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Author Candace Fleming and illustrator Eric Rohmann have wowed the children’s book world with a very engaging and detailed book about bees. Did you know bees are quite hairy?! The oil paintings of…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… book world with a very engaging and detailed book about bees. Did you know bees are quite hairy?! The oil … for granted. Information at the back of the book is about body parts of a worker honeybee, ways to help them …
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Valentina Tran's favorite day of the year is Valentine's Day. She is named after the holiday and it's no wonder that her imaginary friend is Cupid. Val and Cupid are cuddly and sweet buddies when Val…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… for friends and family. As Val grows older and learns more about her family history she starts to hate Valentine's Day. … that her well-intentioned dad has been lying to her about something significant to protect her. Val's …
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What is art? What attracts or repulses the viewer? The colors, setting, images, tactile feel of textiles/sculpture? Does knowledge of the artist or the subject influence the viewer?…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… some more details, but I think what was most interesting about this book were the questions the author asked herself (and thus her readers) about art and its influences. Is there a final answer? No, …
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Temple Alley Summer is full of mystery, history, and ghosts. Kazu's summer project is to learn more about his neighborhood, Temple Alley, named for the former Kimyo Temple located where Kazu's…
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… and ghosts. Kazu's summer project is to learn more about his neighborhood, Temple Alley, named for the former … the alley remember Kimyo Temple or they don't want to talk about it. Kazu stirs up trouble by asking too many questions …
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Well, heck, this is the cutest book about a 7th grader in West Texas who is adjusting to big changes in relationships, school, and just gosh darn everything. And she’s got a 15 pound cat named Cheese…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… Well, heck, this is the cutest book about a 7th grader in West Texas who is adjusting to big … friends are changing, too, and starting to discover things about themselves that they may not want to share or are too …
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This adorable picture book series is about feeling like you are one thing when you may look like another. Kitty is sweet and little and fluffy and pink and feels like a unicorn. Nobody else thinks…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… This adorable picture book series is about feeling like you are one thing when you may look like … a friendship of mutual respect, understanding, and support about recognizing each other for who they are and seeing each …
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October and the spooky season are just around the corner and I have the book for you. Elly Griffiths' (best known for her Ruth Galloway series of mysteries) Stranger Diaries is suspenseful and even…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… at times (there's even a ghost) and is a gothic book about a gothic story that is being written about for a book. Okay that sounds like nonsense, I know. So …
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Impact story
Our youth services staff teamed up with Madison Dane County Public Health’s Nurse/Family staff to promote early literacy practices and provide baby books during home visits. Library staff trained the…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… resources to public health staff to support conversations about the role parents play as their child’s first teacher, … and parent, where the parent (and later the child) learn about the importance of early literacy and become aware of …
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Mina's well-ordered life is thrown into disarray when her father drops a bombshell on his deathbed, she has a brother she never knew of. Not only that, he is on his way to rescue her from the…
Last updated 1 month 4 weeks ago
… made mention of author Alice Coldbreath. They talked about her Victorian Prizefighter series and the fact that … on his deathbed, that Mina has a brother she never knew about and that he's contacted this brother to come and get …
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Cat and Nat are best friends and mothers with seven kids between the two of them. They are urban Canadians and have husbands named Mark and Marc. They've created a massive online community…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… of which I am not a part and quite frankly, know nothing about, but I regularly listen to comedy books while commuting … Barbie doll in it. I appreciate Cat and Nat's mom truths about babies that don't sleep and kids that refuse to pick up …
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Me and Mama by Cozbi Cabrera, centers on the special relationship between a young girl and her mother. Starting with the morning “when the house smells like cinnamon” and the papa and little brother…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… or bananas (the little girl’s favorite), and thinking about their matching silver dresses. The illustrations are … sense of warmth and safety.) For other great picture books about special family relationships, check out these books …
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Article
Do you have clothing or other fabric items that need mending? Sewers from the Sewing Machine Project are offering free mending at both Central and Hawthorne Libraries on a regular…
Last updated 1 month 3 weeks ago
… the Sewing Machine Project to learn how you can help. About the Sewing Machine Project: The Sewing Machine …
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Listen Slowly by Thanhha Lai, audio edition Harper Collins Audio, 2015 read by Lulu Lam
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… California Beach Girl. She’s not really into learning about her family’s Viet Namese heritage. Accompanying her … in the mountains, so Mai will be Om’s companion. Nothing about Viet Nam is familiar; not the customs, not the heat, …
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The lists for the best books of the year have started. Publishers Weekly's 2023 list contain a wide variety of books to choose from. Below are the nonfiction ones. There is a little…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… a little bit of everything--histories, biographies, books about crime, sports, literature, science. There are a number … Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race by Farah Karim-Cooper How Infrastructure Works: …
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A Mi'kmaq family travels from Novia Scotia to Maine to pick blueberries every summer. They arrive seasonally and live near the fields in a warm and inviting cabin. One summer, their four-year-old…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… written and poignant, The Berry Pickers raises questions about grief, alcohol as a coping mechanism, and how generational trauma affects those around us. It's about coming to terms with life circumstances that you can …
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This novel is all the things. All the words. All the awards. All the feelings.
