July 7th, 1941 is the birth date of Harriet Ziefert. Born in North Bergen, New Jersey Harriet is an American author of several hundred children’s books mostly picture books and
July 7th, 1941 is the birth date of Harriet Ziefert. Born in North Bergen, New Jersey Harriet is an American author of several hundred children’s books mostly picture books and easy to read books for children. We have her (B-2) 33 Uses for a Dad; Before I was Born; Buzzy’s Boo-Boo; Who said Moo?; (JNF) You Can’t See Your Bones with Binoculars: A Guide to Your 206 Bones; You Can’t Taste a Pickle with Your Ear.
E. B. White, author of some classic children’s books (born: July 11th, 1899 in Mount Vernon, NY and died October 1st, 1985 in North Brooklin, Maine.) White graduated from Cornell University, had an older brother, became a staff writer for The New Yorker, he married and they had one son. It was because of his niece that White got into writing children’s books with his first book, Stuart Little being published in 1945. Charlotte’s Web came along in 1952 and then his third children’s novel The Trumpet of the Swan in 1970. We have his (JF) Charlotte’s Web; The Trumpet of the Swan; (NF) The Subtreasury of American Humor.
Books added to our shelves this week include: The Oracle by Clive Cussler; It’s A Christmas Thing by Janet Dailey; Star Path by W. Michael Gear; Tom Clancy’s Enemy Contact by Mike Maden; Lost and Found by Danielle Steel; (RF) Hot Shot by Fern Michaels.
Our final Summer Reading Program will be held on Monday, July 8th at 1:30 p.m. at the Civic Center with Donna Lovell presenting the program. Kids can continue to read until August 3rd for prizes.
