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Dads Booklist

Dani — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:08:45 -0400

Buzzeo, Toni. Little Loon and Papa, Dial Books for Young Readers, 2004. It's time for diving lessons, but Little Loon is too nervous. This tale of fatherly support is just right for anyone on the verge of learning a new skill.
Collard, Sneed B. III. Animal Dads, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997. This book looks at the natural world with fathers cast in the caregiver role, showing a wide range of surprising parenting skills.
Dorros, Arthur. Papa and Me. Harper Collins Publishers, 2009. Lush illustrations show the close bond between a father and son.
Ernst, Lisa Campbell. This Is the Van That Dad Cleaned. Simon and Schuster, 2005. Dad's clean van doesn't survive an outing with his children.
Grambling, Lois. G. Daddy Will Be There, Harper Collins, 1998. Simple sentences assure the reader that, no matter what happens, Daddy will be there!
Hines, Anna Grossnickle Hines. Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti. Sandpiper, 1989. Compare the way penguin dads and human dads feed and care for their children!
Lakin, Patricia. Dad and Me in the Morning. Albert Whitman and Company, 1994. A deaf boy and his father share a special time as they watch the sun rise at the beach.
Mallat, Kathy. Papa Pride. Walker & Company, 2005. This book presents an idealized vision of a father-child relationship as enacted by a wolf and his three offspring
Ormerod, Jan. Dad's Back. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1985. Delightful toddler book simply shows dad and baby playing.
Ormerod, Jan & Carol Thompson. Molly and her Dad. Roaring Brook Press, 2009. Molly meets her dad for the first time and finds he's a lot like her.
Rockwell, Anne. Father's Day. Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. Every child in Mrs. Madoff's class writes a story about their dad and what makes him special.

Celebrate the Pennsylvania One Book Every Young Child Literacy Initiative!

Dani — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:25:33 -0400

Celebrate One Book for Every Young Child! April's activities at Schlow Library support Pennsylvania's Early Literacy Initiative!

This April, Centre County children will all be reading the same book, If You Were a Penguin, by Florence and Wendell Minor. Be on the lookout for special events fostering early literacy!
Click on the links in the "Details" box for educational resources, story stretchers and fun activities.
Sign up for the Penguin Pals! April Bookclub for reading fun and incentives!
Worlds Connect @ Your Library: National Library Week
A craft is available weekdays April 13-17 from 11 AM-3 PM

Be Creative @ Your Library Summer Reading Program

Dani — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:36:36 -0400

WOW! SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE!

It's time to Be Creative @ Schlow Library and sign up for our new ONLINE Summer Reading Program. PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAMMING AND INSTRUCTION PAMPHLET IN THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT!!!

Registration begines May 15. The last day to log your books in for prize tickets is August 19.

Children ages 3-12 may register ONLINE beginning May 15 by clicking on the link to the 2009 Summer Reading Program "Be Creative@ Your Library". Register by clicking on "Sign Me Up".

We will offer magic and live reptile shows, cooking presentations, fairy house crafts, and many, many more exciting programs at Schlow this summer! Visit Medlar Field and hang out with the Spikes Baseball Team, and don't forget to check out the FREE movies at the State Theatre every Wednesday!

Remember- Books read before June 1 may not be counted for tickets and prizes.

Call or stop by the Children's Department for more information. (814) 235-7817

Be Creative @ Your Library Summer Reading Program

Dani — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:18:07 -0400

Be Creative @ Schlow Library this summer and sign up for our new ONLINE Summer Reading Program. PICK UP YOUR COPY OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAMMING AND INSTRUCTION PAMPHET IN THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT!

Registration begins May 15, 2009.

This summer we will be offering many exciting and innovative programs and reading incentives to inspire creativity and encourage the growth of imagination! Click on the left of the screen to check our Tremendous Tuesday craft schedule and our Wednesday Everybody Storytime schedule.

Join us for our Family Fun Fair on Saturday, June 6 from 11 AM-2 PM and register for the program!

For those wishing to keep track of their books on a paper log before entering them into the computer, there is a link to the left to print one out! Online log-in instructions are also provided.

Registration begins May 15. Visit our website, schlowlibrary.org/children, to sign up, or for a bit of extra guidance use one of the computers in the Children's Department!

