Featured New Releases of Local and LDS Authors & Illustrators:
September 21, 2009
The Adventures of Hashbrown Winters (Juvenile 4183501.1) by Frank Cole
The Amaranth Enchantment (Juvenile 813 B4594111a) by Julie Berry
The Chosen One (Juvenile 813 W6712cho 2009) by Carol Lynch William
Everything Is Fine (Juvenile 813 St8242r ) by Ann Dee Ellis
Forest Born (on order) by Shannon Hale
Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary (Juvenile 813 M91111fabc) by Brandon Mull
Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott (Juvenile 4233462.1) illustrated by Bethanne Andersen, Professor of Visual Arts at BYU
Once There Was a Bull-Frog (Juvenile 813 W178o) by Rick Walton
Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone: The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival (Juvenile 813 C1779422 bk.1) by Dene Low.
The Princess and the Bear (Juvenile 813 H247pb) by Mette Ivie Harrison
Taken By Storm (Juvenile 813 M8341111t) by Angela Morrison
Warbreaker (PZ 4 .S2473 W37 2009) by Brandon Sanderson
Wings (Juvenile 813 P6351111 bk.1) by Aprilynne Pike
Once Was Lost (Juvenile 813 Z19711on by Sara Zarr
Sara Zarr will present her newest teen novel, Once Was Lost, on Thursday, October 1, from 7-8 pm at
The King’s English
1511 S 1500 E
Salt Lake City, Utah 84105
Find information on more local author presentations at kingsenglish.com
Stories from Around the World -For preschoolers and young children
September 14, 2009
September 11-December 11, 2009 at Museum of Peoples and Cultures (700 N 100 E Provo)
Visit the Museum of Peoples and Cultures every Friday at 11am for stories from around the world.
Listen to folktales from other cultures and make a craft to take home or share with others. Admission is free.
-For more information, contact the Museum of Peoples and Cultures at (801) 422-0020 or mpc@byu.edu.
Upcoming Events- Masculine Reading
September 14, 2009
September 22, 2009. 58 N. State St., Orem at 7 p.m.
Finding books and reading strategies for boys can be a challenge for teachers and parents. Join award-winning young adult author Ann Cannon as she discusses strategies and books to help young boys love reading. Part of the Utah Humanities Council’s Public Square programs, the event is to be held at the Orem Public Library in the Storytelling Wing.
Poptropica: Learn While You Play
March 17, 2009
Poptropica.com is swiftly becoming a popular, safe, and unique online game for youngsters. Poptropica offers kids (and parents) a dependable online playground to interact anonymously with other users, fight villains who are apart of B.A.D (Bald And Dangerous organization), and learn interesting facts about our world.
Newcomers to the site must create a character to enter the Poptropica Islands. The player picks the gender, hair color, hairstyle, skin color, clothing, and several other features of the character. Once all the physical attributes are decided, the player is given a name (like Comic Kid or Shark Boy) and can enter any of the Poptropica Islands.
Players encounter museums on several islands and learn facts about sharks, artists, and history. On Time Tangled Island, players can be transported to an important place and time in history (like Philadelphia in 1776) and learn what was occurring in that time and place.
In addition to playing the game, players can interact with other users through controlled questions that are provided by Proptropica. Players can choose from hundreds of questions (Do you wear contacts?) and respond with thousands of answers (No, but I wear glasses). This protocol prevents children from revealing any vital information and maintains anonymity.
Poptropica is the brainchild of Jeff Kinney, a design director for Pearson’s Family Education Network and noted author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Over 35 million players have joined Poptropica since it was launched in September 2007.
Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Workshop
March 13, 2009
The 10th Annual Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers Workshop is scheduled June 8-12, 2009. During this intensive five-day workshop, workshop participants will be tutored in small-group sessions by published authors and artists. More information is available at http://ce.byu.edu/cw/writing.
BYU Symposium on Books for Young Readers
March 6, 2009
On Thursday and Friday, July 16 and 17th of 2009, BYU 22nd Symposium on Books for Young Readers will be held. This symposium is geared towards librarians, teachers, parents and anyone else who enjoys children’s literature. Among the nationally acclaimed authors and illustrators that will be speaking are Susan Campell Bartoletti, Gennifer Choldenko, Jessica Day George, Brett Helquist, Linda Sue Park, and Jerry Pinkney. For a more detailed schedule and instructions on how to register, please visit http://bfyr.byu.edu.
This is event is sponsored by Brigham Young University’s Department of Teacher Education, Harold B. Lee Library, Division of Continuing Education, the BYU Bookstore, and the Provo City Library.
Beehive Award Dinner
March 6, 2009
The Children’s Literature Association of Utah (CLAU) has scheduled its annual Beehive Awards Dinner on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 6:30pm at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building Wasatch Room in Salt Lake City. Jessica Day George, author of Dragon Slippers and Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, will be the guest speaker. For more information please on the nominees for the Beehive Awards this year or on how to become a member, please visit the CLAU website. To attend, click here for registration form.
Read Across America
February 24, 2009
“On March 2, the National Education Association is calling for every child to be reading in the company of a caring adult.” On Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2), the National Education Association sponsors Read Across America day. This celebration is the perfect chance for children and adults to rediscover a love of reading good books. Spend whatever amount of time you have on March 2, whether it be a lot or very little, and share a good book with someone you care about. Visit the NEA website for more information and ideas (click here).
Explore Visual Literacy: The Walter Wick Exhibit
February 14, 2009
Families who visit the Brigham Young University Museum of Art’s newest photography exhibition will find themselves surrounded by a familiar make-believe world created from buttons, dice, marbles, rubber frogs, toy robots, and other whimsical items.
“Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic” will feature the work of Walter Wick, author and photographer of more than 30 children books that include the popular “I Spy” (with Jean Marzollo) and “Can You See What I See?” series. This exhibition will consist of 40 large-scale photographs selected from Wick’s books, five models that Wick used to create some of the images, and a behind-the-scenes video presentation that will help visitors understand how Wick creates the images in his books. The exhibition also includes a number of visual puzzles that will involve visitors in a search for gizmos and toys hidden in various photographs in the gallery. This exhibition will be on view on the museum’s lower level from Thursday, Feb. 26 through Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. Admission is free. More information is available at http://wick.byu.edu.
Walter Wick has created or co-created a number of books including the “Can You See What I See” and the “I Spy” series. Here we have listed just a few of the wonderful books that Walter Wick has to offer; check your local library to find other titles .
Can You See What I See? Dream Machine: A Picture by Walter Wick, Scholastic Inc., 2003. Ages 4-8.
Can You See What I See?: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve by Walter Wick, Scholastic Inc., 2002. Ages 4-8.
A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1997. Ages 9-12.
I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo, photographs by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1992. Ages 4-8.
I Spy Extreme Challenger: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzello, photographs by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 2000. Ages 9-12.
I Spy Fun House: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo, photographs by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1993. Ages 4-8.
I Spy Gold Challenger!: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo, photographs by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1998. Ages 4-8.
I Spy School Days: A Book of Picture Riddles by Jean Marzollo, photographed by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1995. Ages 4-8.
Walter Wick’s Optical Tricks by Walter Wick, Scholastic, 1998. Ages 4-8.
CCBC–Cooperative Children’s Book Center
January 28, 2009
The CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Council) website is an authoritative source for “books, ideas, and expertise in the field of children’s and young adult literature” produced by the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Teachers, librarians, early childhood care providers, and college students will find designated areas to guide them to useful articles, reviews, booklists, and web links. Bookmark this site to check-out the weekly book spotlight–the title, author, age group, and a brief summary are given.
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