Updates to our Website

Hello Parents,

Just wanted to let you know, that we recently went through our children's web guide page, and updated links, and added new ones. Take a moment to look it over. These are great websites for your kids to do research, or just explore.

http://www.ewml.org/jwebguide.htm

Best,
Adrienne Wilson
Children's Librarian

Lorenzo’s Favorites!

¡Hola! Madres and Padres!

Permit me to introduce myself. My name is Lorenzo El Magnífico; please, por favor, just call me by my nickname, Loro. I’ve just perched on your blog to tell you about our growing collection of books in Spanish and English for los niños (boys and girls) at EWML. Did you know that we have bilingual stories in every shape and form: board books, picture books, CD/Book combinations, CDs and DVDs? Best of all, you don’t have to be fluent in Spanish to share them with your niños. Most of the stories have phonetic spellings to help you try out the new words.

I hope you will add “A Piñata in a Pine Tree” by Pat Mora and illustrated by Magaly Morales to your reading list: it’s arrived just in time for the Christmas holidays and you will find it on the holiday display table. What fun! From the first to the twelfth day of Christmas, a secret amiga brings a little girl a piñata in a pine tree, two pastelitos, three tamalitos, four luminarias, etc. With burritos bailando, trompas girando and estrellitas saltando, who could ask for a happier celebration? The ocho (8) pajaritos serenando, are my favorites-of course. But then, a library loro (or parrot, as I’m called in English), would naturally favor eight little serenading birds. ¿Verdad?

Every page of “A Piñata in a Pine Tree” is exciting! There are gifts to discover and to count (phonetic spellings are part of the illustrations). And, ¡Sorpresa! The illustrator has painted a second, very important story that evolves without words in the background of each page. ¡Mira con cuidado! Look carefully, and you’ll discover the little girl’s greatest gift of all. No wonder there are doce angelitos celebrando on the twelfth day of Christmas! It’s my favorite new Christmas story. Hope you like it, too!

¡Felicidades!
Lorenzo

Learning to Read-You Need Background Knowledge

Hello Parents!

I was just sent this video from a library list-serve, and it's so worth watching! If you want to improve your child's reading scores, you might try working with them at home on background knowledge (aka, exploring the world around them)! This video is about 9 minutes long, but you will come away with more knowledge about how to help your children than before. Don't miss it!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiP-ijdxqEc&feature=player_embedded

Best,
Adrienne Wilson
Children's Librarian

Ask to Post to This Blog

Hello Parents!

I'm going to do something new! I'm asking anyone who would like to contribute to our blog, to email me at awilson@ewml.org. I'd like to make this blog a one stop shop for information for Parents in Monroe, CT. It would be great to have a place to go, that we all share, and can post to. Email me, and I will invite you to become an author on this blog!

Best,
Adrienne
Children's Librarian

Tri-Town Knit for Charity

Just trying to get the word out about this program! You are invited to come and knit for charity in our Children's Craft room. All ages invited. You do need to know how to knit. We are asking people to knit hats and scarves for Monroe Social Services.

Every Friday from 2:00-4:45 PM in the Library Craft Room through Dec. 18.
Tea and Cookies Served as well.
Free Yarn and Pattern Exchange!
Meet new people and fellow knitters.
Come with your child if you both knit!

Thank you for your help!

-Children's Librarian