The Buzz of Books Book of the Week # 9

This is a special weekend Buzz on Books Book of the Week posting in recognition of the Cleveland Indians winning Central Division of the American League. Go Tribe!! To help everyone get into the spirit of October baseball, I have chosen the books Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer and Casey Back at Bat written by Dan Gutman. Casey at the Bat is a popular book that was a Caldecott Honors book thanks to the detailed illustrations by Christopher Bing. The story of Casey at the bat is in rhyming text and describes the tense moment of a baseball game when the team of Mudville was in need of a run. Casey stepped up to the plate with great confidence, ready to shine. The fans in the stands were screaming from their seats, all waiting to see their opponents lose in defeat. I won't give away the ending to the book for you.

The second book, again in rhyming text, has colorful, kid-friendly pictures. Up at bat for Mudville was Casey, and he hit the ball so high and so far that it just kept going. It soared past birds, all the way to Italy, to Egypt, India, and finally all the way out into outter space! Casey rounded third and headed home. The other team began to leave the playing field. Suddenly, the shortstop Moe saw something heading directly toward him from up, up above. He put his glove up in self-defense, and found to his surprise that he caught the baseball hit by Casey! And Casey was out of the game as Mudville lost.

Thankfully, the Indians did not face such misfortune in the game they played today. Congratulations to the Cleveland Indians and good luck playing in the American League Division Series. Again, GO TRIBE, and check out these as well as many other books about baseball at the Twinsburg Public Library!

The Buzz on Books Book of the Week # 8

The 4 books chosen for this week are fun family reads. The first book, My Family is Forever was written by Nancy Carlson. This book is a subtle book about adoption. The narrator describes how her parents wanted a child to love, and how even though she and her parents are not biologically related, they are still very similar and have an incredible amount of love for each other.

The second book is titled 31 Uses for a Mom, by Harriet Ziefert. As the title says, the book lists 31 things that mothers do for their children. The list mentions everything from being a bottle opener to a fixer-upper to a bank, mothers do all kinds of things for their children, and are awesome for it!

The Daddy Book by Todd Parr is similar to the previous book, but talks about fathers and how they interact with children. "Some daddies like to build sand castles... Some daddies like to cover you in sand." Some daddies should read this book with their children.

Finally, When I Am a Sister by Robin Ballard is a book that explains how it will be once the expected baby is finally born. The soon-to-be older sister asks questions as to how things will soon be, and her papa reassures her that everything will be perfectly fine, although some changes will have to be made.

Stop in to the Children's Place of the Twinsburg Public Library today for these and many more books about families.

Fall Children's Programs

Fall Children's Programs kicked off this week and are off to a great start! Our Story Time classes began the week of September 10th and will run through the week of December 10th.

Our Lapsit classes for children just born through 23 months are available:
Mondays at 10:45 am
Tuesdays at 6:30 pm
Wednesdays at 10:45 am
Registration is not required for our Lapsit classes so feel free to mix up your schedule or keep a regular class session.
Mommy and Me classes are for children ages 2-3 and their caregivers. There is still room in the following classes if you would like to register:
Mondays at 1:00 pm, 7:00 pm
Tuesdays at 9:45 am, 1:30 pm
Wednesdays at 6:30 pm
Thursdays at 9:45 am, 10:30 am
Our Story Time classes for older children ages 3 1/2, 4, and 5 also have spaces available in the following classes:
Mondays at 9:45 am
Tuesdays at 10:30 am, 1:30 pm, 6:30 pm
Thursdays at 1:30 pm, 6:30 pm

Language classes also began this past week. Sign Language classes held with Miss Debbie are Mondays:
4:15-4:45 for ages 4-6
5:00-5:30 for ages 7-9
6:00-6:45 for advanced 6-12
Baby Sign Language classes are birth to 36 months and are held on Fridays 10:00-10:30 am
Mandarin Chinese classes are held Mondays 5:45-6:15 pm for ages 4 and up.
There are still openings for our Spanish classes on Saturday mornings with Miss Charlene: 10:00-10:30 for ages 3-5
10:45-11:15 for ages 6-9
11:30-12:00 for ages 10-12
English for new American children is a brand new class starting up this fall on Wednesdays 5:30-6:30 for 1st graders and up.
Lastly, starting on Tuesday September 18th is another brand new class which is Bilingual Storytime. This is for ages 3 1/2 to 5 and is from 7:00-7:30.

Please call the Children's Place at 330-425-4268 ext. 3 to sign up!

The Buzz on Books Book of the Week # 7

Quick joke: What did the tree say to the leaf? Don't LEAF me!!! This week's Buzz on Books Book of the Week topic is leaves (in case you couldn't tell). I have gathered a handful of books about leaves for this week's suggestions. In the book Seasons: A Book of Poems by Charlotte Zolotow, there is one poem in particular that is perfect for autumn.

"Falling Leaves"

Autumn time is falling leaves

red and brown, yellow and brown

rustling rustling over the ground

drying stalk and piles of leaves

burning in the wind

smoke and fire

pumpkins and cider

autumn time is falling leaves.

The second book, Fall Leaves by Don L. Curry, has the main character describe everything that she can do with leaves once they fall. In the back of this Rookie Reader is a list of the words mentioned in the book.

The third book, Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall, explains the life of leaves, when they change colors, and how to draw animals with leaves. On the last page, there is a description of how leaves grow through the year.

Finally, the book Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace is about a mother and child bear that go hunting for leaves. They determine what shapes or objects the leaves they find look like, and they compare jagged edges before they begin to draw a tree full of leaves.

These four books will help to get you in the mood for fall and get you looking forward to the leaves changing colors and falling to the ground. Leaf for the Twinsburg Public Library now and check out these and more books about fall!

Input Welcome

We want your input!! If you, our loyal reader, have anything you would like to ask, comment, or request we put on our Booking for a Look blog or perhaps something about the Children's Place at the Twinsburg Public Library, you are more than welcome to do so! Please feel free to post a comment on our Booking for a Look blog or e-mail us at Miss Elizabeth's e-mail address, estefano@twinsburg.lib.oh.us and we will be sure to take your comments into consideration and answer your questions to the best of our ability. We encourage new ideas, opinions, and interests from all of our patrons. Thanks for reading and keep coming into the Children's Place at the Twinsburg Public Library for programs, books galore and more!

The Buzz on Books Book of the Week #6

"Llama llama red pajama reads a story with his mama." Llama Llama Red Pajama is our pick of the week. This is the perfect story to share before bedtime. In this funny, yet realistic book, Baby Llama settles into bed but isn't quite ready to fall asleep. Baby Llama (who is wearing red pajamas) yells for his mama after he is tucked into bed. Baby Llama is not very patient and begins to get worried that his mama is gone. The story is filled with rhyming text and great illustrations. Both parents and children will be able to relate to this wonderful picture book. Come to the Twinsburg Public Library to pick up Llama Llama Red Pajama and other great stories about bedtime.