Hi Parents,
This article was in the 4/4/2010 issue of Parade. One of our staff members turned me onto it, and I thought it was worth sharing.
Click on the title of this post and it will take you to the article.
-Adrienne Wilson
Children's Librarian
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Advanced Readers Book Lists
Good guides available at EWML for parents of ‘tween readers!”
Oooppps! Jen and Jonnie can read! And, well beyond their grade level, too! So, what’s the problem? Well, it could be that your avid reader has informed you that he or she has outgrown the fiction classified as “J,” in other words “too babyish.”
Your reading wizard’s comprehension may be light years ahead of his or her chronological age when it comes to vocabulary, but is a 10 or 11 year-old socially mature enough to be exposed to some of the topics explored in novels designated for “young adults?” Only you, as a parent, can answer that question, but how do you find time to preview each and every book your child wants to check out? How you judge a book by its cover?
Here, at EWML, we can help you meet this “reading challenge.”
Just ask to see the lists of age appropriate titles available at the adult reference desk, the desk in the children’s library, and the great guide books on the Parenting shelf in the children’s library.
-Pat Salerno
Library Aide
Oooppps! Jen and Jonnie can read! And, well beyond their grade level, too! So, what’s the problem? Well, it could be that your avid reader has informed you that he or she has outgrown the fiction classified as “J,” in other words “too babyish.”
Your reading wizard’s comprehension may be light years ahead of his or her chronological age when it comes to vocabulary, but is a 10 or 11 year-old socially mature enough to be exposed to some of the topics explored in novels designated for “young adults?” Only you, as a parent, can answer that question, but how do you find time to preview each and every book your child wants to check out? How you judge a book by its cover?
Here, at EWML, we can help you meet this “reading challenge.”
Just ask to see the lists of age appropriate titles available at the adult reference desk, the desk in the children’s library, and the great guide books on the Parenting shelf in the children’s library.
-Pat Salerno
Library Aide
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
We Moved Our Parenting Shelf
Hi Parents,
Just letting you know, that we recently relocated our Parenting Collection to the far left side of the Children's Play Area. You'll see it on your left, when you enter the area. We did this, because often when children are playing with the train table-it's hard for adults to get to those parenting books. We hope this helps out a bit.
Stay tuned for more news!
Best,
Adrienne
Just letting you know, that we recently relocated our Parenting Collection to the far left side of the Children's Play Area. You'll see it on your left, when you enter the area. We did this, because often when children are playing with the train table-it's hard for adults to get to those parenting books. We hope this helps out a bit.
Stay tuned for more news!
Best,
Adrienne
Friday, January 22, 2010
My Papa Diego and Me: Bilingual Book Review by Lorenzo
“My Papa Diego and Me: Memories of My Father and His Art”
“Mi papa Diego y yo, Recuerdos de mi padre y su arte”
By Guadalupe Rivera Marín
Artwork by Diego Rivera
J 759.972 RIV
Hola, madres y padres,
Buenas noticias! I have good news for everyone who would like to escape the chill of a New England day! Just slip between the covers of my libro favorito de enero, my favorite book for January: “My Papa Diego and Me/ Mi papa Diego y yo,” by Guadalupe Rivera Marín. You will find it on display with the new picture books.
Sí, that’s the one! The beautiful painting on the cover is by the famous Mexican painter Diego Rivera. ¿Qué? You say that you already know all about him? Bueno, OK. But, perhaps, not everything. Por favor, look inside! Unas sorpresas hermosas, beautiful surprises, are waiting for you. With each full page reproduction of Rivera’s paintings, Picos, the little girl who posed for “Picos con naranja” shares her recuerdos, her intimate memories and her love of Diego Rivera, who just happened to be her papá.
The paintings chosen by Dr. Marín (Picos) for this book record the life and customs in Mexico in the 20th Century: mothers and children working together in the flower market, children happily breaking a piñata at a fiesta; children walking in “La Procesión” celebrating Las Posadas. ¡Mira! Do you see the women braiding one another’s hair in “Mujeres peinándose?” Did you know that braids were required in those days? ¡Verdad! Really!
