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Home > Kids > Good Reads
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Picture Books
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The Birthday Box by Leslie Patricelli (E PAT)
"Look! I got a present! What is it? It's a box. A big brown box!" So begins this story of a little tyke who is more interested in the box than the gift.
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Stick by Steve Breen (E BRE)
Stick is a young frog who likes to do things independently. But one day, while aiming at a mosquito for a snack, his tongue sticks to a dragonfly instead. Stick is pulled across the swamp, through town, and into the big city. Is Stick too independent to ask for help?
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Chapter Books
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Jack Plank Tells Tales by Natalie Babbitt (JF BAB) (author of Tuck Everlasting)
Jack Plank started out as a pirate. He was very well liked by his shipmates, but, alas, he was LOUSY at plundering. So he went ashore to find a new line of work. Each career he looked into, however, seemed to have something wrong with it. Jack tells his tales of employment woe at the boarding house each night, and eventually stumbles onto a career that's just right for him.
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Araminta Spookie #1: My Haunted House by Angie Sage (JF SAG) (author of the Septimus Heap stories)
Araminta Spookie lives in a wonderful old haunted house, but her crabby aunt Tabby wants to move. Aunt Tabby is determined to sell their house—Araminta has to stop her! With the help of a haunted suit of armor named Sir Horace, a ghost named Edmund, and a lot of imagination, Araminta hatches a plot for an Awful Ambush that is so ghoulish, it just might work! (from Amazon.com)
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Non-Fiction
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Many children enjoy reading non-fiction more than fiction. We at Ransom Library are working to provide interesting non-fiction that will inspire those kids who prefer realistic content. Here's a sampling of new non-fiction titles in our collection:
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The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden (J 031.02 IGG)
This is a great book of miscellany for boys--and girls! Learn how to tie knots, how to play stickball, codes and ciphers, how to make cloth fireproof, the rules of marbles, chess and poker, and much, much more!
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Liftoff: A Photobiography of John Glennby Don Mitchell (J B GLE)
How does a boy from a small town in Ohio grow up to be an American hero? Follow John Glenn's life from childhood through his experiences as a Marine Corps pilot, a test pilot, a Mercury astronaut, a U.S. Senator, and his second trip into space.
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Tip #1: Read!
There are so many things to read that it's impossible to know where to begin! You can read comics, graphic novels, magazines, fiction, non-fiction, whatever. There is no better way to escape boredom than to read something that interests YOU!!!!!
Tip #2: Play cards!
The great thing about cards is that if nobody is around to play with, you can play by yourself! Here are instructions for a couple of card games and a couple of different kinds of solitaire.
Websites that you may find helpful:
Solitaire Games
Learn That
Tip #3: Take a walk or a bike ride!
Walks and bike rides are cheap and can be fun. You don't need a particular place to go. A fun way to challenge yourself is to seek certain things while you're moving. It could be bugs, rocks, or leaves. You could collect objects for a craft project. You could simply count things along the way, such as dogs in yards, or running sprinklers.
Boredom Buster
Tip #4: Learn a new trick!
Card tricks, juggling, yo-yos, and jump roping are great ways to entertain yourself. You can always pick up an instruction book at the library…
Tip #5: Be Crafty!
Ransom Library has loads of terrific craft books. Check the shelves at j741.5. You can do a project to jazz up your room, make a gift, design some jewelry, even learn the basics of knitting or crocheting! There are also great books about designing rockets, robots, paper airplanes, and creating your own game if the decorative arts aren't for you.
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