Good Book: Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Diasters

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters

by Lenore Look
illustrated by LeUyen Pham
The second book in a funny, realistic fiction series.

Alvin Ho is back, and this time he’s facing his biggest fear: The Great Outdoors. Alvin Ho is back and his worst fear has come true:he has to go camping.What will he do exposed in the wilderness with bears and darkness and . . . pit toilets? Luckily, he’s got his night-vision goggles and water purifying tablets and super-duper heavy-duty flashlight to keep him safe. And he’s got his dad, too. SLJ reviewed for grades 2-4.

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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 circulation desk.

Good Book: Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum

Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum

by Meghan McCarthy

Gum has been around for centuries and wasn't that exciting. But what if gum chewers could blow bubbles while chewing it? Sometimes the best inventions come from the most unexpected places, Pop! is the true story of how bubble gum was invented. SLJ reviewed for grades 2-4.

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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.

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We have e-books! Ebooks are electronic copies of library books you can read from any computer.  To view our ebooks just follow the URL in the library catalog - our collection mostly holds picture books and informational texts right now.  Visit the E-book page at the top of this site to see our collection by title too.

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Good Book: My Penguin Osbert

My Penguin Osbert

by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
illustrated by H.B. Lewis

This year, I was very specific in my letter to Santa Claus. Each year at Christmas, Joe writes a letter to Santa. But they've had a few misunderstandings in the past. Last year, for example, Joe wanted a fire-engine-red racecar with retracting headlights, and he did get one — but it was only three inches long. So this year Joe is really, really careful. He describes exactly what he wants — and on Christmas morning, guess what's waiting for him under the tree! Santa has brought him a living, breathing, black-and-white penguin named Osbert. Will anything in Joe's life ever be the same? SLJ reviewed for preschool-grade 2.

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Want to check out this good book?

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

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. Visit the good book all week on the circulation desk.

Recycle Your Reads Book Drive!

Do you have books you’ve outgrown or don’t read anymore?

Just send them to us! We’re collecting gently-used children’s books for classroom use.

Reading research recommends that each classroom have a library of around 500 books. To help us reach this goal, please consider donating any gently used, elementary-age appropriate books to add to classroom libraries.

Send donations to the Purefoy Library from now until January 31st.

Thanks for your support!

Good Book: The Wonder Book

The Wonder Book

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
illustrated by Paul Schmid

Hello, You! So . . . this book is full of stuff I've always wondered about . . .Like: Did Miss Mary Mack have friends who liked other colors? Could everything important about the world be summarized in a poem that rhymes? How do Moms always know when you're about to sneak a cookie? Who hid something under the Tooth Fairy's pillow when she was a little girl? Inside you will find stories, short poems, lists, palindromes, visual treats, and random observations. Some parts are happy, some sad-ish, some silly, some serious, some crunchy, some with a soft center.You can open the book up anywhere and read. So the beginning could be the end, and the end could be the beginning. But I guess the middle is always the middle. . . .P.S. aren't Paul's drawings the best?! SLJ reviewed for grades K-3.

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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. Visit the good book all week on the front desk.