Good Book: Sticky Burr

Sticky Burr: Adventures in Burrwood Forest

by John Lechner
Part of the cute and funny Sticky Burr series.

Meet Sticky Burr, his unshakable friends, and his prickly foes! A beguiling graphic storybook guaranteed to grab young readers. Welcome to Burrwood Forest, where a village of seed pods leads a busy life gathering food, building stick houses, and having extraordinary adventures. Watch out for wild dogs and maze trees, loyal insects and escapes on the fly in a gently quirky, delightfully detailed graphic storybook that readers are bound to get stuck on. SLJ reviewed for grades 2-4.

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Visit the fun Sticky Burr website, complete with games

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 LEC.

Good Book: Fearless

Fearless: The Story of Racing Legend Louise Smith

by Barbara Rosenstock, illustrated by Scott Dawson

Chronicles the life of female racing pioneer Louise Smith, from her first outing in her father's Model T Ford to her career as a professional racer who won thirty-eight races during the course of her eleven-year career. Features full-color illustrations throughout. SLJ reviewed for grades 3-4.

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More about Mrs. Smith's racing career

Want to check out this good book?

Request it here or look for it in the biography section at call number B SMI.

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. Find this book on display all week on the circulation desk.

It's the Uglified Ducky!

The children of Texas have spoken and the 2010 Bluebonnet Award Winner is The Uglified Ducky: A Maynard Moose Tale written by storyteller Willy Claflin and illustrated by James Stimson - a funny retelling of The Ugly Duckling starring a moose instead of a swan.

This year 187,848 students participated in the bluebonnet program in Texas by reading at least 5 books and voting for their favorite - that's a lot of reading!

The final results are:
1st Place: The Uglified Ducky with 43,146 votes (23% of all votes)
2nd Place: Dying to Meet You by Kate Klise - Purefoy's 2nd Place Winner too!
3rd Place: 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass - Purefoy's 1st Place Winner!

Look for the new 2011-2012 Bluebonnet Reading List is the library soon!

Good Book: Skulduggery Pleasant

Skulduggery Pleasant

by Derek Landy

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant Ace Detective Snappy Dresser Razor-tongued Wit Crackerjack Sorcerer and Walking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton --as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old. These two alone must defeat an all-consuming ancient evil. The end of the world? Over his dead body. SLJ reviewed for grades 5-8.

More about the book
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Visit the Skullduggery Pleasant website

Want to check out this good book?

Request it here or look for it in the fiction section at call number F LAW.

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. Find this book on display all week on the circulation desk.

Trailers to Try

Looking for book ideas?

13 Words by Lemony Snickett

From http://www.lemonysnicket.com/

Lawn to Lawn by Dan Yaccarino

From http://www.danyaccarino.com/

Nic Bishop Spiders

From http://nicbishop.com/

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

From http://www.gracelin.com/

Recycle Your Reads = Success!

 

Parents and students - Thank you for participating in our 1st Annual Recycle Your Reads Book Drive.  We collected 352 books!  We are on our way to getting 500 books in each classroom library.

If you still have books you'd like to donate we will continue to collect in the library, bring them in anytime.

Good Book: Bringing in the New Year

Bringing in the New Year

by Grace Lin
 

A Chinese American family prepares for and celebrates the Lunar New Year. Each member of the family lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. There will be fireworks and lion dancers, shining lanterns, and a great, long dragon parade to help bring in the Lunar New Year. SLJ reviewed for preschool-grade 2. More about the book More about the author/illustrator More about Chinese New Year  Lunar New Year began on February 3, 2011 this year.

Want to check out this good book?

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

Purefoy's Bluebonnet Results:

The voters have spoken and the Bluebonnet Nominee with the most votes at Purefoy is 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass! Our school votes were entered last Friday with the Texas Library Association and the state-wide winner will be announced soon.  If you haven't read 11 Birthdays yet check it out soon - it's an entertaining story about a girl that wakes up to find her birthday repeating day after day.

Fun was had by all at our voting celebration last week.  Students that read five or more Bluebonnet Books were invited to vote for their favorite book online, complete a bookish scavenger hunt, eat lunch on the library patio, and enjoy a popcorn snack.

Be on the lookout for the new 2011-2012 books in the Bluebonnet Section soon to join in the fun!