TumbleBooks, e-books for e-kids
TumbleBooks is an interactive, read-aloud website that offers a wide variety of animated, talking picture books. This website is simple enough for young children to use independently. When a particular e-book is activated, the text is highlighted as it is being read aloud to the listener. There are also tests and activities associated with the books. TumbleBooks can be used in the Main Library Computer Connections Room or remotely through the Library’s website, www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.com.
Story Times
Registration is required for most Library story times. The Library holds four eight-week sessions per year; most story times are held at both the Main Library and Madison Branch. For information and registration, please stop in, visit www.lkwdpl.org/youth/storytime.htm, call 216/226-8275, ext. 140 or use the form provided on the last page of the Lakewood Public Library Program Guide.
Just Baby 'N Me: For you and your 9 – 24 month old baby
Enjoy books, songs and fingerplays while networking with other parents.
Toddler Treats: For you and your child age 2 – 3 ½
Treat your toddler to a story time. Enjoy stories, songs and movements together for 30 fun-filled minutes.
Storylore: An independent group experience for preschoolers age 3 ½ and up
Groups of preschoolers follow their storyteller to a land of stories, songs and movements for 30 fun-filled minutes.
Shake, Rattle And Roll: For you and your child age 2 – 6
Tune in to the magic of music. Enjoy stories that leap off the page with song, dance and rhythm instruments. For added fun, each child will be given a special "shaker."
Pajama Party: For the whole family
Wear your pj’s and bring your favorite stuffed animal and blankie. Special “night lights” will add to an evening of stories and songs.
Family Weekend Wonders: For the whole family
No registration required!
These drop-in story times, featuring stories, activities, music and crafts, happen Fridays 10:30 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m.; Saturdays 10:30 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m., and Sundays 2 p.m. at the Main Library.
The Madison Branch holds Weekend Wonders Fridays at 10:30 a.m. and has a special story time, Weekends with Wee Ones, for families with children under 2 years old on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. and Sundays at 3:30 p.m.
Staff provides materials and ideas for families to continue reading and storytelling at home. Each weekend features a different theme, everything from “Dance Party” to “Down Deep in the Ocean.” Visit www.lkwdpl.org/youth/weekends.htm for more information.
Summer Reading Club: For children age 0 – 18
Don’t let your children drop the reading habit when school ends. A great way to keep them motivated is the Library’s Summer Reading Club, held every year, May through August. Your child may choose to complete 30 books or 30 hours of reading. Kids visit the Reading Club table at the library to sign up for the club; they can return after they’ve completed a certain amount of reading to collect stamps and tickets toward prize drawings.
Lakewood Public Library Recommendations
Here are suggestions for books, both old and new, that children of all ages are bound to enjoy. We tried to compile a list that reflects a variety of genres and subject matter, avoiding the typical authors and titles and digging for those lesser-known gems. All books are available at the Lakewood Public Library unless otherwise noted. We might even have them on tape or cd!
Cradle Books (infants through toddlers)
Urban Babies Wear Black by Michelle Sinclair Colman
David Smells by David Shannon
Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton
Skippyjon Jones 1 2 3 by Judith Byron Schachner
No No, Yes Yes by Leslie Patricelli
Picture Books (ages 3-8)
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Yo, Hungry Wolf! A Nursery Rap by David Vozar
Jukebox by David Merveille
Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds
The Last Puppy by Frank Asch
A Spree in Paree by Catherine Stock
Scrambled States of America Talent Show by Laurie Keller
Chip Wants a Dog by William Wegman
Hazel's Amazing Mother by Rosemary Wells
What Do You Want? by Lars Klinting
Seven For A Secret by Laurence Anholt
Mary and the Mouse, the Mouse and Mary by Beverly Donofrio
The Dream Eater by Christian Garrison
Alice the Fairy by David Shannon
Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems
Fiction
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (age 13 and up)
The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (gr. 4-6)
Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka (gr. 3-5)
Dracula is a Pain in the Neck by Elizabeth Levy (gr. 2-3)
Corduroy's Garden by Alison Inches (K-1)
Olive's Ocean by Kevin Henkes (age 12 and up)
Capital Mysteries by Ron Roy (gr. 2-3)
The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey (gr. 2-4)
3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows by Ann Brashares (gr. 5-8)
The "Mercy Watson" books by Kate DiCamillo (gr. 2-3)
The "Fudge" books by Judy Blume (gr. 2-4)
The Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt (gr. 5-8)
The "Junie B. Jones" books by Barbara Park (gr. 2-3)
Frindle by Andrew Clements (gr. 2-4)
The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (gr. 5-8)
God Went To Beauty School by Cynthia Rylant (Middle/High School)
The Canning Season by Polly Horvath (Middle/High School)
Geronimo Stilton series by Geronimo Stilton (gr. 1-4)
Time Warp Trio series by Jon Scieszka (gr. 2-4)
Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson (gr. 5-8)
Non-Fiction
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost by Robert Frost (age 8 and up)
101 Places You Gotta See Before You're 12! by Joanne O'Sullivan (ages 7-12)
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis (age 12 and up)
Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson (age 8 and up)
Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail by Danica McKellar (age 12 and up)
Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin (bio—age 8 and up)
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah (bio—age 12 and up)
The Measly Middle Ages: A Horrible Histories Book by Terry Deary (gr. 4-9)
DVDs (family/all ages)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Teacher’s Pet
Babe
Any season of Fraggle Rock
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Fly Away Home
The Shaggy Dog
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Red Balloon
Kiki's Delivery Service
Bill Nye, the Science Guy series
Best of the Muppet Show (with Peter Sellers, John Cleese and Dudley Moore)
CDs (family/all ages)
Make Your Own Someday by The Jimmies (pop)
Anything from the “Rockabye Baby!” series (lullaby versions of pop/rock songs)
House Party by Dan Zanes (pop)
Peter, Paul and Mommy by Peter, Paul and Mary (folk)
Yankee Doodle Mickey by Walt Disney Records (patriotic standards)
Dedicated to the One I Love by Linda Ronstadt (lullabies)
Whaddaya think of that? Laurie Berkner (kid pop)
Songs from a Naturalist Notebook by Foster Brown (folk)
Bath Tub Blues by Greg Brown (kid pop)
Happy Lemons by Ralph's World (kid pop)
For the Kids (kid pop) |
