Today's Book of the Day

Today's Book of the Day is Pilgrims by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Bryce (Yay sisters!) 
 

 Part of the author's research guide series, this is an excellent non fiction companion to Thanksgiving on Thursday.

Books of the Day!

It's Friday the 13th! That deserves two books of the day! Enjoy Annie Barrows The Magic Half and Edward Eager's classic Half Magic.
 

 Two great books to start of the weekend!

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Today's Book of the Day is the fast paced and fun All the Answers by Kate Messner!

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Celebrate World Origami Day with Today's Book of the Day- 
 

The Strange Case of Origami Yoga by Tom Angelberger!

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Today's Book of the Day is Pharaoh's Egypt by Mick Manning and Britta Granstrom.

 

 A great way to learn about Ancient Egypt and to celebrate the discovery of King Tut's tomb- discovered on November 4, 1922.

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Today's Book of the Day is So You Want to Be President by Judith St. George with illustrations by David Small. 

 

The perfect read to accompany Election Day!

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Today's Book of the Day is The Mysterious Matter of I.M.Fine by Diane Stanley.

 Frannie and Beamer notice how odd all the kids are acting once they get hooked on reading the popular series books by reclusive author, I.M. Fine. Could there be a connection? A great read for fans of author R.L. Stine or anyone who loves a good mystery. Enjoy!

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Today's book of the day is The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams with illustrations by Meghan Lloyd. 
 

A funny and clever read aloud for Halloween week or anytime you want a book with a brave and smart character!

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Today's Book of the Day is The Gruffalo by the amazing team of Julia Donaldson and Axel Schaeffer. 

 

"I'm not afraid of a Gruffalo!"

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Today's book of the day is Pete's A Pizza by William Steig.

 Celebrate October is National Pizza Month with a great read and a slice or two!

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Today's Book of the Day is A Chair for My Mother by Vera William, artist, poet, author who passed away this week at the age of 88. A beautiful soul.  

 

 

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Today's book of the day is Lauren Castillo's Nana in the City! 
 

 She is my new favorite illustrator. A great read for folks visiting Nana or a new big city.

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Today's book of the day is Thank You and Good Night by Patrick McDonnell.

  A new sweet story about joy and little pleasures. So sweet!

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"I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."

 Today's book of the day is Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

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Today's Book of the Day is Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton. A classic for all over our construction and truck aficionados!

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Today's Book of the Day is Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crocket Johnson. 

 
 
 This classic tale of imagination turns 50 this year!

Sunny Side Up!

I just finished reading Sunny Side Up by Jennifer and Matthew Holm, so I think I will sit at my desk and weep for a bit. Sniff.  Sweet and lovely. 

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It's the first day of Fall!

 Let's celebrate with Today's Book of the Day, Lois Elhert's Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf!

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Today's Book of the Day is Mind Your Manners, BB Wolf! 

 

 Written by Judy Sierra and illustrated by J. Otto Seibold, BB Wolf is a laugh out loud read for kids who love fairy tales and their grown ups who have read and reread all the classics! Clever and funny.

Today's Book of the Day is Everything by Emma Dodd.

 

 A great bed time or any time read with your little one! So sweet!

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Today's Book of the Day is Milo Speck, Accidental Agent by Linda Urban.
 

 
 Milo goes to the dryer in the hopes of finding his missing sock. He finds a whole lot more.

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Today's Book of the Day is Can I Play Too? 

 An Elephant and Piggie book by Mo Willems. How will snake play catch with the gang? A clever story about including everyone!

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Today's Book of the Day is Lilly's Plastic Purple Purse by Kevin Henkes. 


 

 Lilly is a little mouse with big personality. She loves school, especially, her teacher, Mr. Slinger. But will Lilly's enthusiasm get her in some trouble? A great book to read about school, sharing and waiting your turn.

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Today's Book of the Day is The Bus is for Us by Michael Rosen with pictures by Gillian Tyler.
 

 An ode to a great mode of transportation by the author of the classic We're Going on a Bear Hunt!

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Today's Book of the Day is the simply lovely Firefly Hollow.

Written by Alison McGhee and illustrated by Christopher Denise, this sweet story of 4 little friends with big dreams is a joy and reminded me very much of another favorite. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. A soon to be classic, I am certain.

Book of the Day is Back!

We have been on a bit of a hiatus, mostly recovering from our busy summer programs!  

