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Summer Reading 2022

Summer Reading is finally here!!! We have challenges for every age. Track your summer reading and earn prizes along the way! Each challenge has a paper version or you can track it all online at https://bowmanlibrary.beanstack.org.

Here is a little bit about each challenge being offered:

Pre-K: Complete the Activity Bingo card by choosing to read books to your child in ways that fit each of the 9 prompts. Once you have completed all 9, a blackout, turn it in, or contact the library to receive a prize! (Paper Version can be picked up at the front desk.)

Ages 5-12: Track 20 hours of summer reading and complete the included Activity Bingo card and earn prizes along the way! (Paper version can be picked up at the front desk.)

Ages 12-17 (Teens): Set your own reading goals and smash them! Once completed, contact the library for a prize! (Paper version can be picked up at the front desk.)

Ages 18+ (Adults): Read 6 books, each book having an option of 3 different keywords. You must pick a title that includes one of the keywords for each book. (Check out our new display for the paper version and some ideas to get you started!)

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New Children’s Books

Here are a few favorite new books added to our children’s collection!

An adorable adventure!! Can you find baby?!

 “Papa Fox is looking for Baby Fox, who is just out of his sight … but not ours! An adorable, interactive read-aloud for fans of Are You My Mother. In this clever introduction to prepositions, a near-sighted Papa is looking for his baby. Is Baby up in the tree? Is Baby under the log? Is Baby around the corner? Where could Baby be? Readers will delight in spotting the little fox on every page as Papa wanders the forest, encountering other animals all along the way, but never quite able to spot his own baby. Anne Hunter’s delicate and lovely illustrations with their limited palette highlight the humor of this adorable hide-and-seek tale.”– Provided by publisher.

A story that reminds us it is okay to be introverted and teaches us to pause and notice the little things.

“Poppy Ann Fields loves bugs and feels more comfortable outdoors than with other people until a special bug lands on Grandma Phyllis’s birthday cake. Includes a glossary of insects.”

A silly story about monsters and friendship.

“Having eaten his only friend, a monster seeks a new companion but each creature he meets has a good reason not to serve as a replacement.”

A beautiful celebration of the interconnectedness of nature and the wonder of play.

“Join celebrated artist Julie Flett on a joyful romp with animals. From chasing, chirping birds, to swimming, squirting whales, this book for young readers reminds them how animals play just like them. This picture book, with gorgeous images and sweet simple text, is a marvelous celebration of the interconnectedness of all creatures, and includes some Cree phrases. It is based on the Cree teaching of wahkohtowin, interconnectedness and play, and includes as well the English and Cree names of the animals in the book, all of whom are from ‘Turtle Island’ (North America).”– Provided by publisher.

Stunning illustrations and descriptions of life on the prairie.

 “Describes summer days growing up on the prairie with beautiful illustrations.”

A heartwarming story that carries well beyond winter…

 “In winter Charles and his trusty toboggan set out to find the wish tree, and along the way he helps to make the wishes of his friends Squirrel, Fox, and Beaver come true.”

This is an uplifting and encouraging read based on true events.

“When a child has a “bad speech day” at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering.”
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Tumblebooks

Thank you to Tumblebooks for making their databases available to us for no charge during this time! <3 <3 <3

www.TumbleBookLibrary.com – K-6 children’s ebook database
Username: tumble735
Password: books

www.TumbleMath.com – K-6 math ebook database
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

www.TeenBookCloud.com – gr 7-12 ebook database
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

www.AudioBookCloud.com – all ages audio book database
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

www.RomanceBookCloud.com – a huge collection of steamy Romance novels for the older crowd!
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

TumbleBooks’ databases are easy to use, and feature unlimited access from home! You can read as many books as they want, when they want, and on any device. There are no check-outs, holds, or bulky downloads. Books are available instantly. 

Your access will continue through until August 31, 2020.

Bookclub: Beartown

This month we are reading Beartown by Fredrik Backman. We will meet at the library on Monday, March 19th at 7PM.