As you walk through the Children's Department of the downtown library, do you ever wonder what is inside the big blue bags? Or what is inside the small blue and yellow bags? Or what is inside the boxes in the PTC section?
Well, if you have ever wondered about any of these things, the display in our glass case is for you!
We have displayed the "insides" of these items.
The big blue bags are our
Kits for Kids. The
Kits for Kids encompass an enormous array of subjects. They hold eight picture books, one DVD or CD and usually a book from our PTC collection.
The smaller blue and yellow bags are our
Parent and Child Sets. Each bag focuses on one letter from the alphabet or one number. Inside the
Parent and Child Sets are applicable books to help your child learn their letters and manipulatives that might be a lacing letter or a letter stamp. There are also activity sheets to provide ideas to further your child's letter and number knowledge.
The
Character Education boxes are from our Parent Teacher Collection. Each box contains a DVD, a picture book, an activity book, an evaluation book and a home ties book. These boxes are great and fun ways to teach character.
Please stop by our Children's Department and let us help you find the perfect kit, set or box!
Did you know...wordless picture books are a GREAT way to help your child with pre-reading and reading skills. When you share a wordless book with your child, try taking turns telling the story. This helps children learn how stories work AND helps teach new words! Pictured on the left are some of my favorite wordless books -- click on them to find their availability in the library's catalog.
Do you have favorite wordless books? Click here for a list of more titles!
Author of the Year 
Illustrator of the Year
Now that our weather is (finally!) moving from snow to rain, it is time to enjoy some rainy day titles.
Brush up on your knowledge of this classic story by visiting the library and picking up a copy of the
... or one of the many adaptations that have been created over the years, such as this one by pop-up illustrator Robert Sabuda.
This is a wonderfully unique book, telling simultaneous stories of two families that live thousands of miles apart -- one in Morocco, North Africa, one in Australia.
I just picked up Antoinette Portis' Not A Box to use in a presentation that I am preparing. I am glad that I did because I had forgotten how wonderful this book is.
In Baby Day! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, a baby goes about the normal activities of her day, eating, getting dressed, playing and napping.
Here's a fun new picture book for your preschooler! Bright and bold illustrations highlight each letter of the alphabet, and fun rhymes describe animals that go along with each letter.
Dog loves books SOOOO MUCH that he opens his own bookstore ... and wonderful things happen!
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