2019 Boston Bruins Top Readers

Thanks again to the Boston Bruins for the Blades visits to New Hampshire and all the great prizes for New Hampshire top readers. This year’s top reader prizes go to:

KRUG PUCK:

Thomas Mattarn Kingston    
Oscar Richardson Pillsbury-Warner    
Rowan Miscio Bethlehem    
Caleb Harris James A. Tuttle-Antrim    
Alexandra Mota Whipple Free-New boston    
       
Gloria LeBlanc Kingston    
Harleigh Brown James A. Tuttle-Antrim    
Jadzia Waskiewicz-Dixon Colebrook    
Taylor Alperin Kimball-Atkinson    
Mason Minnich Whipple Free-New Boston    
       
Cecelia LeBlanc Kingston    
William Mair James A. Tuttle-Antrim    
Jasmyne Hartlen Colebrook    
Stephanie Livingston Kimball-Atkinson    
Wyatt Bradley Whipple Free-New Boston    
 
       
TEAM JERSEY:        
Laurell Xenakis Pillsbury-Warner    
Kody Marquis Colebrook    
Norah Goudreau Kimball-Atkinson    
 
       
Molly Anderson Kingston    
Joey Bastarache James A. Tuttle-Antrim    
Jackson Lewis Kimball-Atkinson    
 
       
Grace Jacott Chester    
Emma McKeage Colebrook    
Connor Goudreau Kimball-Atkinson    
Lillian Bellmore Chester FEP High Five
       
Olivia Heath Pillsbury-Warner FEP Bench  
 
       
Tyler Sanders Whipple Free-New Boston FEP Zamboni  

Boston Bruins Top Readers 2019

Above is the top reader prize flyer from the Bruins for this year. Please send me your Up To 5 top readers PER each of the 3 age categories by Tuesday August 27. If a grand prize is won at your library and the winner is unable to accept the prize, PLEASE notify me ASAP so the great prize can go to someone else.

2019 Boston Bruins mascot Blades visits to NH Libraries

Bettielue Hill (AKA Miss Boo) Children’s Program Coordinator at the Brookline Public Library and Blades read a story 7/8/19. Photo Deborah Dutcher
NH State Library Youth Services Consultant Deborah Dutcher, Blades, NH State Librarian Michael York, Assistant State Librarian Lori Fisher. Photo Bettielue Hill .
Blades helping out at the Brookline Public Library. Photo Deborah Dutcher.
Hayley Van-Gils, Youth Services Librarian at the Kingston Public Library and Blades read a story 7/17/19. Photo Deborah Dutcher
8/5/19 James A. Tuttle Library, Antrim NH Cynthia Jewett~Library Director reads Blades favorite story.
Blades colors with the children in Antrim
Boston Bruins trivia wheel fun
8/9/19 Moultonborough Preschool Teacher Miranda Rule reads to the large crowd that came to see Blades
Moultonborough’s Children’s Librarian, Sharon Gulla gives Blades a big hug for visiting the library.

Space Rangers

FREE summer science camp toolkit, all about stars and constellations, the solar system, the Moon, Apollo 11, Mars, and space exploration. Five days of hands-on activities, matched with book recommendations and summer writing ideas. Great for families and summer programs. Celebrate curiosity, our space pioneers, and the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon walk (July 20, 2019) all summer long!

https://www.startwithabook.org/space-rangers-book-based-science-adventure

Universe of Stories–Great Read-a-Louds

From PUBYAC, suggested great read-a-louds that fit the 2019 summer reading theme:

Ahmed, Roda.  Mae Among the Stars

Andros, Camille.  Charlotte the Scientist is Squished

Colandro, Lucille.  There Was an Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon

Colleen, Marcie.  Penguinaut!

Dale, Penny.  Dinosaur Rocket  (for younger children)

Hughes, Suz.  The Night the Stars Went Out

Jeffers, Oliver.  The Way Back Home

Lehrhaupt, Adam.  Chicken in Space

McNamara, Margaret.  The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot

Morris, Richard T.  This is a Moose

Polacco, Patricia.  Meteor!   (a bit long, but good)

Portis, Antoinette.  Best Frints in the Whole Universe

Rocco, John.  Blackout

Sadler, Marilyn.  Alistair and the Alien Invasion

Sadler, Marilyn.  Alistair in Outer Space

Stutzman, Jonathan.  Llama Destroys the World 

Tokuda-Hall, Maggie.  Also an Octopus

Underwood, Deborah.  Interstellar Cinderella

Ward, Jennifer.  There Was an Old Martian Who Swallowed the Moon

Willems, Mo.  Waiting is Not Easy

2019 Summer Reading Champion

This year we have the privilege of having not one, but six Reading Champions!

  • Dr. Kjell Lindgren: Astronaut!
  • Dr. Lindy Elkin-Tanton: Scientist
  • Dr. Seth Shostak: Astronomer
  • Dr. Michelle Thaller: Communications Director
  • Erin Teagan: Author
  • Arika Egan: Graduate Student

These videos are perfect for promoting summer reading at schools, within the library, or shared over social media. All the videos can be found here:

https://www.cslpreads.org/nationalsummerreadingchampion/