This show was sponsored by members of Altrusa International of Bellevue. We thank them for their generous support!
Here are some photos and videos from the show:
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
"Adventures in Wonderland" Puppet Show!
Presented by puppeteer Brian Henning at the Bellevue Public Library on Wednesday, October 9, 2013.
This show was sponsored by members of Altrusa International of Bellevue. We thank them for their generous support!
Here are some photos and videos from the show:
This show was sponsored by members of Altrusa International of Bellevue. We thank them for their generous support!
Here are some photos and videos from the show:
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Getting to know...Candace Fleming!
I recently had the opportunity to meet children's book author Candace Fleming at the Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival in Seward, Nebraska.
Candace has written many books including:
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Oh, No! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School
You can learn more about Candace and her books by visiting her website.
* She is currently working on 3 new projects!
* Writing is a "messy" business. She writes drafts of her books on loose-leaf paper. This way it doesn't feel permanent - so she doesn't have any qualms about editing, crossing out, etc. She told us she makes "discoveries, not mistakes"! She thinks of her books as works in progress.
* Candace's work involves writing many, many stories, or parts of stories. She said she knows something has a good chance of being published when she senses that it "has a heartbeat"!
* She lived for a time in Borneo. She said that nothing felt familiar to her, that it brought her back to when she was young and everything was new and different.
* While in Borneo and on a safari in India she encountered many animals including wild boars, monkeys, slow lorises, sun bears, tigers and elephants.
* Her experiences in Borneo and India inspired her to pull out an old draft of a story and rewrite it. It eventually became the story "Oh, No!"
I enjoyed meeting Candace Fleming and her husband, Eric Rohmann, and hearing about the creative process these two talent people go through in writing a book!
Keep reading!
~ Mrs. B.
Candace has written many books including:
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by G. Brian Karas
Oh, No! by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann
The Lincolns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham and Mary
Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School
You can learn more about Candace and her books by visiting her website.
Highlights from Candace's talk:* She is currently working on 3 new projects!
* Writing is a "messy" business. She writes drafts of her books on loose-leaf paper. This way it doesn't feel permanent - so she doesn't have any qualms about editing, crossing out, etc. She told us she makes "discoveries, not mistakes"! She thinks of her books as works in progress.
* Candace's work involves writing many, many stories, or parts of stories. She said she knows something has a good chance of being published when she senses that it "has a heartbeat"!
* She lived for a time in Borneo. She said that nothing felt familiar to her, that it brought her back to when she was young and everything was new and different.
* While in Borneo and on a safari in India she encountered many animals including wild boars, monkeys, slow lorises, sun bears, tigers and elephants.
* Her experiences in Borneo and India inspired her to pull out an old draft of a story and rewrite it. It eventually became the story "Oh, No!"
I enjoyed meeting Candace Fleming and her husband, Eric Rohmann, and hearing about the creative process these two talent people go through in writing a book!
Keep reading!
~ Mrs. B.
Baby & Me Storytime
Presented at Bellevue Public Library on Tuesday, October 15 and Thursday, October 17, 2013.
Book:
Hugs & Kisses by Roberta Grobel Intrater
Songs:
Hello, Friends
(tune: "Goodnight, Ladies")
Hello, friends.
Hello, friends.
Hello, friends,
We're glad you came today!
This is a great song to use when introducing the children and parents in the group! After singing it the first time, we repeat it for each child, inserting his or her name in place of "friends".
Come Along and Sing With Me
(tune: "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Come along and clap with me,
Clap with me, clap with me.
Come along and clap with me
On a (windy, sunny, rainy, etc.) Tuesday (Thursday)
Come along and tap with me...
Come along and stretch with me...
Come along and sway with me...
Activities:
When Cows Get Up in the Morning
(a gentle bouncing rhyme)
When cows get up in the morning,
They always say "good day!"
When cows get up in the morning,
They always say "good day!"
"Moo, moo, moo!",
That's how they say "good day!"
"Moo, moo, moo!",
That's how they say "good day!"
Help your child think of other animals and their respective sounds as you continue this rhyme!
Pizza, Pizza, Pumpernickel
Pizza, pizza, pumpernickel,
My little baby shall have a tickle.
One on the nose,
And one on the toes,
And one on the tummy where the pizza goes!
Good Morning, Toes!
Good morning, toes,
Good morning, toes,
And how are you today?
