Buzz on Books # 18

With the weather cold, windy, and unbearable to be out in, parents may wonder how to keep their family entertained. Julia Sweet's 365 Activities for Fitness, Food, and Fun for the Whole Family is the perfect book to look in for ideas. Having your children make cds of them singing to enjoy at a later time is just one of the hundreds of ideas from the book.

The Toddler's Busy Book by Trish Kuffner focuses on activities for toddlers interact in. Perfect for parents, preschools, babysitters and more, Alphabet sand to Zoo sandwiches, toddlers 1 1/2 to 3 years old will have enough activities to last them a lifetime. Check these out and more from our Parenting section in the Children's Place at the Twinsburg Public Library.

The Buzz on Books # 17

Books about Bugs and Birds are our specialty this week. The cute and very simple book The Crunching Munching Caterpillar by Sheridan Cain and illustrated by Jack Tickle is about a caterpillar that meets a bumblebee, bird, and butterfly. They all are light as a feather and flying through the air while poor caterpillar has to get around on the ground with his many legs. Although this makes the caterpillar sad, he understands that feet are for walking and wings (which he doesn't have) are for flying. After a very long sleep the caterpillar awakes and learns that he is also now light as a feather and has wings to fly, as he is now a butterfly.

The second book, The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! is about that ever-so-famous pigeon from the Caldecott Honor book Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! In this book written and illustrated by Mo Willems, the pigeon finds a hot dog and is excited to have something so delicious that he has all to himself. That is, until a duckling waddles along and questions the pigeon about the hot dog. After several questions the pigeon becomes upset with the duckling and decides in the end to share the hot dog with the duckling. This book is short and amusing, perfect for a quick family read that teaches sharing. Stop by the Children's Place of the Twinsburg Public Library today to pick up these books as well as others by these authors.

The Buzz on Books # 16

Everybody likes to go shopping, even monkeys! In the book Five Little Monkeys Go Shopping by Eileen Christelow, Mama Monkey has a hard time keeping her little monkeys to remain together and not wander off. The monkeys don't listen, and after Mama Monkey finally finds her little ones, she realizes there are fourteen little monkeys!! This book has simple math up in the corner for a child to practice subtraction while reading about silly monkeys.

Also, everybody enjoys reading! Todd Parr's Reading Makes You Feel Good describes where one can read, who one can read to, what one can read, and how, as the title says, reading makes you feel good. Reading about animals to a sibling in a park for a class project are just some of the many reasons why reading makes you feel good. These BRAND NEW books are available now in the Children's Place at the Twinsburg Public Library!

The Buzz on Books # 15

At the end of the week there are two big programs hosted at the Twinsburg Public Library. "Paws to Read" with therapy dogs will be on Saturday morning from 10:00-12:00. Then in the afternoon at 2:00 there will be a play put on by the Solon Center for the Arts will be performing Junie B., First Grader at Last. Continuing with those themes I chose the books Arthur's New Puppy by Marc Brown and Junie B., First Grader at Last by Barbara Park.

Arthur's New Puppy is the story of Arthur attempting to house train his brand new puppy Pal. Unfortunately Pal wandered everywhere and would not obey anyone, and Arthur's parents were not very happy. Arthur and his friends come up with ideas for how they would train Pal, and in the end Pal becomes a lifesaver to the family.

In Junie B., First Grader, Junie is worried about going to first grade. Her best friends have new friends, she names her teacher Mr. Scary, and worst of all she needs to get glasses, and is afraid she will be made fun of. Junie B. learns in the end that her classmates think her purple glasses are cool, and everything else soon falls into place.

Winter Festivities

As the snow (unfortunately) begins to fall outside and sitting by the fireplace sipping hot chocolate seem like the best way to spend the evening, reading a great book is also a great treat! Twinsburg Public Library's Winter Reading Club will be starting on Tuesday November 13th. This year's theme is "Treat Yourself to a Good Book." Every book listened to or read will add up, and you'll have chances to win prizes. Plus, as you enter the Children's Place, you will see gumdrops galore, a winter wonderland arch, paintings on the Toddler Room windows as well as in the reading area, and plenty more sights to come. Other festivities occurring during December are the Gingerbread House Party on the 1st, Daddy's Little Princess Party on the 8th, a showing of the movie The Polar Express on the 16th, and the ever popular American Red Cross Child Care Class on the 27th. Remember registration is required for all programs. So start counting down the days to December as well as the number of books that you read, and come on in to the Children's Place at the Twinsburg Public Library!

The Buzz on Books Book of the Week # 14

As the week ends and the weather gets colder, many people begin to feel under the weather themselves. I for one have been fighting off a cold for a week now, and thought that this week's Buzz on Books Book of the Week theme should be about being sick. Everybody knows it isn't fun being sick, especially when you're a teacher like Miss Malarkey and worry about your class behaving for a substitute. That can make anyone feel worse. In the book Miss Malarkey Won't Be in Today by Judy Finchler, the teacher becomes paranoid thinking about how her class will act when there is a substitute teacher. Miss Malarkey rushes to school, questioning what she may see. Readers will laugh at the crazy ideas Miss Malarkey creates in her mind, and may need to be reminded to be respectful of others.

The Get Well Soon Book: Good Wishes for Bad Times by Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan describes many injuries and illnesses that can cause a bad day for anyone. Every creature mentioned in the book needs some sort of bandage or care after their accidents. From braking a tooth to breaking out in stripes, silly things happen to silly people.

The last book is a chapter book about a girl who wants to become a doctor like Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor. In Judy Moody, M.D.: The Doctor is In! by Megan McDonald, Judy Moody learns about the human body in school. Then, she becomes even more educated when her brother Stink has tonsillitis, and soon after so does Judy Moody! Whether you are feeling under the weather and could use a good book or you are reading for pleasure and feeling great, come on in to the Children's Place at the Twinsburg Public Library and check out books today!