2011 Caldecott Awards

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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

The Awards Are Out… In… Awarded!

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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

Vacation Week Programs

Don’t know what to do during vacation week?  Check out these great upcoming programs!

Lego Club  Create and build Lego constructions for display in the library

Monday, December 27, 2:00 pm

Grades 2 – 4,  registration required 781-320-1042

Reptiles Rock presented by Rainforest Reptile Shows.  Live Animals!!

Tuesday, December 28, 11:00 am

Children must be school aged, registration required 781-320-1042

Winter Crafts winter wonderland crafts to make and take

Wednesday, December 29, 11:00 am

All ages, no registration required

World of Owls presented by Wingmasters

Thursday, December 30, 9:30 – 10:30 am at the Islington Branch Library

Grades 1 and up, registration required 781-326-5914

Anita Silvey's Children's Book Almanac Blog

Check out Anita Silvey's Children's Book Almanac Blog where she gives daily children's book recommendations. Discover the stories behind  classic children's books and new books on their way to becoming classics. Find out the story behind each book’s tie to a siginificant day or holiday. A few days ago, Anita talked about The Tub People by Pam Conrad with our very own children's librarian Lizzy Healy (who we are so lucky to have!).  Anita writes, "When I checked this book out of the library, Lizzie, the new children’s librarian, couldn’t wait to show me a page—of all the family looking for the Tub Child. ‘I remember this scene so well from my childhood,’ she said. The Tub People is that kind of book—whenever you encounter it you are unlikely to forget it."
Check out the blog by clicking here http://childrensbookalmanac.com/

A Series of Fortunate Library Events!

The Westwood Public Library Celebrates Favorite Stories

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Fancy Nancy and Friends Tea Party

Enjoy “amusant” activities and refreshments.  Tiaras and ties welcome!

November 8, 4:00 pm, Age 5 or K

registration required

Pirates and Crew

Come walk the plank…into adventure with fun activities (Dress and talk like a pirate because pirates aaargh cool)

December 6, 4:00 pm Age 5 or K

registration required

Coming soon: 100 Acre Woods, Magic Tree House, Harry Potter, Sinister and Silly Characters

November is National Adoption Awareness Month!

 

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Westwood Connections Celebrating Adoptive Families

Saturday November 13 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

10:30 – 11:15 facepainting, crafts for children, resources for parents

11:15 – 12:00 performance by Dana and Friends (ventriloquist & magician)

Westwood Public Library meeting room --All ages welcome

To pre-register, call Carol Craig O’Brien at the Early Childhood office,  781-461-9548  beginning Oct. 30

Check out the book display in the Children’s Dept., and pick up a booklist to take home. 

Sponsored by the Westwood Early Childhood Council and a grant from the Westwood Young Women’s Club

New Series: Dragonblood by Michael Dahl

A new Age of Dragons is about to begin.  The powerful creatures will return to rule the world once more, but this time will be different.  This time, they will have allies.  Who will help them?  Around the world, some young humans are making a strange discovery.  They are learning that they were born with dragon blood –blood that gives them amazing powers.

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Eye of the Monster Ren is tired of being bullied, but he thinks the bullies are right –he is small and weak.  But when his eyes turn golden, and his skin turns scaly, Ren thinks he can finally get revenge on the boys who tormented him.  What will he do when he sees what fear looks like?

The Girl who Breathed Fire Noor and Farah, searching for food, find themselves in a crumbling library.  But when Noor shouts, the sound is heard by three soldiers who patrol the old building.  The soldiers are angry, and the two girls are scared.  That all changes when Noor opens her mouth…