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Where Is Bear? by Jonathan Bentley is our read-aloud selection this week.  It's also a Beehive Book nominee, so each class will vote on it after we read it together.  It's a great book for young readers, especially pre-K through 2nd grade.  A boy searches for his toy bear, but is that the only bear around? Kids love joining in the search for bear and the surprise ending makes it even better.  We have one copy in the library, available for check ...

With a short Thanksgiving week, we are reading a holiday favorite, Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano.  When Turkey realizes he's on the farmer's menu, he sets out to disguise himself.  The trouble is, his disguises are never quite right, until he hits on something entirely different.   But will the farmer and his family go for a Thanksgiving dinner that's anything but traditional?  Kid's love this book! ...

Alan's Big, Scary Teeth by Jarvis is our read-aloud this week.  It's also a Beehive nominee from the picture book category, so each class is voting on it after we read it. Alan is an alligator who has a great talent - he scares the other animals of the jungle! It's largely due to his big, shiny teeth, which he polishes every day.  But what will happen when the other animals discover the secret to his teeth?  Will they like him anyway?  We'll have ...

This week we are reading the 2nd book in the shape trilogy by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. This book is about Square. Square spends every day taking blocks from a pile below the ground to a pile above the ground. This book is also about Square’s friend Circle. Circle thinks Square is an artistic genius. But is he really?  With the second story in a trilogy of tales about Triangle, Square, and Circle, Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen help readers see a ...

This week we are reading a library favorite, Creepy Pair of Underwear! Written by the same duo who did Creepy Carrots,  Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown mix a little Halloween scariness with something everyone can relate to: underwear!  Even the older kids like this one.  We have 2 copies in the library, one available this week and both available next week. ...

Doll-e 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey is our reading selection for this week in the library.  Charlotte is always tinkering, coding, clicking and downloading.  But when her mom gives her a regular old dolly, she is stumped.  What do you do with a dolly who only says "Mama?"  You find her power supply and give dolly an update, of course! Charlotte uses her creativity and know-how to turn dolly into something quite extraordinary. This picture book is a ...

For this short week, we are reading Triangle, by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen.  This award-winning team is also behind the popular books, This is Not My Hat, We Found a Hat, The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse, and Sam & Dave Dig a hole. This book is about (obviously!) Triangle. It's also about Triangle's friend Square. And it is about a sneaky trick Triangle plays on his friend Square. Square has his own book, which we will be ...

This week's read aloud is another Beehive Book nominee from the informational category. Shark Lady by Jess Keating is about real-life researcher Eugenie Clark, who studied sharks most of her life.  In fact, she died in 2015 at the age of 92, having completed her last dive at age 91!  Eugenie's research showed that sharks were smart and could be trained, even remembering what they learned 2 months later.  She also discovered that sharks don't have ...