	Issue 1, April 2005

Easy Fiction

Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Grapes and Cherries (And Children) Across the Plains by Hopkinson, Deborah
Coming on Home Soon by Woodson, Jacqueline
Dragon Dance: A Chinese New Year by Holub, Joan
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Willems, Mo
Mr. Maxwell's Mouse by Asch, Frank
Disney Princesses Look and Find by Publications International
Finding Nemo Look and Find by Publications International
SpongeBob SquarePants Look and Find by Publications International
Zen Shorts by Muth, Jon J
Red Book by Lehman, Barbara
Lots more Farmyard Tales by Usborne

Easy Non-Fiction

Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale by Knutson, Barbara

Juvenile Fiction

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Choldenko, Gennifer
Lady and the Unicorn by Chevalier, Tracy
Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story by Hahn, Mary Downing
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Schmidt, Gary D.
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by Ritter, John H.
Nobody Does It Better by Von Ziegsar, Cecily
Kira-Kira by Kadohata, Cynthia

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Bones Rock!: Everything You Need to Know to be a Paleontologist by Larson, Peter
What If You Met a Pirate? by Adkins, Jan
Are We Alone?: Scientists Search for Life in Space by Skurzynski, Gloria
George Vs. George: The Revolutionary War by Schanzer, Rosalyn
Alien Abduction by Usborne
Egyptians by Usborne
First book of the recorder by Usborne
Learn to Play the Guitar by Usborne
Medieval World by Usborne

Young Adult Fiction

Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Brashares, Ann

New DVD's

Princess Diaries 2

Tall Tales - Darlin' Clemantine

Tall Tales - John Henry

Tall Tales - Johnny Appelseed

Here's what to look forward to in the children's room this spring!

IN APRIL

On Saturday, April 23rd the children's room will be enjoying an "Earth Day/ Rainforest Romp" beginning at 11:00 in the morning.

Children can look forward to stories and activities that will focus on our environment, and the beauty and wonder of the rainforests.

Activities will include stories and environmentally friendly crafts like handmade recycled paper, planting a mini terrarium, making a paper bead necklace, decorating a bug box, making and enjoying mud pudding, and much more.

Please call the library to register 687-2044 or for more information.

IN MAY

On Saturday, May 14th beginning at 2:00 the children's room will host the "Wayfinder Experience" group for a "Fantasy Fling".

These energetic young people have developed a fun and a completely unique program. Combining theatre, sports, teambuilding, fine arts, and play for children ages 6-16.

With foam swords participants engage in a theatrical, and exciting game of capture the flag. A period of introduction is included in the beginning of the program, in which participants are lead to understand the acting, drama, and rules of the game. Two teams are created, strategies are planned, participants are armed (with safe foam swords) and the battle can begin.

Imaginations are a must during this program. We will transport ourselves to a place of knights, and fairies, dragons, and elves. If you'd like to arrive in costume, you may. Just make sure you can move comfortably.

A few post adventure snacks and crafts will be set up as well.

Please call the library to register 687-2044 or for more information.

IN JUNE

Make sure you come to the Library Fair on Saturday, June 11th and visit the "children's area."

I will be there with the EVERYTHING IS 25 cents set up. All activities are only 25 cents!!!

Activities will include :

Spin art
Make your own button
Face painting
Tattoos
Fuse beads
plus a 25 cent toy shop

Other activities set up for more active fun:

Sack race
Hoola Hoops
Water table
Basketball hoop
Sand box and more

THIS SUMMER

The Summer 2005 Reading Program at the Stone Ridge Library

This year Tune in @ your Library ...

During our Tuesday Story Hours we'll explore Music, Sounds, & Songs

STORY HOURS

Tuesdays, July 5, 12, 19, 26 & August 2nd, with a special end of the Summer Celebration on August 9th

Pre-K (3-5 year olds)

10:00 - 11:00

(stories, crafts & prizes)

Sign-up at the Marbletown Youth Commission!! 687-0800

Grades K-5

1:30 - 3:00 or 3:30-5:00

(stories, crafts, games & prizes)

Sign-up at the Stone Ridge Library! 687-2044

Grades 6 and up

A special independent program is available for you. Read books and win prizes. Stop in to see Julianna or call the library at 687-2044 to sign up.

Stay Tuned, there's more to keep you coming back to the library:

June 26th 3:00 (Community Center) Marvelous Musical Martins

Tune into an upbeat musical program using our oldest most universal instruments, the Bell. You will marvel at this duo playing 35 handbells to say nothing of Martha Martin’s Northern Belle like voice and Doug Martin’s Handsome Humdinger portrayal of Paul Revere ,Town Crier... This program is sure to be a Ringing Success with audience participation for the young and old. So join us while we ring in the Summer Reading Program "Tune in @ your Library" with this kick off family event.

Sign-up at the Stone Ridge Library!!!

for more information call 687-2044.

The 2005 Caldecott and Newbery award Winners have been Announced

The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

This award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It has been awarded annually since 1938.

The Caldecott winner for 2005 year is:

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes -- It is the story of a Kitten who mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk. She ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.

2005 Caldecott Honors were awarded to:

The Red Book by Barbara Lehman

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Williams

Coming on Home Soon by Jacqueline Woodson

Here are some distinguished winners of the Caldecott award from years past that you may recognize:

Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (1996)

Tuesday by David Wiesner (1992)

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (1986)

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig (1970)

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1964)

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1963)

Madeline's Rescue by Ludwig Bemelmans (1954)

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey (1942)

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. This award was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It has been awarded annually since 1922.

The winner of the Newbery award for the 2005 year is:

Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata --

This book chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.

2005 Newbery Honors awarded to:

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

The Voice That Challenged A Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt

Here are some distinguished winners of the Newbery award from years past that you may recognize. You can not really loose by reading a Newbery winning novel:

The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, A Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo (2004)

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi (2003)

A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park (2002)

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (2000)

Holes by Louis Sachar (1999)

The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman (1996)

Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (1995)

The Giver by Lois Lowry (1994)

Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (1992)

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (1990)

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan (1986)

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (1978)

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (1973)

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien (1972)

Sounder by William H. Arm