Books "ARRR" Great! November Book Club

Dani — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:52:17 -0400

AHOY MATEY! Join the November Book Club BOOKS "ARRR" GREAT! and Share the Treasure of Reading with Your Fellow "Book-aneers!" After you've reached your reading goal, come into the library to claim your prize! SIGN UP HERE!

SCHLOW READING PROGRAMS ARE NOW ONLINE!

Register for the November Book Club beginning November 1 by clicking "Sign Me Up/Log In To The November Book Club" in the box to the left of the screen. Remember to set a reading goal to win a prize! The last day to log in books is November 30.

To be counted, books must be logged in on the website. Pick up a paper logging chart in the Children's Department or use a downloadable chart from the box to the left to keep track of books that you have read. Use the instructions on the chart to log in your books. Remember, only books logged in on-line will count.

Keep your spyglass at the ready! Watch out for even more swashbucklin' adventures at the library this November!

Please contact the Children's Department for more information. (814) 235-7817

Pig Out on Books in March!

Dani — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:26:52 -0500

Prepare to Pig Out on Books! March 1st was set aside "to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man's most useful domesticated animals." Visit the library for pig games, crafts and plenty of pig fun all month long!

Children's Storytimes at Schlow!

Dani — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:26:39 -0500

Come one, Come all! We've designed programs to introduce children of all ages to the library and its materials, to encourage interaction with others and to foster a love of children's literature.

Registration is requested for most programs. Contact the Children's Department at (814) 235-7817 to register (no online registrations). Please click on the link for information regarding times and dates.

Baby and Me Lapsit @ 9:30 AM

Session 1: January 19, 26 & February 2, 9

Session 2: March 17, 24, 31 & April 7

Nursery Rhyme Toddler Time @ 9:30 AM

Session 1: January 20, 27 & February 3, 10

Session 2: March 16, 23, 30 & April 6

Threes, Fours & Fives Story Time @ 10:30 AM

Session 1: January 19, 26 & February 2, 9

Session 2: March 16, 23, 30 & April 6

Everybody Storytime @ 10:30 AM

February 17, 24

March 3, 10

April 14, 21, 28

June 2, 16, 30

July 14, 28

Please call the Children's Department to register. (814) 235-7817. On-line registrations not accepted.

Registration for Session 1 begins January 4.

Registration for Session 2 begins February 23.

Childcare Practitioner's Workshop: What a Treasure!

Dani — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:32:46 -0500

Attention Childcare Practitioners! Join in celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the Pennsylvania One Book Every Young Child literacy initiative!

"What a Treasure", by Jane and Will Hillenbrand, is the perfect choice for the 2010 PA One Book literacy initiative to remind readers young and old alike of just what treasures can be found in books!

During the two hour workshop, participants will:

Discuss activities that include informational books focusing on themes including family and friends, diggers and diggers, treasures and surprises.
Learn tips about important pre-reading skills to share with parents.
Develop teaching materials in a make-it, take-it format to use in the classroom.
Receive a booklist of fiction and nonfiction books and websites relating to various themes in the book.

Date: Thursday, February 18 from 6:30 PM-8:30 PM

Saturday, February 20 from 9:30 AM-11:30 AM

Location: Schlow Library Community Room

Registration forms for the workshop may be picked up at the Children's Desk. The $10 materials fee must be paid at the time of registration.

Please call the Children's Department for more information. (814) 235-7817

Pirates and Treasure

Dani — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:15:44 -0500

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS TO THE LEFT TO ACCESS THE EXTENSIONWhen you extend the time that you have your materials checked out. ACTIVITIES FOR EACH BOOK.

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasure by Giles Andreae. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2008. Pirate dinosaurs, swordfights and high sea adventures – what could be better?

Treasure by Suzanne Bloom. Boyds Mills Press, 2007. Bear joins Goose on what he thinks is a treasure hunt and makes a wonderful discovery.

Tough Boris by Mem Fox. Harcourt Children’s Books, 1994. Rich language fills the pages as you discover a treasure and learn that even tough pirates cry.

Dirty Joe, the Pirate by Bill Harley. HarperCollinsPublishers, 2008. Dirty Joe and his pirate crew search the seven seas in search of their treasure – dirty socks. Find out what happens when they meet Stinky Annie!

