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Hello Universe has been a great pick for me.  It has hardship and negativity, but the characters find a positive light in the events that happen.  I'm almost finished, then you can come check it out!
- Mrs. Donley

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This week (September 17th - 21st) 3rd and 5th grades are watching Bluebonnet Book trailers on Nearpod.  If you haven't tried Nearpod and reading some of the Bluebonnet Books you are missing out.  20 books were selected by a committee to be showcased books for 3rd - 6th graders in the state of Texas.  If they read 5 books, they may vote for their favorite along with other students their age, and if they read 10 them may attend a Bluebonnet Bash in the library in the Spring.  Find a photo of the Bluebonnet list and a link to Nearpod below!
- Mrs. Donley

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Today's the day! I will be hiding books around the school today for lucky readers to find. :) If you find a book, it's yours to keep!

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You are a super team player! Thank you for your help with my technology questions. 

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You are a super team player! Thank you for your help with my technology questions. 

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This week in library lessons our Pre-K and Kindergarten students learned about ducks! We talked about ducks being something that Mrs. Donley wanted to learn more about. When she wanted to learn more about something, she went to the library! That’s the purpose of a library - to find information on a topic. We learned about ducks by watching a video, singing a song, and reading books. By doing all those things, we researched ducks.

With 2nd grade students this week, we used an app called Pebblego. Students were taught how to find Pebblego through their My Katy Cloud also, but we used the class set of iPads. They were shown the 4 databases in which to do research and got to explore them independently. Then, we did a scavenger hunt! Students answered questions about penguins, geckos, even The Cat in the Hat! It was really fun, and I learned how competitive a scavenger hunt can be! :)

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It is October! This first week of October I will be discussing our upcoming author visit with 3rd and 4th grades. Annabeth Bonder-Stone and Connor White will be here for 2nd - 4th grades on October 18th! :) The two authors have written 3 books together - Shivers! The Pirate Who's Afraid of Everything, Shivers! The Pirate Who's Back in Bunny Slippers, and Time Tracers: The Stolen Summers. These books have comedy, adventure, and mystery. All great reads to come and check out from the library!

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Here at the beginning of the year it is always a good time to teach patrons how to find books! As the librarian I am always here to help, but I want students to become independent users of the library. It's a library standard for students to have inquiry learning - they find what they want to read about what they want to know more about. Having our library catalog available makes their search much easier.

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October 18, 2018 - Annabeth Bonder-Stone and Connor White Author Visit! 

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October 18, 2018 - Annabeth Bonder-Stone and Connor White Author Visit! 

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I am honored to host Annabeth and Connor for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Grades. These two authors have written 3 books together with a promise for more! The first series is Shivers! You have Shivers! The Pirate who is Afraid of Everything and Shivers! The Pirate Who's Back in Bunny Slippers. Their brand new series is Time Tracers with the first book being named Time Tracers: The Stolen Summers. We are in for a real treat with Annabeth and Connor. It is going to be awesome talking about their books and learning to write comedy! :) You can preorder an autographed book from now until October 23rd.

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The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

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The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

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The Thing About Jellyfish stole my heart. The main character has gone through a traumatic event. She must attend therapy although her real therapy is learning about jellyfish and tracking down jellyfish experts to help her solve a mystery. You will learn about the world below the surface of the water and become best friends with Suzy. You will root for her and maybe even cry with her.

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Shadow Weaver is the first book I am reading from next year's Texas Bluebonnet reading list! The list looks REALLY good! Shadow Weaver is a book about Emmaline, a young girl who can see and move shadows, including her own. She uses them to hide herself and other things. Although this gets her in trouble now and again, it turns out to be a valuable talent that others want to steal. This story is a story of friendship and has a thrilling plot line. Highly recommend.

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Wishtree is my second Texas Bluebonnet book for next year. Katherine Applegate is one of my favorite authors, so I was so excited to see her name on the list. Wishtree did not disappoint! The story is narrated by a tree, a red oak who tells a lot about tree and animal history. The community of animals and the tree are kind of like a family - actually, exactly like a family. Every year, May 1st is wishing day. The wishtree becomes covered with everyone's wishes on different forms of paper, fabric, etc. But the story isn't about that. It's about family and acceptance. Read to find out more. Highly recommend.

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When a Houston area school cancelled their visit with THE Ginger Zee, I couldn't help but put our school in the running to host her - and we succeeded!  Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for ABC News, now children's book author will be visiting with our 4th and 5th graders on Thursday, April 25th. She has written a trilogy that combines her passion of weather with writing. Chasing Helicity is about a girl named Helicity who has seen mass destruction in her small town from a tornado. This causes her love and fascination with meteorology to grow. With every change in the weather, I couldn't put it down - very thrilling!

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Harbor Me, Bluebonnet book #3. Wow... Written like a poem with a lyrical plot, Woodson does it again. Her passion for writing about different cultures and race for this generation of young people is evident in Harbor Me. A group of students get to have an hour a week to be alone, no adults, and talk about anything. Surprisingly, they talk about all the right things. So moving and full of friendship, this was a quick read. Wonderful!

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The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris

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The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris

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Bluebonnet Book #4, and definitely in my TOP TEN of books ever read. This story follows the life of Carter, a kid who has lost his family and sent to live with his crook of an uncle. Hardships chase the boy away from that life and take him on a fateful journey to find friends, his purpose, and maybe even family. If you like magic, you will love this book, and if you don't like magic, you will love this book. It's a win, win! AND, I hope you will be as excited as I am to see a 2 at the end (hint: the story is to be continued!!).

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Sharon Creech's name is on the Newberry list making her a go-to for good reads. Saving Winslow, Bluebonnet book #5, is about a donkey who is brought back to life by a boy. The story was slow for me at first, but by the end I had tears in my eyes. Creech will keep you coming back to see how the relationship between the boy and donkey ends up, or maybe even continues. There are also some absent characters and strange characters that make you wonder who they really are?