Let's Celebrate Children's Book Week

"Children's Book Week is the national celebration of books and reading for youth. Since 1919, Children's Book Week has been celebrated countrywide with author & illustrator appearances, parties, storytelling, and other book-related events in schools, libraries, bookstores, clubs -- anywhere where kids and books connect."

Celebrate Children's Book Week with us May 3rd-13th!

It's easy to join in the fun. Try one or all of our special activities...

Purefoy Bookmark Contest
Create your own bookmark (use our form or your own sheet of paper) and turn it in to the library by May 13th. One winner from each grade will be printed as the official library bookmark next year.

Did you Know? Display
Add an interesting fact and citation to the window display and receive a warm fuzzy buddy too.

Books we Love Photo Booth
Use the Macbook to take your photo with a favorite book for our album.

Vote for Your Favorite Book 

Select your grade to cast your ballot with other kids around the world.

Book Trivia Puzzle

Turn in a completed puzzle and be entered to win a free paperback book.

Just Read!

Read a book you've read before or try something new. Ask a friend or adult to recommend a book or author you might like.

Have a Wonderful Book Week - Happy Reading!

Good Book: Frankenstin Makes a Sandwich

Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich : and other stories you're sure to like, because they're all about monsters, and some of them are also about food, you like food, don't you? well, all right then.
by Adam Rex, Harcourt, 2006

Monsters have their trials, too. Poor Frankenstein's cupboard is bare, Wolfman is in need of some household help, and it's best not to get started on Dracula’s hygiene issues. What could be scarier? Nineteen hilarious poems delve into the secret lives of the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bigfoot, Godzilla, and others. In a range of styles that pay homage to everyone from Charles Schulz to John James Audubon, the monstrously talented Adam Rex uncovers horrific--and clever--truths you won't want to miss. SLJ reviewed for grades 2-5.

Quirky, funny, full of poems - gotta love Adam Rex and all his books. The poems in this book are definitely different and great to share individually or read all at once.

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

It's Poetry Month!

Did you know it's National Poetry Month? Poetry is a compressed form of literature that uses words to express deep meaning.  Poetry comes in many forms - I love reading free verse novels and haiku poems. What type of poetry to you like best?

Celebrate poetry all month in our library...

• Check out a book of poetry
• Bring in a poem to read during your next class visit
• Make your own book spine poem, snap a picture to add it to our spine poem gallery

FizzyFunnyFuzzy.com

GigglePoetry.com

Poetry4Kids.com

Poets.org

Do you have a favorite poet or favorite poem?

Share with us by leaving a comment below.

Thank you Book Fair friends!

The Purefoy Library hosted our 2nd book fair last week thanks to the Purefoy PTA.  The book fair was better than ever and included carnival games on family night, a VERY popular donuts with dads event, and a One for Books fundraiser that contributed $585 toward books for teacher classroom libraries.

The profit from our book fair directly supports the library through the purchase of new books and supplies that are used and enjoyed by the whole school.  A big thank you to everyone that shopped and helped at the Book Fair Carnival!

And a special thank you to all our wonderful book fair volunteers - they kept everything running smoothly, prepared fabulous decorations, and worked tirelessly to be sure the students and teachers at Purefoy were taken care of in every way.  Mary Barisa, our book fair chairperson, and Cindy Slavin, our future book fair chair, definitely went above and beyond!

Good Book: The Mystery at Yellowstone National Park

The Mystery at Yellowstone National Park

by Carole Marsh, Gallopade, 2009
 

Siblings Grant and Christina visit Yellowstone National Park with their grandparents, Mimi and Papa, where they examine bubbling mud pots, geysers, and a volcano; and uncover a mystery. Suggested for grades 3-6.

I am a nature-lover and a mystery fan so the Real Kids, Real Places series is just perfect for me, and other readers with similar interests.  The Carole Marsh mysteries take place in real locations around America - I just went to Yellowstone National Park last summer so the book brought back fresh memories and was especially fun to read.

• Research more about the natural features and wildlife found at Yellowstone National Park - America's super volcano. 
• Visit the author's website for book activities for this series, including discussion questions, vocabulary words, and a scavenger hunt.
• Learn more about national parks: What national parks are in our state? What is the difference in a state park vs. national park; national park vs. national monument?
• National parks are often called "America's Best Idea" - do you know which president was influential in the creation of our national parks?  Learn more about this president and his other great ideas.

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

P.S. Your librarian loves National Parks, I even worked for the National Park Service in Alaska during college in the summer. In the past year I've been to the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park, and the Grand Canyon - they are all amazing and well worth the drive!

Good Book: City Across Time

City Across Time

by Peter Kent

Peter Kent’s brilliant cross-sections show how an early settlement changes into a bustling, modern-day city. The lively, warm and friendly illustrations are packed with absorbing and eye-opening details, and clearly show how new buildings are constructed on the rubble of the old. Eagle-eyed readers will have hours of fun spotting the descendants of one particular family though the centuries, and seeing how once-grand building become buried and how some structures remain through the centuries. Brand-new artworks and spreads reveal the prehistoric origins of the settlement, its 21st-century development and even give a glimpse into the far future, when ice sheets threaten to overwhelm the city. SLJ reviewed for grades 4-8.

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Request it here or look for it in the nonfiction section at call number 307.76 KEN.