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… Media Awards announced in January. It's a novel in verse about a teenager named Xiomara Batista. She's a twin, she's … present but still absent and a curiosity and questioning about the Catholic Church and boys that does not help soothe …
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Zuli is determined to find out why the souls of birds have stopped returning to the Great Tree and bring them back. Adventures and mishaps happen one after another as she gets closer to finding out…
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… gets closer to finding out who’s responsible and learns about who she really is and what she’s capable of. There’s … with Zuli’s newfound friends and more information about her past. This new series is perfect for fans of epic …
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A couple of months ago, my colleague Jane posted a book review for A Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and described it as “a warm hug of a book.” I really needed a warm book hug at the time…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… I have been on the hunt for that warm hug feeling. A book about people making connections, showing up for each other, … on the train with Iona at the center. This is a story about the assumptions we make of each other through casual …
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Alice Vega is something of an enigma to those who know or have heard of her. But one thing that is known about her is that she's good at her job as an investigator and in particular she is excellent…
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… who know or have heard of her. But one thing that is known about her is that she's good at her job as an investigator … girls - but they're up against people who feel the same about stopping them from doing so. I loved Alice and Cap. …
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Get off your devices. That’s right, just set them aside, grab this book and open to the title page spread where you will see the cutest!!, most adorable, awwww- inspiring photograph of a mama three-…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… book we learn the definition of a rain forest, and all about the layers, and we meet animals that live in each … the paragraphs with detail, this is a great book for kids about how to use informational books to get the most out of …
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Kids app
Kids learn about temperature, seasons and weather of all kinds in this weather app from marco polo. Choose from three different characters to place into the environment, then make sure they're…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… Kids learn about temperature, seasons and weather of all kinds in this … front page--it's full of great ideas to continue learning about weather once you're done with the app! … MarcoPolo …
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As with many of the books that land on my hold shelf or in the digital queue on my phone, I'm not sure where I heard about this charming, heartwarming, a little heartbreaking, gem of a book. Wherever…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… the digital queue on my phone, I'm not sure where I heard about this charming, heartwarming, a little heartbreaking, … them is by responding to commands. As Res learns more about their surroundings and the task that lies ahead, they …
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Kids app
Do you love Mad Libs stories? Here's a new twist! With Yak Libs kids can choose a story, fill in their own words or let the random word generator choose words, and then either read the story…
Last updated 3 months 1 week ago
… option to connect to the Game Center) but also the story about farting -- you can decide which version is right for … (personally, I prefer the simple reward of cracking up about ridiculous sentences). This app is well-designed and …
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Laxmi’s Mooch introduces us to Laxmi, a delightful and confident child, who has never paid much attention to the little hairs that grow on her upper lip – until a classmate points them out during a…
Last updated 3 months 4 weeks ago
… By the time she gets home from school, she is concerned about her body hair, but her loving, patient parents tell her about other women who have mustaches – from ranis (Hindu …
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Article
Join a 4-part series on How the Body Works to explore health education and see if different health professions are right for you!
Join us at Goodman South Madison Library for snacks, games, and…
Last updated 4 months 2 weeks ago
… snacks, games, and a interactive activities to learn more about how the body works and explore careers in the … one program or sign up for them all - we'll be learning about different parts of the body each time, so there will be …
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