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Enjoy National Children's Book Week

Published: Sunday, November 11, 2001

Jump into the fun by participating in National Children's Book Week, celebrated this year from Nov. 12-18. Sponsored by the Children's Book Council, this year marks the 82nd observance of this important event.

Officially sponsored by the Children's Book Council, the theme for 2001 is ''Get Carried Away and Read!'' This theme reflects the nourishment that children get from a healthy and balanced diet of reading.

There are lots of ways you can participate; lots of ways you can promote the ''Get Carried Away and Read'' theme. For several suggestions, visit the Children's Book Council website: www.cbcbooks.org where you'll find lots of ideas to get you started. Don't stop there, though. Be creative! Why not include a gift certificate for a special child to your local bookstore to start the week off with a bang, and if that child doesn't have a library card, make sure they get one sometime during the week. Then, make a pledge to visit the library every week with that child.

In the spirit of National Children's Book Week, below you'll find some great suggestions for books that can help connect kids with reading in a very positive way. What a worthwhile endeavor, both on your part and for children everywhere!

The Author

Nationally syndicated, Kendal Rautzhan writes and lectures on children's literature. She can be reached via email:

kendal@sunlink.net.

Books to Borrow......

The following book is available to borrow from many public libraries.

''Library Lil'' by Suzanne Williams, illustrated in color by Steven Kellogg, Dial Books, 32 pages

Read aloud: age 4 and older.

Read yourself: age 7 and older.

Library Lil loved books from the day she was born. In fact, by the time she was 8, she had read every book in the children's section of her library. It came as no surprise, then, that when Lil grew up she became a librarian.

Lil was an expert librarian. She chose all the best and exciting books. She was also a first-rate storyteller for children. Despite all of these things, no one came to the library. It was obvious the people of Chesterville were not avid readers. Their favorite form of entertainment was television, and Lil knew she had to change their attitudes, and doing so would be a big job. But Lil wasn't afraid of anything, and one stormy night this gutsy librarian got the chance she'd been waiting for.

Filled with all the right components of a good story, including a confrontation with Bust-'em-up Bill, Lil proved to be the coolest librarian around who got the people of Chesterville (and tough-guy Bill) back on the right track - nixing television in favor of good books!

Books to Buy......

The following books are available to buy from your favorite bookstore.

''Awful Ogre's Awful Day'' by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated in color by Paul O. Zelinsky, Greenwillow, 2001, 40 pages, $15.95 hardcover

Read aloud: age 6 and older.

Read yourself: age 8 and older.

Eighteen deliciously funny poems by master poet Jack Prelutsky, perfectly illustrated by award-winning Paul O. Zelinsky, combine to make this selection a huge hit with kids everywhere.

As Awful Ogre awakens to his rattlesnake and rats, he commences to his morning grooming, rinsing his mouth with onion juice and knocking his head against the wall to agitate his fleas. From here, Awful Ogre's day proceeds perfectly awful, just the way he likes it.

A steamy bowl of Scream of Wheat, a love letter to an ogress, a boastful moment, and a stroll through Ogre's garden filled with mold, thorns and poison ivy are just some of the events that are included in this ogre's awful day.

Readers of all kinds, especially reluctant readers and boys, will devour this very funny book. And don't be surprised if your young reader learns several new vocabulary words in the process; this book is loaded with them, and because they're used amidst the otherwise understandable text, voila! - new understanding of new words! Sum total? A winning book on many levels.

''The Misfits'' by James Howe, Atheneum, 2001, 274 pages, $16.00 hardcover

Read aloud: age 9 and older.

Read yourself: age 9 - 10 and older.

Seventh graders Skeezie, Addie, Joe and Bobby are the best of friends and have been ever since they were little kids. They have something else in common - they are misfits, the kids that have been picked on and called names for as long as they can remember.

When Student Council elections are on the horizon, this gang of friends decide to run on an independent third-party ticket. They call themselves the No-Name Party. What they and others learn from these "misfits" are valuable lessons on a multitude of levels. Best of all, readers cannot help but learn much of the same.

A powerful book for the time in which we live, this book, without a doubt, is one of the finest young adult novels I have read in a very long time.







 
 

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