pARTy! Celebrate the Arts -- Part 2

We are continuing our spotlight on the arts with some nonfiction books teaching us how to draw, craft, etc.

Trash to Treasure Crafts by Rebecca Sabelko

Information accompanies step-by-step instructions on how to upcycle various materials into fun crafts.

10-Minute No-Sew Projects by Elsie Olson

From stuffed animals and superhero masks to flowers and finger puppets, these amazing 10-minute fabric projects will have kids making in no time!

Super Simple Jewelry by Karen Latchana Kenney

Contains directions to make jewelry ranging from button and safety pin bracelets to paper beads and metal washer necklaces.

Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book by Ed Emberley

Shows how to make pictures by using one's fingerprints and a few dots and lines.

More Books --

American Folk Art for Kids: with 21 Activities by Richard Panchyk

Art Sparks: Draw, Make, Paint and Get Creative by Marion Abrams

Crochet Projects That Will Hook You by Karen Whooley

Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children by MaryAnn F. Kohl

Draw Your Own Fairy Tale Zendoodles by Abby Huff

How to Draw Dinosaurs by Rob Court

The Kids Book of Hand Lettering by Nicole Miyuki Santo

Knitting Projects You'll Purl Over by Kelly McClure

Mini Gifts That Surprise and Delight by Lauren Kulka

Recycled Paper Projects by Marcy Morin

pARTy! Celebrate the Arts

The arts are an integral part of our lives -- whether it is poetry, music, literature, dance, theater, etc.  Here are a few of our favorite teen books with story lines focusing on the arts . . .

A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller
In 1909 London, as the world of debutante balls and high society obligations closes in around her, seventeen-year-old Victoria must figure out just how much is she willing to sacrifice to pursue her dream of becoming an artist.

Bobby Sky: Boy Band or Die by Joe Shine

After two grueling years of training to be a Shadow, a top-secret guardian, sixteen-year-old Robert "Hutch" Hutchinson's first assignment is to join a boy band and protect its world-famous front-man.

Long Story Short by Serena Kaylor

A sixteen-year-old homeschooled math genius finds herself out of her element at a theater summer camp and learns that life--and love--can't be lived by the (text)book.

The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak

When her triplet sister Cara is diagnosed with leukemia, eighteen-year-old Stella puts her dreams on hold to move home and be with her family, but when she starts spending time with the lead singer of Cara's favorite band, will Stella resent him for taking her attention away from her sister--or will he help Stella find the courage to live her own life?

More Books --

Battle of the Bands by various authors

Beneath the Wide Silk Sky by Emily Inouye Huey

Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

Echo After Echo by A.R. Capetta

Hopepunk by Preston Norton

Impossible Music by Sean Williams

Last Things by Jacqueline West

The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre by Robin Talley

Love, Jacaranda by Alex Flinn

Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow

Punching the Air by Ibi Aanu Zoboi

Somewhere Only We Know by Maureen Goo

This Book Is Not Yet Rated by Peter Bognanni

The Way the Light Bends by Cordelia Jenson

This Is What It Feels Like by Rebecca Barrow

When We Were Strangers by Alex Richards

We Are Family

This week, we're sharing family stories.  Here are a few of our favorite chapter books featuring families . . .

The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

The four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.

Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill

It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village.

Dancing Shoes by Noel Streatfield
After her mother's death, Rachel and her adopted sister Hilary are taken in by Aunt Cora, who runs a dancing school where Rachel's spoiled cousin Dulcie is the star pupil.

The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans

The four members of the Wilson family decide to spend their holiday in one of the elevators at the San Francisco Hotel.

More Books --

All-of-a-Kind Family by Sidney Taylor

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd

Chester and Gus by Cammie McGovern

Greenglass House by Kate Milford

A Long Line of Cakes by Deborah Wiles

The Moffats by Eleanor Estes

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

Rewind by Lisa Graff

Secondhand Dogs by Carolyn Crimi

Soar by Joan Bauer

The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson

Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

Take Me With You by Carolyn Marsden

The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond

The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith

Happy Belated Birthday Cookie Monster

One of our favorite monsters at JCL-Arnold Branch is Cookie Monster.  Who doesn't love a monster who eats cookies?  While we missed his birthday on November 2, we're celebrating a little late with some of our favorite monster and cookie books.

Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Uses stories about cookies to impart lessons about life and behavior.

Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere

A hungry monster seeks a different type of bedtime snack.

Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy

Not satisfied with his green frosting and little hat, a cookie shaped like a dinosaur demands to be redecorated.

Beware the Monster! by Michael Escoffier

In this book, young children are introduced to a ravenous monster that eats everything in its path.

More Books --

Catch That Cookie! by Hallie Durand

The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson

Eat Pete! by Michael Rex

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff

If You're a Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberley

Jitterbug Jam by Barbara Ann Hicks

Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems

The Little Shop of Monsters by R.L. Stine

Marilyn's Monster by Michelle Knudsen

Monsters Love School by Mike Austin

Tough Cookie by David Wisniewski

Travel Guide for Monsters by Lori Degman

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont

Who Took the Cookie From the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie Lass

Worst in Show by William Bee