New Book Titles for the 2010 Make a Splash -- READ! Theme

The following titles were suggested by Julie Westby, Heberg Public Library in Janesville. With additional suggestions from Barb Huntington, DLTCL. Share other titles you think would be great for the 2010 theme (new or old) by post a comment with all the relevant information and we'll add it to the list

Chapter 3 WOW (Wonders of Water)

• Crum, Shutta. Thunder-Boomer! Clarion Books, 2009.
  
  
• Morgan, Sally. The Water Cycle. PowerKids Press, 2009.
  
  
• Richards, Jon. Water & Boats. PowerKids Press, 2008.
  
  
• Rustad, Martha E.H. Today is Rainy. Capstone Press, 2006.
  
  
• Stewart, Melissa. When Rain Falls. Peachtree Publishers, 2008.
  
  
• Tafuri, Nancy. The Big Storm: A Very Soggy Counting Book. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009.
  

Chapter 4 – An Ocean of Fun

• Andreae, Giles. Commotion in the Ocean. Tiger Tales, 1998.
  
  
• Jenkins, Steve. Down, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
  
  
• Kalman, Bobbie. The ABC’s of Oceans. Crabtree Publishing Company, 2008.
  
  
• McMillan, Beverly and Musick, John A. Oceans. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007.
  
  
• Milbourne, Anna. Under the Sea. Usborne Publishing, Ltd., 2007.
  
  
• Morgan, Sally. Orcas and other Cold-Ocean Life. QEB Publishing, 2008.
  

Chapter 7 – Squish, Squash: Freshwater and Wetlands

• Arnosky, Jim. The Brook Book: Exploring the Smallest Streams. Dutton Children’s Books, 2008.
  
  
• Bauer, Marion Dane. The Mighty Mississippi. Aladdin, 2007.
  
  
• Bloxam, Frances. Beau Beaver Goes to Town. Down East Books/National Book Network, 2009.
  
  
• Falwell, Cathryn. Scoot! Greenwillow Books, 2008.
  
  
• Ylvisaker, Anne. Lake Michigan. Capstone Press, 2004.
  
  
• Ylvisaker, Anne. Lake Superior. Capstone Press, 2004.
  
  

Some Additional Suggestions of Some Not-So- New Items
Barb Huntington, DLTCL

• DeMuth, Roger. Please Don’t Eat Me! Blue Apple Books, 2008.
  This is a “lift the flap” book about a fish that doesn’t want to be eaten. He escapes by going down the bathtub drain. Children can follow his progress through the plumbing system by opening a series of flaps on the pipes.
  
  
• Kleiner, Lynn. Songs of the Sea. Alfred Publishing Co., 2008.
  This is a book/cd combination. Lynn Kleiner is the founder of “Music Rhapsody,” a music school focused on infants and toddlers. She has several other books in this series. “Songs of the Sea” includes the music and instructional tips for familiar songs like “Down by the Bay’ and “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” and several familiar finger plays. But Kleiner has also included original songs. The book includes tips on making instruments, art ideas, decorating suggestions, snack ideas, and patterns for stick puppets and flannel board use.
  
  
• Form Wild software www.formwild.com
  This software is not completely new, but many librarians may not be familiar with it. It was developed by two brothers who live in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. They are graphic artists and particularly good nature artists. There are 64 species of fish on the dvd. They can be printed out in various sizes, although it does take some patience to learn to adjust size. It is a great resource for the 2010 “Make A Splash” theme, but there are also numerous birds, insects, and wild mammals on the disc. It also includes dogs and cats, farm animals, and dinosaurs. This makes it a valuable resource that can be used for numerous animal programs.
  
  
• Pledger, Maurice. Sounds of the Wild: Ocean. 2007.
  Although this is not a new book, it is worth a look as a specialty item for story times about ocean life. There are stunning popup seascapes that feature colorful ocean creatures. The sounds of various animal groups play as the pages are turned—gulls calling, whale songs, fish splashing, and dolphins whistling and chattering. It probably is too fragile to circulate, but might make a great book to share with children. There is quite a bit of background information on the animals featured in the illustrations.

