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York County Public Library Youth Services Update
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From the Coordinator "March" into Spring with us at YCPL. Read below to find programs for infants through teens as well as families. Also, check out our staff picks at the end of the newsletter. We are open to the public and hope to see you and your family at the library this month!
- Michelle P., Youth Services Coordinator
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Ongoing
Did you know that reading to your child is one of the most powerful ways to boost his or her brain power? The simple act of sharing books helps your child learn! Any child who has not yet started Kindergarten is invited to participate in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten at the Tabb or Yorktown Libraries. Pick up your starter materials at the Youth Services Desks at either library. Then track the books you read with your child to earn stickers and prizes!
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I Can be Anything! by Annie AuerbachIn this board book shaped like Peppa herself, Peppa Pig imagines what it would be like to have many different jobs. From firefighter to ballerina, from chef to astronaut—Peppa Pig can do it all! Based on the hit Nick Jr. television show, the ever popular character is a hit with many young readers and will help them dream big about their futures.
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Ape and Armadillo Take Over the World by James SturmDon’t let Armadillo’s adorable if armored exterior fool you. Armadillo is trying to come up with a plan for global domination! But with every new idea, being a bad guy seems a little less fun—especially if ruling the world means losing your best friend. Readers will delight in star cartoonist James Sturm's tender and just depiction of a friendship in peril. Great for early readers.
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The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku RheeWhen the babysitter is unable to come, Daniel is woken out of bed and joins his parents as they head downtown for their jobs as nighttime office cleaners. Mama and Papa turn the deserted office building into a magnificent kingdom filled with paper. Then they weave a fantasy of dragons and kings to further engage their reluctant companion—and even encourage him to one day be the king of a paper kingdom.
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodby Fred RogersThrough songs, puppets, and honest conversations, Mister Rogers instilled the values of kindness, patience, self-awareness, and self-esteem in his young viewers. Ranging from funny to sweet, silly to sincere, the 75 songs in this collection deal with such universal topics as difficult feelings, new siblings, everyday routines, imagination, and more. Perfect for bedtime, sing-along, or quiet time alone.
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This Morning Sam Went to Mars by Nancy L. CarlsonEight-year-old Sam is always daydreaming instead of focusing on schoolwork or stuff at home. The doctor says Sam is lucky: He has a very powerful brain! But he does need some help focusing. She gives Sam and his dad lots of strategies to try. Sam's favorite ? Make time for imagination! A note to adults gives tips for kids with these struggles.
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Made from bone dust and imagination, Irreélle accidentally destroys another of Miss Vesper's creations and flees to the underside of the graveyard, seeking the magic that brings bones to life. Debut author Heather Kassner's The Bone Garden is a gorgeously written story--illustrated by Matt Saunders--humming with magic, mystery, and dark imaginings. Perfect for fans of Holly Black, Jonathan Auxier, and Katherine Arden.
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The LEGO Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination by Daniel Lipkowitz This book presents instructions for creating models, animals, and other objects from LEGO bricks, including medieval castles, intergalactic spaceships, jet planes, and functional objects. With over 500 models and ideas, this book is perfect for any LEGO fan - young or young at heart - who want to make their models cool, fun and imaginative.
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Worlds Aapart by James RileyAfter Nobody destroys the connection between fictional and nonfictional worlds, causing nonfictional people to lose their imaginations, Owen and Bethany must risk everything to save multiple realities. In this final installment of the genre-bending Story Thieves series, Owen and Bethany will be forced to risk everything to defeat Nobody and save multiple realities. Perfect for fans of The Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman and Jinx by Sage Blackwood.
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My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi ZoboiIn the summer of 1984, 12-year-old Ebony-Grace Norfleet makes the trip from Huntsville, Alabama, to Harlem, where she'll spend a few weeks with her father while her mother deals with some trouble that's arisen for Ebony-Grace's beloved grandfather, Jeremiah, who has nurtured her love of all things outer space and science fiction—especially Star Wars and Star Trek. In Harlem, however, she faces an exciting and terrifying place for a sheltered girl from Hunstville, and her first instinct is to retreat into her imagination.
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The Warrior Maiden by Melanie DickersonA reimagining of the classic Mulan tale follows the adventures of a girl soldier in disguise who protects her liege lord from a besieging army before a rival discovers her true gender. Disguised as a young man, Mulan meets the German duke's son, Wolfgang, who is determined to save his people even if it means fighting against his own brother. Wolfgang is exasperated by the new soldier who seems to be one step away from disaster at all times—or showing him up in embarrassing ways. From rivals to reluctant friends, Mulan and Wolfgang begin to share secrets. But war is an uncertain time and dreams can die as quickly as they are born.
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Part of Your World: a twisted tale by Liz BraswellWhat if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? It's been five years since the infamous sea witch defeated the little mermaid ... and took King Triton's life in the process. Ariel is now the voiceless queen of Atlantica, while Ursula runs Prince Eric's kingdom on land. But when Ariel discovers that her father might still be alive, she finds herself returning to a world—and a prince—she never imagined she would see again. This is the fifth installment in the New York Times best-selling A Twisted Tale series.
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Superman: Dawnbreaker by Matt de la PeñaClark Kent has always been faster, stronger—better—than everyone around him. But it's not like he's earned his powers . . . yet. Lately it's difficult to hold back and keep his heroics in the shadows. When Clark follows the sound of a girl crying, he comes across Gloria Alvarez and learns that people are disappearing from the Mexican-American and undocumented worker community in Smallville. Teaming up with his best friend, Lana Lang, Clark discovers that before he can save the world, he must save Smallville.
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The Hobbit, or, There and back againby J. R. R. TolkienVisit this great modern classic (and the prelude to The Lord of the Rings). Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.
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