Storygarden News - Billerica Public Library

May 2013
Storygarden News
News & Events from the Children’s Room at the Billerica Public Library
Happy 7th
Birthday
Summer Reading
Billerica Public Library!
Program
Private Movie
Showing
May Highlights
in the Children’s Room
Reminder
It’s hard to believe we’ve been in the new library for seven years!
Tiny Tot Tunes
“Kathy Earabino
Please mark your
calendars for Monday, June 24. This is the
first day of our 2013 summer reading program
“Dig Into Reading” at the Billerica Public
Library — A Pirate’s Life For Me!
Registration for our summer reading
game will begin Monday June 24 at 9:00 a.m.
Also, join us the following Monday for the first
program of our fun-filled summer 2013!
Come see “Amazing Animals: Diggers &
Burrowers”! This program is for children ages
3 1/2 and up. Children under 3 1/2 will not be
allowed in the room.
Monday, May 6 at 10:00 a.m.
Infant/Toddler Music Series
for ages 0-3.
Required online registration
begins Monday, April 8
Generously funded by
Cabot Corporation, Inc.
Mother’s Day Make-N-Take
Friday, May 3 &
Saturday, May 4
From 9:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m.
Drop in and make a free craft!
No registration required!
Hope to see you there!
Drop-In Playgroup
& Social Hour
Dramatic Yoga!
What happens when you mix one part Yoga and one part
Drama...you get a recipe for a whole lot of fun!
The purpose of Dramatic Yoga is two-fold. By stretching mind and body,
we improve concentration, balance and focus. And then, we add some drama
and creative play to enhance the fun! Along with our yoga poses, we will also create a dramatic
adventure. This will spark the imagination, as our bodies capture the benefits! That’s why we’re
happy to introduce this Children’s Dramatic Yoga workshop—because with every adventure, the
children will explore their creativity and imagination—without even realizing all the health benefits
they are practicing! *Please have your child bring a yoga mat or towel to class!
Come and join the fun!
Drop in!
No registration required!
Visit the library for an informal gathering of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents and caretakers. This is a great opportunity to socialize and connect with other families in the community. Our toys, music and books will be available to you to use
with your child.
*You are welcome to bring in covered drinks only.
Monday, May 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 14 from 10:0 a.m.—11:00 a.m.
Dramatic Yoga for Little Kids
(ages 3 1/2— 6)
Wednesday, May 8 at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, May 9 at 9:30 a.m.
Required online registration starts
Monday, 4/22 at 9:00 a.m.
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Dramatic Yoga for Big Kids
(ages 6— 10)
Tuesday, May 14 at 3:30 p.m.
Required online registration starts
Monday, 4/22 at 9:00 a.m.
Tech Buzz
The Adventures of Captain Underpants:
The First Epic App—Dav Pilkey
Fans of Captain Underpants—and of rude,
over-the-top humor, awesome animation, and enHere’s a twist on the popular
gaging activities—are in for a field day. First is the
children’s book —
complete Book-O-Rama, here in high resolution and
“If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”
full color. Viewers can read George and Harold's
by Laura Numeroff.
original adventure or listen to Mike West’s spirited
If you give a mom a muffin,
narration with added sound effects and musical acShe’ll want a cup of coffee to go with it.
companiment. Pages aren’t turned per se; a swipe of
She’ll pour herself some.
the screen slides the characters to the next page, or
Her three-year-old will spill the coffee.
morphs the background into the next setting.
She’ll wipe it up.
Games, manipulable message boards, and
Wiping the floor, she will find dirty socks.
even those flip-o-rama pages found in the books are
She’ll remember she has to do laundry.
embedded in appropriate spots. A jump from one
When she puts the laundry in the washer,
page to any other in the text is via a collapsible bar at
She’ll trip over boots and bump into the freezer.
the bottom of the screen, while a bar at the top alBumping into the freezer will remind her she has to plan
lows children to return to the main menu, to select
supper.
chapters, or to exit to a game. Avatars to help track
She will get out a pound of hamburger.
She’ll look for her cookbook. (101 Things To Make With a game progress are easy to create, but with a tap of a
button one will be created (and named) for viewers.
Pound of Hamburger)
Activities include hypnotizing Mr. Krupp with
The cookbook is sitting under a pile of mail.
the
3-D
Hypno-Ring, catching Captain Underpants in
She will see the phone bill, which is due tomorrow.
She will look for her checkbook.
the Skate-o-Rama, or slinging underwear at robots
The checkbook is in her purse that is being dumped out and the diabolical Dr. Diaper in the Stretch-O-Rama.
by her two-year old.
Beat Box-2000 is a music-making machine; as Captain
She’ll smell something funny.
Underpants flies across the sky, he triggers ka-booms
She’ll change the two-year old.
and other, (often uncouth), noises to catchy beats.
While she is changing the two-year-old the phone will
Users can record their own sounds if they prefer.
ring.
The games take full advantage of the iPad’s capabiliHer five-year-old will answer and hang up.
ties, requiring the players to tilt and tap their way
She’ll remember that she wants to phone a friend to
through various levels using different strategies;
come for coffee.
plenty of options keep the play fresh.
Thinking of coffee will remind her that she was going to
The app contains “no ads, no social media
have a cup.
sharing,
no in-app purchasing, no links to outside
She will pour herself some.
websites, [and] no location-tracking features.” With
And chances are,
access to a full-length story, terrific animation, chalIf she has a cup of coffee,
lenging activities, and loads of irreverent fun, this
Her kids will have eaten the muffin that went with it.
app will have fans cheering.—MaryAnn Karre, West
Middle School, Binghamton, NY
Happy Mother’s
Day!
Scholastic—2013. Version 1.1 iOS, requires 5.0 or 1.
$4.99
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