The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher is new to our library this year. And for some kids, nothing could be better than combining Christmas and dinosaurs! Christmasaurus lives at the North Pole with Santa and his greatest desire is to be able to fly and help pull the sleigh. But eating magic reindeer food and thinking happy thoughts are NOT working for Christmasaurus. Finally after trying and waiting 3 years, Santa agrees to take him in the sleigh ...
Week of 12/5
Santa needs Reindeer! To kick off the Holiday season in the library, we are reading a new book I got at the bookfair this year called, Who Will Pull Santa's Sleigh? by Russ Willms. Santa is on the countdown to find animals who can pull his sleigh for the very first Christmas. So he puts together a job description and sends it out to all the animals. "Sleigh Pullers Wanted: Must be able to work as a team. Landing accuracy important. Only ...
Week of 11/28
This week we are reading Someone Builds the Dream by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Loren Long. It's a beautiful picture book about the men and women who help make dreams come true. "All across the great big world, jobs are getting done, by many hands in many lands. It takes much more than one." This book does an excellent job in rhyming verse of showing how dreams start with an architect, an engineer or a designer coming up with an idea, ...
Week of 10/31
It's Battle of the Books Junior time! This week I am introducing the Battle of the Book Junior program to grades K-3s, a reading incentive program run through our library to help get kids reading all types of books. Look for info packets coming home this week! We have 10 categories, with 2/month assigned over the next 5 months (Nov-April). Kids read 3 books of their own choosing for each category. They record the titles and then send in ...
Week of 10/24
I'm so excited to be able to read Creepy Crayon! this week. Our students love the other two books in the series, Creepy Carrots and Creepy Underwear by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown. With Halloween just a week away, it's got all the creepy vibes we like in the library! Jasper Rabbit is not a great student. He needs help with math and spelling. But when the purple crayon shows up, it magically helps him ace his spelling and math ...
Week of 10/10
This week I'm reading Goodnight Butterfly, by Ross Burach to grades K-2. This is a companion book to The Very Impatient Caterpillar, which won the Beehive Book award a few years ago. It's one of our student's favorite books and always checked out! This time, Butterfly learns what "nocturnal" means from his friend Porcupine, and decides he wants to be nocturnal too. This drives Porcupine crazy! But he helps Butterfly find his inner calm and ...
Week of 10/3
This week we are kicking off a new year of reading Beehive Book nominees for 2023 with The Yawns are Coming by Christopher Eliopoulos. This picture book nominee is a fun look at what happens when two friends decide to stay up all night. Can they avoid the Yawns and other sleepytime creatures who set in as it gets later and later? I'm daring students NOT to yawn while I read this book! We'll vote on it in classes after we read it together. ...
Week of 9/19
It's Book Fair Time! We are so excited to be hosting the Story Cupboard Book Fair again at Upland Terrace. The quality and quantity of these books is unmatched - everyone will find something to love! We have 8 tables of pictures books, 3 tables of holiday books, we have fantasy, mystery, informational, graphic novels, early readers, early chapter books, Beehive books and books for Battle of the Books. A portion of the proceeds go directly ...
Week of 9/12
This week, grades 3-5 are learning all about the library computer system called Destiny Discover. When students want to browse our books online, they can use one of the library search stations to see what's new, what's available and what they want to read next. We are reviewing how to do a search, how to find a call number, and how to know if a book is on the shelf. Students will be able to use the 4 library computers for the rest of the year ...
Week of 8/22
WELCOME BACK! It's so great to see all of our students again, I missed you! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. And a warm welcome to new students and parents joining our Upland community. I'm excited to get to know you. This week I am visiting each classroom to help everyone get excited about library time and preview what we can look forward to. For grades K-3, I am reading "Beach Toys vs. School Supplies," a perfect picture book to ...