Activities for Kids
There are many activities for kids from birth through age 12. Go to E*vents online for complete information, and to register for programs which require it. You can also sign up by phone at 838-3801, or at the library. If a program is full, you can pick up an 'I'm next' number at the desk to take the place of no-shows. If your child is signed up for an activity but won't be able to attend, please call 838-3801 to cancel. Featured September programs include:
- Reading with Dogs. September 7.
- Itsy-Bitsy Storytime: School Days. September 7 or 8.
- 39 Clues Book Club: The Maze of Bones. September 9.
- Saturday Breakfast Club: Sleepy Time. September 11.
- Cool Back-to Homeschool Party. September 22.
At the Teddy Bear Sleepover, the stuffed animals had a great time overnight - reading books, doing crafts, watching movies, and just having fun together!
Quick Reviews
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Wink : the Ninja Who Wanted to be Noticed by J. C. (Julie C.) Phillips
Wink was very happy to be accepted at the Summer Moon School for Young Ninjas. He was good at being strong but not good at being silent and secretive. A funny book about finding your strengths and working with them.
Joey is a baby kangaroo. One day he peeked out of the pouch and saw the world. "Mama," said Joey, "I want to hop!" He meets a bee then fearfully jumps back in the pouch - and that's the pattern of the book, until the day he meets another kangaroo. A simply charming book for young children.
The Paper Boomerang Book : Build Them, Throw Them, and Get Them to Return Every Time by Mark Latno. If you check this book out and learn to get a paper boomerang to return, tell us about it in the Children's Room - don't demonstrate it though!
Looking for phonics books? The library has two new complete series based on letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make for beginning readers. Aă by Kelly Doudna is in The Alphabet series. The other is It's A! by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann
in the It's the Alphabet! series. Try one in each series to see which you and your child prefer. They are on the NEW shelf for a couple of months, so look for them there, or ask for help finding them.
The Big Sleep Book by Guido van Genechten.
This big board book uses simple drawings to show creatures sleeping, with a nice variety including animals not usually seen in board books, such as a crocodile, rhino (on his back,) bat (upside down,) and fish (in water.)
Birds by Kevin Henkes is the simple, gorgeous, and imaginative picture book I thought should have won the 2010 Caldecott Medal for outstanding picture book. Although the winner, The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney is great too. The library has both.
Mary Elting and Michael Folsom's Q is for Duck : an Alphabet Guessing Game A is for zoo. Why? Because Animals live there. B is for dog. Why? Because dogs Bark. It's fun to see if your preschooler can figure out the whys from A to Z. The pictures by Jack Kent are cartoony and expressive.
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Clementine means well, but she has trouble in school, with Margaret, pigeons, and a lot of trouble with hair. More polite than Junie B., and easier to read than Ramona, Clementine is a great new slice-of-life character with several sequels, The Talented Clementine, and Clementine's Letter. (Janet)
Girls and science mix together quite well in these two award winning books:
Almost astronauts : 13 women who dared to dream by Tanya Lee Stone. This nonfiction book is a 2010 SIBERT MEDAL AWARD finalist.
The evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Kelly, Jacqueline. This
fiction book, with a beautiful cover, is a 2010 John Newbery Honor Book.
Cookie by Wilson, Jacqueline. Shy, unglamorous Beauty needs her imaginary conversations with the gentle host of the TV show Sam and Lily in the Rabbit Hutch. Then something happens and everything changes. Great book, and the illustrations by Nick Sharratt are EXACTLY right.
"British author, Angie Sage dives right into the world of wizards and 
magic in Magyk, the first book in the intriguing Septimus Heap series."
"Doesn't disappoint." The magician's elephant by Kate DiCamillo.
Board Games!
If you are going to be here for a while, ask for one of our board games.
Get Free Books for Your Child in the Early Readers Club!
Children who enroll in the Early Readers Club get 12 books per year and a storage chest-container in the mail. Children receive books until they turn 6 years old or move out of the area. Registration is open to children in Hendricks County. Parents /caregivers may pay $20 per year per child or request a scholarship upon registration. For more information, on-line registration, and registration forms, visit the United Way web site at: http://www.uwci.org/erc.
The library subscribes to TumbleBook Library, an online collection of animated, talking picture books. TumbleBooks add animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books. There are related online games and audiobooks for older children.
Many of our books are labeled with purple Accelerated Reading Program reading levels on the spine. Download the brochure about finding AR books in the Children's Room. Do you want to see if a certain book has a quiz? Go to the Quiz Store at the AR web site.