Today's book of the day is Make For Ducklings written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey and published on this day in 1941. It won the Caldecott Medal in 1942 and is the official children's book of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A classic!

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Today's Book of the Day is the Story of the Statue of Liberty by Betsy and Giulio Maestro. 

  The cornerstone for the great lady was laid on what is now Liberty Island on this day in 1884.

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Today's book is Are you Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems.

 

  After all this rain, Gerald, Piggie and all the rest of us are more than ready for some outdoor fun. Between library programs of course!

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Today's Book of the Day is The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kushkin with illlustrations by Marc Simont. It's Friday evening and everyone is getting ready for something special.....

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Today's Book of the day is Pigsty by Mark Teague! 

 When your room is so messy pigs want to come over to play there may be a problem....Laugh out loud funny!

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Today's Book of the Day is Mad about Madeline: The Complete Tales by Ludwig Bemelmans! 

 
Happy Bastille Day!

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Today's book of the day is Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.

  Meggie literally falls into the book her dad is reading to her. A wonderful read that you will get lost in too. A favorite of mine.

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Today's Book of the Day is Stuart Little in honor of the birthday this week of the beloved E.B. White.

Have a wonderful weekend!  
 

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Today's Book of the Day is Railroad ABC by Jack Townsend.
 

 These lovely illustrations are a great way to practice your ABC's and this book is a special treat for all the train fans that we know!

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Today's Book of the Day is Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann because you should always stick with your buddy. 

 You can learn more about police dogs next Thursday, July 9th. Pinellas County Deputy Martin and his canine partner Jaeger will be here to talk to us about their jobs as real life heros! The show starts at 2pm, we hope you can make it!

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Today's Book of the Day is one of my favorite series! The Cobble Street Cousins by Cynthia Rylant.

 A great segue into chapter books for those who have been learning to read with Poppleton or Henry and Mudge and a must read for the fans of Ivy & Bean.

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Today's book of the day is actually books of the day as we celebrate all the books of beloved illustrator Eric Carle on his birthday!

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Today's book of the day is BAH! Said the Baby written and illustrated by Jennifer Plecas.
 

 Baby has a lot to say. Sadly, nobody can figure out what he means! We have all been there!  A sweet and funny story.

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Just in time for Father's Day today's book of the day is Tad and Dad with words and pictures by David Ezra Stein! Even frogs need their dads!

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Today's Book of the Day is Roller Girl a great graphic novel by Victoria Jamison! 

 

 Astrid will do anything to keep her BFF Nicole but going to roller derby camp may be the last straw. A great story about friendship and a must read for fans of Raina Telgemeier!

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Today's book of the day is the wonderful classic Anne of Green Gables written by L.M. Montgomery and published this week in 1908.

Special Saturday Edition of the Book of the Day!

Today's Book of the Day! Special Saturday Edition!
Today's Book is Roger is Reading a Book by Koen Van Biesen.

 

 Roger is trying to read. Emily is very noisy, what can Roger do to get some quiet reading time?  A laugh out loud read for kids of all ages. 

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Today's Book of the Day is The Bus is For Us by Michael Rosen with illustrations by Gillian Tyler. 
 

 
A great homage to a favorite mode of transportation!

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Today's book of the day is Arnie the Doughnut! By Laurie Keller. Just in time for National Doughnut Day!

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Today's Book of the Day is Everybody Sleeps (but not Fred) by Josh Schneider! Fred has far too much to do to sleep. The perfect book for the night owls at your house!

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Today's Book of the Day is My Pen beautifully illustrated by Christopher Myers. 

 

Your pen can be the gateway to the whole world! Simply gorgeous!

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Today's Book of the Day is How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe? by the dynamic duo of Jane Yolen and Mark Teague.

 A great addition to this fun series and a great conversation starter!

My day is made!

 

A thank you from one of my favorite outreach preschool  classrooms made my day! 

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Today's Book of the Day is Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena and Christian Robinson. 
 

CJ and his Nana take the bus every Sunday. What do they see in their neighborhood and where do they go. A beautiful story that reminds me of Ezra Jack Keats. Just lovely.

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Today's Book of the Day is the Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen with illustrations by Kevin Hawkes. 

 This week all of the kindergartens from Cypress Woods are visiting us and this is one of my favorite books to share about the library and library behavior!