Spots and Dots – Infant Storytime

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Yesterday was the last storytime of our Winter Session!  It focused on spots and dots. Books We Shared Our first story Animal Spots and Stripes by Britta Teckentrup compared different animals that have spots and stripes, and even had some creatures that have both! For our second book, we played a guessing […]

The Traveler Contest Winners

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We are pleased to announce the One City One Story 2017 “The Traveler” Art and Writing Contest winners! The winning entries were honored during an award ceremony followed by a reception on March 18, 2017. The winning entries are currently displayed at Central Library in the Great Hall, and will remain in exhibit for the next […]

My Picture of Traveling — art by Kayla Su

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One City One Story 2017 Art Contest 1st place Elementary School category Kayla Su Grade 4, Sky Mountain Charter School “My Picture of Traveling” Colored pencils; 8.5 x 11 inches Absolutely gorgeous! This piece is a wonder for the eyes:  colorful, stunning, and wholly embraces the feel of traveling. There’s […]

Seeing Beauty From the Clouds — art by Giulia Bhatia

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One City One Story 2017 Art Contest 2nd place Elementary School category Giulia Bhatia Grade 5, St. Rita’s School “Seeing Beauty From the Clouds” Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper; 15 x 11 inches The artist is a skilled designer. This piece has creative composition—using the entire canvas and the […]

The Mars Traveler — art by Ace Slavin

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One City One Story 2017 Art Contest 3rd place Elementary School category Ace Slavin Grade 3, St. Monica Academy “The Mars Traveler” Colored pencils, tempura, and ink on paper; 18 x 24 inches This is interesting and creative theme incorporation—the concept of outer space traveling, reaching beyond our world. It’s […]

Tick-Tock Castle Time — a story by Celeste Raynaud

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One City One Story 2017 Writing Contest 1st place Elementary School category Celeste Raynaud Grade 5, McKinley School “Tick-Tock Castle Time” Booky finds a mysterious watch that transports her and her friends to 18th century France.   It was Monday morning and Booky was riding her bike to school frantically. […]

Azlender’s Travel Adventure — a story by Kayla Su

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One City One Story 2017 Writing Contest 2nd place Elementary School category Kayla Su Grade 4, Sky Mountain Charter School “Azlender’s Travel Adventure” Summary:  Tired of his boring life in Avenlee, Azlender sets off on an adventure in the woods.   Once upon a time, there was a poor peddler […]

Trappist-1 — a story by Evelyn Chen

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One City One Story 2017 Writing Contest 3rd place Elementary School category Evelyn Chen Grade 5, Eugene Field Elementary School “Trappist-1” Summary: Seven new planets were discovered outside our solar system, and they are populated with inhabitants.   On February 22, 2017, NASA discovered seven new exoplanets 40 light years away. […]

Green, St. Pat’s Day – Infant Storytime

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We had the luck o’ the Irish with us during our infant storytime today.  We read about all things green, told a big, green monster to “go away” and counted out some shamrocks.  It was all in a day’s fun here at PPL! Books We Shared Brenda Vaccaro Seeger’s book, Green, was the […]

Green, St. Pat’s Day – Toddler Storytime

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We had the luck o’ the Irish with us during our toddler storytime today.  We read about all things green, counted out some shamrocks and played a guessing game with a friendly leprechaun.  It was all in a day’s fun here at PPL! Books We Shared Finding a green sheep isn’t easy […]