I trust you had a good night's sleep
And now you're ready to play!
Help your little one identify other parts of his/her body as you continue this rhyme:
Good morning, knees...
Good morning, arms...
Good morning, tummy...
Our Hands Say Goodbye
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap.
Our feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap.
Clap, clap, clap,
Tap, tap, tap.
We roll our hands around and say... "Let's do it again!"
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap.
Our feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap.
Clap, clap, clap,
Tap, tap, tap.
We roll our hands around and say... "Goodbye!"
Our activity this week was Musical Instruments!
On Tuesday we met in the Children's Area, due to the Ward 1 City Council elections taking place in the storytime room. Because of this we enjoyed not only making sounds with our musical instruments, but also looking at the books and playing with the puzzles that are kept in that area! Our Thursday group also had a great time experimenting with various instruments to see what sounds they make.
Every Child Ready to Read® recommends exposing your child to music and singing! Singing helps children learn our language through its use of vocabulary and also by way of slowing down the pronunciation of words, so that your child can hear the individual sounds and syllables that make up words. The Bellevue Library has over 300 music CDs available for checkout. Our extensive collection represents a wide range of musical styles, performers, and types of music, such as lullabies, nursery rhymes and songs, seasonal recordings, classic music for kids, movie soundtracks, foreign language-learning, and party favorites!
This week's photos:
Library News:
This week we welcomed our new friends Hunter, Atticus, Genevieve, Aubriella and Lily to Baby & Me Storytime!
We also celebrated with Gabe, who turned ONE on October 17th!
Our next Baby and Me Storytime will be October 22 and 24, 2013!
Each Baby & Me Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing –were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).
Book:
Hugs & Kisses by Roberta Grobel Intrater
Songs:
Hello, Friends
(tune: "Goodnight, Ladies")
Hello, friends.
Hello, friends.
Hello, friends,
We're glad you came today!
This is a great song to use when introducing the children and parents in the group! After singing it the first time, we repeat it for each child, inserting his or her name in place of "friends".
Come Along and Sing With Me
(tune: "Mary Had a Little Lamb")
Come along and clap with me,
Clap with me, clap with me.
Come along and clap with me
On a (windy, sunny, rainy, etc.) Tuesday (Thursday)
Come along and tap with me...
Come along and stretch with me...
Come along and sway with me...
Activities:
When Cows Get Up in the Morning
(a gentle bouncing rhyme)
When cows get up in the morning,
They always say "good day!"
When cows get up in the morning,
They always say "good day!"
"Moo, moo, moo!",
That's how they say "good day!"
"Moo, moo, moo!",
That's how they say "good day!"
Help your child think of other animals and their respective sounds as you continue this rhyme!
Pizza, Pizza, Pumpernickel
Pizza, pizza, pumpernickel,
My little baby shall have a tickle.
One on the nose,
And one on the toes,
And one on the tummy where the pizza goes!
Good Morning, Toes!
Good morning, toes,
Good morning, toes,
And how are you today?
I trust you had a good night's sleep
And now you're ready to play!
Help your little one identify other parts of his/her body as you continue this rhyme:
Good morning, knees...
Good morning, arms...
Good morning, tummy...
Our Hands Say Goodbye
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap.
Our feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap.
Clap, clap, clap,
Tap, tap, tap.
We roll our hands around and say... "Let's do it again!"
Our hands say goodbye with a clap, clap, clap.
Our feet say goodbye with a tap, tap, tap.
Clap, clap, clap,
Tap, tap, tap.
We roll our hands around and say... "Goodbye!"
Our activity this week was Musical Instruments!
On Tuesday we met in the Children's Area, due to the Ward 1 City Council elections taking place in the storytime room. Because of this we enjoyed not only making sounds with our musical instruments, but also looking at the books and playing with the puzzles that are kept in that area! Our Thursday group also had a great time experimenting with various instruments to see what sounds they make.
Every Child Ready to Read® recommends exposing your child to music and singing! Singing helps children learn our language through its use of vocabulary and also by way of slowing down the pronunciation of words, so that your child can hear the individual sounds and syllables that make up words. The Bellevue Library has over 300 music CDs available for checkout. Our extensive collection represents a wide range of musical styles, performers, and types of music, such as lullabies, nursery rhymes and songs, seasonal recordings, classic music for kids, movie soundtracks, foreign language-learning, and party favorites!
