Some September author birthdays include:

• Demi
• Aliki
• Syd Hoff
• Paul Fleischman
• Jack Prelustsky
• Jon Scieszka
• Roald Dahl
• Mildred D. Taylor
• Tomie de Paola
• Joanne Ryder

Why not celebrate by reading one of their books?

Lane Smith usually works with Jon Scieszka, but he has now written a book on the Founding Fathers--as kids--called John, Paul, George and Ben. Yes, it is as funny as the rest of his books.

Kristen Kladstrup's The Book of Story Beginnings, is a wonderful new fantasy in which a boy reappears a hundred years after rowing off to sea in 1914--from Iowa!

For nonfiction readers, there is Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food, by Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson.
It's the kids' version of Fast Food Nation.

The Night of the Burning: Devorah's Story
by Linda Press Wulf

Written for children, it tells the story of Linda's mother-in-law, who, with her sister, were the only survivors of a pogrom in their Polish community between the two world wars. They were rescued from an orphanage by a South African philanthropist named Isaac Ochberg, and grew up in that country. The book is beautiful and sad, tender and terrifying. It gives voice to a history needing to be shared.

Beyond Anne Frank: Hidden Children and Postwar Families in Holland
by Diane L. Wolf
(will be available in January of 2007)

An adult book, this describes the lives of survivors who were hidden as children in Gentile homes in Holland--before, during and after World War II. Their experiences were very different from Anne Frank’s. Many describe their experience with, "My war began after the war."

Special events will celebrate both books and authors this year.
Dates and times to be announced.

October birthdays include:

• Molly Cone
• Karen Cushman
• Donald Sobol
• Faith Ringold
• Johanna Hurwitz
• James Marshall
• Joseph Brucac
• Eric Kimmel
• Katherine Paterson
• Ursula LeGuin

Mystery, fantasy, historical and contemporary fiction, humor and folk tales. They're all represented by this month's birthday authors.

Be sure to check out our large collection of books about Hanukkah and Hanukkah stories. And don’t forget to come get books to read while on vacation.

Some new titles include:

Cornelia Funke’s new book for younger readers called Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost!

Sequels like Small Steps (sequel to Holes) by Louis Sachar and Totally Joe sequel to James Howes’ The Misfits.

Book 2 in the Ivy + Bean series, Ivy + Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go

Historical fiction by Meir Lehmann, Akiva: The Story of Rabbi Akiva and His Times

To Bigotry No Sanction—the story of the oldest synagogue in America.

December Authors

Lois Ehlert
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Robert Louis Stevenson
William Steig
Astrid Lindgren
Daniel Pinkwater
Jean Fritz
Robin McKiney
Kevin Henkes
Ed Young
Madeleine L’Engle
Louisa May Alcott
Mark Twain

There’s something for everybody. Check one out!

Happy New Year!

Come see the new books we have ready to read in 2007!

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday come find some of the many biographies, fiction and nonfiction titles we have that describe the courageous fight for civil rights. One new title is Russell Freedman’s Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa Park’s act of courage thrust a 26-year-old minister into leadership during that year-long struggle. Rev. M. L. King began his struggle for justice there. Freedman uses photos and exciting text to tell this compelling story.

January Authors

Isaac Asimov
Jean Little
J.R.R. Tolkien
Carl Sandburg
Charles Perrault
Michael Bond
A.A. Milne
Edgar Allen Poe
Brian Wildsmith
Jules Feiffer
Lewis Carroll
Vera Williams
Bill Peet
Michael Dorris

Celebrate by reading their books.

February is full of good reasons to read!

Tu b’Shvat - The Birthday of the Trees

We have books about trees and the environment in both fiction and nonfiction.

Black History Month

Come check out our large selection of books on Africa, African Americans and the Civil Rights Movement. We have biographies, history, folk tales, poetry, arts and science plus many works of fiction.

Lunar New Year

Come check out the books on Lunar New Year and about the many Asian countries that celebrate it.

February Author/Illustrator Birthdays

Langston Hughes
Jerry Spinelli
Judith Viorst
Charles Dickens
Laura Ingalls Wilder
E. L. Konigsburg
Jane Yolen
Judy Blume
Jamake Highwter
Paul Zelinsky
W.E.B. DuBois
Cynthia Voigt

Celebrate with one of their books!

April is National Poetry Month.
Come check out our large and lively poetry collection!

And April is full of reasons to read:

We may be on vacation on April Fool’s Day, but what better time to read funny, foolish fare? Chelm stories, Daniel Pinkwater, James Howe, Judith Viorst, Jon Scieszka, Joanna Hurwitz and Mark Twain—plus lots of joke and riddle books. We even have a picture book called April Foolishness by Teresa Bateman. Watch out for tricks!

