Book of the Day by Mrs. Mattei!

Howdy Sonntag Readers!! If you are a fan of the 2016-2017 Texas Bluebonnet Award nominated book The Chicken Squad: The First Misadventure by Doreen Cronin, you are in for a treat!! The 2nd book in the Chicken Squad series called The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken: The Next Misadventure is now officially on the library shelves. Check it out!! Happy reading!

• Four chickens--Dirt, Sugar, Sweetie, and Poppy--investigate the theft of a strange blue bird's house.

Want to learn more about author Doreen Cronin? Click here! 

Want to check it out? Head on over to F CRO in the library! 

Do you LOVE to travel? I do!! Check out some of the places I traveled to this summer to see where I love to read! I discovered a fantastic book for peeps who just love learning about nifty, silly, and amazing facts. Dan Yaccarino's amazing book will have young and adult readers begging for more awesome facts about the good old USA! Check it out & happy reading! :) 

Go,Go America

by Dan Yaccarino

Want to learn more about Dan Yaccarino? Stop by his 'studio!' Click here!

Check out these nifty USA facts by clicking here!

Want to know more about Go, Go America? Check out this Animoto!

Book of the Day by Mrs. Mattei!

Do you love big cats? Have you ever wished that you had a lion at your house? Then this book is for you! (P.S. Don't try this at home!)

Christian the Lion
By Anthony (Ace) Bourke

Details the experiences of Anthony Bourke and John Rendall, who bought a lion cub from a department store, named him Christian, raised him as a pet, reintroduced him to the wild in Kenya, and years later received a warm welcome from the grown lion.

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Honey--Honey--Lion!
by Jan Brett

After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend decides to teach him a lesson.

Check out Jan Brett's amazing website!!

Want to learn how to draw like Jan Brett? Check out this amazing video! Happy reading...and drawing! :)

Learn How to draw an African elephant with Jan Brett. For more Drawing How-To Videos & Articles, visit WonderHowTo.

Book of the Day by Mrs. Mattei!

H-I-LARY-O-U-S book!! You have to check this out! I loved it! 

Other Goose: Re-Nurseried!! and Re-Rhymed!! Childrens Classics

 By J.Otto Seibold 

 Contains more than thirty illustrated nursery rhymes featuring classic Mother Goose characters with a modern twist, such as Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, and Jack Splat.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!!!

Look out world! It's a special day!

It's Dr. Seuss's 107th birthday!

If you have time to go an play,

Go check out his website and have fun! Hooray!

Looking for books by Dr. Seuss? Come and check them out!

The Cat in the Hat

Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games.

The Cat in the Hat Comes Back



Further mischief of the cat in the hat, who upsets the household again.

Horton Hears a Who!

Horton the elephant goes to great trouble to protect some very small creatures who make their home on a speck of dust.

Looking for more? Check out our who list of Dr. Seuss books in our online catalog! Happy reading! :)

Did you ever have a silly emergency? The students of Mr. Magro's class have!

The S.O.S. File

by Betsy Byers

The students in Mr. Magro's class submit stories for the SOS file about their biggest emergencies, and then they read them aloud for extra credit.

What will life be like in 2030?? Hmmm....

2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kids

By Amy Zuckerman and James Daly

Examines trends and scientific and technological research to speculate what a typical day will be like for a child living in the year 2030.

Need help cleaning your room???

Well, author Jennifer LaRue Huget can help!

Check out How to Clean Your Room in 10 Easy Steps to find out how.

A young girl provides unique advice on how to tidy a bedroom.

Looking for book that you will LOVE to read??

Try these books! If you love them then stop by and check them out!

Love, Splat

By Rob Scotton

Check out more from Rob Scotton here!
See more Harper Collins trailers here!

One of Mrs. Mattei's Favs!

When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

Check out the book's website to learn more about this awesome book (which will become a movie soon)!
If you want to read it you will have to stop by the library and check it out!

Oh, no!! Tacky has taken over the Sonntag library!!!

Library patrons beware! Tacky the penguin is everywhere!!!

Tacky has taken over the circulation desk!!!

Is that a plane?? No! It's Tacky!!

Thank you to our wonderful 2nd grade teachers and students for sharing their wonderful project with the library! :)

Did you know that there are many movies that were created because of great books?

Did you know that there are many movies created because of a great book or book series? If you want to see the books that inspired thes blockbuster movies, come on in to the library to CHECK THEM OUT! :)

Here's some great examples:

1. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

2. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

4. Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss

5. A Series of Unfortunate Events Series by Lemony Snicket

6. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

What are you scared of??? Scaredy Squirrel is scared of everything!

Scaredy Squirrel is afraid to leave his nut tree, but when he is finally one day forced out of his home, he discovers some interesting things about the great unknown.

Do you believe in magic???

When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day who tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures in an attempt to find her.

Want to read more from Kate DiCamillo? Check out her website for more amazing books!!!

THAT is breaking the law???

A collection of humorous laws from across the country, along with information on why we have laws, how they are established, and why some of these may not be as funny as they seem.

2 Favorites from a Former 2nd Grade Teacher

Gooney Bird Green by Lois Lowry

A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.

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Gooney Bird and the Room Mother by Lois Lowry

Gooney Bird Greene, an entertaining second grader who introduces challenging vocabulary words and tells "absolutely true" stories, finds a surprise room mother to bring cupcakes for the Thanksgiving pageant.

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Want more from Gooney Bird Green or Lois Lowry? Check out Lois Lowry's website for these and other Gooney Bird books!

Oh, no!!! Bats are in the library!!!

Bats in the Library
by Brian Lies

An open library window is an invitation for a colony of bats in this sequel to Bats at the Beach (2006). Once inside, older bats look for favorite books, while younger ones explore and play. Storytime settles everyone down and transports them into the tales, filled with bat characters playing new roles. The bat homage to classic children’s books includes titles like Goodnight Sun, while images such as Little Red Riding Bat will amuse children who are familiar with the originals. The rhymed narrative serves primarily as the vehicle for the appealing acrylic illustrations that teem with bats so charming they will even win over chiroptophobes. Preschool-Grade 3. --Linda Perkins, from Booklist

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