December 31 New Year’s Eve

Make a resolution to visit your library often in 2016. See you next year!

December 26 Kwanzaa begins today.

Kwanzaa runs through January 1. This festival’s name means “first fruits of the harvest” in Swahili.  Explore the Seven Principals with Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture by Maulana Karenga.

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December 25 Merry Christmas!

December 24 Christmas Eve

Read aloud the classic poem The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clark Moore in this richly illustrated edition.

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December 22   Winter Solstice, 2015

Today’s Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Check out The Shortest Day: Celebrating the Winter Solstice by Wendy Pfeffer.

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December 16    Big Bad Detective Agency by Bruce Hale

While he can’t claim to be totally innocent, Wolfgang (aka The Big Bad Wolf) isn’t happy to be accused of breaking in to Dieter, Martin and Hans Pig’s homes, trashing them, and eating all the food.  After all, he had spent the evening quietly at home reading a gardening book!  In order to save himself from a lifetime in the castle dungeon eating only porridge, Wolfgang has until sundown to bring the true culprit before the court.  Can he prove his claim of not guilty?   Will Ferkel, the youngest Pig brother, really be a help?  Featuring many favorite fairytale characters, readers will delight in the twists and turns this who-done-it takes.

Reviewed by Jennie Tuttle, formerly at Wickes Library

Recommended for grades 3-5

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December 12   Today is National Poinsettia Day.

Author/Illustrator Tomie de Paola tells the story of how the poinsettia flower came to be in The Legend of the Poinsettia.

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December 9      Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits by Michael D. Beil

 Ten- year-old Henry and his new friend Ellie are riding the Shoreliner from New York back home to Ohio when Ellie is kidnapped. Is she still on the train? And, if not, how did the kidnappers get her off the train? Henry, with the help of Clarence the Conductor and Clarence's amazing cat Lantern Sam set out to solve the mystery and to save Ellie. I loved Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Bandits.  Such a fun mystery! 

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December 6     Happy Hanukkah!

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, begins today at sundown. Read Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book by Laura Krauss Melmed.

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December 4     It’s National Cookie Day!

 Our English word “cookie” is derived from the Dutch word “koekje.” Dutch bakers used small amounts of batter to test oven temperature. It was soon discovered the little pieces of cooked batter were themselves delicious. Bake a batch of cookies or read The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins.

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Author Visit This Week!

December 1 is New Book Month!

Your library has many new titles to choose from.