Tweens ages 9 – 11 will cover a light-switch plate with their own design using washi tape on Thursday, February 25th at 4:00 in the Activity Room. All materials will be provided by the library. Go to this link to see an example: http://washitapecrafts.com/2013/06/easy-washi-tape-switch-plates/
A fairy tale might be the first story that you remember hearing as a child. That story might also be different from the stories that children are hearing today. Fairy tales are constantly changing as they are being retold and the stories that you might hear today are very different from when they were first written down, but as long as the story is similar it is still called a fairy tale.
Would it surprise you to know that the princess in Sleeping Beauty isn’t named Aurora? In Charles Perrault’s telling of The Sleeping Beauty, the princess remained nameless for the story. Grimm’s version does give the princess a name, but it isn’t Aurora, it’s Rosamund. The name Aurora that is used in the Disney cartoon came from the daughter of the nameless princess.
Then, would it surprise you that the princess was not raised by fairies, but by her own parents? The princess was blessed by the fairies in BOTH stories, but then she was raised by her own parents.
These stories have been evolving for centuries and have recently become a very popular genre for young adults called Fractured Fairy Tales. That is when the familiar story is changed by altering the storyline, the characters, or even by combining several stories that are not usually put together.
Fairy tales are in the non-fiction section of the library under the call numbers NF 398.2, J 398.2, and in the fiction section by author.
Some authors to look for are Donna Jo Napoli, Shannon Hale, Jessica Day George, Robin McKinley, Marissa Meyer, Alex Flinn and many others.
Snowed Inn by Kate Palmer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Three years have lapsed since Jayne watched Forrest board a plane and step out of her life. Imagine her chagrin when he steps through the door of the family ranch restaurant she runs offering to help with the holiday community fundraiser. She lays down some ground rules if they are going to work together.
Romance, mystery, and a good dose of western ambiance make for a quick and satisfying read.
Chinese New Year falls on February 8 this year and it is the Year of the Monkey, so…. children ages 6 – 8 are invited to join us in “monkey’ing around with paint and making a handprint hanging monkey (as discovered on http://www.craftymorning.com/ ) on Thursday, Feb. 11th at 4:00 p.m. in the Activity Room at the west end of the library. Bring your own paint cover-up or wear something you don’t mind having paint on. We will provide all the art materials.
I almost hate to draw attention to this book – because then someone else will want it, and I’ll have to bring it back.
For the past few weeks, I’ve been having a great time hovering around my oven and trying recipes from The Hot Bread Kitchen by Jessamyn Rodriguez and Julia Turshen. Rodriguez and Turshen operate a bakery in New York City where they hire immigrant women to share the secrets of their homelands. This book is loaded with amazing recipes from around the world. So far, I’ve made focaccia (much easier than I would have thought,) pita bread (very tasty but much messier than I would have imagined,) naan-e qandi (an Iranian sweet bread that is definitely going into the “keep” file in spite of the eight hour rise time,) and Guyanese coconut buns (which are so good and so easy that I’ll probably make them far too frequently for my waistline.) I think Moroccan m’smen may be next, or maybe sesame lavash. Just nobody request this book until I work my way entirely through! Ahhhh, OK, I’ll share. Do yourself a favor and try the coconut buns. Really, your waistline will curse you for it, but the rest of you will dance with joy.
On Thursday, February 4 we are making gift boxes for Valentine’s Day gifts, and then later in the month, on Thursday February 18, we will make monogram letters. All supplies are provided. The craft is for teens ages 12-17. Each craft should take 45-60 minutes to complete.