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A Curse Dark As Gold
Posted on July 9, 2009 by Victoria in fairy tales and folklore, Kansas, My Favorite, other award winners, Young Adult/Teenby Elizabeth C. Bunce A Curse Dark As Gold is shelved in the YA fiction collection, but it’s also appropriate for older elementary students and adults. This debut novel by a Lenexa author made the 2009 Kansas Notable Books list. Kansas Notable Books are outstanding works by Kansans or about Kansas in fiction, nonfiction, adult [...]
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Read-alouds for the whole family
Posted on July 8, 2009 by Jennifer in Book Lists, Classics, Family Read-AloudDo you like to read novels or chapter books aloud to your kids? Here are some fun read-alouds I like to recommend, and I hope people will add more titles to the comments for this one! Poppy by Avi Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum The Penderwicks [...]
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The Tail of Emily Windsnap
Posted on July 7, 2009 by Jennifer in Adventure, Fantasy, My Favoriteby Liz Kessler I stumbled across the sequel to this book, Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep, in the library’s audiobooks and listened to it in my car. It was so much fun, I had to check out the first one, too. When Emily finally talks her mother into letting her take [...]
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Arrow to the Sun
Posted on July 3, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Caldecott, Picture Booksby Gerald McDermott Arrow to the Sun is a picture book about a young boy who searches for his father. Before he can claim his heritage he has to prove his worthiness by passing the test of four ceremonial chambers. With vibrant colors and extremely eye catching geometric forms, McDermott captures the style of Pueblo [...]
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Imagine That! Activites and Adventures in Surrealism
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Victoria in Nonfictionby Joyce Raimondo Be creative @your library with Imagine That! Activites and Adventures in Surrealism. This new book features color photos of artworks by Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Meret Oppenheim, and Frida Kahlo. Some of the pieces are iconic, but others are less familiar. Each artist’s work introduces an idea, [...]
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The Trials of Kate Hope
Posted on June 30, 2009 by Rachel in Historical Fiction, My Favorite, social issuesby Warwick Downing In the summer of 1973, Kate Hope is 14 years old, and the youngest lawyer anyone has ever heard of. Plus, she’s a girl–and not many lawyers were female at that time. Kate became a lawyer because her grandfather needed help at his law practice, and he researched old laws from before [...]
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The Clouds Above
Posted on June 25, 2009 by Molly in Adventure, Fantasy, Graphic Novelby Jordan Crane Travel up a wobbly, never-ending spiral staircase into a sky of animated clouds on an adventure with Simon and his cat, Jack, in The Clouds Above by Jordan Crane. This is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel, though I would say it’s more of an art book. Even the barcode on the back [...]
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The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had
Posted on June 25, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in Historical Fiction, social issuesBy Kristin Levine Moundville, Alabama is getting a new postmaster, and 12-year-old Dit thinks the postmaster has son about his age. But Dit is in for two suprises – the postmaster has a daughter, and their family is black. At first Dit is very disappointed, but eventually he and Emma become friends. In 1917, though, [...]
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A Summer to Die
Posted on June 24, 2009 by Children's Department Staff in UncategorizedBy Lois Lowry Meg and her sister Molly are completely different. Molly is older, prettier, and popular. Meg is younger, artistic, and not really that pretty. Meg has a lot of resentment towards Molly. But their family has moved to a new house and they are forced to share the same room. Just as they [...]
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A Mango-Shaped Space
Posted on June 23, 2009 by Jessica in UncategorizedBy Wendy Mass Mia sees things a bit differently than most people. To her, numbers and letters all have colors, and sounds have both colors and shapes. For example, her cat’s purr is a yellowish-orange haze, which led to his name – Mango. Ever since a very embarrassing incident in third grade, Mia has [...]
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