Spine Poem Contest Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the spine poem contest. The votes were close and I wasn't sure who was going to end up winning. In the end, our first place winner won by three votes. Without further ado here are the winners... 1st place goes to 4th grader Jericoh Santiago. Congratulations and come by the library to pick up your complete set of Dewey Ducks! 2nd place goes to 4th grader Aaron Koch. Congratulations and come by the library to pick up a Dewey Duck of your … [Read More...]
Finalists for the Spine Poem Contest
http://youtu.be/0di0ZicjGIU Here are the twenty finalists for April's Spine Poem Contest. Let me tell you, it was very hard to choose just twenty. Thank you everyone who participated. The winner will be announce at the end of the week. At that time I will also publish the authors of these twenty poems. … [Read More...]
Boy + Bot
Ame Dyckman's story of a boy and a robot who meet in the woods is timeless and familiar. Perhaps it isn't that different from other stories that deal with friendship, misunderstandings and discovery but the sweet concern each character feels for the other combined with Dan Yaccarino's illustrations make the book tug at your heartstrings just a bit. I adore the layout of the illustration. They mix well with the words each providing details in their own way. Children who love comic strip type … [Read More...]
Lets Celebrate National Libraries Week *UPDATE*
Inspired by this post on St. Eugene's School Panther Pages, I thought it would be fun for St. Philip's to also have a Spine Poem Contest. It is quite easy, find some books and use the words on the spine to create a poem. You will then need to take a photo of your poem and submit it to me. If you do it in the library I can take the photo for you. The best poem will receive a prize. The contest will be open until May 3, 2013. Good luck! … [Read More...]
