Book Talks!

Thanks to Andrea Walter from St. Louis County Library for giving informative and entertaining book talks to Old Bonhomme second and third graders this week!  The students left the library anxious to check out many of the books they were introduced to this week.  See below for a list of the books she talked about (and keep them in mind for great holiday gifts)!

Kids Voting at Old Bonhomme

Summer Reading Suggestions

Chances are that at some point this summer, you'll hear the words "I don't have anything good to read"!  Be prepared by taking a stroll through these book lists and jot down a few titles that sound like they'd interest your child.  Plan on stopping the OB library on Wednesday mornings this summer (June 1-August 3, 10:00-12:00) and check some of these books out!  Don't forget to record the time your student reads for the St. Louis County summer reading program (here)!

Missouri Building Block books

--Designed to encourage reading aloud to children from birth through kindergarten age

Show Me Reader Nominees

--Picture books for children in grades 1-3

Mark Twain Nominees

--Books for children in grades 4-6

American Library Association Award Winners

--Includes Newberry, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King awards

50 Books All Kids Should Read Before They're 12 (according to this particular organization)

Summer Reading

You can access St. Louis County Library's summer reading website using the link in this blog's navigation bar.  Use the website to keep track of the whole family's reading progress for the summer.  You read that correctly--the whole family can sign up for the summer reading program and earn prizes!  Registration starts May 23 and runs through July 30.

Don't forget to send in a copy of your student's reading log in August so he/she can be recognized for reading over the summer.  There will be a bulletin board featuring the smiling faces of all OB students who turn in their reading logs from this summer and you'll want to see your child's face there!

2016 Scholastic Reading List

Looking for books for your student to read this summer?  Check out this reading list from Scholastic.

2015-2016 Missouri Reader Awards

Missouri's Show Me Award and Mark Twain Award winners were announced tonight!

Lots and lots of Old Bonhomme 1st-3rd graders will be thrilled to hear that Trouper by Meg Kearney won the Show Me Award!

  

Old Bonhomme fourth graders read and voted for their favorite Mark Twain nominee.  In fact, seven fourth graders read all 12 nominees this year!  Those students have been recognized as distinguished readers in the fourth grade hallway.  Make sure to take a peek at their posters before the end of the school year!

This year's Mark Twain Award winner is Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein.  So many of our fourth graders enjoyed this book that I had to buy extra copies for the library to keep up with demand!  If your student was one that loved this book, encourage him/her to try the sequel, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics.

Andy Griffiths visiting St. Louis County Library