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The Bearskinner: A Tale by the Brothers Grimm

October 10th, 2009 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

The Bearskinner: A Tale of the Brothers Grimm

Retold by Laura Amy Schlitz and illustrated by Max Grafe, The Bearskinner is just the kind of book you will love- haunting and dark.

The Devil comes to bargain for a desperate soldier’s soul, but he realizes he won’t get what he has bargained for.

Grafe’s imagery creates a somber dark mood. His brown hued shadow-like figures, transport you into the book.

This tale will definitely leave you something to think about.

Book cover from http://www.candlewick.com

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Savvy by Ingrid Law

October 3rd, 2009 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

Ahhh…another Texas Bluebonnet nominee for 2009-2010, you won’t want to miss reading. Not only is it on the list of nominees, but it is also a Newbery Honor Book, which is a BIG DEAL kiddos!

If you like a touch of magic coupled with a sense of urgency and sprinkled with a little wackiness, then this is the book for you. Law’s writing is imaginative and mesmerizing. You can’t help but drool smiles over her use of words. Make sure you get your teacher read this one.

If you would like to learn more about Ingrid Law visit-
http://web.mac.com/ingridlaw/Site/Home.html

Loads of fun at the official Savvy website-
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/savvy/index.html

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Surprises According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney

September 4th, 2009 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

The Surprises According to Humphrey is also on the Texas Bluebonnet nominee list for 2009-2010. Check out the book trailer. If you like this book, there are 5 other books about Humphrey you might like to read – check them out at your library today.

You can also visit the Betty G. Birney’s website and send a Humphrey postcard to a friend!
http://www.bettybirney.com/humphreyville.html

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SOMEONE NAMED EVA by Joan M. Wolf

August 5th, 2009 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee for 2010

Joan M. Wolf’s novel, Someone Named Eva is a startling look at events that took place during WWII that very few people know about. It’s a perfect tie-in to the study of Anne Frank and the Holocaust.

Can Milada find her way home before all her memories slip away and her identity is lost to her forever?

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Booktrailer for DARKWING by Kenneth Oppel

August 1st, 2009 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

One of my favorites  reads this year was DARKWING by Kenneth Oppel.  After I read this book, I thought, WOW this would make a great movie!  So I decided to try my hand at making a booktrailer. Enjoy the trailer and READ the book!

 
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 Click on the this link to view the booktrailer. You may have to click a second time      DARKWING by Kenneth Oppel

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Coraline by Neil Gaiman

February 14th, 2009 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Being at home got you bored? Are your parents too busy working to spend time with you? What if you could replace them with ‘other’ parents who could love you and play with and feed you? What if they could make your life so interesting that you wouldn’t think of going back? Would you do it? Would you? Would Coraline?

“CORALINE DISCOVERED THE DOOR a little while after they moved into the house.
It was a very old house – it had an attic under the roof and a cellar under the ground and an overgrown garden with huge old trees in it.
Coraline”s family didn’t own all of the house – it was too big for that. Instead they owned part of it.
There were other people who lived in the old house.”

Living below Coraline were Miss Spink and Miss Forcible who warned Coraline that she was in danger, and then there were — the mice. The mice lived there too, or so said the crazy old man who lived in the attic.

The mice also sent a warning to Coraline. “Don’t go through the door.”

Devilishly delicious, disturbing and full of suspense, you might think twice about the next time you go off exploring.

Would you like to read more of Neil Gaiman’s books? Visit his website http://www.mousecircus.com/

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Coraline by Neil Gaiman

January 26th, 2009 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

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Hubert Invents the Wheel – Claire and Monte Montgomery School Visit

October 7th, 2008 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

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Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper (Texas Bluebonnet Nominee 2008-2009)

September 14th, 2008 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

Just Grace by Charise Mericle Harper

There are four girls in Graces’ class named Grace. Miss Lois decides to call one Grace W., one Grace L., one Grace F., and then Grace tells Miss Lois she wants to be called just Grace. And that’s how it happens.  She ends up with weirdest name in the whole class. “Or maybe even the whole entire world!” But 7 year-old Just Grace, as she is now known, has more things to worry about than her name.

Just Grace loves cats, she loves to practice making faces with her best friend Mimi, she loves to draw Not So Super comics, she loves watching Unlikely Heroes on TV, and she loves using her tiny superpower to help unhappy people. Mrs. Luther, her scary teacher-owner of scary masks-neighbor, is very unhappy. Just Grace learns from Augustine Dupre, the super-amazing French flight attendant that lives in her basement, that Mrs. Luther almost fell on her cat Crinckles, and now Crinckles is afraid of Mrs. Luther, plus she now has a broken leg. Just Grace must switch to tiny superpower-hero mode to make Crinckles love Mrs. Luther again. Just Grace decides to take a picture of Crinckles, blow it up into a lifesize cardboard standee, and take pictures of cardboard Crinkles around town –pictures she can send to Mrs. Luther to cheer her up.  But when Crinkles turns up missing Just Grace’s tiny superhero plan backfires.

Brimming with humor this highly readable book is made even funnier by Just Grace’s cute comic sketches and quirky cardboard Crinkles’ photographs. Just Grace’s energy and liveliness will delight students and old crooked-smile teachers alike, even those who wear their hair in buns. If you love Just Grace you will love her just as much in Still Just Grace and Just Grace Walks the Dog.

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September 13th, 2008 by La Bibliotecaria Johnson

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