Online Catalogs!

This week, fourth graders have learned some of the functions of our online catalog. We use Destiny, and it is really easy for students to use.

Fourth grade is pumped, because they were given their logins and passwords to place books on hold. It had been exciting to see so many kids revved up to read!

Dav Pilkey

Dav Pilkey will be at Barnes and Nobel tonight from 6-8 signing his new book.

Sign up in our library to be the first to check out the signed copy in our library.

Brimhall Library Expectations

We had a wonderful first week of school. Students that came to the library helped create this video showing Library Expectations following--Respect, Responsibility, Best Effort, Care of Property, and Safety.

Enjoy!

Have You Seen My Duckling

Nancy Tafuri

Caldecott Honor  1985

This great little story was one I had never read before. It won the honor medal when I was seven--and this book seems very pre-school, so maybe I was just a bit too old??!!

I enjoyed reading this book to my kiddos. Oliver (3) seemed to get into it more than his older sister. We enjoyed hunting for the hidden duckling on each page. The bold drawings and simple story were appreciated by the young readers the book was intended for.

High: Looking for the hidden duckling on each page.

Low: This book has a limited audience. It is a book meant for the young (which I don't mind--it just isn't probably widely read).

My favorite illustration. I love the little heads peeping under the water. 

Teachers Celebrate and READ

Ms. Diffley, Mr. Thomas, Ms. McCormick, Ms. Oyanagi, Mrs. Wessman, and Mrs. Hinderer Celebrate and READ at Ms. Oyanagi's wedding!

Wow--our teachers really love reading!

Where have you been caught reading this summer- anna.zbacnik@isd623.org

There Was an Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly

Simms Taback

Caldecott Honor 1998

This was one of my favorite reads. The familiar song was great fun to sing to my kids as we flipped through the pages. Taback's illustrations were whimsical and humorous.  We loved how the pages had a hole in the middle so that we could view the animals as they were swallowed.

High: I loved how the text was a part of the artwork and wrapped around the "hole" that had the animals inside of it.

Low: I'm getting nit picky--but I do find the old lady to have very strange hair.

  

The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher

Molly Bang
Caldecott Honor 1981

Yikes! This was one creepy book. The illustrations were beautiful. However, they did not seem like they were made for children. I just didn't get it.

High: I loved the illustrations of the trees, and I loved how the grey lady's face would show while the rest of her was grey.

Low: Although the illustrations were beautiful--I really didn't like this book. The strawberry snatcher was a character that was creepy and almost a bit disturbing to me. Overall this book is one of my least favorites read so far.

Pictures I liked:)