When the animals are here, so are the kids! Enjoy photos of families that visited when Randall Oaks brought a skunk, a ferret, a tarantula and more. For more details, dates and times for upcoming programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole Story.
Enjoy pictures of Project Tween Beaded Baubles as kids made a bead and wire ornament to decorate their room, garden, or home. Project Tween is a monthly program geared for youth between 10-14 years old at the Huntley Area Public Library.
Enjoy photos from this month’s Pajamarama. We read stories about squirrels, like “Bear and Squirrel are friends…yes, really!” by Deb Pilutti and “That pup!” by Lindsay Barrett George. Then we made a craft that shows we are nuts for reading! Pajamarama is a monthly story time program at the Huntley Area Public Library that usually takes place on the second Tuesday of the month. It is geared towards families of 2-6 year olds. Visit the … Read more
Who Was Rosa Parks? by Yona Zeldis McDonough Biography Juvenile Nonfiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Rosa Parks was an amazing woman who stood up for what she believed in. One day when she was on a bus, the bus driver told her to move to give her seat to another man on the bus. Rosa Parks replied, “NO.” So the bus driver called the police. She was put in jail not … Read more
Who Was Joan of Arc? by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso Biography Nonfiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) When Joan was a young girl she got a vision that she would lead an army into battle and would win. Joan thought it was impossible…Later she was leading the army into battle. She got another vision saying she would be hit with an arrow during battle. And she was hit with an arrow … Read more
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Classic Historical Fiction Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) There was only one who once outsmarted dear Sherlock Holmes. Her name was Mrs. Irene Norton. And this is how… Later in the day the King of Bohemia came to visit Sherlock because he had to tell him of a great matter. His late ex-girlfriend forged a letter … Read more
Boxcar Children: Election Day Dilemma Boxcar Children #145 by Gertrude Chandler Warner Adventure Mystery Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) I loved this book, well, I love all of the Boxcar Children books. Anyway, this book had mystery and adventure. This book was about the election of the new mayor. I thought it was funny of me to be reading this during the election for a new president. In the end of this … Read more
It’s Raining Cupcakes by Lisa Schroeder Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Isabel is a young girl whose mother is opening a cupcake shop that used to be a laundromat. Later she finds out she ahs to move away from her best friend, Sophie. Isabel feels that her mother is only thinking about her shop. When Isabel goes to Sophie’s house, Sophie tells her there is a baking contest and Isabel … Read more
Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls Will Wilder #1 by Raymond Arroyo Adventure Fantasy Mystery Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) This book is about a boy named Will who sees dark spirits. He later meets a pirate who says he needs a relic so it can cure his eye. So the boy goes to get it. He does, but later finds out that the pirate was one of the evil … Read more
Families were invited to join the award-winning Milwaukee-based folk duo, Dave Fox & Will Branch as they sang, danced and played the washboard and other musical instruments. This not-to-be-missed musical event was held at Chesak Elementary and was co-sponsored by Huntley Area Public Library and District 158’s Parent-Tot. For more details, dates and times for upcoming Project Tween programs, please check the Huntley Area Public Library’s official website, the print or online copy of the library’s newsletter The Whole … Read more