying</i> to work on something special for November, but now that I've found out that we're moving, I probably won't even be able to finish that.</span></center>
Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-39397122767936256132012-10-30T10:20:00.001-04:002012-10-30T10:28:46.176-04:00Teaser Tuesday - Nothing by Janne Teller<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sorry I can't provide the page numbers, guys. Technically I finished reading this book yesterday and returned it to the library (but still wanted to use the book for today), so I had to Google for some quotes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Question (10/19/2012) : When you step out of your USUAL genre what do you like to read? Best books in that genre?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is actually a very difficult question for me, because I feel like anything I would read does fall into my "USUAL" genre. These genres would be YA Dystopian and YA Realistic Fiction. I'm not really a genre snob, so long as it is a chapter book or YA novel. I guess this means that my most unusual choice of books would be adult books, all of which would still be in the category of Realistic Fiction. Adult books I actually remember liking?</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-49387653540578858492012-10-16T12:39:00.002-04:002012-10-16T12:39:59.519-04:00Teaser Tuesday - Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>"</em>Lying there in my bed, I know in my soul of souls that even God does not have the power to intervene in a world where centuries of evil have rooted beneath the surface of everything, a system so complex that no one, not even He, can hack it apart. My father is right: humans made God up to satisfy their own needs.<em>"</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>~pgs. 82-83 of Jenny Hubbard's "<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385740565/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0385740565&linkCode=as2&tag=ysprisideresa-20">Paper Covers Rock</a></b>"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Question (10/5/2012) : What do you hope to accomplish with your blog? Is it to one day become an author yourself, just for fun, maybe get some online attention, or maybe something very different?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well, if you want to know why I <i>initially</i> started this blog, you can just go to <a href="http://ysprincess.blogspot.com/2009/02/about-me.html">my About page</a>. I have also enjoyed the attention (hoping I'm helping at least a couple people out along the way), and would like to write a children's book some day. *sigh* Blogging has also been a great way for me to write down ideas for programs/storytimes that have been successful for me to refer to if I'm ever in a pinch - same for readers advisory.</span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-12615955461268952782012-10-04T19:35:00.000-04:002012-10-04T19:35:00.493-04:00One Lovely Blog Award<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Coming back to blogging has finally paid off! Samaine at <a href="http://www.bookwormsavenue.blogspot.com/">BookWorms Avenue</a> has honored me with this cute little blog award!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have gone to Disney World at least once a month every month this year.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I really want a Minnie Mouse apron.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm addicted to eMeals.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don't have a best friend (aside from my husband).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am going on a 17-day vacation next month!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When I was little, I wanted to be a cashier.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Oh yeah, look at me, I'm being a rebel and only passing this award on to only two recipients. Fifteen is just TOO MANY! This way, maybe the recipients will feel more special, and I'll be able to stop procrastinating and get back to my school work faster. Plus, these two blogs are *extra* special in that they are related to what I do for my job as opposed to just what I like to do in my leisure time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Ms. Yingling at <a href="http://msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/">Ms. Yingling Reads</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jen at <a href="http://www.storytimewithjen.com/">Story Time with Jen</a></span></div>
Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-23522579407398834152012-10-03T11:32:00.002-04:002012-10-03T11:33:45.127-04:00Resource (Website) - AHC Arts & Crafts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I stumbled upon <a href="http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/">AHC</a> (short for Artists Helping Children) <a href="http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/">Arts & Crafts</a> today while looking for crafts to make that include drinking straws (for <a href="http://www.theultimateholidaysite.com/holidays/2013-1/#!national-drinking-straw-day">National Drinking Straw Day</a>, of course!). Not only did I find a slew of <a href="http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/drinkingstrawsartscraftsideaskidsprojects.html">drinking straw ideas</a> at this site, but I also found a bunch of other craft ideas as well as special sections for Coloring Pages, Origami, How-To-Draw, and Recycled Crafts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This site isn't exactly what I would call beautifully designed. The colors are very plain and the ads on the side and top of the page makes the layout feel a little awkward and squished, BUT if you can look past these things and simply use it as a resource to find all sorts of craft ideas, it seems great!