Our book fair is off to a great start. Yesterday, students and faculty dressed in animal prints to kick-off the fair. We’re on our way to reaching our sales goal. The money from book fair will help us bring Deborah Wiles, an award-winning author, to our school in the spring. Don’t forget to visit our book fair webpage to see our goal and our progress toward our goal.
Category Archives: Book News
New Book Builder Order
The new book builder order arrived today for the month of September. Thank you to everyone who helped us get the following books in our media center:
Aurora County All-Stars Wiles, Deborah
E is for extreme : an extreme sports alphabet Herzog, Brad
Hero cat Spinelli, Eileen
Hey batta batta swing! : the wild old days of Cook, Sally
Invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words Selznick, Brian
Kenny & the dragon DiTerlizzi, Tony
Louise, the adventures of a chicken DiCamillo, Kate
Mercy Watson : princess in disguise DiCamillo, Kate
Mercy Watson thinks like a pig DiCamillo, Kate
Pssst! Rex, Adam
Ricky Ricotta’s mighty robot vs. the mecha- Pilkey, Dav
Right dog for the job : Ira’s path from service Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw
Shutting out the sky : life in the tenements of Hopkinson, Deborah
Storyteller Myers, Edward
Tunnels Gordon, Roderick
You read to me, I’ll read to you : very short Hoberman, Mary Ann
Here are some pictures of the new books. The students who donated the books will check them out next week and receive them on BTV. Don’t forget that the October book builder order deadline is October 24th (the last day of the book fair).
Book Talk: The Willoughbys
Here is a book talk about a new book in our media center that is still waiting to be checked out. I just finished reading it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Listen to the book talk here.
Decatur Book Festival
Those of you who haven’t made any plans for Labor Day Weekend might want to check out a unique event in Decatur. The Decatur Book Festival will host numerous authors talking about their books and signing autographs. Of interest to me is the Target Children’s Stage. Authors such as Tony DiTerlizzi (Spiderwick), Doreen Cronin (Click, Clack, Moo Cows that Type), Patrick McDonnell (Mutts Comics), Robert Sabuda (numerous, amazing pop-up books), Sarah Phineas (The Magic Thief), and many more will be speaking about their writing. This is such a rare opportunity to see so many talented authors in one place, and the best part is that the event is FREE. My wife and I are planning to go to both days and spend most of our time at the children’s stage. In addition to authors, there will be lots of activities related to books and reading. This is a great family outing, and I just thought I would pass it along in case you are interested.
Expect the Miraculous 