Teachers, school counselors, and school librarians of all grade levels! Each year we add to our collection of public performance DVDs (DVDs you can use in the classroom setting as teaching tools). Come to our private viewing of clips from some of the movies and learn how to use the collection to your advantage in the classroom. Join us in Central’s auditorium on February 5th from 4:30-6:00 pm.
This year Chinese New Year is on Jan 31st. Celebrate the Year of the Horse with books from the library and by making a beautiful Chinese paper lantern! Instructions can be found at Spoonful.
Visit Buder branch to see their window mural celebrating Chinese New Year!
While you’re at the library, check out some of these great books!
My First Chinese New Year by Karen Katz
A girl and her family prepare for and celebrate Chinese New Year.
Happy Chinese New Year, Kai-lan! adapted by Lauryn Silverhardt
Join Kai-lan for a Chinese New Year celebration! Kai-lan and her friends get to carry the dragon costume in the big parade– but can they work together to make the dragon dance?
The Runaway Wok: A Chinese New Year Tale by Ying Chang Compestine
On Chinese New Year’s Eve, a poor man who works for the richest businessman in Beijing sends his son to market to trade their last few eggs for a bag of rice, but instead he brings home an empty–but magic–wok that changes their fortunes forever.
The Day the Dragon Danced by Kay Haugaard
An African American girl takes her grandmother to watch the Chinese New Year’s parade where her father is a member of the dragon dance troupe.
Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin
A Chinese American family prepares for and celebrates the Lunar New Year.
With these temperatures, every piece of winter clothing is appropriate, including earmuffs! Check out this and other winter crafts at My Creative Life.
Once you’re back inside where it’s warm, share these books about winter clothing.
Mrs. Toggle’s Zipper, by Robin Pulver
When Mrs. Toggle’s zipper sticks and traps her inside her coat, everyone in the school tries to free her but with little success.
Do You Have a Hat? By Eileen Spinelli
A fancy hat. A hat that’s plain. A hat for keeping off the rain. A glowing hat. A hat with fruit. A hat for that new dress or suit. All herein have hats, it’s true –fantastic, magnificent hats! Do you? What do Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, Russian-American composer Igor Stravinsky, South American entertainer Carmen Miranda, African-American cowboy Nat Love, and President Abraham Lincoln have in common? HATS! Unique, distinctive, wonderful hats!
The Jacket I Wear in the Snow, by Shirley Neitzel
A young girl names all the clothes that she must wear to play in the snow.
The Mitten Tree, by Candace Christiansen
Old Sarah knits mittens for all the children waiting for the school bus and hangs them on the tree in her front yard.
A New Coat for Anna, by Harriet Ziefert
Lacking money following World War II, a mother barters with local artisans to secure a badly needed winter coat for her daughter Anna.
Join us for some of these great programs at your favorite St. Louis Public Library locations all week long:
Ready for a story? Join us for storytime:
Celebrate the Chinese New Year:
Feel like celebrating?
Ready to make something awesome?
Sing your heart out:
Want to relax and enjoy a movie?
Have a Great Week!
The Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award is chosen by school age children from around the state each year. Kids in school or library storytimes select from a group of best titles, nominated by teachers and librarians. These bright fun picture books burst with appealing stories and memorable characters.
This year’s winner is the lovable Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons, by Eric Litwin and illustrated by James Dean.
Pete loves the buttons on his new coat so much. He goes rolling along, and singing his song. But as the buttons pop off, one by one, does Pete cry? Goodness – No!
Kids love the bright pictures, the easy rhythm of the text, and the unflappable calm of this cool cat when faced with personal calamity.
Look for other books about Pete the Cat in the picture book section. And if your kids don’t already know the song, go online to listen and sing along!
It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle won second place. A child reading a story naturally imagines himself into the book. But look out! There’s a tiger lurking behind every page.
Third place was a three-way tie between these books:
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekej
Duckling Gets a Cookie?! by Mo Willems
I’m Bored by Micheal Black
All SLPL locations will be closed on Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Join us for some of these great programs during the rest of the week at your favorite St. Louis Public Library location:
Ready for a story? Join us for storytime:
Feeling competitive?
