The Reid-Thompson Public Library kicked off their TD Summer Reading Club with a fun night of games and stories on Jun. 28.
The program invites kids ages 3-12 to keep track of books they read over the summer and join in in fun activities at the summer book club lead by summer intern, Matthew Sokolan.
Thirty-eight children signed up for the club but there are always more that sign up throughout the summer, says Librarian Rose Ward.
With the kids out of school for the summer, the reading club encourages kids to keep on reading during the summer months for fun.
The theme for the summer is “wild” so Ward says that the Reid-Thompson Public Library is going to be “wild about books” for the summer.
The staff dressed up as their favourite wild book characters for the event with Ward as Camilla from A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon.
Ward has always liked the book and says there is a good moral at the end of it for children and adults.
“It teaches us not to worry about what other people think of us but to go forth and be ourselves.”
Norine Mann dressed up at Tedd Arnold’s Fly Guy, Elaine Carthy was The Cat in the Hat from the Dr. Suess classic, Crystal Gudmundson was Mary Poppins from P. L. Travers’ books, and Sokolan dressed up as a wild thing from Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are.
They also had a surprise guest for the evening with Dawn Hassman reading to the children and adults as Tilly who just got back from a trip to Bookville via Author Airlines.
Ward is really excited to try to beat last years numbers of 109 children and 1780 books read in July and August.
The TD Summer Reading Club is the biggest bilingual reading program in the country with over 2,000 public libraries taking part.
Top Recommended Read courtesy of www.tdsummerreadingclub.ca/
Garbage Delight by Dennis Lee, Sandy Nichols
Ages 5 and under
Harper Collins
2015
Take a romp through the garbage heap alongside a very hungry baby bear.
Sidewalk Flowers by Lawson, JonArno
Ages 5 and under, 6-8
Groundwood
2015
Colour your world with the natural beauty that’s out there everywhere, just waiting to be noticed.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Daniel, Danielle
Ages 5 and under, 6-8
Groundwood
2015
Strong like a bear? Quiet like a turtle? Discover the connection kids have with the 12 Canadian totem animals.
Sweetest Kulu by Kalluk, Celina
Ages 5 and under, 6-8
Inhabit Media Inc.
2014
A beautiful bedtime poem about baby Kulu and all the sweet gifts she receives from the Arctic animals.
Friend or Foe: the Whole Truth About Animals That People Love to Hate by Kaner, Etta
Ages 6-8, 9-12
Owlkids Books
2015
Spiders are spooky but also spectacular. Discover the not-so-scary side of commonly feared animals that might make you change your mind!
Tokyo Digs a Garden by Jon-Erik Lappano
Ages 5 and under, 6-8, 9-12
Groundwood
2016
Animals and plants creep their way into the city one night and transform a once dull place into something completely wild.
The Night Gardener by Terry Fan
Ages 6-8, 9-12
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
2016
While the town sleeps, the gardener uses his imagination and talent to sculpt trees into fantastic works of art.
The Skeleton Tree by Iain Lawrence
Ages 9-12
Delacorte Press
2016
Stranded in the wilderness, two boys struggle against the elements and each other while being aided by a mysterious raven.
This is Sadie by Sara O’Leary
Ages 5 and under, 6-8
Tundra Books
2015
Through whimsical stories, Sadie takes you on an adventure and shows you a world of endless possibilities.
The Nest by Kenneth Oppel
Ages 6-8, 9-12
HarperCollins Canada
2015
Has a wasp queen and her hive come to help Steven and his family, or does she have darker motives?
