Posted on 05 December 2011. Tags: author visit, book fair, Mac Barnett
On Friday, we had the tremendous pleasure of visiting with author Mac Barnett. He shared some of his stories like
Guess Again!,
Mustache, and
Oh No!. He answered the question, “How do you make a book?” The answer included a look at how authors work with editors and illustrators, crying, pirates, and the Bermuda Triangle. He introduced older students to the
Brixton Brothers, a series inspired by his childhood love of mystery series like
Hardy Boys and
Nate the Great. We learned about how dangerous it can be to befriend the Hardy Boys,
the worst weapon a criminal can choose, and the most important, secret law enforcement organization in the United States.
In addition to being a fund raiser, the book fair is an opportunity to get our community energized about reading and a reminder that reading is FUN! I think it’s been an extremely 
successful year. Thanks to Mac for a fantastic afternoon. Thanks to the kids for being such a wonderful audience. Finally, thanks to our book fair coordinators Liz Fitzgerald and Evelyn Hess and all of the volunteers who made the book fair a wonderful event.
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Posted on 30 November 2011. Tags: book fair, Mac Barnett
It’s time for the Crocker Book Fair! Here’s the essential information:
- Two days to shop in the multipurpose room: Thursday and Friday, 12/1 and 12/2, 8:30am to 8:00pm.
- You can shop online now through December 9. Send the link to friends and family!
As part of the book fair, author Mac Barnett will be visiting with students on Friday. Barnett is the author some of our favorite books like Guess Again!, Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem, Mustache, and the Brixton Brothers series. He’s also a co-author of The Clock Without a Face and contributor to Guys Read. Reviewers have described his books as weird, wacky, fun, especially fun, funny, and cool! He’ll be signing his books after school on Friday.
What should you buy? Ask the kids – yours and any others you might meet at the book fair. Our kids read a lot and can make fantastic recommendations. In addition, this time of year, there are lots of “Best of 2011” lists to help you with your shopping. Here are some you might be interested in:
Amazon Top 10 Middle Grade Books and Top 10 Picture Books
New York Times Special Section on Children’s Books
Publisher’s Weekly Top 10 Children’s Books
If shopping isn’t enough, you can still volunteer to help out at the book fair. Finally, a huge thanks to Liz Fitzgerald and Evelyn Hess for organizing what is going to be an amazing book fair. See you at there!
Posted in Library News
On Friday, we had the tremendous pleasure of visiting with author Mac Barnett. He shared some of his stories like Guess Again!, Mustache, and Oh No!. He answered the question, “How do you make a book?” The answer included a look at how authors work with editors and illustrators, crying, pirates, and the Bermuda Triangle. He introduced older students to the Brixton Brothers, a series inspired by his childhood love of mystery series like Hardy Boys and Nate the Great. We learned about how dangerous it can be to befriend the Hardy Boys, the worst weapon a criminal can choose, and the most important, secret law enforcement organization in the United States.
