As our winter break comes to and end, I always have a mix of feelings of anguish and excitement. I feel sad that the alarm has to go back to being set early, but extremely happy at the thought of seeing all the kids and catching up with them! Plus January also means it’s time…
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!
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!
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…
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…
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