Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Zany Wooden Toys

by mrsweasley@evpl on Tuesday, November 3 2009, 1:04pm

I'm not a woodworker myself, but if I were, I would want to work my way through all the projects in Zany Wooden Toys the Whiz, Spin, Pop and Fly . It's a delightfully colorful book filled with excellent illustrative photos, clear and precise how...

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If You Were President, Would You . . .

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Thursday, January 8 2009, 4:41pm

lower gas prices? give money to the poor? bring the soldiers back? make smoking illegal? require everyone to graduate from high school? help keep the earth clean? try to bring peace to the world? OR would you . . .give out more ice cream? make more toys...

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Filed under: oaklyn branch, presidents, U.S. Presidents

Let it Snow!

by HipChick@evpl on Monday, January 26 2009, 9:18am

Today in storytime at Oaklyn we read all about snowmen. We decided that we really want it to snow this week and to help it along, we sang this song... I'm A Little Snowman (I'm a little teapot tune) I'm a little snowman, short and fat (put...

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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

Boys will be boys!

by HipChick@evpl on Wednesday, March 4 2009, 10:12am

Reading! There is something hilarious about “unmentionables!” Especially for those little boys! There have been some really creative books lately that will make you change your mind about talking in hushed tones. These books will teach you...

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Filed under: humor, underwear, books

And I thought James Patterson just wrote hundreds of books

by E-Ville Librarian@evpl on Thursday, March 5 2009, 3:30pm

I recently caught James Patterson doing the talk show schtick and was intrigued by a project he mentioned to the interviewer. Imagine my surprise when I found a plethora of book suggestions for young readers of most ages. With clean graphics and slick...

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Filed under: James Patterson, Read Kiddo Read

Christmas -- Cook a Present!

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Friday, December 5 2008, 12:33pm

We have lots of cookbooks for kids, and looking through them will reward you with a number of interesting things that could be made for presents. No-Cook Cooking by Ting and Neil Morris has recipes for creations that don't even require use of the...

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Filed under: food, Christmas presents, cooking with kids, Emeril

"Banjo Granny"

by FiddleChick@evpl on Wednesday, September 10 2008, 2:43pm

As I was looking for books patrons could check out that tied into my theme of the week (Folk Music) for Music Mania, I found a great book called " Banjo Granny " by Sarah Martin Busse & Jacqueline Briggs Martin. At the very beginning of...

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Filed under: storytime, Music, Banjo

What if your MOTHER were running for President?

by kiya@evpl on Tuesday, October 14 2008, 7:15pm

Vanessa kind of likes living in the Governor's Mansion with her mother, the governor of Florida. The food is really good, and you never know when you'll run into somebody famous, like Governer Schwarzenegger! But Vanessa is not happy that her...

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Filed under: school stories, presidents, elections

I see London, I see France...

by HipChick@evpl on Tuesday, September 23 2008, 4:00pm

I see someone’s…No, that’s wrong! An unsuspecting character finds something interesting. It’s a hat! All of the other animals think so too, except for one. This is a really cute book about unmentionables that will have kids and...

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Filed under: humor, underwear, books

Music Mania's Special Guests: Tales & Scales

by FiddleChick@evpl on Wednesday, September 24 2008, 8:29am

As a former Teaching Artist of Tales & Scales, I am SO happy to present the Tales & Scales Musictelling Company as our special guests at Music Mania this Friday, September 26th at 4:00 pm in the Central Library Lobby. This open reahearsal will...

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Filed under: events, storytime, Music

Who Was the Unhappiest President?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Friday, September 26 2008, 2:30pm

All U. S. Presidents have had their troubles, but Steve Sheinkin (yep, the same guy who wrote King George; What Was His Problem? ) writes about two who were President at the same time. When was that? During the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson...

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Filed under: history, Civil War, American History, presidents

Have You Heard This Story About Abe Lincoln ?

by UndergroundLibrarian@evpl on Saturday, October 4 2008, 12:27pm

There's a new picture book about Abe Lincoln. Deborah Hopkinson has written Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek; A Tall, Thin Tale (Introducing His Forgotten Frontier Friend). John Hendrix has drawn the pictures. When Abe was seven , he and his 3-years-older...

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Filed under: picture books, American History, Abraham Lincoln

Jack and Miss Stretchberry are back.

by kiya@evpl on Tuesday, November 18 2008, 2:54pm

Miss Stretchberry loves poetry, and makes it part of her classroom every day. In Love That Dog , we meet Jack, who thinks poetry isn't for boys, and that he can't understand it. The story is told through Jack's poetry assignments. As the year...

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Filed under: fiction, animals, school stories, poetry, Sharon Creech

Paint the Wind

by EZReader@evpl on Thursday, August 21 2008, 1:38pm

I just finished reading this book for our Young Hoosier Intermediate Committee. Loved this book! Give this great horse story to upper elementary/middle schoolers. It has plenty of action and adventure with a little sadness and humor thrown in, too. Plus...

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Filed under: Young Hoosier books, horses, books

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