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Everyone should check out this blog: thekidshouldseethis.com Why it's great:   This site curates a comprehensive collection of fun, G-rated videos that not only pique curiosity but also teach something. Who's behind it: Rion Nakaya, a design director, and her children, 5 year old Dante and 2 year old Clementine. Favorite Post : A super cool 18-second clip of a bubble freezing . I watched the one on lightning hitting the ground in slow motion! It was so cool!~Miss Elena

We have some wonderful, new parenting books we know you'll enjoy. Check them out! 25 foods kids hate and how to get them eating 24 by Fiona Faulkner Fussy eating is the bane of many parents' lives and is an age-old problem. This book reveals the author's tricks and recipes that have transformed her own children's eating habits. 641.563 F; Parents Collection Captain Dad- The manly art of stay-at-home parenting by Pat Byrnes With the guidance of New Yorker cartoonist Byrnes (Because I'm the Child Here and I Said So: A Joke Book for Parents, 2006, etc.), any parent, especially dads, can become just that. Having been a stay-at-home parent of two daughters for nearly a decade, the author is fully qualified to state, "Being a stay-at-home parent is the toughest job there is. For a woman or a man." 306.8742 B; Parents Collection Dude to Dad- The First Nine Months by Hugh Weber Weber offers a sincere take on fatherhood for dads-to-be that are neither...

 We wanted to share some our favorite children's books that contain a positive message. If you know of a children's book that has an inspirational message that is not on this list, please share your comments. We currently have these books in our collection and the call number is indicated next to the title. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon  E Shannon; Older Reader Cookies : bite-size life lessons   by Amy Krouse Rosenthal  J 179.9; Growing Up Did I ever tell you how lucky you are ? by Dr. Seuss  ER Favorites Seuss Enemy Pie by Derek Munson     ER Favorites Munson Fancy Nancy Poet Extraordinaire!  by Jane O'Connor  ER Favorites O'Connor Have you filled a bucket today? : a guide to daily happiness for               kids by Carol McCloud          E McCloud; Growing Up If the worl...

For budding authors there are many outlets that accept children's writing, art work, photography, and videography. Consider some of  these: Amazing Kids!  mag.amazing-kids.org/get-involved/write-for-us     This is an online magazine for kids by kids, accepting writing, art, photograpy, and videography from kids age 5 to 18. Guidelines offer limits for texts and video length. Materials must be appropriate for readers age 12 and younger. Cyber Kids www.cyberkids.com/he/html/submit     Cyber Kids publishes stories, articles, and poems written by kids age 7 to 12 from around the world in the "Creative Works" section of the website. Illustrated submissions are more likely to be chosen then non-illustrated works, and single artists may be spotlighted in an art gallery. Launch Pad  www.launchpadmag.com/ #       Launch Pad publishes original stories, poems, and book reviews from international students and illustrator...

Here are some websites that let children browse and/or search databases of recommended books. They are valuable resources! Jon Scieszka's Guys Read  www.guysread.com          The Reading Lists tab features great recommendations form many guy readers (and writers). James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read  www.readkiddoread.com         This site offers reviews adn recommendations for Great Ilustrated Book, Great Transitional Books, Great Pageturners, and Great Advanced Read. Juvenile Series and Sequences www.mymcpl.org/books-movies-music/juvenile-series          If they liked the first one, here are the rest. Enjoy!

Hello to all the parents out there!   We want you to know that this blog is for you too!   We will be posting information for parents as well as children in this space, so please check this blog out every week! We will be recommending new parenting books, great websites for you and your children, and special, unadvertised events coming up at the library. We welcome your comments as well, about anything you want to discuss. We want to hear from you! 

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the American Library Association (ALA) have created a wonderful website for children. It contains links to the following subject areas: Animals, The Arts, History & Biography, Literature & Language, Sciences, Reference Desk, Mathematics and Computers, and Social Sciences. It also contains sites for parents, caregivers, teachers, and others. There is great information here! Bookmark it and check it out! The link is below. Miss Elena http://www.ala.org/greatsites