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Legend of the Guardian Trailer Released
Books and Reading, Kids Blog, Movie trailer, Rebecca Purdy, Teen Blog
03/11/2010 - 4:44pm

Enjoy this trailer for "Legend of the Guardians," the animated movie covering the first three books in Kathryn Lasky's Guardians of Ga'Hoole series!  The movie will be in theaters September 24th! 

  

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
LibraryPoint Blog, Kid Books Blog, Adriana Puckett, Kids Blog
03/02/2010 - 2:10pm

Green eggs and ham is the order of the day on March 2. This is the day we celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday, the beloved author who brought us such favorite characters as the Grinch, Horton, and the Cat in the Hat. 

Here are some activities to do to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday:

-Of course, read Dr. Seuss books!

-Download the Cat in the Hat audiobook from NetLibrary and listen to it with your family.

-Play games online at Seussville (there are things to print out too)

-Make one of the Dr. Seuss crafts or play a game from About.com

-Make green eggs and ham for dinner, or another recipe from the Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook (here for samples).

-Have a contest to see who can speak in rhyme the longest.

And remember, you can celebrate Dr. Seuss any day. "Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one!"

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kid Books Blog, Adriana Puckett, Humor, Kids Blog, Video
02/24/2010 - 6:26pm

If there's one series that I can count on my kids to read again and again, it's the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Kinney. My 11 and 9 year-old have both re-read each book multiple times, laughing along at Greg Heffley's antics. For anyone who has not yet picked up a Diary of a Wimpy Kid book (and there are now four in the series, with a fifth one due out sometime this year), here's a trailer to tell you a little more about them. You can also check out the series' Web site at http://www.wimpykid.com/. There's even a movie coming out on March 19th.

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Ask Cornelia Funke a Question
Kid Books Blog, Adriana Puckett, Kids Blog
02/22/2010 - 3:26pm

Cornelia Funke, author of the Inkheart trilogy, Dragon Rider, The Thief Lord, and more kid favorites, has written a new book called Reckless that is due to be published in September. Curious about her new book? Want to know more about how she comes up with her cool ideas? Email her a question through Kidsreads.com! Selected questions will be answered in an online video right from Cornelia Funke. Go to Kidsreads.com and read all about it on the homepage.

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Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Today
LibraryPoint Blog, Birds, Crafts and Hobbies, Environmentalism, Kids Blog, Natural World, Teen Blog, Virginia Johnson
02/12/2010 - 3:49pm

The GBBC is an annual, four-day event that takes a snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. It's an easy, fun, and free way to help the birds. Anyone can do this for as long or as little a time as he pleases, and their Web site has good information on how to get started, .

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