Edward and the Pirates by David McPhail. Little, Brown & Company, 1997. One night, while reading a book about pirates, Edward finds himself surrounded by sailors who think his book might tell them where their treasure is buried.

Pigs Ahoy! by David McPhail. Dutton Childen’s Books, 1995. A crew of pesky porkers invades a cruise ship with hilarious results.

Treasure Map by Stuart J. Murphy. HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. Members of the Elm Street Kids’ Club follow a treasure map to a buried time capsule.

Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel. Harcourt, 2006. Deciding that “R” isn’t enough, a bumbling pirate crew set off to capture the rest of the alphabet.

Pirate Girl by Cornelia Funke. Scholastic Incorporated, 1995. Captain Firebeard meets his match when he captures Molly, sure her parents will pay a “handsome ransom.”

Squirrels

Dani — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:55:54 -0500

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS TO THE LEFT TO ACCESS THE EXTENSIONWhen you extend the time that you have your materials checked out. ACTIVITIES FOR EACH BOOK.

Grey Squirrel, illustrated by Laura Ferraro Close. Child’s World, 2010. Bright illustrations are captivating in this ageless nursery rhyme. Suggested motions and a listing of the benefits of sharing nursery rhymes are included.

Nuts to You by Lois Ehlert. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993. A city squirrel peeks out from his tree and races to explore birdfeeders, window boxes and even sneaks through an apartment window. Cut paper collages are striking. Leaf

Trouble by Jonathan Emmett. Scholastic, 2009. A young squirrel panics when the leaves on his tree change color and fall, and quickly gathers them and tries to stick them back on the trees. Problem is solved when his mother tells him about autumn.

Earl the Squirrel by Don Freeman. Viking Books, 2005. Earl the Squirrel doesn't think of himself as spoiled, but his mother does. She decides it's high time he learns to find acorns for himself. Wearing a bright red scarf, he sets off on his own for an action-packed acorn-finding mission.

Hello, Squirrels: Scampering Through the Seasons by Linda Glaser. Millbrook Press, 2006. Follow a year in the life of a squirrel, beginning on the first page with a photo of baby squirrels “all pink and helpless.”

Baby Ground Squirrel by Aubrey Lang. Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2004. Informative photos show the life of a ground squirrel (also known as a prairie gopher).

Micawber by John Lithgow. Simon & Schuster, 2002. Micawber the Squirrel visits the “palace on Fifth Avenue (Metropolitan Museum of Art) each week and falls in love with the paintings. His adventure continues as he hides in the paint box of an artist and uses the paints to create his how museum of art.

Acorns Everywhere by Kevin Sherry. Dial, 2007. After an acorn bonks a chubby orange squirrel on the head, he discovers that acorns are everywhere and he begins to gather, dig and bury everyone he finds – even those already claimed by other animals!

The Very Best Bed by Rebekah Raye. Tilbury House, 2006. A little grey squirrel is looking for his “perfect” bed – and wanders into other animals’ homes. Facts about a variety of animals are deftly woven into the story. At the end, children are asked, “Do YOU think squirrel had the very best bed of all?”

Those Darn Squirrels by Adam Rubin. Clarion Books, 2008. The only thing Old Man Fookwire likes is birds – and he’s constantly designing contraptions to keep those pesky squirrels away from his birdfeeders!

Squirrels and Their Nests by Martha Rustrad. Capstone Press, 2005. Squirrels line their nests and dens with leaves and moss so that they will stay safe, warm and dry. Learn more about the homes that they build.

Look Both Ways: A Cautionary Tale by Diane Z. Shore. Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2006. Filbert, a young squirrel, is out playing soccer on a cool, crisp fall day when the soccer ball slides into the street. Running to retrieve it, Filbert is having far too much fun to look both ways.

The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri. Simon & Schuster Books, 2006. Animals friends invite Squirrel to join in their games, but “squirrel couldn’t …He was so busy!” Large pictures, basic words and familiar animals are perfect for your youngest listener.

Squirrels by Emily Rose Townsend. Capstone Press, 2004. Full page pictures complement the simple text which introduces the youngest child to a familiar backyard animal.

Scaredy Squirrel at Night by Melanie Watt. Kids Can Press, 2009. Scaredy Squirrel is afraid of falling asleep because of bad dreams – so he comes up with plans to just not fall asleep. Look for other books about this character.