November is Picture Book Month. Here are three favorites: Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood A charming take on a classic tale. Cinderella lives in space and dreams of working on rockets. When the Prince has a space parade, Cinderella and her stepfamily are invited, but she can only go if she fixes her broken spaceship.…
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Yes, it’s only Fall, but Christmas is coming! And this project could be adapted for many seasons by changing the leaf shape and adornments. Supplies: old book pages, scissors, acrylic paint, tape, wire, glue, and beads or other adornments. Step 1: To make 3 holly leaves, cut two identical (for the front and back…
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Witches be Crazy, the debut novel from Logan Hunder is a weird marriage of fairytale and contemporary storytelling. It reads a bit like a Monty Python skit, humorous parody. The novel opens with a kingdom in peril; King Ik is dying. A blacksmith named Dungar Loloth, after hearing of witchcraft dealings goes to Jenair to…
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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages…this book will stretch your imagination. Circus Mirandus is a middle grades novel but is a delight for all readers young and old. Similar to the books of Roald Dahl, this novel is a fun read. Micah is a young boy living with his ailing grandfather,…
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Lost & Found by Brooke Davis This debut novel comes to us from Australia. Brooke Davis brings to life three very alive, very different characters. The story follows the unlikely relationships of an old man Karl the touch typist, Agatha Pantha a widow, and Millie Bird an abandoned seven year old girl as they experience…
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Favorite Quote: I guess that’s the point of it all. No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. What’s It About? Clay comes home from school one day to find a box addressed to him on his doorstep. Inside he discovers seven…
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Our next Papercrafts class (June 30, 6:30 p.m.) will have “stars” as its theme, in anticipation of the Independence Day holiday. But stars can be used for so many occasions: “you’re a star,” Christmas, award party events, and more. Our papercrafts class repurposes old books or other random papers (the shiny stars were from the…
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Watercolor Workshop with 8-12 year-olds The Summer Reading theme for 2015 is all about heroes. So we had a watercolor workshop that mimics the explosive comic book style popular in graphic novels. Here’s a list of materials: 2 sheets of watercolor papers – the background is 6″ by 9″ and the foreground lettered…
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The May 5 gathering for papercrafts was a success! We successfully repurposed damaged books and other assorted papers into little lovelies to give for Mother’s Day, or really any special occasion where a handcrafted card would be appropriate. Here’s one of the Pinterest finds on NPL’s Bookish Papercrafts board. And here’s what our version looked…
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Five by Ursula Archer When a woman’s corpse is found in a meadow with a strange combination of letters and numbers tattooed on the soles of her feet, Detective Inspector Beatrice Kaspary is led on a modern-day scavenger hunt where each discovery is more gruesome than the other. An international best-seller. – (Baker & Taylor…
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