Red by Liesl Shurtliff

You have read Rump.
You have read Jack. 

Now it is time to get into Red's story!

"Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything . . . except magic.
But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness.

With the help of a blond, porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red goes on a quest to cure Granny. Her journey takes her through dwarves’ caverns to a haunted well and a beast’s castle. All the while, Red and Goldie are followed by a wolf and a huntsman—two mortal enemies who seek the girls’ help to defeat each other. And one of them just might have the magical solution Red is looking for."

- Amazon Review

You can visit Ms Shurtliff's website at http://lieslshurtliff.com/

A Hero's Guide to... by Chris Healy

Have you started reading Chris Healy's series 

A Hero's Guide to...?

Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You’ve never heard of them, have you? These are the princes who saved Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, respectively, and yet, thanks to those lousy bards who wrote the tales, you likely know them only as Prince Charming. But all of this is about to change.

Rejected by their princesses and cast out of their castles, the princes stumble upon an evil plot that could endanger each of their kingdoms. Now it’s up to them to triumph over their various shortcomings, take on trolls, bandits, dragons, witches, and other assorted terrors, and become the heroes no one ever thought they could be.

Christopher Healy’s Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom is a completely original take on the world of fairy tales, the truth about what happens after “happily ever after.” It’s a must-have for middle grade readers who enjoy their fantasy adventures mixed with the humor of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. Witty black-and-white drawings by Todd Harris add to the fun.                                                                                                           - Amazon review

You can have fun exploring the series' website at http://www.officialherosguide.com/

You can visit Christopher Healy's website at http://christopherhealy.com/

Get ready for our Fall Book Fair!

Our Fall Book Fair is just around the corner.  What the Book will be here from Seoul.  Come prepared to shop and stock up on books for the winter!

Event: Fall Book Fair
Place: ES PAC
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday
(Please note that Friday is a half day)
Dates: Wednesday, Oct. 5, Thursday, Oct. 6, and Friday, Oct. 7
(Parents are welcome after school every day!)

Please talk about appropriate choices with your parents beforehand and come prepared to enjoy the fair and to buy a lot of books.  (Your teacher will let you know which day you will visit the book fair as a class).

The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach

The first picture book nominated for this year's Morning Calm Medal is The Bear Ate Your Sandwich written by Julia Sarcone-Roach.

"By now I think you know what happened to your sandwich.
But you may not know how it happened.

So let me tell you.

It all started with the bear . . .

So begins Julia Sarcone-Roach’s delicious tale of a bear, lost in the city, who happens upon an unattended sandwich in the park. The bear’s journey from forest to city and back home again is full of happy accidents, funny encounters, and sensory delights. The story is so engrossing, it’s not until the very end that we begin to suspect this is a TALL tale."                                                                                                           - Amazon review

Click here to visit the author's website.

Click here for a whole lot of fun bear facts.

Click here for some great sandwich recipes to try out yourself.

Click here for over 50 fun picnic ideas!

Our New Morning Calm Medal Nominees for 2016-2017!

Here are the ten books that are in the running for the Morning Calm Medal this year.  We are excited to get started reading them!

The five picture books that we will read together during library time are...

The five chapter books that students will read independently are...  

May the best book win!

Visit the official Morning Calm Medal blog at 
https://morningcalmmedal.wordpress.com/nominees/2016-17-nominees/

Now that was a fun day...

Thank you to everyone who joined in celebrating Roald Dahl's birthday.  The mood was bright and cheery as you can see from the photos below.  

Dahl's stories and poems were shared. Every Roald Dahl book and DVD the library owns was checked out.  There were even golden tickets to be found!

"Sit back and allow the words 

to wash around you like music..."

Winning Bookmark Designs

Thank you to everyone who entered our bookmark contest. We were delighted with the creative entries. Below are the designs that will be printed and used in our library this year. Congratulations and well done!