TALES FROM THE TREEHOUSE

The Librarians from the Children's Department share the best of children's books and activities at Glendale Library, Arts & Culture in Glendale, California. Readers are invited to leave comments about one of the reviews. Click on the book cover to check on its location in the Library and current availability.

Monday, September 29, 2008

AN EVENT TO REMEMBER

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It's the end of middle school and Phoebe and her four best friends plan on throwing a big party to celebrate the event. Everything is go...
Friday, September 26, 2008

A BEGINNING, A MUDDLE, AND AN END: THE RIGHT WAY TO WRITE WRITING

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Avon the snail loves to read!! After reading so many stories of adventure, he is now ready to write one of his own. How will Avon begin his...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

RABBITS ON STAGE

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So you've been reading for about a year now, and it's time for a book that's a little longer. CINDER-RABBIT by Lynn Hazen is n...

PIRATES, BURIED TREASURE AND A GHOST

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This month's Snacktime Readers book is an adventure story by Sid Fleischman, The Ghost in the Noonday Sun. Right after celebrating his t...
Monday, September 22, 2008

LILY LOVES NANCY DREW

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Everyone in her small town thinks that Lily is brain damaged because since her brother's death two years ago she had not spoken a word a...
Saturday, September 20, 2008

ANNIE AND SIMON

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Annie is the little sister and Simon is the big brother. Annie is a talkative one who never is content with anything that she does. Therefo...
Thursday, September 18, 2008

DO YOU SPEAK DOG?

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Who knew dogs had a language all to themselves? Not only that, in this book JACK AND REBEL, THE POLICE DOG by Jack (as told to Patricia Fin...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

NO GIRLS ALLOWED!

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Sophomore, Frankie Landau-Banks doesn't want to be Bunny Rabbit anymore. She wants to be more like her popular sister, noticed and and a...
Saturday, September 13, 2008

HISTORICAL FICTION FANS!

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For those of you not yet familiar, it is time to read The Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Starting with LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG...
Thursday, September 11, 2008

IF YOU LIKE A GOOD SCARE...

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Moving back to his dad's hometown in Connecticut to get a new start was a great idea, or so Zach's family had thought. No one could...
Tuesday, September 09, 2008

DO RE MI...

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You have heard the do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do countless times. But I'll bet that you don't know much about it. Therefore, you ...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

THE DEADLY MEANING OF FLOWERS

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The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets: An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer . In this third twisted tale of mystery for 6th - 8th grade rea...
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

MR. MAXWELL'S MOUSE

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Mr. Maxwell has gone to a restaurant to celebrate his recent promotion. He decides to celebrate with nothing than a live mouse. At ...
Saturday, August 30, 2008

SPOOKY LONDON

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Who knew that London was actually two cities, the one we know about and an alternate , damp, dark and dangerous one? Fourteen-year-old Jonat...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

SCHOOL, READY OR NOT

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At home Alvin is a superhero, Firecracker Man, able to save the world, but when summer is over and he has to go back to school, the same old...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

THE END OF THE BEGINNING: BEING THE ADVENTURES OS A SMALL SNAIL( AND AN EVEN SMALLER ANT)

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Avon, the snail, loves to read. After reading so many enjoyable stories he decides to leave his comfortable home and go on an adventure. On ...
Monday, August 25, 2008

THE PLAYS THE THING

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Seventh-grader Phoebe wants to be an actress and has looked forward to the middle school Drama Club for several years. She talks her best fr...
Saturday, August 23, 2008

WHEN ART WAS LIFE!

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Charlotte is a young American girl living in France with her mother and father, who is an impressionist artist. They live right next door to...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

SNACKTIME READERS BOOK FOR AUGUST

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Like a good mystery? Join seventh grader Minerva Clark as she tries to help the popular and rich Chelsea de Guzman find her missing diamond ...
Monday, August 18, 2008

FOR THE FIRST TIME STUDENT

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The school year is just about to start and the following are perfect titles to share with that child that is going to be starting school thi...
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