Friday, April 26, 2013
Art on a Cart: Trees
Join us this Monday, April 29th, for a preschool activity creating trees from recycled materials. Drop in any time between 10:15am and 11:15am.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Book List: Fairytales and Fairytale Retellings
If you love fairy tales or fairy tale retellings, check out these great fiction and nonfiction books in the children's section. Make sure to bookmark this list, we'll be updating it. Also, if an item is in red, that means the book is on order. Place a hold on it to be the first to read it!
After Happily Ever After Series by Tony Bradman (J-F BRADMAN)
The Sisters Grimm Series by Michael Buckley (J-F BUCKLEY)
Brixen Witch by Stacy DeKeyser (J-F DeKEYSER)
Cinderella (as if you didn’t already know the story) and Thumbelina (Tiny Runaway Bride) by Barbara Ensor (J-F ENSOR)
A Tale Dark & Grimm and In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz (J-F GIDWITZ)
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy by Nikki Loftin (J-F LOFTIN)
The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children and The Witch’s Curse by Keith McGowan (J-F McGOWAN)
Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird by Vivian Vande Velde (J 398.2 VAN)
After Happily Ever After Series by Tony Bradman (J-F BRADMAN)
The Sisters Grimm Series by Michael Buckley (J-F BUCKLEY)
Brixen Witch by Stacy DeKeyser (J-F DeKEYSER)
Cinderella (as if you didn’t already know the story) and Thumbelina (Tiny Runaway Bride) by Barbara Ensor (J-F ENSOR)
Once Upon a Toad by
Heather Vogel Frederick (J-F FREDERICK)
A Tale Dark & Grimm and In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz (J-F GIDWITZ)
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy by Nikki Loftin (J-F LOFTIN)
The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children and The Witch’s Curse by Keith McGowan (J-F McGOWAN)
Ugly by Donna Jo Napoli (J-F NAPOLI)
Twilight Land by Howard
Pyle (J-F PYLE)
Whatever After Series by
Sarah Mlynowski (J-F MLYNOWSKI no. 1)
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey:
the True Tale of Sleeping Beauty by Jane Yolen (J-F YOLEN)
The Thirteenth Princess
by Diane Zahler (J-F ZAHLER)
Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird by Vivian Vande Velde (J 398.2 VAN)
Check
out the 398s in the Children’s Nonfiction Section for many more fairy tales.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
New Juvenile Fiction and Nonfiction Books
There are always new things to check out at the Helen Hall Library. These are just some of the amazing new fiction and nonfiction books for children that are just waiting to be checked out!
Fiction
The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee: An Origami Yoda book by Tom Angleberger (J-F ANGLEBERGER) - McQuarrie Middle School's students miss Origami Yoda when Dwight leaves for Tippett Academy, but he sends Sara a paper Fortune Wookiee that seems to give advice just as good as Yoda's--even if, in the hands of girls, it seems preoccupied with romance.
Canterwood Crest series by Jessica Burkhart (J-F BURKHART) - Follow Sasha Silver, her horse Charm, and other students in their adventures at Canterwood Crest Academy, a school for equestrian riders.
Little Magic Shop of Horrors by Annette Cascone (J-F CASCONE) - A boy must save his headless best friend when a talent show magic act goes horribly awry.
Darkbeast by Morgan Keyes (J-F KEYES) - Twelve-year-old Keara runs away rather than sacrifice Caw, the darkbeast she has been bound to all her life, and, pursued by the Inquisitors who would punish her for heresy, she joins a performing troupe of Travelers.
Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin (J-F LIN) - An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky.
Here Where the Sunbeams are Green by Helen Phillips (J-F PHILLIPS) - Sisters Madeline and Ruby travel to a Central American jungle to help find their missing father, a renowned bird watcher, only to discover a nefarious plot that puts their lives in danger.
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Schlitz (J-F SCHLITZ) - When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
Never Girls: The Space Between by Kiki Thorpe (J-F THORPE) - While wondering if she has a talent for animals, Lainey, along with her three friends and the fairies of Pixie Hollow, discovers a passage between Earth and Never Land.
Nonfiction
Haunted Histories: Creepy Castles, Dark Dungeons, and Powerful Palaces by J. H. Everett (J 133.122 EVE) - Shares facts about the locations where calamitous historical events occurred, covering topics ranging from the Tower of London and the torture methods used there, to dungeon life for prisoners, and the most popular poisoning methods.
The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India by Marcia Williams (J 398.2 WIL) - Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.