Ready to make something awesome?
Want to relax and enjoy a movie?
Have a Great Week!
On November 16th, The Puppet Guild of Greater St. Louis returned to Buder Branch for its annual Puppetfest. Papa & Jackie Wright started the show by allowing children to come up and try moving puppets.
Papa and Jacquelyn Wright’s Storytime Puppets performed “Three Billy Goats Gruff Meet the Mysterious Creature.” The Mysterious Creature was looking for something besides goats to eat, and sampled a few childrens’ fingers!
Children had the opportunity to make troll puppets during a workshop led by Dan Romano.
To end Puppetfest 2013, Michelle Myers O’Donnell Gulick and Stan Gulick’s Peppy Puppet Troupe performed a (nonscary) version of “Little Red Riding Hood” (which had a happy ending for everybody!)
Join us for some of these great programs at your favorite St. Louis Public Library locations all week long:
Ready for a story? Join us for storytime:
Celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
Feeling competitive?
Ready to make something awesome?
Ready to explore more books?
Want to relax and enjoy a movie?
Want to see a performance?
Have a Great Week!
Make the short trip to Central Library in January to see a wonderful collection of local authors and illustrators!
Picture Book Wednesday
January 15, 6-8 pm
Andrea Arco-Mastromichalis’s first children’s book, Wally McBap Needs a Nap!, was a Mom’s Choice Award Recipient.
Susan Grigsby’s In the Garden With Dr. Carver and First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden were named Best Children’s Books of the Year by Bank Street College.
Dan Killeen’s Tillie and Clementine: Noises in the Night is based on his two little nieces who live in an old brick house down in Benton Park.
Award-winning author Patricia McKissack writes fiction and nonfiction and is best known for her folktales and historical fiction.
Doug Pernikoff’s Dr. Doug books cover difficult subjects like divorce and bullying with kid-friendly language and illustrations.
Jeanie Franz Ransom’s picture books reflect both her humor and her background as a school counselor.
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Chapter Book Tuesday
January 21, 6-8 pm
Heather Brewer is best known for her Chronicles of Vladimir Tod series and its spinoff, The Slayer Chronicles.
Margo L. Dill’s first book is Finding My Place: One Girl’s Strength at Vicksburg.
Jody Feldman puts her love of puzzles to good use in The Gollywhopper Games and The Seventh Level.
Senshi, Katana, and Shinobi by young-adult author Cole Gibson star normal teen girls who just happen to be samurai warriors.
Jan Greenberg collaborates with Sandra Jordan to write insightful biographies of important by lesser-known artists.
John Hendrix’s newest book, Rutherford B., Who Was He?, is a collection of hilarious and poignant poems about the U.S. presidents.
Internationally known storyteller Bobby Norfolk (with his wife Sherry) has published six Anansi tales plus The Moral of the Story: Folktales for Character Development.
Inda Schaenen’s books include: The 7 O’clock Bedtime, All the Cats of Cairo, and the Saddle Wise series.
In this simple and fun craft, children create a Winter Window where the snow really falls! Instructions can be found at Busy Bee Kids Crafts.
Everyone enjoys a snow day! After a long day of sledding and snowball fighting, enjoy reading these stories about playing in the snow.
Hello Snow! by Hope Vestergaard
A young child bundles up and discovers the delights of a snowy day.
Snowbots by Aaron Reynolds
Rhyming tale of a fun day young robots spend playing in new-fallen snow.
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
The Biggest, Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler
Nell is told by her BIG sisters and her mother that she is too small to help out, but everyone, including Nell, feels differently after her forest friends give her the confidence to build a large snowman.
Snow Day! by Patricia Lakins
Four crocodile friends enjoy a snowy day of sledding.
Willow and the Snow Day Dance by Denise Brennan-Nelson
When Willow’s family moves to a new home, she makes friends with all of the neighbors, even unsmiling Mr. Larch, through her letters inviting each to be as generous as she is.
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