[bksvol-discuss] Re: Make way for Christmas
- From: "Lori" <lori@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:57:38 -0500
Wow, Jamie. These all sound great!
Tis the season,
Lori
----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Yates, CPhT
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Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 1:06 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Make way for Christmas
Here's a few holiday books I plan to do (I found all of these at
kidsreads.com):
Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup
It’s Christmas Eve, and Jim and his mother are making pirate gingerbread men
to leave for Santa. Jim’s favorite is Captain Cookie, who carries a gingerbread
cutlass and has a toothpick peg leg. The captain is much too good to be eaten,
so Jim keeps him close by his bed. But late that night, when Jim is fast
asleep, Captain Cookie step-taps away on a daring adventure to find his pirate
crew --- and rescue them from that mysterious character he’s heard about: a
cannibal named Santa Claus.
Heart of a Snowman by Mary Kuryla-Yelchin
Every Christmas Eve, a boy named Owen builds the very best snowman he can,
only to see it melt away on Christmas Day. There must be a way to make it last,
he thinks. So begins an adventure that leads Owen to a magical place where
curious animals study his snowman piece by piece in an attempt to build a
perfect one. But in the end, it is Owen who supplies the one thing they need
the most. Have they finally found the secret to making a snowman that will last
forever?
A Pinata in a Pine Tree by Pat Mora
An award-winning author and a rising star artist have put a festive Latino
twist on "The Twelve Days of Christmas," populating it with piñatas in place of
partridges, plus burritos bailando (dancing donkeys), lunitas cantando (singing
moons) and much more, all displayed in the most vivid colors imaginable. In
this version, a little girl receives gifts from a secret amiga, whose identity
is a sweet surprise at the book's conclusion. There are things to find and
count in Spanish on every page, with pronunciations provided right in the
pictures and a glossary and music following the story.
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson
Stick Man lives in the family tree, with his Stick Lady Love and their stick
children three. But one day, Stick Man is carried off by a mischievous dog who
wants to play fetch. Things go from bad to worse as Stick Man is carried
farther and farther away from home. Lonely and lost, Stick Man desperately
wants to get home to be with his family for Christmas. And when he helps Santa
Claus out of a bind, he finds the perfect ticket home!
Matchless by Gregory Maguire
and I would like to do:
The Amazing Menorah of Mazeltown by Hal Dresner and Joy Fate but none of the
Michigan libraries has it yet.
Mazeltown, in the Cry-Me-a-River valley, was a dreary village on the dark,
cold days leading up to Hanukkah. Just as the holiday was to begin, Molly and
Max stumbled on a most curious object in a dim corner of their father's
junkshop. It was old and grimy, but after they polished it, a most amazing
menorah emerged. Night by night, this menorah changed Mazeltown --- brightening
the streets, whitening the sheets, lofting the bagels, making the river glow
with life, and lighting up everyone's heart.
--
Jamie in Michigan
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