I love these little people; and it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us.
Charles Dickens
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The Children’s Summer Reading Program begins June 1, 2007
Days and Hours:
Every Wednesday and Thursday
10:00 – 11:00 A.M. Ages: 4 – 7
3:00 - 4:00 P.M. Ages 8 and Up
The theme for the summer reading program this summer is Reading About Wild Things.
A Scholastic Book Fair is available in the Children Department of the Library, June 1 – 9, 2007
Hours:
Coincide with library hours
Computer Donations Expected
The library will be getting five new computers for the Children Department of the Library, a part of the Bill and Melinda Gates grant for donated computers given to libraries across the nation. After overcoming a couple technical difficulties, we will make these computers Internet accessible.
New Landscape Look
We plan to give the Halagueno Arts Park a new Landscape design look.
Children Best Sellers at NY Times
PICTURE BOOKS
1 BAD DOG, MARLEY!, by John Grogan. Illustrated by Richard Cowdrey. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) A yellow Lab's misadventures; based on Grogan's memoir. (Ages 3 to 8)
2 FANCY NANCY AND THE POSH PUPPY, by Jane O'Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) What kind of dog is best for a fancy girl? (Ages 4 to 7)
3 THANKS TO YOU, by Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton. (HarperCollins, $14.99.) Wisdom from mothers and children, illustrated with family photos. (Ages 5 to 8)
4 MARS NEEDS MOMS!, written and illustrated by Berkeley Breathed. (Philomel, $16.99.) Milo appreciates his mother a little more after Martians want to take her home. (Ages 4 to 8)
5 A GOOD DAY, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes. (Greenwillow/HarperCollins, $16.99.) A bad day turns around. (Ages 3 to 5)
6 FANCY NANCY, by Jane O'Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, $15.99.) A girl takes her family out. (Ages 4 to 7)
7 SOMEDAY, by Alison McGhee. Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. (Atheneum, $14.99.) A mother imagines her child's future. (Ages 4 to 8)
8 FLOTSAM, by David Wiesner. (Clarion, $17.) When he finds an underwater camera on the beach, a boy discovers a new world — and an old one. A story in pictures. (Ages 4 to 7)
9 HOW TO BE A BABY — BY ME, THE BIG SISTER, by Sally Lloyd-Jones. Illustrated by Sue Heap. (Schwartz & Wade, $15.99.) Why big kids are superior … well, most of the time. (Ages 4 to 8)
10 GINGER & PETUNIA, written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. (Philomel, $16.99.) An elegant lady and her elegant pet pig. (Ages 4 to 8)
CHAPTER BOOKS
Number at the beginning of entry # This week; Number at the end of the entry# of weks on the list
1 NEW MOON, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, $17.99.) A human and a vampire continue their love affair; a sequel to ''Twilight.'' (Ages 12 and up) 41
2 SUMMER BALL, by Mike Lupica. (Philomel, $17.99.) At basketball camp, Danny Walker's not the best player around anymore; a sequel to "Travel Team." (Ages 9 to 12) 1
3 THE SIGHT, by Erin Hunter. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) Three kits study to lead their clan; first in a new "Warriors" series. (Ages 10 to 14) 4
4 THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic, $22.99.) A novel "in words and pictures"; an orphaned thief must decipher his father's last message. (Ages 9 to 12) 17
5 MARLEY, by John Grogan. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) A yellow Lab's misadventures; adapted from Grogan's memoir "Marley & Me." (Ages 8 to 12) 3
6 THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $16.95.) In Nazi Germany, a girl shares books with a Jewish man. (Ages 14 and up) First Chapter 58
7 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Abrams, $12.95.) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12) 5
8 PANTS ON FIRE, by Meg Cabot. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) A high school girl's constant lies come back to haunt her. (Ages 12 and up) 3
9 IRONSIDE, by Holly Black. (McElderry, $16.99.) In the realm of Faerie, a pixie goes on a quest for love and redemption. (Ages 14 and up) 4
10 IMPULSE, by Ellen Hopkins. (McElderry, $16.99.) Three suicidal teenagers meet at a psychiatric hospital. (Ages 14 and up) 13
Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home. Phyllis Diller
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© Bob Hoff, 2007
