What's Happening at the BSS Library?

Hello BSS Students and Families, As we transition into online learning, I have been gathering links to ebooks, audiobooks, and other virtual activities that students can use at home. I've gathered these resources onto my Online Resources   page so take a look!  I have also created pages for: Read Alouds by Mrs. Ferguson Author's Websites and Social Media Pages Weekly Library Choice Board (choices of activities to try, will be changed every week) March Book Madness Voting (to vote for BSS students' favorite picture book) View the Pages section of this blog to see other material too! Feel free to comment on any of the posts to let me know what you enjoyed or if you have questions.  You can also email me with any photos or your child learning at home so we can post to the BSS social media pages. I will be having virtual Zoom office hours on Wednesdays at 11:30 (information will be provided by the classroom teachers on either Seesaw or Google Classroom). 

J. K. Rowling  is releasing a new book called  The Ickabog ! She is posting two chapters per day online. AND she wants children to illustrate the printed version! More details can be found at:   https://www.theickabog.com/home/

Here are two stories about Memorial Day, which is a day we honor all members of the U. S. Military who have died. I also recommend watching the video from an episode of Reading Rainbow , in which Maya Lin is interviewed.  Lin is the architect of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which is featured in the story The Wall . Memorial Day Surprise The Wall by Eve Bunting

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers is a great book to talk about persuasive writing.  Everything these two creators have written/illustrated are HUGE hits!

Here is another Final Four contender by Drew Daywalt. Adam Rex's illustrations really complete this hysterical book!

No, David! by David Shannon Here is a another book in our Final Four of Picture Books. This book is a classic!

We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins is one of the books in our Final Four!

It seems like everyone loves Mo Willems, and for good reason! His stories are so much fun and make us laugh. This story is very popular with students! I hope you enjoy it. There is also a sequel called Sam, the Most Scaredy-Cat Kid in the Whole World. Click the box on the bottom right corner for fullscreen.

Read Aloud of Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel and illustrated by Blair Lent It is so much fun to recite the title character's name... Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo. Can you count how many letters are in his name? Not counting the hypens (-) count them all! How many letters are in your first name? Probably not as many as in his name! His name is repeated often in the story, so see if you can say it along with me. Click the box on the bottom right corner for fullscreen. *Temporary permission to post this video by Henry Holt and Company.