Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Children's Activities - Easter 2011

Easter Fun For Kids


Bring your kids to the library this Easter for some fun activities. 
Storytime takes place every Thursday at 3pm with stories, nursery rhymes, songs and colouring, the more children involved the more fun it is. Art & Craft sessions will take place on Wednesday and Thursdays during the Easter break. Don't forget our parent & toddler morning which takes place every Friday from 10.30am - 12.00pm, its a great way to meet other parents and have some adult conversation while at the same time introducing your child to the world of books!

Crafts 4-6yrs Thursdays 3.30pm
Thursday  21st April 3.30pm
Thursday 28th April 3.30pm

Crafts 7-10yrs Wednesdays 3.30pm
Wednesday  20th April 3.30pm
Wednesday 27th April 3.30pm






Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Book of the Month

Lost and lonely, there are many books languishing on the shelves in Watch House Cross Library which although highly acclaimed have either never been borrowed or have only been read once. This new feature hopes to address their plight and encourage our members to take a leap and try something new.


 I'm Not Scared - Niccoló Ammanti


It's a blistering hot summer and nine year old Michele and his gang are exploring the scorched wheatfields that surround their village. When they find an abandoned farmhouse, they place a game of forfeits and Michele makes a terrifying discovery. 'I'm not scared' explores the complex path from childhood innocence to the dark reality of the adult world.


I'm Not Scared is an exquisite parable. Ammaniti's short staccato sentences effectively describe the isolation and simplicity of rural subsistence, while long passages of direct dialogue touchingly portray the children's naive perceptions.' Daily Telegraph


'Niccolo Ammaniti is a writer of vigourous imagination and moral subtlety, [and] Jonathon Hunt's translation is fluent and forceful' Times Literary Supplement