Merry Christmas everyone!

See you back at school next year! Enjoy your break ~

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One of my favorites...

Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (Robert E. Barry) is one of my all-time favorite Christmas stories! I have loved it since i was a little girl. This week I want to share it with all our students...

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I LOVE it!!

Dinosaurs

To continue our comparison of fiction vs. non-fiction, we talked about dinosaurs this week! Dinosaur books are found in 567 of our non-fiction, and we talked about some giant dinosaurs and the smallest dinosaurs. Then we read this great story...

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We love that the illustrator included pictures of ACTUAL dinosaurs and shared their name. That way we can look them up and learn more about them.  My favorite dinosaur in this story is the Dimorphodon.

Bears

We've been learning the difference between fiction and non-fiction, and this week we discussed "real" bears, and "pretend" bears... =)

REAL bear books are found in 599 of the non-fiction books in our library. We found books about black bears, grizzly bears, panda bears, and polar bears. We also talked about hibernation, and how nice it would be (for me at least) to sleep through winter =) Then we read a super cute story about one of MY favorite bears...

 

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I LOVE Bear...

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

It's almost time for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! I LOVE this time of year (minus the snow)! The parade is a family tradition, we turn it on and watch while we prepare for the day, getting dinner ready, playing games, doing crafts... it's a wonderful way to spend Thanksgiving Day morning.

 

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This fun book is the "True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade" and is a great read! Illustrator Melissa Sweet (Caldeccott Honor Winner) has done a beautiful job (as always) with this book! We will be learning all about the history behind Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade this week, and fun facts about parades in general! Visit the Macy's Web page for fun activities for your family!

 Happy Thanksgiving!

Blackout!

With the East Coast still recovering from Hurricane Sandy, (hundreds of thousands are still without power) I thought it would be a great time to introduce one of our Beehive Book Award Nominees this year...

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Blackout, written and illustrated by John Rocco! This is such a wonderful book, with a great story, and beautiful illustrations! When the power goes out in a busy city neighborhood, amazing and wonderful things happen in this cute family and the community around them. It's a great read, and the illustrations tell as much of the story as the words. Don't miss this! I'm excited to share it with our students this week!

The Book Fair is Coming, the Book Fair is Coming!

NEXT WEEK!! Yay!

But if you can't wait until next week...you can shop our ONLINE Book Fair, starting TOMORROW!

(Click on the image above, and it will take you directly to our online fair! 

Don't you just LOVE technology?)

Books that are ordered online will be delivered here to our school, and you can pick them up after the fair has ended.  Grandparents that live out of state, can purchase books for your families, and NOT pay SHIPPING! (I love no shipping...)

Want to donate a book to a teachers classroom? Purchase online, and again, it's delivered right here to our school, and you can specify which teacher you would like to give it to.  Nice, huh? =) Whichever way you choose to shop, just don't forget to SHOP!  The holiday season is just around the corner, and the little readers in your life would LOVE a new book, or two, or three... or... more! =)

Thank you SO much for your wonderful support of our school, our library, and most importantly, our students!

OH!! And don't forget... The 2013 Scholastic Book of World Records will be at our fair ($10.99) and WE ARE IN IT!! Remember?  Our FOURTEENTH Place WORLD finish in the Scholastic's Read for the World Record?  yes!!