Newest Blog Winners

Congratulations to our blog winners for the month of April.

Winner of a $50.00 iTunes educational app card is:
Mary R!




Winners of 5 additional prizes are:
Susette
Theresa
Stephanie
Mary H.
Jean B.

Thank you all for your contributions to our blog!

Chilly Milly Moo

I recently saw a cute picture book called Chilly Milly Moo about a cow who is having trouble producing milk because she is too hot.  The farmer is annoyed with her and threatens dire consequences if she doesn't perk up and give some milk.

There is a big, cold storm that spreads across the dairy farm----and when the farmer milks the cow, Milly, she produces ice cream instead of milk!

Do you remember the days when our schools and libraries weren't air-conditioned?  I can remember it being over 90 degrees in my classroom and trying to teach important concepts to hot, sweaty students.  I can remember bringing in a box fan from home to try and cool my classroom---and it was so noisy that I practically had to yell in order to be heard.  I can remember doing inventory in the un-air-conditioned library at the beginning of June and being hot, cranky, and grimy.

What are your memories of too-warm schools and libraries?  

AND---what is your favorite flavor of ice cream?  (The book doesn't indicate what flavor of ice cream that Milly produced).  :-)

Graphic Novels

How do your students generally feel about graphic novels? 

Are they popular?

Do they circulate a lot in your libraries?  

Do you feel like you have enough of them?  

Do your students ever read the graphic novel ebooks?

I recently looked at a brand new book by Eve Bunting called Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?

It's about a little duck who has a new pair of socks that he is very proud of, but he has lost them!  He wanders among his friends and asks each of them if they have seen his new socks.

In the end, one of his buddies points out that Duck is WEARING his new blue socks.  

I hate it when I can't find something!  Like scissors.  Or scotch tape.  Or my keys.

What are some of the things in your library (or in your life) that get lost all the time?  

Speaking of Eve Bunting, she is 85 years old----and she is obviously still writing books!  She is originally from Ireland.  Do you have a favorite Eve Bunting book?

Jeanene's Birthday

Today is Jeanene's birthday!

Happy birthday to her!

Margo's Birthday

Today is Margo's birthday!

Happy birthday to her!

Lonnie's Birthday

Today is Lonnie's birthday!

Happy birthday to her!