The Christmas Owl

 

The Christmas Owl: Based on the True Story of a Little Owl Named Rockefeller

By Ellen Kalish and Gideon Sterer

Every year the perfect tree is found and brought to New York City to placed at Rockefeller Center. But what if that tree doesn't come alone? What if that tree comes with a little visitor? Meet Rockefeller. A little owl with a big holiday story to tell! 

Based on true events!!

Red and Lulu

Red and Lulu

By Matt Tavares

Cardinals, Red and Lulu, love their tree. It's their home and has always been until one day it comes down and drives away with Lulu still inside! Red flies as hard as he can to find Lulu and ends up in a strange city full of lights. There he finds Lulu! Where did Red find his tree? What's going on and what do they do now? Read and Red and Lulu and find out!

 

Dasher

 

Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever

By Matt Tavares

From a carnival where people paid to see reindeer to the beautiful, shiny North Pole, Dasher had the hope it took to take a chance and change her destiny. Sneaking out of the fence after a storm, Dasher knew the penalty if she got caught, but also knew her future if she stayed. With stories of the North Pole told to her by her mom, Dasher ran into the woods with a promise of returning one day for her family.

Dasher is a beautiful book of change and hope and resilience. What will hopefully become a true Christmas classic.

The Broken Ornament

 

The Broken Ornament

By Tony DiTerlizzi

Christmas is fully of tradition and many families have special heirlooms that they put up every year so that loved past are still with them. What happens when those heirlooms are broken and lost forever or is there a way of making a new memory in honor of the old one. Find out what happens when Mom tells you not to touch and you do anyway.

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

 

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins

By Eric A. Kimmel

This is one of my ultimate favorites and a Hanukkah classic!! Hershel is a tricky one and sets out to outwit every goblins that keeps the village folks from properly celebrating Hanukkah if his name isn't Hershel of Ostropel! Hershel is a story of never admitting defeat and never giving up and keeping the Hanukkah flame of hope glowing! 

Hanukah Hamster

 

Hanukkah Hamster

By Michelle Markel

What do you when you find a little friend left in your Taxi? Well, you take him home and try and find his owners. What you don't count on is forming a friendship with him. This is a story of a lost hamster and a caring child who did the right thing.

Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade

 

Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade

By Melissa Sweet

The biggest and bestest parade in the United States! Thousands sit and watch it go down the streets of New York and millions watch on TV. Every Thanksgiving home in the U.S. generally has the Macy's Day Parade playing on their TVs as family and friends arrive to help cook and set up for Thanksgiving. But how did it start? Who would do such a thing?

LET'S HAVE A PARADE!!

Thank You Sarah

 

Thank You Sarah

By  Laurie Halse Anderson

Have you ever heard of Sarah Hale? Have you ever heard of Thanksgiving? Well, you wouldn't have heard of one if the other didn't fight so hard to make it a national holiday. Sarah Hale was an incredible little lady who had many great accomplishments. Thanksgiving was just one! It took thirty-five years and Abraham Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a NATIONAL holiday. This book is a perfect story as we head into the holiday season.

Thanksgiving In The Woods

Thanksgiving in the Woods

By Phyllis Alsdurf

What an amazing book that describes one family's Thanksgiving tradition in the woods. People come from everywhere to spent the day in the woods. The books describes the build up to this endearing event, all the folks enjoying and final the clean up and walk home. Thanksgiving in the Woods is all about family and community and the warm, comfy feelings of the holidays.

 

A Ship of Honor

 

Seven and a Half Tons of Steel

By Janet Nolan

September 11, 2001 is a day that no American will ever forget. A whole country watched in horror as the World Trade Center fell. We cried as a country. While workers worked in Ground Zero, they removed a seven and a half ton steel beam that was once a part of the World Trade Center. That beam was melted down and became the bow of the Navy ship USS New York. This is the story of that very special ship.

#TheMoreYouKnow

 

#Goldilocks: A Hashtag Cautionary Tale

By: Jeanne Willis

Goldilocks was getting a lot of hits posting everyday things, but then the "likes" start to slow. Goldilocks had to do something to boost her "likes" and that's when she found the house of the three bears! After breaking an entering, she found a lot to post to social media and get those fans that she so desperately needed. Goldilocks also found herself in a loads of trouble. This is a great book to talk about how far you should go for the sake of "likes". Sometimes that road to glory will get you into quite a lot of hot water!

For Our Veterans

 

Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

By: Jeff Gottesfeld

Looking for a perfect book for Veterans' Day? This is it. What an amazing book that will give every reader a warm feeling of patriotism. This book gives a beautiful description of the Unknown Soldier post from the perspective of the Unknown Soldiers themselves. Honor. Respect. Duty. A must read for every American. ❤️🤍💙

Books To Introduce The Library To Kids

 The library is an amazing place and all kids should have some basics of how the library operates. Here are a few books to get kids excited about books and their local library!!

Bats at the Library

By: Brian Lies

When the window of the library is mistakenly left open, the neighborhood bats swoop in and enjoy everything the library has to offer. They have an amazing night until morning when they leave dreaming of another night the window is left open.

Never Let a Ghost Borrow Your Library Book: Book Care Guidelines From the Library Secret Service

By Karen Casale

Did you know that every librarian is a member of the Library Secret Service (LSS)? Well, they are and the LSS has issued a book user manual called the Very Official Guidelines (VOG) to help everyone know how to treat their books. Very important rules such as don't let babies drool on your books to don't leave them out in the sun to don't dog ear the pages. The VOG emphasis that if you LOVE your book SO much then renew it! Never Let a Ghost Borrow Your Library Book is a really fun read that kids and parents will get a kick out of and learn a few things along the way!

The Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians

By Carla Morris

This really does seem like a fun library and the librarians are always there to answer Melvin's questions. He stops in all the time and the three librarians are always excited to hear what Melvin is doing and delve further into topics he is interested in. Melvin comes to the library every day and the librarians watch him grow and graduate from high school and even in college, Melvin sends them emails of the things he's reading and studying. Then one day, the Livingston Library has a new librarian and you'll never guess who it is. This is a wonderful book of how inclusive the library is and how important librarians are in our lives!

The Incredible Book Eating Boy

By Oliver Jeffers

First, Oliver Jeffers is awesome! He has a quirky writing style, but his book are fun to read and kids love them. Second, The Incredible Book Eating Boy is no exception! Henry loved books. A chomp here. A chomp there. Pretty soon Henry was consuming books at an alarming rate and getting smarter and smarter until it all started to go wrong. How did Henry finally fix his problem and did he ever go back to eating books?

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

By William Joyce

One of my all time favorites! A beautiful story of finding oneself by caring for others and in this case it's books. Morris cared for the books as he wrote his own story. He told their tales and shared them with those who needed to hear them. He did this until his own book was finished. A tale of the wonderful adventures that books can bring to a person's life and even the smallest of tales should be shared. 

Bob the Alien Discovers the Dewey Decimal System

By Sandy Donovan

Looking for a good book to teach young readers to the Dewey Decimal System? This is it. Bob is from another planet where they don't have books and he's come to Earth to learn more about spiders. Allison Wonderland takes Bob through the library explaining how the library is arranged and what all of those numbers mean! A must for any library lesson!