Friday, April 17, 2015

New Books Now on Display

Gr. 4-7 New Books

K-3 New Books
It was so lovely seeing so many students in today. I was glad to see many of you stocking up on great books.  The new books are now on display in the classroom in two bins – K-3 New Books and Gr. 4-7 New Books.  Last week’s large order is on its way.  Those books should be ready for borrowing in a few weeks.   If you are reading a great book right now, I would love to hear about.  Drop me a line and let me know what you like about it.  vmartineau@sd68.bc.ca

Bookfest May 2nd ~ A great day to enjoy a visit with Great Canadian Authors

www.bookfest.ca
BookFest 2015 is taking place Saturday, May 2nd in downtown Nanaimo. The hub of activity will be in the Diana Krall Plaza, while the presenter sessions are held in the Vancouver Island Conference Centre and the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s Art Lab. Free Pre-school sessions will be held in the Nanaimo Museum and are available for children under 5 with an accompanying adult.  Tickets are $10 per child for 3 sessions, to a maximum of $25 per family.
Read about our presenters and check out the BookFest schedule to choose your 3 sessions. Buy tickets online, over the phone or in person through The Port Theatre (250.754.8550).

Friday, April 10, 2015

Check out these new books!

We have added some great new books to our collection that I wanted to share with you.  They are light and fun just in time for spring.  The Horrid Henry series by Francesca Simon is a funny laugh-out-loud series about a young boy named Henry who constantly seems to be getting into trouble.  It’s a great book for both boys and girls. 
“The best children’s comic writer.” Amanda Craig, Times
“I love Horrid Henry books.  They have lots of funny bits and Henry always gets into trouble.” Mia
“Wonderfully appealing to girls and boys alike, a precious rarity at this age.” Judith Woods, Times
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel is so popular that we have added more of the series to our collection including School Daze and Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray.   
For our younger readers we have quite a few new DK readers 1-3.  Just in time for summer we have the ever popular Frozen series J and of course more from the Star Wars series that we can’t keep on the shelf.  Please stop by and check out our new books.
Where to find these books:
Bad Kitty found in stacks F BRU  (stacks are in the main library)
Horrid Henry series found in stacks F SIM
DK Readers found in bins on the primary side – DK readers 1, 2 or 3
This is just a small sample of new books coming in to L@H.  Today we placed a large order and I am excited to share them with you when they arrive.
Happy Reading!   Mrs. Val Martineau Teacher Librarian L@H