Saturday, September 21, 2013

Okay, so THIS is super cool!!

Classic children's stories re-imagined as "minimalist posters that distill complex stories or ideas in clean graphic element."

I have edited out the titles on a few of these. See if your child can guess the story from the graphic alone.









For more (and for the answers), please go to the source, BrainPickings.org
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/27/childrens-book-posters/

Friday, September 20, 2013

Fall Story Time Session


Join us for a fun filled fall full of stories! (say that 10 times really fast)
Starting Monday, September 23 we begin our next 9 week story time session.
From babies to toddlers, preK and kindergarten children we have stories, crafts, songs, and most of all books.
Join us for story times and remember to check out books to enjoy at home.
We will look for you at the library.

Click on our calendar to see days and times for our programs.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Got a Baby? Get a Board Book!





MUST-HAVE BOARD BOOKS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD*

Boynton, Sandra.   Moo, Baa, La La La
Brown, James.   Farm
Christelow, Eileen.   Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
DK Publishing.   Flaptastic Colors
Dunrea, Olivier.   Gossie
Emberley, Rebecca.   My Colors/Mis Colores
Fox, Mem.   Time for Bed
Gravett, Emily.   Orange Pear Apple Bear
Hoban, Tana.   Black on White
Katz, Karen.   Where Is Baby's Belly Button?
Laden, Nina.   Peek-a-Who?
Light, Steve.   Trains Go
Martin, Bill.   Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Melling, David.   Splish, Splash, Sploosh
Murphy, Mary.   I Kissed the Baby!
Murphy, Mary.   Quick Duck!
Opie, Iona.   Humpty Dumpty and Other Rhymes (illustrated by Rosemary Wells)
Patricelli, Leslie.   Higher! Higher!
Strickland, Paul & Henrietta.   Dinosaur Roar
Sutton, Sally.   Roadwork
Wilson, Karma.   Baby Cakes
Yoon, Sandra.   One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

All of these are either already owed by or on order for Tredyffrin Public Library, and can be found in the board book bins.

*source: Lisa G. Kropp, School Library Journal, July 2013