Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

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, children's, children's books, alphabet

Christmas with Norman Rockwell

For a holiday treat, check out Deck the Halls , which pairs the words of the familiar "yuletide carol" with paintings by Norman Rockwell. Thumb through this book for a short introduction to Rockwell's art and a perspective on Christmas that...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 10:29 am by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: books, children's, Christmas, Norman Rockwell

We missed you!

If you missed our American Girls book discussion yesterday, you missed some historical Christmas treats. We enjoyed Addy's Sweet Potato Pudding, and Samantha's gingerbread. Peanut butter sandwiches represented Kit's depression-era fare, and...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2008 3:34 pm by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: mccollough branch, juvenile fiction, moms, American History, family program, children's, cake, cooking with kids, American Girls

Christmas -- Make a Present!

What better for a kid than to make a present for a relative or teacher? And what beloved grandparent, aunt, or parent is not thrilled with something made by the hands of their little darling? Kids get a great feeling of satisfaction from having created...

Published Wed, Dec 12 2008 2:35 pm by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl

Filed under: oaklyn branch, grandparents, kids, crafts, children's, Christmas presents

If you love the American Girls...

...You'll love An American Girl Christmas at McCollough Branch this Thursday, December 4, at 3:30 pm. Mothers and daughters (and Grandmothers!) are invited to share the stories of American Girls Addy, Samantha, Kit and Molly. We'll also be enjoying...

Published Sat, Nov 11 2008 12:28 pm by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: mccollough branch, juvenile fiction, American History, books, children's

What does it mean to be poor?

People are talking about tough times economically, and many fear it will get worse. For an idea of what it really means to be poor, try reading Ruth White's Little Audrey. White writes in the forward that the story of four little girls and their parents...

Published Sat, Nov 11 2008 11:50 am by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: juvenile fiction, books, children's authors and illustrators, children's, poverty, coal mining, West Virginia

Honey Cake

Every year, David's mother bakes a honey cake for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year celebration. Eating honey cake symbolizes the hope that the new year will be sweet. David's sister Rachel expresses the opinion of all Denmark in 1943: "A...

Published Fri, Nov 11 2008 3:39 pm by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: reviews, juvenile fiction, history, children's authors and illustrators, wartime escape, children's, Nazis, World War II, Germany, Jews, Denmark, cake, Joan Betty Stuchner, Rosh Hashanah

How Long Could YOU Keep From Talking?

Dave was normally a pretty noisy 5th-grader. In fact, maybe he was a loudmouth. But after reading about Gandhi, and how for many years he spent one day a week not talking at all, Dave thought it was worth finding out what it would be like to keep silent...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 5:12 pm by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl

Filed under: fiction, reviews, Andrew Clements, school stories, juvenile fiction, kids, books, children's

If you Turnip your nose at these books, you'll be in The Doghouse

Pig and Mouse have a surprise for Cow's birthday! They are baking the best birthday cake ever! Duck wants to help, but who wants TURNIPS for their birthday? Who indeed? A Birthday for Cow answers that question, while its companion story The Doghouse...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2008 12:46 pm by mrsweasley@evpl

Filed under: Mo Willems, pig, books, children's authors and illustrators, children's, mouse, duck, cow

Ssshhhh, listen...

In this tale, it's Bedtime at the Swamp -but, what's that sound? Splish Splash rumba rumba bim bam boom! Is it a monster? Or something worse? A repetitive text and funny illustrations will make this book just "scary" enough!

Published Thu, Oct 10 2008 6:06 pm by HipChick@evpl

Filed under: children's, bedtime, swamp

Think Honda Is Only a Car? Think Again!

I love my Honda Civic -- but I was surprised to learn that Honda is the last name of Soichiro Honda, born in Japan in 1906. Honda: The boy Who Dreamed of Cars is a picture book biography that begins with his early life and shows the long road to his eventual...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2008 6:45 pm by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl

Filed under: reviews, picture books, vehicles, children's, Honda

Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour

How does a kid feel when the electricity goes out in the middle of the night and he can't find anyone but his dog? That's what happens to the boy in Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour by Eve Bunting. Donald Carrick's pictures are very realistic...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2008 5:16 pm by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl

Filed under: reviews, picture books, kids, Halloween, spooky stories, dogs, children's

My bologna has a first name...

Oscar is having a tough halloween. He is a daschund whose mom embarrasses him with a "special" costume, the mean kids make fun of him and hog all the treats, and two pesky cats are just pesky. But, this Hallo-wiener is able to make a heroic...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2008 9:10 am by HipChick@evpl

Filed under: Halloween, dogs, children's

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