Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Take Me Out To the Ballgame

Happy Opening Day! Baseball means Spring, and Spring means WARM WEATHER!

Celebrate Spring and baseball's new season with a few good reads.

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  • Mama Played Baseball by David Adler
  • Hit The Ball Duck by Jez Alborough
  • Max by Rachel Isadora
  • Bats About Baseball by Jean Little

Children's Readers

  • Baseball Camp On the Planet of the Eyeballs by John Buller
  • Baseball Fever by Sindy McKay
  • Grandmas At Bat by Emily Arnold McCully
  • Game Day by Cari Meister
  • Mice At Bat by Kelly Oechsli
  • Mighty Casey by James Preller

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  • The Kid Who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher
  • Play-off by Dean Hughes
  • Mr. Strike Out by Jake Maddox
  • Kit's Home Run by Valerie Tripp
  • Christopher Davis's Best Year Yet by Lauren L. Wohl

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  • Joey Pigza Loses Control by Jack Gantos
  • Mickey & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman
  • Two Hot Dogs With Everything by Paul Haven
  • The Batboy by Mike Lupica (Detroit Tigers!)
  • The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John H. Ritter

Go to Dearborn Public Library’s online library catalog to see if these titles are available.  Happy batting!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Citizen Writers Contest

For all you writers out there, AdLit.org and Reading Rockets have a new writing contest. Citizen Writer focuses on citizenship and the American experience. The contest wants children and teens to "think and learn more about America's people, places, and ideals as they work on the prompts." The contest combines writing, music, and art and you choose which writing prompt you like best. There are four different writing prompts and the contest is open to Kindergarten through grade 12.




Sound like something you're interested in? Then visit Adlit.org or Reading Rockets to learn the official contest rules and read the prompts. Submit your entries by April 30, 2011. Good Luck!

Monday, March 21, 2011

Cast Your Vote!

Hello, Dearborn Readers! Head over to the Children's Choice Book Awards page to cast your vote for your favorite books of the year!


The winners will be announced on May 2nd, just in time for Children's Book Week. Cast your vote by April 29th to make sure your favorite book, author, or illustrator wins!

This year's finalists:

Kindergarten to Second Grade Book of the Year
Third Grade to Fourth Grade Book of the Year Fifth Grade to Sixth Grade Book of the Year Teen Choice Book of the Year Author of the Year Illustrator of the Year Wondering if the library has some of the nominated books? Click on the links above to go straight to the Dearborn Public Library's online catalog!

Share some of your other favorite books in the comments below!

Friday, March 18, 2011

Stuffed Animals Take Over the Library!

Last night, something mysterious happened.  Twelve stuffed animals spent the night in the library and whipped up some fun!  Before the fun began, they listened to bedtime stories with their companions. 

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Then the animals were tucked in nice and snug.

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But they didn’t stay tucked in for long…

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The animals had fun, but they missed their companions too much, so we had to say goodbye.

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Thank you for spending the night with us!  Check back for more fun library programs and events!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER & PAJAMA STORYTIME

Ever wonder what your stuffed animals do at night while you’re asleep?  Join us in the Henry Ford Centennial HFCL Children's area on Thursday, March 17, 6:30pm to find out what kind of adventures they have in the library! 

Bring your favorite stuffed animal or doll for a sleepover at the library. Enjoy listening to some bedtime stories, then we’ll tuck the animals in and say goodnight. Come back after 2pm on Friday, March 18, to pick them up and find out what the animals did during the night. NOTE: Only the stuffed animals will be spending the night -- not the children!

This is an all ages program.  No registration necessary.

Check out some Bedtime Stories while you’re here!

Brave Martha by Margot Apple

And If the Moon Could Talk by Kate Banks

A Good Night Walk by Elisha Cooper

While the World Is Sleeping by Pamela Duncan Edwards

Sleepy, Oh So Sleepy by Denise Fleming

Are You Ready For Bed? by Jane Johnson

Little Night by Yuyi Morales

Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready For Bed? by Barney Saltzberg

Seven Little Bunnies by Julie Stiegemeyer

Little Quack’s Bedtime by Lauren Thompson