Read Me
“So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall.” — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Genre of the Month
December: Science Fiction
Star Wars: Jedi Academy series by Jeffrey Brown
Book of Ember series by Janine DuPrau
The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart
Frank Einstein series by Jon Scieszka
The House of Robots series by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
The Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Wild Robot series by Peter Brown
Jack and the Geniuses series by Bill Nye
Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
Pi in the Sky by Wendy Mass
Science Fair by Dave Barry
Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman
The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex
Author/ Illustrator of the Month
December
Peter Reynolds (picture books)
The Dot (Author and Illustrator)
Ish (Author and Illustrator)
Sky Color (Author and Illustrator)
So Few of Me (Author and Illustrator)
Happy Dreamer (Author and Illustrator)
Going Places (Author and Illustrator)
I Am Yoga (Illustrator)
I Am Peace (Illustrator)
The Water Princess (Illustrator)
Kate DiCamillo (Chapter books)
Because of Winn-Dixie
The Magician's Elephant
Flora and Ulysses
The Tale of Desperaux
The Incredible Journey of Edward Tulane
Raymie Nightingale
The Tiger Rising
Louisiana's Way Home