Books About Bottoms

Who knew there were so many books about tushies? Here are a couple of silly books and a couple that are informative, most of which feature the rear-end of a chicken on their front cover.


Chicken Cheeks
By: Michael Ian Black
This simple and humorous book features a variety of animals and a whole new vocabulary of words to refer to their backsides including a Gnu Wazoo and Penguin Patootie.
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Bottoms Up!
By: Marilyn Singer
A non-fiction book about the myriad of different ways animals use their posteriors-- from attracting a mate to hatching an egg. This is a silly and wonderfully illustrated book that children will love.
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Bug Butts
By: Dawn Cusick
Another book about the different ways animals use their fannies but this one is all about bugs. Did you know that most spiders spin silk from spinerettes on their behinds?
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Chicken Butt!
By: Erica Perl
A new spin on a classic joke--"you know what?" "Chicken Butt!" A young boy nearly drives his father crazy with his silly jokes in the humorous picture book.
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World Language Storytimes, Monday, May 16 through Friday, May 20

Please join us for stories in various world languages at the Beaverton City Library! Whether you know the language or not, it's fun to hear songs and stories in another language!

For ages 2 – 6 years and accompanying adults.

No registration required.

Join us @ 10:30 AM in the Storytime Room

Monday, May 16 — Danish
Tuesday May 17 — Hindi
Wednesday, May 18 —Russian
Thursday, May 19 — German
Friday, May 20 —Korean

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"One World, Many Stories", Summer Reading 2011

"One World, Many Stories", Summer Reading 2011 begins
Wednesday, June 1, 2011.
You can register in person in the Children's area on the first floor of the library or online at www.beavertonlibrary.org/kids. Summer Reading is for all children, birth to those entering grade five in the fall of 2011. Read on your own or have someone read to you for 15 hours and collect prizes and a paperback book of your own. And be sure and check out our summer program schedule for fun things to do at the library over the summer. We hope to see you this summer at the Beaverton City Library!

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Family Movie Matinee

Sunday May 15th, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Auditorium

Free!

Children 10 years and under must be accompanied by an adult.

New Picture Book Review: The Last Day of Kindergarten

By Nancy Loewen
Illustrated by Sachico Yoshikawa
Call Number: E Loeman, N.
Best for Ages 4-7

I’ve been waiting for summer and now it’s just around the corner! Time to review one of our new picture books: Nancy Loewen’s Last Day of Kindergarten.

In this story we follow a girl through her last day of kindergarten with all of her colorful pink-cheeked friends in Mrs. Popinski class—she reminisces about what it was like on the first day of kindergarten—when her crayons were all pointy and new, and all the fun things they did in the school year like playing Grocery Store, or dressing up for Halloween, and even losing her first tooth.

During the last day of kindergarten her class cleans up the room, then dons mortarboards (those funny flat graduation hats) made from construction paper and yarn and has a graduation ceremony for friends and family (which explains the predominance of little boys wearing neck ties to kindergarten—something that didn’t seem quite normal in the first few pages.)

My favorite part about The Last Day of Kindergarten is that it really captures the feelings of the last day of school: sadness that something is ending, but excitement for summer, and anticipating what the next school year will bring. In first grade the class will eat lunch in the cafeteria, make new friends and play on the big kid’s playground. While the details of this girls’ story may not fit exactly with what happens with your child’s last day of kindergarten this certainly is a great book to check out and discuss with your class or to read one-on-one with your child getting ready for their last day of school.

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Tip Your Hats To The Royal Couple!

It is time to don your most beautiful bonnets, tremendous toppers, hillarious hats, and fabulous fascinators in celebration of the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.



The Hat That Wore Clara B.
By: Melanie Turner-Denstaed

In church on Mothers' Sunday when all the older ladies dress in white and wear their most beautiful hats, Clara B., sitting in the pew behind her grandmother and admiring her every move, determines to find a way to wear her grandmother's hat.


Which Hat is That?
By: Anna Hines

Mouse tries on all kinds of different hats until settling on her favorite hat of all!



Millie's Marvellous Hat
By: Satoshi Kitamura

"When Millie cannot afford the very expensive hat that she wants to buy, the owner of the shop comes up with an imaginative solution to her problem."





Jennie's Hat
By: Ezra Jack Keats

When the hat Jennie receives from her aunt is not as fancy as she had hoped, her bird friends decorate it for her.


Twelve Hats for Lena
By: Karen Katz

Lena Katz prepares a beautiful hat for each month of the year.



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Dia de los Niños/ El Día de los Libros, Saturday, April 30, 2:00-3:00 PM

Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day with us! On this day we celebrate children, families and reading. We will celebrate with bi-lingual storytelling and songs (in Spanish and English), crafts and refreshments! For families with children, but this program will be most enjoyable for children age 2-8. Free! No registration required.

Día de los Niños/Dia de los Libros Sábado 30 de abril del 2011, de 2:00 p.m. a 3:00 p.m. Celebra con nosotros el Dia de los Niños/Dia de los Libros. En este día celebramos a los niños, a las familias y a la lectura. ¡Celebraremos con cuentos y canciones bilingües (en Español y en Inglés), y artesanías y refrescos! Este programa estará dirigido para familias con niños, pero sera de mayor disfrute para niños entre edades de 2 a 8 años. ¡Gratuito! No se requiere inscripción. -sv-