Friday, December 28, 2007

Hot Cocoa And Gingerbread

One of the pleasures of winter---
snuggling up in a comfy blanket,
sipping on hot cocoa and eating a
bite of gingerbread...
and after that....
relaxing and reading a good book!













Ernst, Lisa C. The Gingerbread Girl
E Ernst

Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy,
who was eventually devoured by a fox, the
Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people
who would like to eat her but also has a plan
to escape her sibling's fate.













Grey, Mini Ginger Bear
E Grey


After a lonely gingerbread bear creates
some friends by mixing up a new batch
of dough, he realizes that being a cookie
has some major disadvantages.



Mitgutsch, Ali From Cacao Bean To Chocolate
E Mitgutsch


Follows the cacao bean from the tropical
trees on which they grow to the factories
where they are roasted, skinned, and
ground to make cocoa butter, the major
ingredient in chocolate products.










Schaefer, Carole Lexa The Copper Tin Cup
E Schaefer

A young boy enjoys drinking his cocoa
from a special cup that has been passed
down through several generations of his family.














Shields, Carol Diggory Lucky Pennies And
E Shields Hot Chocolate

A grandfather and his grandson enjoy
sharing knock-knock jokes, playing games,
hot chocolate, watching movies, reading
books, playing baseball and just spending
time together.



















Stringer, Lauren Winter Is The
E Stringer Warmest Season

A child describes pleasant ways to stay
warm during the winter, from sipping
hot chocolate and eating grilled cheese
sandwiches to wearing woolly sweaters
and sitting near a glowing fireplace.









Friday, December 14, 2007

The Nutcracker In Picture Books










Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin's School Play
E Bourgeois
Franklin has been chosen to play the Nutcracker
Prince in his class's production. Will he be too
nervous to say his lines when the big night arrives?















Brownrigg, Sheri Best Friends Wear Pink Tutus
E Brownrigg
When two friends vie for the part of Clara in the
"Nutcracker", who will get the part?















De Palma, Mary Newell The Nutcracker Doll
E DePalma

Kepley, a young ballerina, gets to play a flower doll
in a professional production of "The Nutcracker."


















Isadora, Rachel Lili On Stage
E Isadora
Lili is thrilled to be dancing the part of a guest
in the party scene of the Nutcracker Ballet.












Jeffers, Susan The Nutcracker
E Jeffers
An abridged version of the story of Marie
Stahlbaum, who helps break the spell on her toy
nutcracker and watches him change into a handsome
prince.














McMullan, Kate Noel The First
E McMullan
In this sequel to "Nutcracker Noel", Noel
figures out that being first isn't everything.

Friday, December 7, 2007

Nutcracker Ballet Stories

Maybe you’ve seen the Nutcracker Ballet on television or maybe at a theater.
Check out the story of the Nutcracker….
Read The Story:

Berger, Gilda
Magic Slippers: Stories From The Ballet
J 792.845 Berger
Stories of ten well-known ballets, including
Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty,
The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet,
and others.

Hansen, Rosanna
The Fairy Tale Book Of Ballet
J 792.845 Hansen
Text and photographs record the

plots and performances of three fairy tales
ballets "Swan Lake," "The Sleeping Beauty,"
and "The Nutcracker."











Hoffmann, E.T.A. Nutcracker
J Fic Hoffmann
After hearing how her toy nutcracker
got his ugly face, a little girl helps break
the spell and changes him into
a handsome prince

McCaughrean, Geraldine
The Random House Book Of
Stories From The Ballet
J 792.84 McCaughr
Read about the stories behind
several famous ballets---including the
Nutcracker.

Meyerowitz, Joel
George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker
J 792. 842 Meyerwi
Photographs taken during the film
production, capture all the elegant
and rich movement of George
Balanchine's ballet.


After reading about the story,
you can check out the DVD:

The Nutcracker DVD
DVD 782.95 Nutcrack
On Christmas Eve, a little girl
dreams of her wooden
nutcracker, who has
been transformed into a
handsome prince. The prince
takes her to his enchanted kingdom
where they are entertained
by dancers from many lands.
Starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and the
American Ballet Theatre.

Nutcracker DVD J DVD Nutcrack
A new movie version of a timeless
Christmas fantasy set in motion when
a young girl receives the gift of a nutcracker.