Book of the Day

  Most young listeners never get
tired of this toy-comes-alive-tale
especially because of its happy ending.  
The book begins when a small bear
gets locked in a department store over
night.  Corduroy is idea for readers who
are three through eight years of age.

Find this story in our Parkside
Media Center or at the Lawrence Public Library:

http://www.lawpubliclibrary.org/ 

Thanks for reading to youngsters.
We say "Yes" to good books for kids!

Book of the Day

  When you share its rhythmic text,
inviting pictures, humor, and a tale

surrounding the heroine's trip to a 
hospital in Paris, "Madeline" becomes
that book that's truly unforgettable. 

Find this story in our

Parkside Media Center

or at the Lawrence Public Library:

http://www.lawpubliclibrary.org/ 

Thanks for reading to youngsters.
We say "Yes" to good books for kids!

Book of the Day

  This read aloud is a perfect bedtime

story for any child.  The beautiful water color

illustrations depict Jan Yolen's poetic story
of a young one and father, out in the woods. 

 "When you go owling you don't need words. 

You don't need anything but hope. 

Sometimes there isn't an owl, 

but sometimes there is." 

Find this story in our

Parkside Media Center

or at the Lawrence Public Library:

http://www.lawpubliclibrary.org/ 

Thanks for reading to youngsters.
We say "Yes" to good books for kids!

Book of the Day

  This little gem reveals all the
places imagination, and a purple
crayon can take you!  It all starts
with one small boy and his
decision to take a walk in the
moonlight.....this tale's a treasure.

 

Find Harold and the Purple Crayon
in the Title 1 Room.  Just ask your teacher.

Thanks for reading to youngsters.
We say "Yes" to good books for kids!

Book of the Day

A beautiful story which earned the 1963 

Caldcott Medal, awarded annually to the

artist creating the most distinguished

American picture book for children.  

Keats evokes the excitement and awe

of a little boy awakening to discover
his neighborhood in the city is
blanketed under thick, heavy snow. 

We promise "delight" in your

forecast when you read it to a child! 

 

Find this story in our

Parkside Media Center

or at the Lawrence Public Library:

http://www.lawpubliclibrary.org/ 

Thanks in advance for sharing.
We say "Yes" to good books for kids!

Book of the Day

This rhyming, fun tale treats listeners
to all 26 letters of the alphabet.  In
fact the whole gang prove to be a bit
difficult for the coconut tree. 

 Why? 
A game of follow-the-leader, of course! 

Find this story in our

Parkside Media Center

or at the Lawrence Public Library:

http://www.lawpubliclibrary.org/ 

Thanks in advance for sharing.
We say "Yes" to good books for kids!

 

New Year's Eve Crafts

http://www.redtedart.com/2012/11/01/new-years-eve-crafts/

Time to get "crafty," for
2015 is right around the corner.  

Red Ted Art

has some grand 

ideas to help your family

usher in the New Year!