Bueno! Enough! I don’t want to tell you everything. I hope you will want to see for yourself. Rivera Marín has written in both Spanish and English so that niños of all ages can enjoy her special stories about the paintings and the secret, tender side of her famous papá.
Muralist Diego Rivera spent his life picturing his beloved Mexico. Por eso, it seems to be the perfect time to read Pico’s story, “My Papa Diego and Me/Mi papá Diego y yo.” Por favor, please join in EWML’s celebration of “Picturing America” by including this unique memoir(appropriate for all ages) about the “picturing” of Mexico, our North American neighbor just south of the border.
Qué se diviertan! Enjoy!
Su amigo,
Lorenzo
“Mi papa Diego y yo, Recuerdos de mi padre y su arte”
By Guadalupe Rivera Marín
Artwork by Diego Rivera
J 759.972 RIV
Hola, madres y padres,
Buenas noticias! I have good news for everyone who would like to escape the chill of a New England day! Just slip between the covers of my libro favorito de enero, my favorite book for January: “My Papa Diego and Me/ Mi papa Diego y yo,” by Guadalupe Rivera Marín. You will find it on display with the new picture books.
Sí, that’s the one! The beautiful painting on the cover is by the famous Mexican painter Diego Rivera. ¿Qué? You say that you already know all about him? Bueno, OK. But, perhaps, not everything. Por favor, look inside! Unas sorpresas hermosas, beautiful surprises, are waiting for you. With each full page reproduction of Rivera’s paintings, Picos, the little girl who posed for “Picos con naranja” shares her recuerdos, her intimate memories and her love of Diego Rivera, who just happened to be her papá.
The paintings chosen by Dr. Marín (Picos) for this book record the life and customs in Mexico in the 20th Century: mothers and children working together in the flower market, children happily breaking a piñata at a fiesta; children walking in “La Procesión” celebrating Las Posadas. ¡Mira! Do you see the women braiding one another’s hair in “Mujeres peinándose?” Did you know that braids were required in those days? ¡Verdad! Really!
Bueno! Enough! I don’t want to tell you everything. I hope you will want to see for yourself. Rivera Marín has written in both Spanish and English so that niños of all ages can enjoy her special stories about the paintings and the secret, tender side of her famous papá.
Muralist Diego Rivera spent his life picturing his beloved Mexico. Por eso, it seems to be the perfect time to read Pico’s story, “My Papa Diego and Me/Mi papá Diego y yo.” Por favor, please join in EWML’s celebration of “Picturing America” by including this unique memoir(appropriate for all ages) about the “picturing” of Mexico, our North American neighbor just south of the border.
Qué se diviertan! Enjoy!
Su amigo,
Lorenzo
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Children's Award Winners Annouced!
Hi Parents,
The American Library Association's committee for choosing the Newberry and Caldecott Awards has annouced the picks for 2010. Here they are:
Newbery Medal
"When You Reach Me," written by Rebecca Stead, published by Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Newbery Honor Books
"Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" written by Phillip Hoose, published by Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
"The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" written by Jacqueline Kelly, published by Henry Holt and Company
"Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" written by Grace Lin, published by Little Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
"The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg" written by Rodman Philbrick, published by The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Caldecott Medal
"The Lion and the Mouse" illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney, published by Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
Caldecott Honor Books
"All the World" illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon, published by Beach Lane Books
"Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors" illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman, puslished by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The American Library Association's committee for choosing the Newberry and Caldecott Awards has annouced the picks for 2010. Here they are:
Newbery Medal
"When You Reach Me," written by Rebecca Stead, published by Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Newbery Honor Books
"Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" written by Phillip Hoose, published by Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
"The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" written by Jacqueline Kelly, published by Henry Holt and Company
"Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" written by Grace Lin, published by Little Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
"The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg" written by Rodman Philbrick, published by The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Caldecott Medal
"The Lion and the Mouse" illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney, published by Little, Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
Caldecott Honor Books
"All the World" illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon, published by Beach Lane Books
"Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors" illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman, puslished by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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