PETE'S DRAGON EBOOK WIN

HERE’S A CHANCE TO WIN A DOWNLOADABLE APPLE iBOOK OF DISNEY’S JUNIOR NOVEL, PETE’S DRAGON.    

Did you have an invisible friend?  Pete has an invisible friend.  Check out his invisible dragon friend in this new novel Pete’s Dragon, based on the movie of the same name. 

The library is giving away 10 digital* copies of the Pete’s Dragon Junior Novel courtesy of Walt Disney Studios! Read the book and watch the movie. 

For your chance to win, comment below with your favorite childhood book that celebrates friendship and adventure. Screenshot your comment and send it via email** with the subject line “Pete’s Dragon” to cpham@glendaleca.gov .Please include your name. Winners will be selected at random and notified by email only. LAST DAY TO ENTER IS 8/17 @ 6PM!

* Digital download for use on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices. 
** We will not be collecting your name or email for any outside purposes of the drawing.

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AMELIA BEDELIA: BY THE YARD

Young Amelia Bedelia’s parents love to hold yard sales to clear out their clutter. At first Amelia is hesitant to sell their belongings but as potential buyers browse around, she becomes intrigued with the whole idea of garage sales. Amelia puts her good customer service skills to use as she agrees to dig up the flowers in their yard to sell to a neighbor; even though, the yard itself is not for sale!

By the Yard is part of the young Amelia Bedelia series by Herman Parish, great for beginning readers.  This book concentrates on family, community and helpfulness, while enhancing readers' vocabulary. 

Ages Preschool- Grade 3

WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS FLOPSY BUNNIES

Beware of magic hats that come with warning labels.

Word-loving Mole adores labeling pretty much anything. Armed with a pencil and a plethora of sticky labels, he and his best friend, the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing, make their way through the forest assigning names and descriptors to everything they see. So when the two friends encounter a flopsy, fluffy, white bunny and a mysterious black top hat labeled “Warning! Do not touch!” cautious Mole is instantly alert. What dangers might befall them?

Together Mole and the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing unleash a magical storm of adorable, flopsy, white bunnies. One cute, cuddly, chubby bunny seems harmless enough, but what starts out as a bit of fun quickly morphs into a raucous affair with naughty bunnies everywhere.

Warning! Do Not Touch! by Tim Warnes is silly fun for ages 4 through second grade. And as an early literacy aside, naming and talking about all the things you see throughout the day with your child is a great way to introduce new vocabulary.

ALLIGATORS ALL AROUND

Alan's Big, Scary Teeth by Jarvis
Who has the biggest, snappiest set of teeth?  Alan the alligator that's who!  But someone discovered his secret and stole his set of scary teeth so he wouldn't be able to scare everyone anymore.  Alan makes a promise to only scare during a special hour - the scary story hour!  GRRR.

Hurry Up, Alfie!  by Anna Walker is a new series about Alfie the Alligator who avoids doing things he has to like getting dressed by asking questions and lingering over things as long as possible.  An adorable preschool age book that all parents will understand.

In this last alligator story, Gator Dad by Brian Lies an all male alligator family enjoys the day together doing what normal guys would do together.  This is a really sweet tale of a father and his three boys bonding.  

For readers ages 3 and older.

TURN IN YOUR SUMMER READING LOG

Have you forgotten your summer reading logs under your bed?  Don't worry.  Dust it off and bring in your finished logs to the Central Library during the next two weeks and get your prizes.

There's also still time to register online all those books you are reading for school.  It’s a chance to win a gift certificate to the children’s bookstore, Once Upon A Time Bookstore. The drawing will be at the end of August. Good luck and happy reading! 

BEE DANCE

What will it take to make honey? The bee dance! Honeybees do what they do best—follow the sweet scent and sip away at the nectar. The honeybees do the waggle dance movement in a figure eight pattern.  Bee Dance by Rick Chrustowski is a non-fiction book with simple text and colorful illustrations for a great read aloud. Don’t miss out. Read about these small insects found everywhere. 

For preschool through third grade.

THE BEST VACATION

Herman's Vacation by Tom Percival finds our friend Herman trying to create the best vacation for himself and Henry. But of course things do not go as planned and Henry is not happy.  Herman, through a series of postcards asks for help and equipment to make it all better.  What would you do to make a friend happy?  Check out the other Herman and Henry book, Herman's Letters, for another fun read.

For readers ages 3 and older. 

SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED TODAY!

Due to an extensive power outage in the area, the Central Library is closed today, and our Pete the Cat Book Bash is cancelled. Sorry patrons and Pete the Cat fans! We should resume normal hours tomorrow, and hope to see you then. 

LAST CALL FOR THE SUMMER

Pete the Cat Book Bash 
Pete the Cat crafts and activities.
Tuesday August 2, 3pm
Central Library, Children's Room

Actors and Others for Animals 
A pet safety presentation for ages 4 and older.
Thursday, August 4, 1pm
Central Library, Children's Room 

SPECIAL SUMMER PERFORMERS

BUBBLEMANIA...TRULY
Bubble fun for ages 4 and older.  Three on the same day so if you can't make it to one, come to another.  Or go to all!

