Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the Children’s Staff!

And because we can’t help but be corny, here are some jokes:

What monster flies his kite in a lightning storm?

            Benjamin Franklinstein!

What game is always played by little ghosts and monsters at birthday parties?

            Hide and shriek!

Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road?

          He didn’t have the guts!

Library staff in costume

Autumn Observations

We love all the colorful leaves!

Autumn offers an opportunity to point out all the changes to your child. The City Park, right by the library, has a wide variety of color and stages of change.  

Interested in learning more about trees or nature? Or want to focus on the animals who live there?

I love dirt! 52 activities to help you & your kids discover the wonders of nature by Jennifer Ward This book feeds you questions to ask of the children and even answers them so you don’t strain yourself trying to explain gravity and why the leaves and raindrops fall.

Northwest Trees by Stephen Arno and Ramona Hammerly This begins with a key to identifying trees. Treat it like a real-life choose-your-own-adventure book! Start at step one and then take it where it leads you.

Wow! Said theOwl by Tim Hopgood 

The BusyLittle Squirrel by Tafuri

 Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert

 

Why Do LeavesChange Color? By Betsy Maestro

By Betsy Maestro

Point out what you’ve learned from reading books with your young ones. This reinforces the idea that what they are listening to or reading applies to the world around them.

What have you noticed lately about the trees?