Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes

Author: Eva Chen

Illustrator: Derek Desierto

Summary: Juno Valentine was late for school because she couldn’t find her favorite shoes. As she goes looking for them in the deep, dark depths of her closet, she find the most amazing thing: A fantastic world of shoes from famous women. Juno has a blast trying on all kinds of different shoes, but how will she feel once she puts on her own boring shoes again? Read to find out more about the amazing women behind the shoes!

Cookiesaurus Christmas

Author: Amy Fellner Dominy & Nate Evans

Illustrator: AG Ford

Summary: Cookiesaurus really wants to be the special cookie on Santa’s plate for Christmas, He tries everything to make it happen, but Mr. Spatula chooses star first, then bell, then gingerbread boy. Thanks to some “well planned mistakes”, Cookiesaurus is finally put on Santa’s plate. But then he starts to have second thoughts...will he be put on Santa’s naughty list for hurting his friends to get on the plate? Will Cookiesaurus find a way to make it right? Read (and eat a cookie) to find out!

Making a Winter Wonderland in the Library

Every December, we turn the library into a Winter Wonderland to coincide with our winter festival called “Cookies with Santa“.  We have carnival type games in the gym, food and sometimes silent auctions in the cafeteria, winter crafts in the art room, and then of course Santa Claus and cookies in the library.  It’s a lot…

Unplugged Coding Activity

  I love celebrating the Hour Of Code in December with my students, and I’m always on the lookout for new games or resources to introduce to my students.  When I came across the book, How To Code a Sandcastle by Josh Funk, I knew I had to buy it and use it this year…

Book Talks for Elementary Kids

Book Talks

Book Talks are a powerful way to share new books with students and encourage them to try out different genres they may not have thought about before.   While I have been doing book talks with my students for years, I wanted to bump it up a notch and not only have them begin to create…