Every New Year's Eve day the children's department hosts a storytime for families. We call it, "New Books for the New Year". Mrs. B and I select some of the newer books from our collection to share--reading aloud, booktalking, or showing book trailers. Most years at least one of us chooses a book that is nominated later as a "Golden Sower" for the state of Nebraska! [Last December Mrs. B read Creepy Carrots--in July the book was placed on the 2014-2015 school year Golden Sower list!!] Let's see how we do this year!!
Chapter Book Trailers
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
I liked the publisher's book trailer, so I showed it instead of making my own.
Together Mrs. B and I read:
123 versus ABC by Mike Boldt
Mrs. B was the letters and I was the numbers. It was a very fun book to read aloud together!
Crankee Doodle by Tom Angleberger; illustrated by Cece Bell
Although this one has been out for a while I just had to share this hilarious book! I read Crankee Doodle's part and Mrs. B read the pony's party.
I also quickly booktalked
Battle Bunny by Jon Scieszka and Mac Barnett; illustrated by Matthew Myers
Mrs. B shared these books:
Count the Monkeys by Mac Barnett
Dot. by Randi Zuckerberg; illustrated by Joe Berger
Mrs. B also booktalked
Alpha Block (and other great board books for our youngest "readers")
The Fort that Jack Built, by Boni Ashburn; illustrated by Brett Helquiest
Check out the crowd we had!! One of our biggest turn outs for this event!
After we read, booktalked, and showed the trailers we gave out BOOKS!! Every child who attended received a book of their choice!
But the party wasn't over yet!! 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
"Happy New Year!"
Be sure to stop by the library and check out some great new books for the new year!!
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