This new title by Jeff Mack is a great story to read aloud to the preschool set. A young boy finds a book in a library, and his imagination runs wild. He is almost captured by pirates, stomped by a herd of elephants, stepped on by a baby dragon, and worst of all, ALMOST KISSED by a frog. A whimsical ode to the power of imagination and the power of stories to take us anywhere we like…
I absolutely loved this children’s book. Holly Goldberg Sloan has definitely hit this one out of the park! Sila is an American, but her parents are Turkish citizens. And when Sila’s mom protests being paid less as a housekeeping person than her male counterparts, the hotel where she worked for fourteen years fires her and causes her to be deported. But after a series of coincidences involving an older gentleman, an elephant, and a friend from her school, Sila manages to get her mom on the right track to come home. Sloan has penned a heartwarming story with well developed and extremely likable characters. This one is not to be missed!
Buster has been using curbside pickup to borrow poetry books! Listen as he recites Shel Silverstein’s “Double-Tail Dog.” And if you would like to try curbside pickup too, complete this form and a librarian will call you when your order is complete.
Get a sneak preview of our Summer Reading Program guests the Storycrafters as they perform tonight as part of the 2020 Virtual Old Songs Festival. Tune in at https://folkmusicnotebook.com/ to hear their performance after 7 PM, and check out more great performers live throughout the weekend!
Our StoryWalk is now up! Take a walk at Tallman Mountain State Park and read a children’s book at the same time. Our StoryWalk® features Gaia Cornwall’s “Jabari Jumps”—a warmhearted story about bravery and trying something new. As you take a short walk, you’ll follow numbered sign posts that display pages of the book. Everyone who finishes the StoryWalk® will have a chance to win a copy of Jabari Jumps.
Park in the parking lot off 9W (across from the Mini Golf and beside the South Picnic Area) and take the Orange Trail to read the book!
