Try These Trailers

Wondering what to read?  Try watching a book trailer video to learn more about books.  Books trailers are like movie trailers, they give you a peek into what a book is about.  Anyone can make a book trailer - the author, illustrator, or publisher, a teacher or librarian, a student, or anyone that wants to spread the word about a book.

Give these trailers a try...

Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton

From http://www.sharkvstrain.com/

14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy

Also on the 2010 Bluebonnet Reading List.

From http://14cowsforamerica.com/

Lunch Lady Series by Jarrett Krosoczka

From http://www.lunchladycomics.com/

Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman

From http://www.mousecircus.com/

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Good Book: Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunder

Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders

by Michael Townsend

A collection of comics that interpret Greek myths, depicting stories about characters such as King Midas, Pandora, Arachne, Icarus, Hercules, and others. SLJ reviewed for grades 3-7.

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Want to check out this good book?

Request it here or look for it in the graphic novel section at call number GRA 398.2 TOW.

*Each week our library features a special book selected by Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Matlack, or another member of our Purefoy community. Good books might be award-winners, teacher favorites, or just popular fun books. You can visit the good book all week on the front desk and on the quick picks shelf all year (look for the thumbs up spine labels).

Good Book: Scranimals

Scranimals

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Peter Sis

Put on your pith helmet and prepare to explore a wilderness of puns and rhymes where birds, beasts, vegetables, and flowers have been mysteriously scrambled together to create creatures you've never seen before -- and are unlikely to meet again! This book holds a series of poems leads readers through a land where vegetables, flowers, and animals are all scrambled together. SLJ reviewed for grades 2-5.

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Want to check out this good book?

Request it here or look for it in the poetry section at call number 811 PRE.

*Each week our library features a special book selected by Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Matlack, or another member of our Purefoy community. Good books might be award-winners, teacher favorites, or just popular fun books. You can visit the good book all week on the front desk and on the quick picks shelf all year (look for the thumbs up spine labels).

Good Book: Bats at the Ballgame

Bats at the Ballgame

by Brian Lies

Describes in sing-song rhyme a baseball game between the red and the blue bat teams. The red team has never beaten the blue team and sorely wants to win. The excitement of the game comes to an unforgettable close. SLJ reviewed for preschool through grade 3.

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Want to check out this good book?

Request it here or look for it in the easy picture book section at call number E LIE.

*Each week our library features a special book selected by Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Matlack, or another member of our Purefoy community. Good books might be award-winners, teacher favorites, or just popular fun books. You can visit the good book all week on the front desk and on the quick picks shelf all year (look for the thumbs up spine labels).

Anastasia Suen Author Visit

Have you heard the special news?

Author Anastasia Suen is Visiting Purefoy!

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

Ms. Suen is the author of dozens of books for children including both fiction and nonfiction titles. Parents are welcome to attend her visit with K/1/2 at 1:30 or 3/4/5 at 2:05 in the gym.

Want your own copy of one of Mrs. Suen’s books?

Download a book pre-sale form here and return it to the library.

Anastasia Suen is the author of 115 books for children and adults, a literacy blogger, a children's literature consultant for several publishers, a former K,1,5, & 6 teacher who visits schools to teach the six traits of writing, and a workshop instructor for SMU and online who teaches adults how to write for children.

Visit her website for more: http://www.asuen.com/

What’s your favorite book by Anastasia Suen?

Leave a comment to let us know.

Click here to view the titles available in our library.

Good Book: Chalk

 

Chalk

by Bill Thompson

A wordless picture book about three children who go to a park on a rainy day, find some chalk, and draw pictures that come to life. SLJ reviewed for preschool through grade 3.

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Want to check out this good book?  

Request it here or look for it in the easy picture book section at call number E THO.

*Each week our library features a special book selected by Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Matlack, or another member of our Purefoy community.  Good books might be award-winners, teacher favorites, or just popular fun books. You can visit the good book all week on the front desk and on the quick picks shelf all year (look for the thumbs up spine labels).

It's time for the Frisco Storytelling Festival!

Every year the Frisco Public Library sponsors a fun storytelling festival here in our town.  If you like stories make plans to visit Frisco Square this weekend and check it out.

Our 4th grade, and all 4th graders here in Frisco, get a special sneak peek at the festival on Friday at a grand storytelling at Dr. Pepper Arena too.  Ask your 4th grader what they liked best about the trip.

This year's award-winning storytellers include:
Willy Clafin - comedic sstorytelling with puppets and also the author of this year's bluebonnet nominee The Uglified Ducky
David Novak - fractured fairytales
Sue Rosenberry - folk tales, myrhes and legends from arount the world
Antonio Sacre - inspirational storytelling
And several student stortellers too

Learn more at lonestarstories.org.

Good Book: Smile

 

Smile: A Dental Drama

by Raina Telgemeier, color by Stephanie Yee

The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all the while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school. SLJ reviewed for grades 5 and up.

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Want to check out this good book?  

Request it here or look for it in the graphic format section at call number GRA 741.5 TEL.

*Each week our library features a special book selected by Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Matlack, or another member of our Purefoy community.  Good books might be award-winners, teacher favorites, or just popular fun books. You can visit the good book all week on the front desk and on the quick picks shelf all year (look for the thumbs up spine labels).

Mark your calendar for Frisco Reads!

Join us for the 9th annual Frisco Reads at Heritage High School on Tuesday, October 26, from 4:30 to 6:30.

Celebrate reading and the written word with authors Gordon Korman, Sonya Sones, Anastasia Suen, Jason Henderson and Joseph Hughes.  Special guests include therapy dogs Rosie and Luke.

Four, twenty-minute breakout opportunities include two book fairs, activities for all ages, and sessions of interest to readers and writers. All are welcome to this free, community-wide event.

Hope to see you there! Look for me at the presentation on downloading e-books from the Frisco Library with my friend, Mrs. Fair, the librarian at Maus Middle School.

Visit http://www.friscoreads.com/ for more and enjoy a clip of last year's event here too.