Children's Summer Reading Program

Monday, June 20th
Registration Starts
10-4
Monday, June 27th
Make a Passport and Flags
2-3
Monday, July 11th
Bake Some Country-shaped Bread
11-12
Monday, July 18th
Make a Sock Monster
11-12
Monday, July 25th
Make a Piñata
2-3
Monday, August 8th
Make a Kimono Boy or Girl
2-3

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home 

and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

Take a trip around the world without leaving your seat!

Some books to help get you on your journey:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Scotland/ London)
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (Prince Edwards Island, Canada)
Touch Blue by Cynthia Lord (Maine)
Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren (South Seas)
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson (Viena, Austria)
Where the Street Had a Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah (Bethlehem)
The Zombie Who Visited New Orleans by Steve Brezenoff (New Orleans)
The Crook Who Crossed the Golden Gate Bridge by Steve Brezenoff (San Francisco, California)
Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff (Ireland/ Brooklyn, New York)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Paris, France)
Heidi by Johanna Spyri (Swiss Alps, Switzerland)
Off We Go to Mexico!: an Adventure in the Sun by Laurie Krebs and Christopher Corr (Mexico)
My Granny Went to Market by Stella Blackstone and Christopher Corr (Around the world)
We're Sailing Down the Nile: a Journey through Egypt by Laurie Krebs and Anne Wilson (Nile River, Eqypt)
The Magic Pillow by Demi (China)
The Day of the Pelican - Katherine Paterson (Kosovo)

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