One City One Story 2016 Writing Contest: “A Vivid Memory” 2nd place Category 1: Grades 3-5 “The Lost Shoes” by Mallika Sheshadri Grade 3 Willard Elementary School Four years ago when I was still in preschool, I had a friend named Saba, who still is my friend. We […]
“Darkest Night” — a story by Noah Haile
Published on :One City One Story 2016 Writing Contest: “A Vivid Memory” 3rd place Category 1: Grades 3-5 “Darkest Night” by Noah Haile Grade 5 home school The memory is vivid in my mind. It’s almost like I am still there today, 5 years later. We were in the car […]
Perfect pairs preschool storytime
Published on :Stories about perfect pairs — extraordinary friends and finding the perfect match. Stories The Skunk by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Patrick McDonnell: A man is followed by a skunk all day until the tables turn. The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat: An imaginary friend waits […]
Robots Preschool Storytime
Published on :There’s a whole story box circulating our ten branches this season with books and activities about robots, so this is just a snippet! The stories shared during this preschool storytime explored bad and good robots, robots who destroyed the world and robots who saved us, robots who find new friends, […]
“Lily Means…” by Lily Mahmud
Published on :Young Readers League “What’s in a Name” Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) 1st place
“My Name” by Emma Haag
Published on :Young Readers League “What’s in a Name” Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) 2nd place
“A Legacy” by Stella Paz
Published on :Young Readers League “What’s in a Name” Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) 3rd place
Meeting Liesl Shurtliff, author of Rump
Published on :On Tuesday, November 17, Pasadena Public Library celebrated this year’s Young Readers League selection, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin (Knopf) by Liesl Shurtliff. In partnership with Vroman’s Bookstore, Young Readers League is designed as a community-wide reading celebration by championing and geeking out over a single book. PPL and Vroman’s […]
Preschool Storytime — Perfect Pets
Published on :Today, we shared stories about animals and choosing the perfect pets. Stories The Octopuppy by Martin McKenna: Edgar wanted a pet dog, but what he got instead was a rather brilliant octopus named Jarvis. What Pet to Get by Emma Dodd: Jack’s mother agrees that he may have a pet, […]
Preschool Storytime–Fruits
Published on :This week we learned about fruits–the colors, whether they’re good as homes, and as snacks: watermelons, apples, lemons, blueberries, cherries, oranges, pears, grapes, and kiwis. Stories we shared Odd Dog by Claudia Bolt: Peanut, an odd dog who doesn’t like bones, but apples, worries that his next-door neighbor, Milo, might steal […]