Read the latest in the Scaredy Squirrel series by Melanie Watt!
Here’s the story, in a nutsell: I never have big birthday parties. It’s way too risky. I could be surprised by ponies or flying confetti. So I take control of things by planning a small birthday celebration and putting on my finest suit. Then I suddenly have a change of heart and decide to add a special someone to my guest list. Read my nutty adventure to find out…
\Check out this terrific series of CDs that transform timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies. They’ve traded guitars and drums for mellotron, bells, and other gentle sounds. Stand up and (quietly) shout for the cherub rock of the next generation!
Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles
More Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles
Lullaby Renditions of Bob Marley
Lullaby Renditions of Led Zeppelin
Lullaby Renditions of The Rolling Stones
Come into the Library to check out some of our NEW CD/DVD ROM computer games!
Barbie and the Three Musketeers
I SPY Spooky Mansion
Clifford Phonics
The Irish Magic Show
Debbie O’Carroll introduces a clan of classical characters from Irish children’s literature. Meet a comical ghostly pooka, learn the secrets of the Salmon of Knowledge, and meet the mischievous headless Dullahan. Funded by the Friends of the Library. Recommended for ages 4 – 12
Saturday March 5 10:30 am
Folk Dance
Marcie Van Cleave and Co. from the Folk Arts Center of New England lead cultural dances from all over the world. Funded by a grant from the Westwood Young Women’s Club. For all ages
Saturday March 12 10:30 am
Registration required. Call 781-320-1042
Toddle with Pooh into the 100 Acre Wood!
Songs, stories, crafts, and other fun activities as we celebrate the beloved Pooh and Friends. For Preschoolers
Wednesday, February 23 10:30 am
Greek Myths Alive
If you like the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, come and hear Mary Jo Maichack bring alive tales of ancient Greece. Aphrodite, Demeter, Persephone, Arachne, Orpheus and more. For School-aged Children
Thursday, February 24 2:00 pm
Lego Club
Create and build Lego constructions to put on display at the library. For Children in Grades 2 – 4
Friday, February 25 2:00 pm
Registration required for all programs. Call 781-320-1042
The 2011 Caldecott Medal winner is A Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead. In this tender tale of reciprocity and friendship, zookeeper Amos McGee gets the sniffles and receives a surprise visit from his caring animal friends. Erin Stead’s delicate woodblock prints and fine pencil work complement Philip Stead’s understated, spare and humorous text to create a well-paced, gentle and satisfying book, perfect for sharing with friends.
Honor Books:
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave, illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill
Interrupting Chicken, written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein
This year’s Newbery Medal Winner is When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead! This fantastical book tells the a story of 12 –year-old New York City girl, who tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space that she receives as her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid."
Honor Books include Claudette Colvin: Twice toward Justice by Phillip Hoose, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly (see review book bits March 11, 2010 http://westwoodchildrensdept.blogspot.com/search?q=evolution+of+calpurnia ), Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (see review book bits April 28, 2010 http://westwoodchildrensdept.blogspot.com/search?q=where+the+mountain+ ), The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick (see review book bits June 24, 2009
