Authors, Illustrators & More
Here are some of our favorite authors and illustrators sharing their work and some other fun book related links and things to do.
Got the back to school munchies? Need a snack to get you through all those Zooms?
Here is a recipe for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies that might do the trick!
Remember, you can borrow the book above, or one of the 30 other baking books we have at the library
Still thinking about cookies? Here is a tutorial for how to draw a cute cookie
Have you seen the movie Hidden Figures about the big-brained math ladies from NASA who helped get rockets to the moon?
There is a new book in the library about these clever women, Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race and you can listen to the illustrator, Laura Freeman, read from it HERE
There's a new Magic Treehouse book!
And it has LLAMAS!!
Listen to the author, Mary Pope Osborne, read the first few chapters HERE!
And HERE you can learn how to make LLAMAZING VALENTINES for your friends and family from paper plates! LLama just say, they're pretty cute!
Wondering what new fiction we have in the library for 3rd Graders?
Well, wonder no more!
Click THIS LINK for an introduction to some of the new fiction we have in the library to kick off 2021.
Who Was Martin Luther King Junior?
January 18th is the Martin Luther King Jnr holiday. Watch THIS and find out why we celebrate this great American man's birthday
And HERE you can meet MLK's granddaughter, Yolanda, and join her for a visit of the house in Atlanta where her famous Grandfather was born and raised!
We have lots of books about MLK to borrow at the library - just search for his name in the database and reserve one to read at home.
Hey! Girls who like STEM!
The Engineergirls website is full of fun and inspiring information for girls who like STEM and think they might like to pursue a career in engineering.
You can watch and read interviews with girl engineers HERE.
And enter a writing competition (before February 1) to win $500 with a piece of writing that salutes engineering’s role in meeting and defeating the challenges presented by COVID-19 - give it a try & good luck!
TAKE A TONGUE TWISTER RAP CHALLENGE!
Wes Tank has a talent: he raps kids books and they are really funny! In THIS VIDEO he raps tongue twisters - starting out at 60 Beats Per Minute and moving up to an unbelievable 150! Can you keep up with him?
And HERE he is rapping Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss - dare you not to laugh!
Ever wondered what happened on this day in history?
Or what happened yesterday, or tomorrow over the years?
How about what happened on your birthday in history?
THIS WEBSITE can tell you! It's really fun - amaze your friends and family with your historical knowledge!
If I Ran for President
And HERE you can listen to Vice President Elect, Kamala Harris, read her book for kids, Superheroes are Everywhere, maybe she can come and read it to us in person in the library one day...? Wouldn't that be fun!?
Bored? Try these Geronimo Stilton Games in FRENCH, SPANISH and ENGLISH...(FLASH required for some games)
ICI: Histoire interactive. Un jeu… plein de jeux !
HERE: Traveling with Thea
AQUÍ: Las pirámides de los escalofríos
And don't forget, we have Geronimo and Thea Stilton books in all three languages available to borrow now from your WIS library!
HALLOWEEN FUN!
Our friends at Owl Magazine (which you can borrow from the library any time!) have some fun Halloween activities to keep you busy this Fall, try:
Mango, Abuela and Me is a great new book & CD set that we have just received into the library in both ENGLISH and SPANISH.
You can see the Scholastic Book Boys review the book HERE and meet the author of the book, Meg Medina HERE and the book's illustrator HERE and you can make a parrot, just like Mango, in origami HERE
September means Roald Dahl Story Day!!!
Enjoy this video lesson celebrating the best characters from Roald Dahl stories. It's packed with ideas you can try out, including:
- The ultimate Roald Dahl guessing game
- A draw-along
- Some r-r-r-revolting witcha-grams
- And, The Witches, read by Stanley Tucci – listen carefully, because there's a quiz
TOMATO-PARTY
ChopChop is a fun cooking magazine for kids - right now they are celebrating tomatoes with a bunch of fun, easy, healthy AND delicious recipes and activities that you can find HERE. If you make one of these recipes, send a picture to us in the library at pslibrary@wis.edu and we will post you a bookmark!
Crazy about everybody's favorite Wimpy Kid, Greg? There is a new Wimpy Kid book out soon, you can preview it HERE.
And HERE you can find a bunch of fun Wimpy Kid activities - including a Wimpy Personality Test, games, puzzles and more!
But wait, there's more! HERE you can go behind the scenes with Wimpy Kid author Geoff Kinney
Dav Pilkey cannot be stopped!
He is back with his part man, part dog, all super-hero character Dog Man in a new adventure: Grime and Punishment. Watch the book trailer HERE!
Dav will help you learn how to draw Snug - a new character from the book HERE
AND you can find a bunch more fun Dav Pilkey stuff HERE (especially good if you have access to a printer).
This is just one of the great books on space that you can reserve now from the WIS library.
Explore these fun links if you have ever wondered how astronauts:
One of our favorite kid's magazines in the library is OWL Magazine - it features fun science experiments you can try at home, like this:
Make a BOUNCY, GLOWING EGG (gross and awesome)!
And remember, you can borrow OWL magazine and a bunch more fun magazines to take home from the library.
Are you as obsessed with the new baby panda at the Smithsonian's D.C. Zoo as we are in the library? If you haven't seen the live camera of the baby and her mom, here is a link:
https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/panda-cam
Did you know we have 44 books featuring pandas available to reserve at your WIS library? Search the keyword 'Panda' and see if there is one for you!
This is just one of the fun books you can borrow from your library about how to make SLIME.
Click HERE for a tutorial on how to make UNICORN SLIME.
Have you read The First Rule of Punk by Celia Pérez? The main character is exploring her identity and creates “zines” about things that are important to her. Try these two links to sites that will teach you how to make your own "zine":
