[bksvol-discuss] Happy New Year from the LB-Kids.com Enewsletter!

From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:27:10 -0500
A Small Brown Dog with a Wet Pink Nose
by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen,
illustrated by Linzie Hunter
Amelia wants a dog, needs a dog, and believes she simply cannot live without
a small brown dog with a wet pink nose. Her parents think she can. But what
they don't know is that Amelia has come up with a cunning plan to convince
them!
For Ages 3-6

Welcome!
Happy New Year! 2010 promises to be a great year for LBYR and we've got some
fantastic titles to share with you throughout the year!
Our titles this month are a combination of exciting new titles and themed
titles for upcoming events: namely Chinese New Year and the Superbowl!
And don't forget to check out our Open Access titles: each month a selection
of great LBYR titles will be available to read from cover to cover,
exclusively on our site!


A Small Brown Dog with a Wet Pink Nose
by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen,
illustrated by Linzie Hunter
Amelia wants a dog, needs a dog, and believes she simply cannot live without
a small brown dog with a wet pink nose. Her parents think she can. But what
they don't know is that Amelia has come up with a cunning plan to convince
them!
For Ages 3-6



Grace Lin is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She is the
illustrator of over twelve books for children, including Dim Sum for
Everyone and The Ugly Vegetables. Her titles with LBYR include The Year of
the Dog and its sequel The Year of the Rat. She grew up in upstate New York
and now lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Grace's most recent title, Where The Mountain Meets the Moon was awarded a
2010 Newbery Honor! In December 2009 it was the Today Show Kid's Book Club
selection, as well as receiving three starred reviews and being a 2009
Parent's Choice Gold Winner.
Paulie Pastrami Achieves World Peace by James Proimos
Inspiration for New Year's Resolutions perhaps?! Paulie Pastrami can't
whistle, he has trouble matching his socks, and he is usually picked last in
sports. But he plans to achieve world peace before he turns eight. He learns
that, with simple acts of kindness, his challenge isn't so great after all.
For Ages 3-6
The Super Bowl by Matt Christopher
In this action-packed volume, young readers can relive forty years of Super
Bowl history. It chronicles the rise of such dynasties as the San Francisco
49ers and the New England Patriots as well as the agony felt by the all-time
losers, the Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills.
For Ages 8-12
Year of the Rat by Grace Lin
2010 may be the Year of the Tiger - but catch up on the events of the Year
of the Rat! In this sequel to Year of the Dog, Pacy has another big year in
store for her. Pacy must deal with Melody moving to California, find the
courage to forge on with her dream of becoming a writer and illustrator, and
learn to face some of her own flaws.
For Ages 8-12
Romance of the Snob Squad Julie Anne Peters
In this touching, wryly humorous sequel to Revenge of the Snob Squad,
readers are reunited with sixth-grade misfits Jenny, Max, Prairie, and Lydia
as they cook up an outrageous plan to ignite a romance between Prairie and
the object of her affection, Hugh Torkerson (otherwise known as 'Tork the
Dork').
For Ages 8-12

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Jamie in Michigan

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