Welcome to the white, cold, and snowy world of the Arctic on the North and South Poles, home to many exciting animals who have adapted to survive in this harsh environment that is their home. This blog will teach you about these [...]
Celebrated children’s author A.A. Milne was born on January 18, 1882. Best known for creating our friends in the Hundred-Acre Woods, Milne published his first book for children in 1924! The collection of poems was written for the author’s son, Christopher Robin [...]
Celebrate Kid Inventors’ Day! Do you enjoy coming up with new ideas for cool inventions? How about engineering and designing to make those innovations come true? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are in luck because January 17, [...]
Welcome to Miss Melissa’s Critter Corner. This month we are going to learn about a creature that is very unique in the world of animals: the platypus. The platypus has a bill like a duck, webbed feet, and [...]
Take the time to learn a new craft or skill this December and make unique gifts for your friends and family! This post contains books, tips, and an art-centered activity to get you in the mood for being creative. *CCPL [...]
It is officially winter, the foliage is crisp, and the tree branches are bare...the days are much shorter, and there is a chill in the air. With the festive season fast approaching, this is the perfect time of year for families and [...]
Tween Comic Club is a place for comic lovers ages 9-14 to discuss what they are reading each month. Here is the latest list of the books we’ve been talking about and that our tween readers recommend! Follow the links to check [...]
November is National Gratitude Month! National Gratitude Month was established by Stacey Grewal in 2015. These children’s books reinforce lessons on being grateful and thankful for the people and things all around us. We can recognize gratitude in small and big ways. [...]
As the weather gets cooler - cookies taste even better! Here are a few books with tasty, super simple cookie recipes, especially for kids! From COSMOS Super Good Cookies for Kids by Duff Goldman [...]
In the late 1800s, the American Bison had almost been hunted to extinction by American settlers, but today, they are a thriving part of the Great Plains ecosystem. In 1883, Teddy Roosevelt traveled to what was then known as the Dakota Territory [...]
