Read-Aloud Roundup

Letting Off S.T.E.A.M.

75th Anniversary of Johnny

Tremain

Interrupting Chicken and the

Elephant of Surprise

Me, Myselfie & I

Mo’ from Mo LoBeau

New Hiaasen Will Make You

Squirm

Our First Practical Parenting

Program

Shades of Seeger Blue

Take Your Octopus to School

Day

Winnie’s Great War

Untangle the Web https://www.loc.gov/rr/

geogmap/storymaps.html

Story Maps at the Library of

Congress are immersive web

applications that tell the

incredible stories of the

Library’s collections through

narrative, multimedia, and

interactive maps.

APProved

Slice

Fractions 2

Help Mammoth get his

stolen hat back with the

help of new creatures that

move, multiply and reveal

hidden fractions. Solve

over 100 unique physics

puzzles in three worlds.

$3.99 / Grades 3-6 /

Android, iPhone & iPad

Vanished! by James Ponti 2018 Edgar Award Winner! A twelve-year-

old consulting detective for the FBI and his

best friend must uncover the truth behind

a series of private middle school pranks that

may or may not involve the daughter of the

President of the United States.

Wordy Birdy by Tammi Sauer Wordy Birdy LOVES to talk, but does she

love to listen? Will this inattentive bird

walk right into danger? It’s up to her heard-

it-all-before pals to save their distracted

friend.

Review the New

With My Hands: Poems About Making Things

by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater

“Lithe, immersive verse,

voiced in the first person,

inspires children to find

solace, joy, and power in their

handiwork...Poetry sparks an

irresistible, primal urge to

twist, cut, paint, draw, glue,

carve, whittle, daub, tie,

hammer, to simply make.”

[Kirkus Reviews]

Take a look at the artistic

process behind the book.

The Blog Log www.hooverlibrary.org/blog

Día is a nationally

recognized initiative that

emphasizes the importance

of literacy for all children

from all backgrounds. It is

a daily commitment to

linking children and their

families to diverse books,

languages and cultures.

The Building STEAM with

Día booklists were created

by the Association for

Library Service to Children

(ALSC), a division of the

American Library

Association (ALA). Each

list features newer titles

that focus on diversity as

well as science, technology,

engineering, art, and math.

There are lists for K-2nd

grade, 3rd-5th grade, and

6th-8th grade. You can

access the lists at http://

dia.ala.org/content/free-

program-downloads.

Hoover Library’s popular

Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead

series resumes this month.

Students will make a

dinosaur then test its

survivability against

natural disasters and

predator attacks at Design-

o-saur on September 4.

They will also learn how to

use shading to make their

drawings more three-

dimensional and realistic

at Art Hacks on September

18. Registration is

required for both events.

Story Lab, our S.T.E.A.M.-

based storytime for 3 to

8-year-olds, is also back for

its third season. Every

Monday at 4 p.m., kids can

join Miss Katie Jane for

a story and eight learning

stations. In September,

they’ll study land

transportation, big cats,

and gravity.

Volume 6, Issue 2

September 2018

Read This, Not That

BONUS ROUND

Read even more books featuring pairs as perfect as Narwhal and

Jelly.

Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea (series)

Bink & Golly by Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee (series)

Bird & Squirrel on the Run by James Burks (series)

Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder (series)

Cork & Fuzz by Dori Chaconas (series)

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa by Erica Silverman (series)

The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Evil Penguin Plan by Maxwell Eaton III

(series)

Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel (series)

George and Martha by James Marshall (series)

Haggis and Tank Unleashed: All Paws on Deck by Jessica Young (series)

Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant (series)

Moo Moo & Mr. Quackers: What’s Cooking, Moo Moo? by Tim Miller (series)

The Miniature World of Marvin and James by Elise Broach (series)

Monkey and Elephant by Carole Lexa Schaefer (series)

Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson (series)

Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover by Cece Bell (series)

Scribbles and Ink by Ethan Long (series)

Today I Will Fly!: An Elephant and Piggie Book by Mo Willems (series)

Ugly Cat & Pablo by Isabel Quintero (series)

Wedgie & Gizmo by Suzanne Selfors (series)

Zoey and Sassafras: Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro (series)

More Than Common Core Library on Wheels: Mary Lemist Titcomb and America’s

First Bookmobile by Sharlee Glenn

As librarian at the Washington County Free Library in Maryland,

Titcomb was concerned that the library was not reaching all

the people it could. Realizing its limitations and inability to reach

the county’s 25,000 rural residents, including farmers and their

families, she set about to change the library system forever with

the introduction of book-deposit stations throughout the country,

a children’s room in the library, and her most revolutionary idea

of all: a horse-drawn Book Wagon.

Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to

the Librarian They Left Behind by Cynthia Grady

When Executive Order 9066 is enacted after the attack at Pearl

Harbor, children's librarian Clara Breed's young Japanese American

patrons are to be sent to prison camp. Before they are moved, she

asks the children to write her letters and gives them books to take

with them. Through the three years of their internment, the children

correspond with Miss Breed, sharing their stories, providing feedback

on books, and creating a record of their experiences.

Sat., Sep. 8 at 10:30 a.m.

All ages

Grace for Gus by Harry Bliss

This nearly wordless

graphic picture book

follows a seemingly

quiet 2nd grader

through an

eventful 24 hours.

Design-o-saur Art Hacks

Tues., Sep. 4 at 4 p.m. Tues., Sep. 18 at 4 p.m.

Ages 7-12 Ages 8-12

Sun., Sep. 23 at 3 p.m.

Adults

Kid Zone: 444-7830

Outreach/Tours: 444-7839