Friday, November 30, 2007

Puppets and Puppeteers In Children's Books

What kind of puppets do you like??
Hand puppets….finger puppets…
Shadow puppets…marionettes….
Glove puppets….junk puppets…???

Here are some puppet tales to enjoy!!















Bryant, Jill Making Shadow Puppets
J 791.53 Bryant
Describes how to create traditional shadow

puppets based on designs from around the
world, including instructions for wooden rod
puppets, portable screen setups, and scenery
and script ideas.











Collodi, Carlo Pinocchio
J Fic Collodi
Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of

tricks and mischief, with a talent
for getting into and out of trouble,
wants more than anything else to
become a real boy.




Durrett, Deanne Jim Henson
J B Henson
Biography of the famous puppeteer

and creator of the Muppets.














Love, D. Anne The Puppeteer’s Apprentice
J Fic Love
A medieval orphan girl called Mouse gains

the courage she needs to follow her dreams
of becoming a puppeteer's apprentice.



Paterson, Katherine The Master Puppeteer
J Fic Paterson
A thirteen-year-old boy describes the poverty

and discontent of eighteenth century Osaka and
the world of puppeteers in which he lives.














Pilegard, Virginia W. The Warlord’s Puppeteers
E Pilegard
While traveling back to their warlord's palace in

ancient China, Chuan and the artist to whom he
is apprenticed join a troupe of puppeteers and
Chuan learns about puppet proportions.
Includes instructions for making a simple sock puppet.















Roberts, Diane Puppet Pandemonium
J Fic Roberts
Baker is unhappy about leaving Seattle--

and his job as director of his grandmother's
puppet shows--to start fifth grade in a small
Texas town, but a local festival provides an
opportunity to overcome his shyness and
prove himself.














Sierra, Judy Fantastic Theater:
Puppets and Plays For Young
Performers and Young Audiences

J 791.53 Sierra
Thirty puppet plays adapted from

nursery rhymes, folk songs, fables,
poetry, folktales, and myths with
instructional chapters on making and
using rod and shadow puppets and
puppet stages.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

More Dog Books To Read With Your Pooch...

Have your heard?
Dog Paddle…..swim stroke
Dog Ear…….. turn down corner of a page
Dog-Eat-Dog… ruthless competition
Can you think of more?










Dog By Matthew Van Fleet
E Vanfleet
This board book features cool

textures and pull tabs and
pictures of many different

kinds of dogs.

























The True-Or-False Book Of Dogs
By Patricia Lauber
J 636.7 Lauber
Find out interesting facts like…
Do dogs hear more than we do?
Do dogs or wolves bark more?
Does a dog’s body tell of its feelings?





















Is My Dog A Wolf?
By Jenni Bidner
J 636.7 Bidner
Did you know when your dog

chases a cat, plays fetch,
digs a hole, or barks at

the mail carrier, the dog is
showing you a bit of its wolf side.

Find out how dogs
are similar to their wild cousins.














Nobody Notices Minerva
By Wednesday Kirwan
E Kirwan
Nobody seemed to notice

Minerva, so she started
doing naughty things to get

attention. Finally she
discovered that it’s best to

be noticed for being
kind and helpful.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Man's (and Kid's) Best Friends

Dogs are “best friends”, but did you know

that dogs end up in everyday expressions?


Have you heard…

“in the doghouse” (in trouble)
“dog tired” (very tired)
“ sick as a dog” (very sick)
“raining cats and dogs” (raining heavily)?

You might take home a doggie bag,

if you’re served too much food….


MMPL has some wonderful new dog books…










The Original Dogs For Kids
By Kristin Mehus-Roe J 636.7 Mehusroe

There’s lots of cool information on dog breeds,
including personality, history, and who
makes the best families for the breed.
You can learn how to play doggie games
with your pooch. Included are fun training tips,
careers that include working with dogs,
puppy training and plenty of fascinating facts.
This book contains so much information and
pictures that it’s hard to put the book down.
Also includes a CD

Dogs and Cats
By Steve Jenkins J 636.7 Jenkins

Did ya know?....

Dogs dream
Dogs are descendants of the gray wolf

Wanna Know?....

Why dogs chase balls or roll in manure??

This is a flip book, with one side devoted to dogs..

and the other side devoted to cats
Good illustrations and cool facts



My Senator and Me: A Dog’s-Eye

View of Washington, D.C.

By Senator Edward M. Kennedy J 328.73 Kennedy
Told by the viewpoint of Senator Kennedy’s dog,

Splash, this book teaches the basics of political

process and describes a typical day at the Capitol.



Jake the Philharmonic Dog

By Karen LeFrak J 636.7 LeFrak

A small black dog named Jake had a

musical bark and rhythmic tail wag that

endeared him to Richie, the principal stagehand

of the Philharmonic Orchestra. One day Richie

brought Jake to work with him. When a crisis

develops before a concert, Jake steps in and

saves the day and steal the show. This story is

inspired by the real-life mascot of the New York

Philharmonic….Jake.

Friday, November 9, 2007

New and Tasty Thanksgiving Treats

Come to MMPL and feast on these

Thanksgiving book treats….


















Auch, Mary Jane Beauty and the Beaks E Auch
When Lance, a very pretentious turkey, arrives

on the farm and boasts that he is the only bird
invited to a special feast, no hen is impressed,
but when Beauty learns that Lance is the main course,
she convinces the others to save him.




















Kroll, Virginia L. The Thanksgiving Bowl E Kroll
Each member of a family writes an anonymous

"I'm thankful for" note and places it in the Thanksgiving
bowl, but after the family guesses who wrote each note,
the bowl is accidentally left outside, where it rolls
off on a year-long series of adventures.













Martin, Ann M. Needle and Thread J Fic Martin
Flora worries about her first Thanksgiving without her parents, while Ruby worries about getting a part in the school musical, and their new friends, Olivia and Nikki, are adjusting to big changes in their families
.



















Roy, Ron Mayflower Treasure Hunt J Mys Roy
When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit Plymouth,

Massachusetts for Thanksgiving, they uncover a
mystery that dates back to the landing of the Pilgrims.




Come by the Children’s Department and

discover an abundance of Thanksgiving tales.

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Who Are The Time Warp Trio, Anyway???

Heroes Joe, Fred and Sam visit interesting
time periods and have all kinds
of adventures…
in these funny stories
by author Jon Scieszka.

Check out….









Summer Reading Is Killing Me
J Fic Scieszka

Our heroes are trapped
inside their summer
reading lists.











Viking & Liking It
J Fic Scieszka

Fred, Sam and Joe sail with
Leif Erickson….
(in the time of the Vikings)












Me Oh Maya! J Fic Scieszka
Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.












Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci J Fic Scieszka
Our heroes meet Leonardo da Vinci and try to avoid becoming toilet scrubbers in a sixteenth-century Italian army.











Oh Say, I Can’t See J Fic Scieszka
Joe, Sam, and Fred inspire
General George Washington.






Marco? Polo J Fic Scieszka
The Trio must pose as astrologers and join
the caravan of Marco Polo and his father.

Which time period would
you like to visit…???


Who (in history) would you like to meet?