January 2010 Archives
Lesley Kagen's Whistling in the Dark has been named the 2010 Fox Cities Reads' book selection. This year’s Community Read is once again a collaboration between the public libraries of Appleton, Neenah, Menasha, Kimberly, Little Chute and Kaukauna, as well as UW-Fox Valley and the Appleton Area School District.
This year the focus is on Wisconsin-based author Lesley Kagen and her New York Times best-selling novel Whistling in the Dark. We hope you enjoy this choice, which takes place in Milwaukee in the late 1950s. In this mystery story, Sally O’Malley is a feisty heroine who will tug at your heartstrings and make you laugh.
from http://www.foxcitiesreads.org/
Please see Appleton Public Library News for additional information.
Every January the American Library Association announces their top honors for excellence in children's and young adult literature, including the winners of the prestigious Caldecott and Newbery Medals. Check out our 2010 ALA Book Awards list to see some of the many excellent titles honored this year.
2010 Caldecott Medal winner
The Lion & the Mouse, illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney.
The screech of an owl, the squeak of a mouse and the roar of a lion transport readers to the Serengeti plains for this virtually wordless retelling of Aesop’s classic fable. In glowing colors, Pinkney’s textured watercolor illustrations masterfully portray the relationship between two very unlikely friends. © Copyright 1997-2009 American Library Association.
2010 Newbery Medal winner
When you Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead.
Twelve-year-old Miranda encounters shifting friendships, a sudden punch, a strange homeless man and mysterious notes that hint at knowledge of the future. These and other seemingly random events converge in a brilliantly constructed plot. © Copyright 1997-2009 American Library Association.
2010 Caldecott Medal winner
The Lion & the Mouse, illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney. The screech of an owl, the squeak of a mouse and the roar of a lion transport readers to the Serengeti plains for this virtually wordless retelling of Aesop’s classic fable. In glowing colors, Pinkney’s textured watercolor illustrations masterfully portray the relationship between two very unlikely friends. © Copyright 1997-2009 American Library Association.
2010 Newbery Medal winner
When you Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead. Twelve-year-old Miranda encounters shifting friendships, a sudden punch, a strange homeless man and mysterious notes that hint at knowledge of the future. These and other seemingly random events converge in a brilliantly constructed plot. © Copyright 1997-2009 American Library Association.
Wisconsin has almost 15,000 military kids, and they live in every county of the state. Because they are geographically dispersed, these children often feel isolated. They feel that their peers do not understand what it is like to have a parent who is serving in another county. They worry about the safety of their parent, and the extensive media coverage of military operations creates daily anxiety. Operation Military Kids recently donated 20 books relating to the issues surrounding military deployment to area public libraries. The intent of this collection of books is to provide resources for families and children experiencing deployment and to build understanding about deployment and its affect on children among community members. View Operation Military Kids Reading Collection.
A copy of the WI OMK Reading Collection with additional descriptions is available to download as a word document from the UW Cooperative Extension.
