Celebrate Twins Day with a New Book!

One of our favorite authors for children, Andrew Clements, has written a great new story...all about twins!

Simon & Schuster

Although it's a drag to be constantly mistaken for each other, in truth, during those first days at a new school, there's nothing better than having a twin brother there with you. But on day one of sixth grade, Ray stays home sick, and Jay is on his own. No big deal. It's a pretty nice school, good kids, too. But Jay quickly discovers a major mistake: No one seems to know a thing about his brother. Ray's not on the attendance lists, doesn't have a locker, doesn't even have a student folder. Jay almost tells the school -- almost -- but then decides that this lost information could be very...useful. And fun.
As Ray and Jay exploit a clerical oversight, they each find new views on friendship, honesty, what it means to be a twin -- and what it means to be yourself. Entertaining, thought-provoking, and true-to-life, this clever novel is classic Andrew Clements times two: twins!

More 50 Fabulous Books

Everyone knows dogs are supposed to bark.

But what do you do with a dog that just sits there?

Or worse, makes other animal sounds? Bark George

is about a dog that acts so strange he is sent to the vet

to determine what's wrong.

Where the Wild Things Are is the classic

Caldecott about a boy who has quite an imagination

and explores a place with all things imaginable.

Fifty Fabulous Books

We are now into our second week of Go for the Gold... READ! and we already have over 1,000 listeners and readers signed up in our four different reading clubs. This is definitely shaping up to be a summer of breaking records!


Two more books that are on our Fifty Fabulous Books list are sure to bring back memories for parents reading to their young ones.


Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
is about a little girl mouse that has
the most unusual name that she
absolutely adores. But when she starts
school, she becomes weary about just how special her name is.




Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham
is a classic rhyming story about
all the crazy where's and how's
one can eat green eggs and ham.

Fifty Fabulous Books to Read this Summer

Welcome back to Booking for a Look! We took a little vacation from our blog as we prepared for Summer Reading Club at Twinsburg Public Library.

This summer our special Listening Club members are reading fifty fabulous books that we selected. We will be featuring two of these books each week throughout the summer.

This week we are featuring How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight by Jane Yolen and I Stink by Jim and Kate McMullen.

How do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight

If bedtime is a battle at your house, here's a book to help you and your child. Yolen's silly rhyming text pairs perfectly with Teague's funny illustrations of dinosaurs. Children will be able to relate to the behaviors of the dinosaurs in the story, and laugh at the ridiculous ways some of them react.









I Stink!

A garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores to leftover ziti with zucchini. This story will delight young readers, and is guaranteed to make you say "Ewww"!

Buzz on Books #30

As we reach the 30th Buzz on Books and the 50 posted blog, now is a perfect time to take a break from the book of the week. But for the last book, why not a book about winter, which we experienced so much of this past week. The Twelve Days of Winter by Deborah Lee Rose has the pattern of another book of hers titled The Twelve Days of Kindergarten. From twelve treats for tasting down to one bird feeder in a snowy tree, the book has very cute, detailed pictures with children having fun the whole way through. Perhaps reading this will put a smile on your face until spring arrives. Come on in to the Children's Place at the Twinsburg Public Library for this and many other books about seasons and more!

Buzz on Books #29

This week's Buzz on Books pick is a board book. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with this term, board books are very simple books for toddlers. These books are made of cardboard as opposed to paper pages, due to how toddlers may treat them, including putting them in their mouths. The book I chose is titled Rainbow Trucks by Priddy Books. This is a lift-the-flap board book that when opened looks like a rainbow. Each page is a different color, and has a different type of truck on each page. From garbage trucks to fire trucks, this book is perfect for your little one. This book is a few years old but the Children's Place *just* received a brand new copy this evening and it is ready for circulation. Come on in soon to take a look at this and other new board books, located in the Toddler Room at the Twinsburg Public Library.

Buzz on Books #28

This Buzz on Books is all about Clifford, that big, friendly red dog! Today the Children's Place is having a Clifford Party, with books, crafts, cupcakes, paws, and Clifford himself! Norman Bridwell's books are as popular today as they were when they were first published in 1962. There are not only dozens of books about Clifford, but the hit PBS show Clifford and video games. If you weren't able to sign up for our Clifford program, Clifford will be making a special repeat appearance tomorrow, Sunday, February 10th. Hope to see everyone there!