Pesach/Passover

We have books about Pesach, stories set at Pesach and lots of beautiful Haggadot.

Earth Day

We have books about the earth, ecology and environmental protection. And we have books that celebrate the earth in poetry and prose for all reading levels.

National Library Week is April 15 – 21

Celebrate the contributions of libraries. Democracy depends on access to information and freedom of expression. America’s libraries (and librarians) have been staunch advocates of both. Come by here and visit your local public library.

April ends with National TV Turnoff Week. Read instead! Maybe you should start with Betsy Byar’s The TV Kid!

April Author/Illustrator Birthdays

Hans Christian Andersen (April 2 – International Children’s Book Day)
Richard Peck
Grahame Base
David Adler
Beverly Cleary
Gary Soto
Gertrude Chandler Warner
William Shakespeare
Patricia Reilly Giff
Ludwig Bemelmans

Fill your summer with reading! Be sure to visit your local public library often. Sign up for their summer reading program. They are offering activities, prizes and lots of great books

Happy Reading!

Welcome back to school.
Please come by to see the many new books acquired over the summer.

Labor Day
Learn about the struggle of workers to organized for better wages and safer working conditions through history books, biographies and wonderful fiction. Katherine Paterson’s Bread and Roses, Too is just one example. Based on actual events in 1912 as seen through the eyes of twelve-year old Rosa, we learn about the living conditions of mill workers and the sacrifices made to improve them. We also have books on the many Jewish labor organizers, The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Mother (Mary Harris) Jones and many others.

Celebrate the High Holy Days with books! We have a large selection of books about and stories of Rosh ha-Shana and Yom Kippur.

September Author/Illustrator Birthdays

Demi
Aliki
Syd Hoff
Paul Fleischman
Jack Prelutsky
Jon Scieszka
Roald Dahl
Mildred D. Taylor
John Steptoe
Tomie dePaola
Robert McCloskey
Joanne Ryder
H. A. Rey
Taro Yashima
Bernard Waber

Celebrate them by reading their books! Did you know that H.A. Rey escaped Vichy France with the manuscript of Curious George?

Sukkot
Check out our books about and stories of Sukkot, including my favorite, Patricia Polacco’s Tikvah Means Hope. This beautiful picture book recounts the story of a sukkah and a cat named Tikvah that survived the Oakland Hills firestorm in 1991.

Black Poetry Day – October 17
We have a new biography of Langston Hughes by Alice Walker and books by Nicki Grimes and Nicki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, James Weldon Johnson as well as wonderful collections like Pass It On and Ashley Bryant's ABC of African-American Poetry.

October birthdays include:
Molly Cone
Karen Cushman
Donald Sobol
Faith Ringold
Johanna Hurwitz
James Marshall
Joseph Brucac
Eric Kimmel
Katherine Paterson
Ursula LeGuin

Mystery, fantasy, historical and contemporary fiction, humor and folk tales--they're all represented by this month's birthday authors.

Native American Culture Month
Come check out our collection of books about Native American cultures and history, biographies, folk tales and fiction.

National Children’s Book Week Nov. 12-18
Come see what is new on the New Book Cart to celebrate National Children’s Book Week.

November Authors/Illustrators include:
Sterling North
Armstrong Sperry
Lois Ehlert
Pat Cummings
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Robert Louis Stevenson
William Steig
Astrid Lindgren
Daniel Pinkwater
Jean Fritz
Robin McKinley
Yoshiko Uchida
Marc Brown
Kevin Henkes
Ed Young
Louisa May Alcott
Madeleine L’Engle
Mark Twain

It’s an especially long list with a wide variety of from which genre to choose

Read by the Hanukkah Light!
We have lots of books about Hanukkah and wonderful Hanukkah stories. Come check them out.

Be sure to come by to check out plenty of books to read over winter break! The New Book Cart is loaded with new titles we picked up at the Hanukkah Book and Gift Fair. Thanks to all the volunteers and shoppers who supported the library at the fair!

December Author/Illustrator Birthdays include:
Jan Brett
David Macaulay
Munro Leaf
Kim Kjelgaard
James Thurber
Mary Norton
E. H. Shepard
Marilyn Sachs
Eve Bunting
Jerry Pinkney
Ingri d’Aulaire
Diane Stanley
Molly Bang
Mercer Mayer

Toast their birthdays with a cup of cocoa while you read their books!