This Made Me Happy

I love this photo from the well known website icanhascheezburger.com It just gave me warm fuzzies about doing storytime so I thought I would share it. Have a great library day!

Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer

Summary:

Vladimir Tod is at it again with his agnsty mood now with even more blood thirst then ever before. "Tenth Grade Bleeds" is the third book in the Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series. Vladimir has to face some of his biggest fears having a girlfriend, loosing his drudge, and fighting off the vampire Ignatius who is Vladimir's grandfather. The relationship between Vladimir and his Uncle Otis is strong until he leaves and becomes unreachable through letters and thoughts. Otis's lack of correspondence is a mystery until Vladimir is faced off with his arch nemesis D'Ablo. Will Vladimir finally end the battle between him and D'Ablo? Will he figure out what has happened to his missing uncle?

My Opinion:

I have to admit "Tenth Grade Bleeds" does start off slow, but quickly picks up and is definitely rewarding. Vladimir grows into a whole new mature vampire, which I have truly enjoyed. He goes from being an awkward agnsty boy vampire to a strong, confident, self-aware vampire. I can't wait until the fourth installment, because I find my self REALLY liking the more mature Vladimir! I am hoping the plot in "Eleventh Grade Burns" is a little quicker and develops faster. I would love to see Vladmir's character grow as he explores his vampire attributes, including his intense desire for human blood. Can't wait!

Chronicles of Vladimir Tod Series by Heather Brewer

Eighth Grade Bites

Ninth Grade Slays

Tenth Grade Bleeds

Eleventh Grade Burns

Monster Storytime on Friday October 23, 2009

I wanted to do a semi-Halloween themed storytime, so that is why I chose to do Monsters it was still somewhat ghoulish without being completely Halloween related. I was wondering how the kids would react to the monster stories, I was really hoping they wouldn't get scared and start crying. Which is the exact opposite of what actually happened. Kids found the monster stories to be funny and reacted with lots of giggles. I did talk with the kids before starting the monsters stories to discuss with them that monsters can be comical and friendly and that the monsters we are going to read about are goofy and playful rather than mean and scary.

Books:

There Was an Old Monster by Rebecca, Adrian and Ed Emberley

This is a great rhyming book for the kids, there is also a free downloadable song on the scholastic site, which I didn't use because we don't have access to laptops at our branch. The song is cute and would be great to use with the story during storytime. An old monster swallows all sorts of crazy creatures to make him feel better, until he gets eaten by a lion. The kids enjoyed the book because they can see all the weird beings in the monster's belly.

Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems

Leonardo trys to be a scary monster but he really is just terrible at being a monster. So he researched to find the kid who is the biggest scary cat in the school which is Sam. In the end Leonardo and Sam become friends. The book is illustrated very effectively with big images and small words and vice-versa.

Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks Illustrated by Sue Hendra

Monsters go around eating all sorts of things including trailers, boulders, and fish, but reply with "Fum, foe, fie, fee, monsters don't eat broccoli". In the end the monsters turn into boys and the big redwoods the monsters are eating turn into broccoli. The book is funny and makes eating broccoli fun too! Also the book uses a lot of grown up words like delectable, which helps kids learn new words. This actually happened. A little girl at the end said "broccoli is delectable". It was super cute!

Songs:
Teddybear Playtime by Hap Palmer

Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi

If You're a Monster and You Know

.....Make a Face.....

.....Flail your Arms.....

.....Growl.....

.....Stomp Your Feet....
Next Storytime I think I will finally do "All About the Library"~