Coraline

Do you have an interest in Coraline the movie or in reading the book? Here are some ideas for more fun things to do if you like Coraline:

The Coraline web site has a gorgeous downloadable vintage button poster: http://coraline.com/images/wild_poster/Coraline_catalog_3.jpg

The Coraline web site also has a pattern available for download so knitters can create their own star sweater at http://coraline.com/images/sweater_pattern.pdf

Make your own Other Mother Box http://www.instructables.com/id/Other_Mother_Box/

There is also an Evil Buttons Craft Blog http://evilbuttons.blogspot.com/

And see the cool SWAG handmade boxes the PR folks sent out to craft blogs… http://www.notcot.com/archives/2009/01/coraline_50_box.php ; young folks can make their own with cigar or shoe boxes.

Information provided by:

Stephanie Stokes LibraryPalooza.net stephanie@librarypalooza.net

Also, follow this link to the book Coraline in our Long Beach Public Library catalog.

For local Long Beach showtimes of Coraline the movie, click on the following google movie link here.

Thank you!

LONG BEACH READS ONE BOOK

And the title is Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Promote Peace...One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson. The same version for middle school kids is called, Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World, One Child at a Time. And the children's book is called Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea. These books can be found at our Long Beach Public Library; just click on the link under each book.

A link to the website for Three Cups of Tea is as follows: http://www.threecupsoftea.com/

And a link to the full schedule of events from March 6 through March 14 is at the following: http://www.lbplfoundation.org/programs_lbrob.html.

In addition, El Dorado Branch Library is offering the following programs for kids in tune with Three Cups of Tea:

Kites for Kids, March 10, 4:00 pm. Listen to kite stories and make your own kite. Sign up with the librarian. El Dorado Neighborhood Library, 2900 Studebaker Rd., Long Beach. 562 570-3136

Tea for Twenty (or more), March 11, 4:00 pm. Dress up or wear a fancy hat and listen to stories about tea parties. Iced tea will be served. Sign up with the librarian. El Dorado Neighborhood Library, 2900 Studebaker Rd., Long Beach. 562 570-3136.

Penguins

Here is a penguin themed program moms and dads or teachers can use with your young ones:

Book: Playful Little Penguins by Tony Mitton

Kit (book & CD): Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice by Steve Metzger

Song: Little Penguin (to tune of I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a little penguin, round and fat.

Here is my beak, here is my hat.

Winter days are coming, hear me shout,

Please don't toss my mitten out!

This song was found on the following website:

http://www.preschooleducation.com/penguin.shtml

This site offers additional action rhymes and songs, as well as craft and snack ideas.

Have fun!

Using recycled materials for crafts

Doing an activity on recycled materials? Check out Family Fun's February 2009 issue for Trashtown Fire Station and Villagers using egg cartons, plastic bottle caps, grocery bags, and more.

Check out amazingmoms.com or birthdaypartyideas.com for games, snacks, and decorations - just add books. This is helpful anytime you're planning a kids party or event.

Love is in the Air

and Cupid's arrow has hit our library with all kinds of Valentine's Day books. Get yourselves or your little ones ready for Valentine's Day by reading all sorts of delectable Valentine's Day books.

Here are some that I really love:

Froggy's First Kiss by Jonathan London - Great for Preschoolers, Froggy is totally grossed out when he actually receives a kiss from Frogalina.

Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse - Great for Babies through Kindergarten. Mama loves her dear one more than all the creatures in the Arctic, even when her child misbehaves.

I like me! by Nancy Carlson - Great for Toddlers through Kindergarten. A charming pig loves life and everything having to do with herself!

Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink by Diane de Groat - Great for Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Kids will appreciate the Valentine's Day sentiment of passing out Valentine's to their friends, and/or not getting ones they necessarily like. This story emphasizes being kind to everyone.

Franklin's Valentines by Paulette Bourgeois - Great for Kindergarten through 1st grade. Franklin loses the Valentines he had made for his classmates on the way to school. When it's time for the Valentine's party his schoolmates teach him the meaning of true freindship.

* Please note - click on the link underlining the book to take you straight to our catalog. Thank you.