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you have any experience using this site? What about drinking straw craft ideas - any of those to share?</span>Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-37333292936414922482012-10-02T12:32:00.000-04:002012-10-02T12:32:03.520-04:00Teaser Tuesday - Sexuality and Teens by Stephen Feinstein<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>"</em>Today's first base is deep kissing, now known as tonsil hockey, plus groping and fondling this and that. Second base is oral sex. Third base is going all the way. Home plate is learning each other's names.<em>"</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>~pg. 9 of Stephn Feinstein's "<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0766033120/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0766033120&linkCode=as2&tag=ysprisideresa-20">Sexuality and Teens</a></b>"</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em><br /></em></span>Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-8215280067175027552012-10-01T13:03:00.000-04:002012-12-05T14:21:02.515-05:00Program (Child/Tween) - The Daring Club for Girls (Bowling)<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Some time last year I was Googling ideas for library programs and came across a library that offered a program called "The Daring Club for Girls". Not much information was given on their website specifically about this program other than that it was a club based on the book <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062208969/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0062208969&linkCode=as2&tag=ysprisideresa-20">The Daring Book for Girls</a></i> by Andrea Buchanan. I borrowed almost - if not all - the books in the series via ILL, and found them so useful that I wound up buying three of them. This summer I did a 5-week program with each one being inspired by a theme in the books. The program was advertised for ages 6-12 and encouraged daring boys to join us as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This program took a lot longer than I expected. While waiting for everyone to arrive, I let all the kids take turns at Wii Bowling. After one round of Wii Bowling, we moved on to bowling using rubber playground balls and 2-liter bottles. We set up two lanes and a volunteer and I each manned a lane to re-set-up the pins. They started off with one round of "regular" bowling to get used to everything, then we went on to "silly bowling" which is basically just when you come up with silly ways for them to bowl (granny bowling, bowl upside down/backwards between your leg, left handed, etc.), and concluded with the apparently incredibly impressive "glow bowling" (regular bowling but add Dollar Store glow sticks to each bottle and turn off the lights). Lastly, I gave each child their own 2-liter and used the paint-the-inside-of-an-ornament method <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(a)</span> I've been seeing all over <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> to let them decorate their own "bowling pin"! Some of them turned out a little messy <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(b)</span> but some of them got creative and rolled them (rolling pin style) on the ground, and if they had the proper paint-to-bottle ratio, they turned out really nice! <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(c)</span> </span><br />
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-14629364596422401522012-09-28T17:24:00.001-04:002012-09-28T17:24:06.307-04:00Follow Friday<div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Question (9/28/2012) : What is the BIGGEST word you've seen used in a book lately - that made you stop and look it up? Might as well leave the definition and the book too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This one is easy! Because I so recently complained about the vocabulary in a <a href="http://ysprincess.blogspot.com/2012/09/review-book-edumacation-of-jay-baker-by.html">review</a>. Sorry, Jay Clark, Jay Baker just didn't talk like a normal teen. Somnambulant? While Google Chrome is trying to tell me it's not even a word, according to <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somnambulant">Webster</a>, it means:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have a great weekend!</span></div>
Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-45359503569773451542012-09-19T09:06:00.000-04:002012-09-19T09:06:00.896-04:00Information Needs of Children - "Beginning Readers"<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First off, a bit of an introduction: What some libraries refer to as "Easy Readers", our library system refers to as "Beginning Readers". These books are aimed at approximately K-2 grades when a child is first learning to read on their own. They contain anywhere from one word on a page, to the very easiest of "chapter books". And now...onto the books!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Spring Surprises by Anna Hays</span><br />
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transition from winter to spring: the animals come out of hibernation, the snow
melts, new flowers begin to bloom, and a family is finally able to enjoy
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<span style="background-color: none; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The book engages new readers with a
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or foods that seem “strange” to them, and will enjoy reading about a child
their age. This book begins and ends with games you can play before, while, or
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doing chores, so they order a build-your-own-robot to assemble and then do the chores for them.
