Get ready for
a marvellous May, full of reading adventures!
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We were so thrilled with last term's online
events and we can't wait to share with you what's coming next!
On 17th May we have Sue Cheung,
author of Maddy
Yip's Guide to Life, a madcap new story
from the winner of the Diverse Book Award. This book is filled
with belly-laughs and packed with drawings. Find out about
Sue's inspirations for this story about Maddie and her quest to
find her talent while inspiring your children to uncover their
own hidden talents.
Sue is followed on the 24th May by Caryl Hart
sharing her delightful picture book Thank You for the Little
Things with themes of well-being,
mindfulness and family.
On the 7th June Annemarie Anang will
be discussing her musical extravaganza of a book: I Am Nefertiti.
This heartwarming, joyous, empowering story of identity and
belonging is perfect for younger children - and the young at
heart!
We're excited that on the 14th June Tarah L Gear
will be appearing on Library Adventues Live! fresh from the
launch of her engaging new picture book. Just Like Grandpa Jazz explores
themes of intergenerational relationships, race and dual
heritage.
We're proud to announce the headline act of this
term will be the heroic Phil
Earle, one of the most talented and unique
voices in children's literature. Phil will be introducing his
eagerly anticipated new novel While the Storm Rages on
Thursday 23rd June.
"A truly brilliant story of courage and
resilience and exceptional animals. This wartime Incredible
Journey (only far, far better) is definitely Phil Earle's best
yet" -- Emma Carroll
This follows on from the phenomenal success of When the Sky Falls
which was named the Times’
Best Children’s Book of 2021 and is shortlisted for the
Carnegie medal.
Find out more about our Library
Adventures Live! online events
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Booklists
We're big fans of Scott Evans, aka the reader teacher,
and love his #BookMatch booklists. If your children love
David Walliams’ laugh-out-loud books, check out Scott's top twelve
brilliant #BookMatch similar suggestions for them to read next...
Take a
look at The Reader Teacher website with reads, reviews and
recommendations
Download
for free from our collection of ebooks and audio books for fans of
David Walliams
Order a
physical copy of one of the #BookMatch recommendations to be collected
from your local library
Mental Health
Awareness Week (May 9-15)
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week (May 9 – 15) and we
are promoting our Reading Well for children book collections. help
children understand and manage their feelings.
Ask about the collection in your local library or browse
and borrow from our Reading Well eAudio and eBook titles for children.
Find out
more about the Reading Well for children book recommendations on the
Reading Agency website.
Book Review
Shu Lin's Grandpa by Matt Goodfellow, ilustrated by
Yurong and reviewed by Poppy
I really loved this book because it was so inclusive and
showed Chinese culture. This book is a really inspiring story. It
showed that everyone's culture and differences should be accepted. My
favourite page is the fold out page because the art work was gorgeous.
The rest of the book was brightly coloured and there was a real
contrast, although the dragon was brighter and stood out. It was really
interesting how the illustrator had given all the characters
personalities and it was interesting how it had different angles from
different people. I enjoyed the incorporation of dragons as they
represented Chinese culture very positively.
Find out more about Shu Lin's Grandpa
and the other outstanding illustrated books shortlisted on the Yoto
Carnegie Greenaway Awards website.
Wow! said the
Owl Exhibition at Cleckheaton Library
Have you had a trip to Cleckheaton Library to see our
awesome interactive exhibition yet? You can visit at any time during
opening hours.
Based on the much-loved children’s book, Wow! Said the
Owl by Tim Hopgood, the exhibition has been specially designed by Tim
Hopgood and The Young Art Explorers team to appeal to families and
especially under five-year-olds, with lots of sensory and interactive
elements.
In the book, a little owl stays awake during the day for
the first time and is amazed by all the colours she sees, ‘Wow! Said
the Owl as white fluffy clouds floated across a bright blue sky’. The
exhibition seeks to give children the same sense of wonder and
amazement by introducing them to colours and inviting them to be
creative by playing with shapes, puppets, costumes and drawing.
Look up Cleckheaton
Library's opening times and find out
more about the exhibition.
Storytimes at
the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Enjoy a visit to the zoo or find out how to catch your
very own star or come with us to meet the owl babies...
Come along and join in the fun with us at Storytime at
the Lawrence Batley Theatre.
Spark your child’s imagination as well as help them to
get to know the wonderful world around us in these magical storytelling
sessions for pre-schoolers. Featuring stories, rhymes and much more.
Every Wednesday in The Attic at the LBT until Wed 25 May. Find out What's On at the
theatre.
Can't make it to the LBT on a Wednesday? Want more
storytimes? Find the
full list of library storytime days, times and locations on our
website.
Libby
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eAudio / eBook collection and the Libby app
Did you know that Kirklees libraries has a collection of over 29,000
ebooks and audiobooks. Borrow them for free with your Kirklees
library card and PIN.
View the collection along with details of how to
download the Libby app via our Overdrive page at: kirklees.overdrive.com/
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PressReader
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Digital Magazines and Newspapers
Choose from over 7,000 national and international titles to read
online or download for offline convenience. Free access with your
Kirklees library card and PIN. Text-to-speech and instant translation
options are also available.
For more details see our PressReader at: www.pressreader.com
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