It's no secret that moms are special people.  They are so special, in fact, that there is a whole day devoted to celebrating all the wonderful and amazing things about moms! One of the things I loved to do with my mom when I was growing up was to share a story with her. We would take turns reading pages and pointing out various things in the pictures like a fuzzy cat or some funny shoes. Make some special memories and share a story with your mom or any mom in  your life this Mother’s Day!

Did I leave your favorite book about moms off the list? Is there a book on this list that is special to you? Let me know!

I loved reading books about dinosaurs when I was a kid! I remember taking The Great Dinosaur Atlas off my bookshelf time after time to reread it. Getting lost amongst the stegosaurus and brontosaurus and tyrannosaurs was one of my favorite things to do! Working in a library has taught me that I am not alone in my love for all things dinos-- every other kid who comes into the library wants to know where the dinosaur books are. I’ve created this booklist for the dinosaur lover in your house. Did I leave your favorite off the list?

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One week ago, library staff visited Morton Elementary 5th and 6th graders for a review of the poetry elements which could be found on the new STAAR exam. The teachers should be proud!!  Their students took to the challenge easily. At the very end, after the scores were tallied and winners basked in the glory, each group made their very own poem based on objects library staff provided. These objects varied from a neon green stuffed monkey, a clementine, and even a pen with a glowing eyeball. And for the first time, here are the poems from Morton Elementary 5th and 6th graders!!!!

Clementine  it's Valentine we're
at school watching
adventure time, the TV
is loud, the TV's bright
and we are almost
out of sight.

Monkeys monkeys they are so cute
and fine. Monkey monkey you are aways
on my mind. Monkeys are so cutre some monkeys are
so kind if we wrote a poem it would even have a rhyme

Pie is so good,
pie is so great,
When I eat too much pie I have a tummy ache.
But I can't resist the delicious sweet taste
When I eata a pie I want to die
When I finish I want more.

My eye lights up at night
My eye is white like the
Moon when it lights up at night
As the owl owls at night as
the sun rises up as turning on a light
bulb as the night goes by.

That monkey is green as leaves and
Tree's. Loves to climb and is cute
as a little cupcake.
He likes to play during the day
Does he like to eat bananas
with his nana's. At night he
sleeps and swings in Tree's.

My pumpkin pie, My pumpkin
is really small and round
every day she smiles at me
and it feels so good that I can't breath
that's about what I like about my pumpkin pie

This is a citrus
Its so smooth.
Its so sweet when
you eat. Sometimes
its sour but its an
orange fruit.

When you write
the pen turns read and bright
the ink is black
the pen is the coolest

Soft as a pillow
yummy as a pie
I ask my self why why why
You're cute and bite size
         You little pie

Green as a leaf
Small as a shoe
Cute as a babe and like me too
Soft as a baby's butt
Stuffed like a teddy bear
Flexible like rubber
Hairy like a cow
My little lucky monkey

Smooth as silk round as a ball orange
as a pumpkin it's good for all sweet
as honey cost li'l money bright as the sun
a good treat for everyone so much fun

It was made in Taiwan
and it's a light up pen
it's all black and it has
an eyeball on the end
it lights up red and
it's not very realistic
but I'm sure anyone would love it
a little kid wouldn't
even be scared of it they
would just laught at
and even make fun of it.

I have a little monkey
that's green, soft, and fluffy.
He is bright, hairy, and flexible.
My little monkey has a green
neon tail, at night he might
look eerie because of his small
little ears.

Cutie Pie
crochet made, pie
orange filling with its
brown crust, a white
topping, cute, small
beadt eyes soft and
round

Teddy, Teddy how
fluffy you are
your brown and
looks like a clown
Teddy, Teddy now that
you're gone I have a frown.

Yarn oh
yarn so soft
and orange
The string is so
skinny used
knitting
yarn oh
yarn

16 fluid ounces as
big as cab be its
wet its clear just
just like me

Sweet little
fruit, you are so
cute. My mom puts
you in my sack,
for lunchtime
snack. You round
little sphere
you can roll out
of here, but you
won't and that's
why I love you dear.

Based on the beloved characters created by Hergé, the movie The Adventures of Tintin follows the young reporter and his wickedly smart dog Snowy as they discover a model ship with a big secret.  Drawn into an international mystery, Tintin finds himself hounded by Ivan Sakharine but with the help of newfound friend Captain Haddock and the ever loyal (and bumbling) detectives Thompson and Thompson, Tintin will travel the world trying to outwit his enemies and solve the case.

I saw this movie in the theater and highly enjoyed it.  Though I didn't grow up watching or reading Tintin, I loved watching the confident young investigator.  His story definitely appeals to curious minds and adventurous spirits!  If you've got a child like that in your life, take a look at some of these awesome adventure movies.  You never know what ancient mystery you'll be dragged into when you watch them!

Awesome Adventure Movies