Everything is fine at first, but eventually something on Robot Man breaks and
he starts doing everything wrong. The result? Mom makes them send back the
robot and do the work themselves. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: none; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This book is published by the same company as I Do Not
Like Greens! and shares the same qualities to engage new readers: rhyming text
in short sentences with a larger font size, about a child their age, and also begins
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print. It is about cats (and we know that children typically enjoy reading about animals), and teaches
children valuable lessons such as: it is okay to have friends who are different than you; and you should do things your friends like, even if they’re not your
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</div>Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-56165922468570083892012-09-18T11:23:00.000-04:002012-09-18T11:23:04.460-04:00Teaser Tuesday - The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at </span><a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Should Be Reading</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Grab your current read</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Open to a random page</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Share two “teaser” sentences from that page.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">*NO SPOILERS*</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Include the title and author in case other TT participants want to add the book to their TBR list.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Okay, so this might be a little spoilery, but it's so early in the book that I don't think it should count...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>"</em>She opens the door and I hear a groan that reminds me of the Unconsecrated. For a moment I'm frozen in the hallway, reliving the moment when my mother turned and her screams gave way to anonymous moans.<em>"</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em>~pg. 38 of Carrie Ryan's "<strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385736827/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0385736827&linkCode=as2&tag=ysprisideresa-20">The Forest of Hands and Teeth</a></strong>"</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><em><br /></em></span>Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-59928265224217675532012-09-17T13:40:00.000-04:002012-09-17T13:40:00.937-04:00Review (Book) - Everything I Need to Know Before I'm Five by Valerie Fisher<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Title: <u>Everything I Need to
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Publication Information: New
York, New York: Schwartz & Wade Books, July 26, 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">40 Pages. $17.99. Ages 3-5.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you want your child to be “ahead of the game” when they
start school? This amazing book touches on virtually every concept a child
would need to learn before entering preschool or kindergarten. In this book,
children will have access to information in the following categories: the
alphabet, numbers, opposites, shapes, colors, seasons and weather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In photographic illustrations reminiscent of <i>Can You See What I See?</i> or <i>I Spy</i> books (retro-looking plastic toys
accompany all lessons taught throughout the book) children will learn to count - not just to ten, but all the way to twenty. Both the number and the word ("1" and "one") are displayed, and numbers 11 through 20 are represented by marbles arranged in
rows so children can see the progression as they count. The shapes section not
only teaches basic shapes, but several 3-D shapes as well (cone, cube, cylinder
and sphere). In the colors section, children will learn the colors of the
rainbow, and with the help of some rubber ducky friends, will also learn how to
mix those colors to make others (blue rubber ducky + yellow rubber ducky =
green rubber ducky). The alphabet section displays both uppercase and lowercase
block-like letters as well as an assortment of toys that begin with each letter
(dinosaurs, dice, dragonflies, dancers, and dominoes are all found around the
letter “Dd”).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Seeing items they recognize and even enjoy playing with should hold the attention of children as they learn. While not all children may still
need to learn <i>all</i> of the concepts covered, this
book would make a great addition to many collections, especially in the homes
of preschool-aged children and libraries serving a large youth community. Why
buy a different book for each subject? Look no further for a book that meets
all of your child’s conceptual needs!</span></div>
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Elisabeth Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14709561391709323541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7796027668067228373.post-41718659934249449652012-09-14T14:18:00.002-04:002012-09-14T14:18:39.331-04:00Follow Friday<div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Question (9/14/2012) : What hyped up book do you think was not worth all the talk?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sorry, Stephenie Meter, but I don't think you did justice to the end of your series. I'm pretty sure I went to Barnes & Noble for the release party - lines wrapping all around the store, crazy people in crazy costumes...I stayed up all night trying to make it through the book and sadly failed. Once finished the book a couple days later, I remember thinking <i>I just spent all that time reading a 700 page book</i> (or something like that), <i>and half of it was just listening to the good guys and bad guys talk about whether or not they wanted to fight, all to end up in a fight that lasted like...5 pages</i>. Maybe not literally, but that's how it felt in comparison.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Have a great weekend!</span></div>
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