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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 are too different in too many ways to get along. Little Pire Bram writes to his Grandfather in Transylvania
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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 seconds of nothing! Hold their breath, not a blink of an eye, remain absolutely still. The cartoon
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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.” Louisa huffs off to the big city, but learns that the farm really isn’t that bad
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Yes, it’s true. Nothing is cuter than a boy and his dog. And before we got our puppy we read a lot of books about different kinds of dogs, behaviors, and training. Did you know that the library has over 1700 children’s books about dogs? While I won’t go through the entire list, here are just a few of our favorites.
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This chicken family just keeps running out of things. Mama says, " Put it on the list ," but does anyone listen? There are pancakes but no syrup, cookies but no milk and then something terrible happens! I am a major list maker, and if it isn't on the list it doesn't come home! These cute illustrations will help teach some responsibility
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My boys 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 a bit about fashion, the important role of vocabulary and make you laugh from the bottom up
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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...Crack...this clever book will make you laugh! Check it out!
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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 arms out making a round belly at sides) Here are my buttons, here is my hat (point to chest, put hands
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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!
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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 rescue and earn everyone's appreciation in the end. A fun halloween book with lots of puns that