Morristown & Morris Township Library Children's Room
Morristown & Morris Township Library Children's Room

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9:00 - 9:00
9:00 - 6:00
9:30 - 5:00
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Events

Wednesday, February 22

Three to five year old story time 10:00 AM
Three to five year old story time
Come every week and listen to a variety of stories with other children your age through March 29th. Registration is required and can be done in person or by telephone at 973-538-6161.

Thursday, February 23

Three to five year old story time 10:00 AM
Three to five year old story time
Come every week and listen to a variety of stories with other children your age through March 29th. Registration is required and can be done in person or by telephone at 973-538-6161.

Saturday, February 25

Family Craft Story Time 11:00 AM
Family Craft Story Time
Parents and children ages 3-8 are welcome to join us every Saturday morning from February 11th through March 31st to hear some stories and make a simple craft. Please join us. No registration required.

Wednesday, February 29

Freaky February Freaky February
Leap year has brought us an extra day this year. It has also brought us Freaky February 29th! Drop in the children's room to see the mischief that leap day has brought.

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Highlight of the Month

And the Award Goes To.....

2012 Caldecott and Newbery Winners

newbery caldecott logos
Each year the American Library Association awards the Caldecott and Newbery Medals tfir excellence in  children's literature.  The Caldecott is given to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book of the year and the Newbery is given to the author of the most distinguished American children's book of the year.  The Caldecott was first awarded in 1937, while the first Newbery was awarded in 1922.

 

ball for daisyThe winner of the Caldecott medal was A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka.  In a wordless bookillustration from a ball for daisy with huge children's appeal, Chris Raschka gives us the story of an irrepressible little dog whose most prized possession is accidently destroyed.  With economy of line and color, Raschka captures Daisy's total (yet temporary) devastation.  It's a buoyant tale of loss, recovery and friendship.

 

The winner of the Newbery medal is Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos.  The importance of dead end in norveltreading  (so you don't do the same stupid stuff again) is at the heart of this achingly funny romp through a dying New Deal town.  While mopping up epic nose bleeds, Jack narrates this screw-ball mystery in an endearing and believable voice.






 

 

 

Book Talk

Love is in the Air

ring went zingThe Ring went zing! a story that ends with a kiss
by Sean Taylor
A frog, inlove with a chicken, buys her a golden ring, but when the ring falls and skips away, they begin to chase after it, joined along the way by a jogging swan, a motorcycling sausage dog and other helpful creatures.

mole's in loveMole's in love
by David Bradford
It's springtime and Morris the mole goes out looking for love.  The farmyard doesn't seem to offer him what he's looking for. Sadly he returns to his molehill where love finds him.

woof a love storyWoof : a love story
by Sarah Weeks
Despite a language barrier, a dog and cat fall in love with the help of a buried trombone.

mr pusskinsMr. Pusskins : a love story
by Sam Lloyd
Grumpy Mr. Pusskins hates doing ordinary cat things such as playing with his owner Emily, but  a night out on the streets in search of adventure makes him reconsider the advantages of a loving home.

zombie in loveZombie in love
by Kelly DiPucchio
When all his efforts to find a sweetheart fail, Mortimer the zombie decides to place an ad in the newspaper.

kat incorrigibleKat, incorrigible
by Stephanie Burgis
In Regency England, when twelve year old Kat discovers she has magical powers, she tries to use them to rescue her sister from marrying a man she does not love.
 
with a name like loveWith a name like love
by Tess Hilmo
Thirteen year old Olivene Love gets tangled up in a murder mystery when her itinerant preaching family arrives in the small town of Binder, Arkansas in 1957.

 



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