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Mon, October 26th, 2009
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea - Connections for Kids
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan

Lynn: When PBS aired The National Parks: America’s Best Idea in September I was glued to the television. I had my popcorn and I sat for six glorious nights marveling at what I was seeing and hearing. In true librarian fashion, I had checked out a copy of the accompanying book ahead [...]


Wed, October 14th, 2009
When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan

Lynn: This quiet little masterpiece is one of my favorite books this year. When the Whistle Blows (Penguin/Philomel 2009) may be a debut novel but Slayton writes with a polished skill that many a veteran author would envy. The novel has an interesting construction - seven complete short stories that build upon each [...]


Fri, October 2nd, 2009
The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan

Lynn: Sometimes books are just so special, so full of wonderful elements that I find it difficult to write about them. I don’t know where to start! The Storm in the Barn (Candlewick, 2009) is just that sort of book. This exquisitely crafted graphic novel is a wondrous blend of genres: [...]


Fri, August 28th, 2009
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan

Lynn: “I tried to make August last because September, and school, didn’t look good. We were not only newcomers, but we were P.K.’s - preacher’s kids. So everybody’d be gunning for us, and we’d be living in a fishbowl.” 11-year old Bob has a lot to worry about. Not only is his family new in [...]


Tue, August 25th, 2009
Family Trip? Listen to a Great Book Together!
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan

Lynn: Here in Michigan we have two glorious weeks left before the school bell rings the day after Labor Day. Many families are wedging in one more trip and we’d like to remind everyone of a terrific way to while away the miles, avoid squabbles and enjoy something together. Listen to an audio book! I [...]


Wed, August 12th, 2009
Tricking the Tallyman by Jacqueline Davies
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan

Lynn: Phineas Bump, Assistant Marshal of the United States, is assigned to count the people of the great state of Vermont in 1790. He is “saddle-sore, heartsick and down on his luck” when he rides into Tunbridge. In the first house he calls on he meets Mrs. Pepper who fears that the tally will be [...]


Wed, May 20th, 2009
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan

Lynn: Sometimes you just fall in love with a book and that is the case with The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Holt, May 2009) for me. I read it under trying circumstances too. I was suffering from a really horrendous case of poison ivy. (Yes, yes, I know about shiny leaves of three but [...]





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