This week's photos:
Library News:
This week we welcomed our new friends Hunter, Atticus, Genevieve, Aubriella and Lily to Baby & Me Storytime!
We also celebrated with Gabe, who turned ONE on October 17th!
Our next Baby and Me Storytime will be October 22 and 24, 2013!
Each Baby & Me Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing –were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Getting to Know...Brian Pinkney and Helen Lester!
On Wednesday, October 9, I had the pleasure of meeting Brian Pinkney and Helen Lester who were signing copies of their books at The Bookworm Bookstore.
To learn more about Helen Lester and her books you can visit her website.
Here are a few photos I took as she was signing books for other eager readers:
Here, Helen Lester is talking about her book Tacky's Christmas and about the CD that accompanies the book. One of the songs on the CD is performed as a rap! Brian Pinkney, who was signing books at the same table, got in on the conversation!
Brian Pinkney
Brian Pinkney is the illustrator of many books, including Sleeping Cutie, written by (his wife) Andrea Davis Pinkney, Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella, written by Robert San Souci, and Busy-Busy Little Chick, written by Janice N. Harrington. He has received a great deal of recognition for his artistic talent, including two Caldecott honors and the Coretta Scott King Award! Visit Brian's website and click on "FAQ" to see the rather unusual way he creates many of his illustrations!
Helen Lester
I have been a fan of Tacky the Penguin, Wodney Wat, Fluffy the porcupine, and Helen Lester's other lovable characters for years!To learn more about Helen Lester and her books you can visit her website.
Here are a few photos I took as she was signing books for other eager readers:
Here, Helen Lester is talking about her book Tacky's Christmas and about the CD that accompanies the book. One of the songs on the CD is performed as a rap! Brian Pinkney, who was signing books at the same table, got in on the conversation!
One quick photo with Brian Pinkney and Helen Lester and
it was time for me to step aside and let others get
books signed and pictures taken!
it was time for me to step aside and let others get
books signed and pictures taken!
It was such a pleasure to meet Brian and Helen! Having met them makes their books that much more special to me. I hope you'll stop by the library sometime soon and check out some books by these wonderfully talented folks.
~ Mrs. B.Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Reading at the Ranch!
Reading at the Ranch was held at the Bellevue Berry Farm for students and families of Wake Robin Elementary School on Wednesday, October 9, 2013.
I was invited to read a story as children, parents and teachers gathered around the campfire. I read Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler.
The children provided the sound effects for this story. Everyone was given the choice of playing:
We used the sounds of these instruments to represent three creatures in the story: ghosts, skeletons and ghouls. Which instrument would you use to represent each creature?
As I read the story, children listened carefully for mention of "their" creature, then used their instrument to make a brief sound.
Here's how I decided to represent the three guests who were invited to have witch's stew:
* children who played the gravity tube were the ghosts
* those who played rhythm sticks were the skeletons, and
* those who chose to play maracas were the ghouls
After we finished with my story, Mrs. Bethel read Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf (The Other Side of the Story) written by Trisha Speed Shaskan, illustrated by Gerald Claude Guerlais
Finally, Mrs. Bethel and Dr. Kingsley read You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Michael Emberley
I was invited to read a story as children, parents and teachers gathered around the campfire. I read Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler.
Rhythm Sticks
~ or ~
Maracas
~ or ~
a Gravity Tube
We used the sounds of these instruments to represent three creatures in the story: ghosts, skeletons and ghouls. Which instrument would you use to represent each creature?
As I read the story, children listened carefully for mention of "their" creature, then used their instrument to make a brief sound.
* children who played the gravity tube were the ghosts
* those who played rhythm sticks were the skeletons, and
* those who chose to play maracas were the ghouls
After we finished with my story, Mrs. Bethel read Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten!: The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf (The Other Side of the Story) written by Trisha Speed Shaskan, illustrated by Gerald Claude Guerlais
Mrs. Bethel's dog, Carmen, starred as Little Red Riding Hood!
Next, Dr. Kingsley read Vunce Upon a Time by J. Otto Seibold, illustrated by Siobhan Vivian
Finally, Mrs. Bethel and Dr. Kingsley read You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Scary Tales to Read Together by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Michael Emberley
My dog Henry and I had a great time at the Ranch! Thanks, Wake Robin School, for inviting me back. It just wouldn't be fall without Reading at the Ranch with my Wizard friends!
I hope to see you soon!
~ Mrs. B.
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