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Friday Funday: Star Trek Opposites Board Book

January 11, 2012 - 12:25pm — CLEL

Post by Lisa C.

Are you a sci-fi nerd? Want to share a bit of nostalgia with your little one? Then this book is for you! Experience all the awesomeness that is Star Trek with your child. See Spock as "calm" and Kirk "surprised." All the images are from the original episodes. I hope your library has a copy for you to enjoy!

 

Friday Funday! The Snowy Day is 50 Years Old!

January 6, 2012 - 4:57pm — Mary K.

Did you know that the Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats was published 50 years ago? No? Neither did I! But I guess it MUST be true, as I'm almost 41 and I LOVED the book as a child.

Friday Funday! Daniel Handler Interviews Strangers About "Why We Broke Up"

December 22, 2011 - 9:00pm — Mary K.

Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), author of such gems as the Series of Unfortunate Events...um...series and The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming, has teamed up with illustrator Maira Kalman on Why We Broke Up.

Friday Funday: Muppet Babies "By the Book"

December 15, 2011 - 2:18pm — CLEL

For your Friday fun today, we bring you a little nostalgia: remember Muppet Babies? In this episode, our heroes find themselves in a nursery without toys (*gasp!*). Nanny brings in a box of books, but the babies can't yet read! What will they do? Kermit knows the answer, and it's right out of one of our early literacy trainings!

This is part 1. Links below the video are for parts 2 and 3:

 

Friday Funday: The Night Before Christmas, Illustrated by Jan Brett with Soundtrack by the Boston Pops

December 9, 2011 - 5:03pm — Mary K.

Jan Brett, prolific author of gloriously illustrated picture books like The Mitten and Berlioz the Bear, has re-released

Friday Funday! Kidlit Book Trailers

November 18, 2011 - 2:44pm — Mary K.

Boy, Dianne de las Casas has been busy lately! First, she creates Picture Book Month, that we are currently celebrating (remember last week's Friday Funday?). Now, she's created a website where we can watch book trailers for kids' books. Become a member, and you can upload videos too, or join groups and discuss them!

Friday Funday: Visit Bear at Karma Wilson's Website!

September 9, 2011 - 11:32am — CLEL

Karma Wilson, the author of Bear Snores On and A Frog in the Bog (among others), is not only great children's book writer -- she also has a great website.  Find out more about Karma, her books, and the characters in the books.

Friday Funday: Book Trailers!

September 1, 2011 - 9:00pm — Mary K.

One of the newer promotional tools publishers are using to get the word out about their new books are video trailers. Just like movie trailers, book trailers give you a taste of the story and characters, often with some animation and the author's own words. School librarian Mr.

Friday Funday! Pottermore!

June 29, 2011 - 3:05pm — CLEL

Post by Lisa C.

Friday Funday! Book Paintings

June 9, 2011 - 9:00pm — CLEL

Post by Lisa C.

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