September    Grown -ups, can you pass this quiz?	I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric Kimmel What happened when the animals came to the library?	Book care rules for kids
October	Hastings Diversity Bookbags & Puppets Shake it to the One You Love the Best: Play Songs and Lullabies from Black Musical Traditions, collected and adapted by Cheryl Warren Mattox	Books and Music on Tape & CD may be checked out of the Hastings Library
November "We're Going on a Ghost Hunt" from The Ghost & I: Scary Stories for Participatory Telling	Nuts to You by Lois Elhert Check out the other books by this author of beginning readers. Watch video clips of Lois describing how she creates her books. She was encouraged as a child to make things.	Over the River and Through the Woods by Lydia Maria Childs   Listen online to this traditional song online and sing along.
December	Hannukah by Roni Shottler
January	Diversity Puppets See examples of puppets created by Hastings Parents  Instructions for making puppets	Mice Squeak, We Speak by Tomie dePaola   Library Story Puppets
February	Books about Colors Colors, a poem by Christina Rosetti Color Books: Color Farm by Lois Ehlert A Winter Walk by Lynne Barasch I Went Walking by Sue Williams The Crayon Counting Book by Pam Munoz Ryan and Jerry Pallotta Is it red? Is it yellow? Is it blue? by Tana Hoban Nature's Paintbrush: Patterns and Colors Around You by Susan Stockdale A Rainbow all Around Me by Sandra L. Pinkney If you want to Find Golden by Eileen Spinelli Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O'Neil	Ben's Trumpet by Rachel Isadora   Listen to the sounds of the instruments in the band using the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
March	Book Fair Week	Counting on Calico by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes   Stories about Cats
April	The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett Check out the activities on Jan Brett's home page	Bill Martin: Listen to the Rain   Rhythmic language makes Bill Martin's books great to read aloud.
May		Jamela's Dress by Niki Daly
June	A video visit with Marc Brown Aurthur Online	Summer Reading Program at Cary Library   The Summer Reading List is created each year by Lexington's School & Public Librarians. Keep it as a reference to good reading throughout the year.

Lessons from Previous Years

	Spring Song by Sueling Kindergarten students photographed the signs of spring at Hastings School and created a slide show.	Dr. Seuss's Birthday March 2 Research Links (You'll need Shockwave to play) Seussville Online Sing Along with Seuss Cat in the Hat game Green Eggs & Ham game
	Isabella's Ribbons by Satomi Ichikawa A little Puerto Rican girl uses her basket full of colorful ribbons to help her hide and to help her make some new friends.	Benjamin's Book by Alan Baker Treat your library book like a friend. When it's damaged take it to the book doctor for repair.
Stories in Rhyme	Ezra Jack Keats Keat's characters A Virtual Exhibit showing how his books were created. Activities and Internet Resources for his books.	Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low
Wombat Devine by Mem Fox	Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzullo See a book written by students in Massachusetts about Dr. King.	Jonathan and His Mommy by Irene Smalls   Movement and Dance Stories
Stories that feature Eggs & Chicks.	There was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Trout! by Teri Sloat   New Library Story Puppets	Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert   Teacher Resource File

Maria Hastings School Library, Lexington, Massachusetts