It’s Leap Day!

February 29 is known as Leap Day and occurs in most years that are divisible by four. Use your extra day this month to visit your library.

World Read Aloud Day

Funny, sad, or enlightening, celebrate the power of words by reading something aloud today.

Alphabet Trains by Samantha R. Vamos

All aboard!  Two perennial childhood themes combine in this delightful title.  Hop on and chug through the alphabet with rhymes featuring both general and specific trains from around the world.  Young train enthusiasts will appreciate the soft realistic illustrations that incorporate both capital and lowercase versions of each highlighted letter.  A brief glossary provides additional information at an appropriate level.  Whether to read before bed or as part of a storytime, Alphabet Trains is sure to have everyone whistling with pleasure. 

Reviewed by Jennie Tuttle, formerly at Wickes Library

Recommended for ages 3-7

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President’s Day

Learn some interesting facts about our United States presidents and maybe find out if you have what it takes in So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

For a very funny story about NOT liking Valentine’s Day, check out Here Comes Valentine’s Cat by Deborah Underwood.

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Have You Ever Heard of Watermelon Snow?

This snow is the color of watermelon and also smells like watermelon.  But don’t eat it, because it gets its color and smell from tiny algae that love to grow in sub-zero temperatures.

 Need some winter ideas for playing in the snow? Come check out some of our books like Snow Play: How to Make Forts & Slides & Winter Campfires by Birgitta Ralston.

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Chinese New Year

Ring in the Year of the Monkey by reading The Magical Monkey King: Mischief in Heaven: Classic Chinese Folktales by Ji-Li Jiang.

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Happy Birthday, Rosa Parks!

Rosa Parks was born on this date in 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. Learn more about this courageous woman in Rosa Parks by Christine Taylor-Butler.

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February is also Library Lovers Month

Head to your library and check out the book you love best!

February is African American History Month

Find our list of new titles for children by clicking the link in the column to the right. It is under the heading Booklist.