Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Celebrate National Young Readers Week!

Celebrate National Young Readers Week with EVPL! Visit any of our 8 library locations or the book bus this week to vote for your favorite books. Children ages 2 - 8th grade may select their top 3 choices on a picture ballot. Submit that ballot for a chance...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2011 10:10 am by Blazer@evpl

Filed under: events, Young Hoosier books, kids, reading lists, books, reading, book lists, national young readers week

Stick to the schedule

Mister Bud likes things the way they are...his house, his toys, his schedule. But when a new dog comes to live with him, there's trouble. Zorro is bossy, Mister Bud is grumpy, but something surprising happens. Say Hello to Zorro! is about two complete...

Published Fri, Apr 04 2011 9:12 am by HipChick@evpl

Filed under: books, dogs

Turtle in Paradise

The title is misleading. No, this book is not about terrapin, but it is about paradise-the Florida Keys. The main character is a little girl named Turtle. During the Depression jobs are hard to find, but Turtle's mother gets another house cleaning...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 10:08 am by bookmarkbeck@evpl

Filed under: fiction, books

Books to Warm your Heart

February is full of holidays and special events, and we have books for every occasion. Here are some heart-warming books for that chilly mid-winter holiday, Valentine's Day ( February 14) and a bonus book for Black History Month. Dog meets Cat (and...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2010 4:57 pm by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: books, Black History, Valentines Day, authors and illustrators

Bless You!

Do you have the flu? Achoo! Did you know that teaching your children to cover thier mouths when they cough or sneeze is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of germs? Achoo! Did you know that with the current H1N1 flu issues, having your...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2010 12:52 pm by HipChick@evpl

Filed under: books, flu

Linnea

Linnea's Windowsill Garden and Linnea in Monet's Garden by Christina Björk and Lena Anderson are two garden books that are great even in cold weather! Linnea and I have something fun in common. We've both received amaryllis bulbs as Christmas...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2009 8:57 am by Shh_ImReading@evpl

Filed under: nonfiction, books, growing, gardens, flowers, Lena Anderson, art, Christina Bjork, Claude Monet

Books are the BEST Presents!

At our house, we give a lot of books as gifts - that may be a librarian thing, or maybe just because our whole family loves to read. Some of the books we're giving this year: For a nearly 11 year old: When You Reach Me and First Light , both by Rebecca...

Published Sat, Dec 12 2009 2:24 pm by kiya@evpl

Filed under: books, Christmas presents

Counting to Christmas

Waiting for an anticipated event (like Christmas) can be very difficult for young children, who have not developed a sense of the passage of time. Here are some books to help them count down the days. Counting to Christmas by Nancy Tafuri is a large-format...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2009 3:13 pm by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: books, Christmas, counting

Kissing Coyotes (& otherwise keeping your word)

Kissing Coyotes by Marcia Vaughan Jack Rabbit likes to brag. First he tells his friend Roadrunner he can dance with a rattlesnake. Next he tells Gila Monster he can scare a herd of longhorn cattle, all by himself. Finally he boasts to Fox that he can...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 3:19 pm by myzticrhythmz@evpl

Filed under: animals, books, folktales, southwest

Two Books for Boys (and Adventurous Girls)

Kids who enjoy stories about knights in armor and medieval life will want to read Roland Wright, Future Knight. Ten-year-old Roland longs to be knight, but that's an honor reserved for the noble class, and not the son of a blacksmith. When armor made...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 12:53 pm by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: books, adventure stories

Animals and ABCs

Kids love animals, so Creature ABC will fascinate them with its range of familiar and not-so-familiar beasts.Photographs from Andrew Zuckerman's 2007 work Creature are arranged alphabet-book style, with a letter and photograph on facing pages, then...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2009 1:51 pm by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: animals, books, alphabet

Cursed

The Pire family was perfectly happy living on Nostfer Avenue. But, when the new neighbors move in, things change quickly. The Wolfson's stay up all night, they lock their windows, and they love sunshine! What's a happy vampire family to do? They...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2009 11:19 am by HipChick@evpl

Filed under: books, werewolf, neighbors, vampires

Today's the perfect day

See that awful weather outside? Feel that chilly nip in the air? Today is the perfect day! Let's do nothing ! This story is about two little boys who have spent their day doing everything. Now what? They try to do the near impossible task of ten whole...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2009 1:24 pm by HipChick@evpl

Filed under: books, boys

There is just so much dirt in the world…

The farmyard is a dirty place. Can you imagine? Louisa, the pig with the pretty pink purse, writes letter after letter to upper management only to get this response…..”Dear Disgruntled, if you don’t like it, you can clean it up yourself...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2009 3:56 pm by HipChick@evpl

Filed under: books, pigs

Mercy Watson to the Rescue!

When my husband and I travel, I always bring audiobooks to pass the time. Last week we took a trip to Michigan with two of our grandchildren, ages 4 and 6. I knew I would need audiobooks to keep them occupied, but how could I please everyone? What could...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2009 2:50 pm by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: pig, easy readers, books, audiobooks, Mercy Watson, Kate DiCamillo

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