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Another Good Story by Cornelia Funke

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, February 25 2009, 6:23pm

Besides the Inkheart series, Cornelia Funke has also written The Thief Lord , another exciting story. Recently-orphaned Prosper and his little brother Bo have run away from Germany to Venice to escape their mean aunt who is trying to adopt Bo. By great...

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Filed under: cornelia funke, adventure stories

We Are the Ship

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, February 25 2009, 6:16pm

Three cheers for We Are the Ship ! I wrote about this book earlier, and said I thought it might be a good candidate for the Caldecott Award. It didn't win that, but it did win the Sibert Award, for the most distinguished informational children's...

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Filed under: Newbery, Kadir Nelson, Coretta Scott King, authors and illustrators

Have You Seen INKHEART?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Saturday, February 21 2009, 11:07am

It's very seldom that I make it to a movie theater, but watching this movie during the recent power outage provided a welcome warm spot for me! And I really enjoyed it -- besides the obvious heat in the building, I mean! I had earlier devoured the...

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Filed under: movies, cornelia funke

Snack Attack, Mardi Gras Style

by E-Ville Librarian@evpl on Friday, February 20 2009, 11:29am

For those who didn't make yesterday's Snack Attack @ the MaC, I'll give you a second to weep... What you missed was Emeril's super-duper Creole Cornbread Stuffing , and Gourmet magazine's Cajun Chicken Stew . Be aware these foods included...

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Basketball is a beautiful game - and I like reading about it

by kiya@evpl on Friday, February 13 2009, 1:53pm

Just as there are basketball leagues for all ages of kids, there are also some great basketball stories for all sizes of kids, and all levels of readers. Some of the best basketball books I've read this year: Picture Books Swish by Bill Martin Jr...

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Filed under: books, basketball, sports stories

Ghosts of the Past (and Present)

by mrsweasley@evpl on Friday, February 13 2009, 11:22am

Have you ever been haunted by a book? I was haunted by a book I couldn’t remember. My mother told me that when I was about three years old, I had a favorite book, one I checked out over and over again. I had absolutely no recollection of that book...

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Filed under: picture books, books, haunted house, ghost, authors and illustrators

It's a Fairy Tale! It's an Alphabet Book! It's an Art Book! It's a Cookbook!

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Wednesday, February 11 2009, 7:30pm

It's Carmine: A Little More Red by Melissa Sweet! This LIttle Red Riding Hood version has a main character named Carmine. The first page shows the word ALPHABET (Granny taught Carmine to read by putting together the letters in her alphabet soup.)...

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Filed under: picture books, fairy tales, LIttle Red Riding Hood

Can one man really change the world?

by bookchick@evpl on Wednesday, February 11 2009, 9:46am

"Dr. Greg heard our voices. He felt the wind blow cold against his face, and he understood." In my mind, I picture Greg Mortenson, author of Listen to the Wind , standing outside the village of Korphe, Pakistan, surrounded by the majestic Karakorum...

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Filed under: book review, Three Cups of Tea, Susan Roth, Greg Mortenson, Pakistan, Listen to the Wind

Snap!

by HipChick@evpl on Tuesday, February 10 2009, 12:21pm

All of the other birds have eggs, Duck does not. So, when he finds one to sit on the other birds all make fun of him. What an Odd Egg! Duck waits and waits, while watching all of the other birds with thier babies. Until something unexpected happens. Creak...

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Filed under: books, ducks, eggs

Father Goose: An Up and Coming Children's Music Artist

by FiddleChick@evpl on Wednesday, February 4 2009, 9:59am

If you haven’t noticed, musical artists are finally recognizing children as a target audience. However, if you are anything like me, you don’t want to be stuck listening to Barney or the Wiggles for days as their music is truly not that stimulating...

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Filed under: Performance, Father Goose, Music Artists

The Silence of Snow

by bookchick@evpl on Monday, February 2 2009, 9:46am

Have you ever gone ouitside after a heavy snow and just listened? Without the noise of cars on the roads, and all summer sounds like lawnmowers and backyard barbeques all you hear is the silence of the snow. It's pure, white, crisp, and when the winter's...

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Filed under: books, snow, Carl Sams, Jean Stoick, winter

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