The Glaciers are Melting! by Donna Love (J 551.312 LOV) - Presents facts about the melting of glaciers around the world and the impact this has on the animals that live near them, in a text with a story about Peter Pika and his friends who go to the Mountain Monarch to find out what they can do about it.
Animal Grossapedia by Melissa Stewart (J 591.5 STE) - A collection of gross animal facts details the strange behaviors of different animals, including desert tortoises who use urine to protect themselves from predators and penguin chicks who feed on regurgitated food from their parents.
Wild Horse Scientists by Kay Frydenborg (J 599.665 FRY) - Traces the work of two wildlife veterinarians who protect and chart the lives of Assateague Island's wild horses, describing their shared efforts to balance the horses' ecosystem and raise awareness.
Every Day's A Dog's Day: A Year in Poems by Marilyn Singer (J 811.54 SIN) - A lighthearted treasury of canine-themed poems presents a year's worth of seasons and holidays as experienced by dogs and celebrates such special occasions as Hole Digging Day and the dreaded Visit to the Vet Day.
Make Magic Do Good by Dallas Clayton (J 811.6 CLA) - Presents a collection of poems that features such elements as a boy with a beard who wants to remain six years old forever, a frightful monster who fears children, and a magical rope to the sky that invites youngsters to climb.
Fiction
The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee: An Origami Yoda book by Tom Angleberger (J-F ANGLEBERGER) - McQuarrie Middle School's students miss Origami Yoda when Dwight leaves for Tippett Academy, but he sends Sara a paper Fortune Wookiee that seems to give advice just as good as Yoda's--even if, in the hands of girls, it seems preoccupied with romance.
Canterwood Crest series by Jessica Burkhart (J-F BURKHART) - Follow Sasha Silver, her horse Charm, and other students in their adventures at Canterwood Crest Academy, a school for equestrian riders.
Little Magic Shop of Horrors by Annette Cascone (J-F CASCONE) - A boy must save his headless best friend when a talent show magic act goes horribly awry.
Darkbeast by Morgan Keyes (J-F KEYES) - Twelve-year-old Keara runs away rather than sacrifice Caw, the darkbeast she has been bound to all her life, and, pursued by the Inquisitors who would punish her for heresy, she joins a performing troupe of Travelers.
Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin (J-F LIN) - An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky.
Here Where the Sunbeams are Green by Helen Phillips (J-F PHILLIPS) - Sisters Madeline and Ruby travel to a Central American jungle to help find their missing father, a renowned bird watcher, only to discover a nefarious plot that puts their lives in danger.
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Schlitz (J-F SCHLITZ) - When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
Never Girls: The Space Between by Kiki Thorpe (J-F THORPE) - While wondering if she has a talent for animals, Lainey, along with her three friends and the fairies of Pixie Hollow, discovers a passage between Earth and Never Land.
Nonfiction
Haunted Histories: Creepy Castles, Dark Dungeons, and Powerful Palaces by J. H. Everett (J 133.122 EVE) - Shares facts about the locations where calamitous historical events occurred, covering topics ranging from the Tower of London and the torture methods used there, to dungeon life for prisoners, and the most popular poisoning methods.
The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India by Marcia Williams (J 398.2 WIL) - Draws eight stories from well-known collections of Indian folktales--Hitopadesha tales, Jataka tales, and Panchantra tales--and presents them with cartoon-like illustrations.
The Glaciers are Melting! by Donna Love (J 551.312 LOV) - Presents facts about the melting of glaciers around the world and the impact this has on the animals that live near them, in a text with a story about Peter Pika and his friends who go to the Mountain Monarch to find out what they can do about it.
Animal Grossapedia by Melissa Stewart (J 591.5 STE) - A collection of gross animal facts details the strange behaviors of different animals, including desert tortoises who use urine to protect themselves from predators and penguin chicks who feed on regurgitated food from their parents.
Wild Horse Scientists by Kay Frydenborg (J 599.665 FRY) - Traces the work of two wildlife veterinarians who protect and chart the lives of Assateague Island's wild horses, describing their shared efforts to balance the horses' ecosystem and raise awareness.
Every Day's A Dog's Day: A Year in Poems by Marilyn Singer (J 811.54 SIN) - A lighthearted treasury of canine-themed poems presents a year's worth of seasons and holidays as experienced by dogs and celebrates such special occasions as Hole Digging Day and the dreaded Visit to the Vet Day.
Make Magic Do Good by Dallas Clayton (J 811.6 CLA) - Presents a collection of poems that features such elements as a boy with a beard who wants to remain six years old forever, a frightful monster who fears children, and a magical rope to the sky that invites youngsters to climb.
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