Mock Newbery-Caldecott Elections at Franklin Public Library &

The Franklin Public Library invites you to participate in our
Mock Newbery & Caldecott Elections

When:
December 7
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

12:30 - 1: Check-in, light refreshments
1-2:30: Table discussions
2:30 - 2:45: Break
2:45 - 3:45: Sharing of discussions
3:45 - 4: Additional suggestions, voting, door prizes

Where:
Franklin Public Library
9151 W Loomis Road
Franklin, WI 53131
414-425-8214

Public librarians, school librarians, teachers or educators from the area are invited to read the books prior to December 7th and then meet to discuss the books. We will vote and pick our very own winners!

There are six tables with 10 books assigned to each table. I will make every attempt to accommodate your first table choice, but may have to assign you to another table in order to have all the books read.

Each table will have a captain who will take notes from the table discussion and share those thoughts with the whole group.

Please feel free to bring other books that you believe may be worthy contenders for either medal and we will have some sharing time at the end.

To register for this event, please email Debbie Olguin, Youth Services Librarian, at debbie.olguin@mcfls.org. Please include your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice for your table assignment.

Neat Stuff

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WLA 2009 Wrap-Up

Another WLA has passed and we'd love to hear what you thought of this year's conference. Please add your thoughts in the comments section of this post. We'd especially like feedback about YSS going paperless. Don't forget you can download all the available handouts at http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/yss/2009WLAHandouts.htm and the pre-conference handouts at http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/yss/preconferencehandouts.htm. If you have any pictures from WLA, we'd love to add them to our Flickr page. Just email them to yssadmin@gmail.com with the subject heading WLA 2009.

WLA 2009

It's less than one week until the WLA Annual Conference in Appleton.

Don't forget that to download your pre-conference and conference handouts ahead of time. In support of the WLA Go Green Iniatiative, all handouts for YSS sponsored programs will only be available online. Many of the preliminary handouts are already available at http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/yss/preconferencehandouts.htm and http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/yss/2009WLAHandouts.htm.

Also, don't forget to join the YSS board for our annual business meeting on Wednesday, October 21 at 8am in the Clarke Room. Find out what the board has been up to this year, meet the officers and congratulate this year's Penworthy Award Winner Mariel Carter of the Marinette County Public Library!

See you in Appleton!

8th Annual International Children's and YA Literature Celebration

8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S & YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE CELEBRATION!

"Open a Door... Open a Book... Open your Mind... to the World"

When: Saturday, November 21, 2009; 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Tripp Commons, Memorial Union; University of Wisconsin - Madison

Featuring:
Sylviane Diouf
Rachna Gilmore
Kelly Herold
James Rumford

This celebration is an annual workshop for educators, librarians, student teachers and children's literature enthusiasts, with an aim to internationalize statewide reading curriculum. Each author will discuss the stories that they have written and highlight the work they feel is most suitable for classroom discussion. Two authors will speak in the morning and two following lunch. In conclusion, we will have a reception and book signing.

This event is sponsored by the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium (WIOC) in observance of International Education Week 2009. International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.

For more information and to register, please go to: http://www.wioc.wisc.edu/childlit/2009/registration09.htm

Please register and pay by Monday, November 13, 2009.

We are not able to accept payments on location at the Memorial Union.

For more information call (608) 262-9224, or e-mail: rweiss@wisc.edu

Game on!

The American Library Association is coordinating its second annual National Gaming Day @ your library national video game tournament for Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. Gamers in your library can compete against those in other libraries across the country.

Registration is free, and we'd love to have your library participate in whatever way works best for you. Please fill out this survey to add your library to the national list and map of participating libraries and request free donations at http://bit.ly/ngd2009.

Also, free National Gaming Day @ your library publicity tools are available at http://tinyurl.com/ngdmembers .

For more information about National Gaming Day, visit the National Gaming Day @ your library site at http://ngd.ala.org , or ILoveLibraries.org at http://ilovelibraries.org/gaming .