Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Morgan Rodgers writes his third book in four years.
Morgan Rodgers, mild-mannered Roswell Recreation and Parks Administrator by day, is a locally celebrated author by night. Much to the delight of Roswell citizens, Rodgers has written his third book in the past four years. Past Sins is the sequel to his last novel, "Timing…the Key to Life." "Past Sins" continues the story of the characters you met in "Timing"; the book takes relatable characters and showcases their stories in different locations and landmarks throughout Roswell that will feel familiar for all who read the book. When you read about all the characters eating in Slope’s BBQ together, you will be able to identify with their lives. Most books talk about faraway places that most of us have never heard of or visited, but when you …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
The visit is part of the school's Literacy Fair this coming week.
At next week's Sweet Apple Elementary School Literacy Fair children's author Leslie McKinney will teach from her latest book, "Too Much!" The Literacy Fair, March 13-14, is an interactive event that encourages beginning elementary students to enjoy reading and explore creative writing skills that will benefit them throughout their academic careers, according to information about the event provided by the school. "Sweet Apple is committed to developing lifelong readers, both through our classroom lessons and through innovative activities, like our annual Literacy Fair," said SAE Principal Natalie Richman. "Author visits are wonderful for our students because when they understand how a book is created, they appreciate each story they …
Thursday, February 14, 2013
From 'Charlotte's Web' to 'Where the Wild Things Are,' share these classic books with your children and encourage their love for reading.
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Thursday, February 14
“Where’s Pa Going with that Axe?” The Enduring Quality of Children’s Classics By Anita Silvey Courtesy of James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read Foundation The opening line of E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web— “Where’s Pa going with that axe?”—has now been read by adults to eager young listeners for more than 60 years. Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time and Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day have been picked up with enthusiasm for more than 50 years. For 75 years, parents have shared The Hobbit, and this year Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are turns 50. These books and others like them (Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Virginia Lee Burton’s Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, and L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables) bring …
Sunday, January 20, 2013
The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System's Big Read grant is being used to revitalize literature's role in American life.
The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System received the 2013 Big Read grant, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with Arts Midwest, designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture and to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment. A library system spokesperson said in a release that the goal of the libraries aligns perfectly with those of the Big Read: to stop the decline of literary reading in America by encouraging reading. This “one book/one community” opportunity offers everyone the chance to read and discuss a single book within their communities and is a wonderful chance for real dialog. Participants throughout Fulton County and Atlanta will read the same book, A …
Thursday, December 27, 2012
A list of the best children's books of 2012, from James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead Foundation.
Courtesy of the ReadKiddoRead Foundation Maurice Sendak once said that one of the best things about being a maker of children’s books was that his audience kept being born. It’s true, of course: The great books from years past are brand new to today’s children and teens. But let’s take a moment at year’s end to recognize the books being published now for our young people. Here’s a quick roundup of a dozen highlights of 2012. (For more, visit ReadKiddoRead.com and check out our reviews.) Great Illustrated Books (Ages 2-5) Llama Llama Time to Share By Anna Dewdney For ages 2-5 When the doorbell rings, Mama Llama welcomes the neighbors – the Gnus. While Mama and Nelly have tea, their two toddlers are left with a boxful of toys to play with …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Patch asked newly-published children's book author Jo Ann Kairys to tell us about the most magical children's book on the shelves this holiday season. Here is her list.
Kids say and do the darndest things, right? And so often, they provide tender or hilarious or wonder-filled inspiration for picture books. One day I heard my granddaughters complaining about the rain as they thumped on the window. Eager to get outdoors, they waited impatiently for the storm to end. Suddenly, they pretended they were the rain. “SWOOSH! SPLAT! SWISH!” Their sounds were innocently poetic, perfect ingredients for a rhyming picture book. Putting it all together in story form is when the magic happens—a sound in just the right place, a vibrant image that brings the story alive, and characters who draw you right into their world. There are so many wonderful children’s picture books. I’d like to share a few that I think have that …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Check out ReadKiddoRead's list of the best Halloween books for kids.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
All of us—adults, teens and children—enjoy a scary chill. What better time of year than Halloween to indulge in stories that make our spines tingle? It's the perfect time for your family to share some spooky stories each evening. To get you started, here are some Halloween books filled with ghosts and ghouls, wizards and witches, haunted houses and black magic that everyone can enjoy together. PICTURE BOOKS for ages 2-6 The youngest children love the fun of Halloween: costumes, trick-or-treating and gentle tales of ghosts and goblins. Here are some books for this age group: GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE By Kazuno Kohara For ages 1-6 There are fuzzy pumpkin costumes in sizes as small as 6 months, so why not a Halloween board book for toddlers? …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Students "shopped" for the perfect book Aug. 24.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Imagine shopping without the hassle: no persistent sales associates, no crowded malls, no high prices. In fact, don't bother bringing your wallet. Sound enticing? On Friday, Aug. 24, students, parents and faculty members at Hembree Springs Elementary School entered Kristen Reittenbach's third grade classroom ready to shop. Surrounded by shoes and books of all types and sizes, the question on everyone's mind was, "What do shoes and books have in common?" To which student Francisco Ortiz poignantly replied, "Both shoes and books take us places." With that said, Reittenbach and her students discussed their strategies for choosing shoes and books that fit just right. Parents and faculty were happy to support students as they applied these …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Elkins Pointe students were treated to a reading by the New York Times best-selling author last Friday, April 20.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Georgia author Carmen Agra Deedy, author of numerous award-winning picture books, visited Elkins Pointe Middle School in Roswell last Friday to meet with students who are reading her latest novel, The Cheshire Cheese Cat. She visited with three different student groups to talk about the writing process, publishing and the stories behind her books. She even treated her audience to the “live” version of a chapter in her newest title that will be published in late 2012. After each presentation she spent time with students answering their questions and signing their books. Teachers and students alike were completely enthralled during Deedy’s stories and say her performances are not to be missed.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
North Fulton AAUW Branch will discuss the book during its March meeting.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
The North Fulton Branch of the American Association of University Women will discuss "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," Saturday, March 10. Once a year, the association takes time from its regular monthly meeting to discuss a book. This year it is the New York Times best seller by Rebecca Skloot about an African-American woman with cervical cancer who had cells taken from her cervix without her knowledge. In 1951, Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer. She was treated at Johns Hopkins University, where a doctor named George Gey snipped cells from her cervix without telling her. Gey discovered that Lacks' cells could not only be kept alive, but would also grow indefinitely. For the past 60 years Lacks' cells have…
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