Thursday, July 28, 2016, 1 pm
Central Library, Children's Room

Thursday, July 28, 2016, 4 pm 
An event celebrating the branch's birthday.
Library Connection @ Adams Square

Thursday, July 28, 2016, 5 pm 
Casa Verdugo 

A MO AND DALE MYSTERY

In The Odds of Getting Even by Sheila Turnage nothing goes as planned and everything goes sideways before Mr. Macon even sets foot in the courtroom to stand trial where Dale, his youngest son, must testify against him.  In this third story of Mo and Dale, of the Desperado Detective Agency, set inTupelo Landing, NC, the two must solve multiple crimes seemingly linked to Mr. Macon, but Dale is sure that his father is being framed. After all, a professional criminal such as Mr. Macon would never leave such obvious clues at the crime scenes to incriminate himself.  

Sheila Turnage, the author of Three Times Lucky and The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing tells another amazing story of these two best friends and the cast of characters living in their small town.  

For readers in grades 6th-8th.  

AN UNFORGETTABLE SUMMER FRIENDSHIP

Two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo has done it again and given us another gem in her beautifully written and profoundly heartfelt middle grade novel, Raymie Nightingale. Things aren't going so well for Raymie, but she has a foolproof plan to get everything back to normal: if she learns how to twirl a baton, she can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire 1975 competition--and when her father sees her picture in the paper, he'll have to forget about the dental hygienist he ran off with and come back home. Simple as that. 

But when she shows up at baton-twirling class instructed by former world champion Ida Nee, she meets a couple of other girls with alternate plans of their own--guileless Louisiana Elefante with her pink bunny barrettes needs to win the pageant to help save her long lost cat, Archie, while tough-talking Beverly Tapinski, whose father is a cop, wants to sabotage the competition altogether. But despite their plans being directly at odds with one another, the unlikely threesome soon form a strong bond that leads them through some unforgettable summer adventures and changes them all more than they ever thought possible.

The wealth of quirky characters and simple but deeply evocative writing will appeal to kids in fourth grade and up. 

SHERLOCK HOLMES - THE HAMSTER VERSION

A pun filled  beginning reader where detective Hamster Holmes and firefly sidekick Dr. Watt help Springy Beaver, a stupendous inventor, solve the case of mysterious things being disturbed in his workshop.
A light mystery with clues and red herrings to mislead the reader while trying to solving this unusual mystery.

Hamster Holmes: On the right Track is just one in the series of Hamster Holmes books.  For readers in grades 1-2.

BRING A SWEATER TO THE SHOW!

Luce Puppet Company is coming to the Central Library on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 11:00 am.

Join us for a great retelling of The Reluctant Dragon.  An amazing story for children ages 4 and up.  

Please bring a sweater because the Children's Room now has air conditioning! 

PUPPET SHOW IS TOMORROW!

Luce Puppet Company is coming to the Central Library on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at 11:00 am.

Join us for a great retelling of The Reluctant Dragon a great story for children from ages 4 and up.  

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Thunder Boy Jr., the first picture book from Sherman Alexie, bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning young adult novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian among many others, tells the story of a son and a father and their shared name. In this loving Native-American family of unspecified tribal background, beautifully depicted by Caldecott Honor recipient Yuyi Morales in bold illustrations that seem like they might leap off the page, the titular young boy feels frustration about not having a name of his own and imagines other names for himself based on his own accomplishments and life experiences. But what kind of name can at once affirm the deep love he has for his family and yet assert his own identity in the world? 

Simply but dynamically told, this lively story of identity and family is best shared with children in preschool through second grade. 

CROOKED GRANDMA

The Classy Crooks Club by Alison Cherry stars our soccer fiend, AJ, or Annemarie as her grandmother prefers to call her. She must spend a month with her disapproving wealthy grandmother when her parents have to go to the Amazon for work. She only gets to go to soccer practice, she can't have her dog or sleepovers, or hang out with her best friend, but she does get etiquette lessons.  Whoopee. The only silver lining is that Stanley, grandmother's hunky chauffeur, drives her to soccer practice and she is the envy of all.    

AJ thinks that her grandmother's friends just get together and play bridge, but they are really "liberators".  The ladies liberate lots of things from their undeserving or bad owners like a macaw who doesn't get any love.  Even AJ gets liberated, unwillingly.

There's a mean girl and her crew, a misunderstanding with friends but it's a fun and mostly predictable adventure with a twisted ending. Great for readers who love a good spunky girl story.

For readers in 6th - 8h grades.

SUMMER SPECIAL PERFORMERS

BUBBLEMANIA 
Bubble fun for ages 4 and older.   A few more performances left in July at the following branches.

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 6:30 pm 
Pacific Park 

Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 1:00 pm
Central Library, Children's Room

Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 5:00 pm 
Casa Verdugo 

LION & TIGER & BEAR: TAG! YOU’RE IT!

Tag you’re it! AAAAAHHH, leave me alone!!! This is Lion, he is so caught up in his painting that he doesn’t want anyone or anything to interrupt him, even his best friends.  When Bear and Tiger come out to play a game of tag, they ask Lion to join in on the fun, but Lion had other plans. Read and find out how far Lion goes to get some peace and quiet.

Ethan Long's story is about the friendship between Lion, Tiger and Bear. The story also teaches about respecting your friend’s wishes.  

This is a fun picture book for ages 5-7.   

TRANSPORTED TRANSPORTATIONS

This is a very silly book about transporting a lawnmower by all modes of transportation in order to mow one eensy weensy little patch of grass on a teeny tiny island on a Thursday.  Tom Angleberger strikes again with his wicked and sly humor about a toad riding a lawnmower.  

The illustrations by John Hendrix are so much fun to look at. This is the book for children who love all things transportation. 

McToad Mows Tiny Island by Tom Angleberger and illustrated by John Hendrix. 
For ages 2 and up.