Library News
Diana Farfalla
SAVE THE DATE!
WEDNESDAY 25th MAY, 2022 at 11:15am!
At BPS we will be reading,
FAMILY TREE!
By Josh Pyke
Illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh
This is a heartfelt celebration of family, community and life!
Every year , one million + celebrate National Simultaneous Storytime.
An Australian picture story book is read simultaneously all over Australia, New Zealand and some parts of the world.
GET READY FOR A GREAT READ ON WEDNESDAY!
BOOK OF THE MONTH . . . MAY !
I HATE MY CATS! (A LOVE STORY)
by Davide Calli
Illustrated by Anna Pirolli
They say, "You can't judge a book by its cover!"
Well, I am guilty of doing just that from time to time. I picked up this book while on holidays at an open book stall. The adorable front cover and perplexed title caught my attention.
In addition, once I flicked through the book I was beguiled by the illustrations on each page.
On that note, I had to purchase the book.
Oh and it is worth mentioning, it is a great read too!
You will meet Ginger and Fred and you will read about the love-hate relationship.
This is a charming and humorous read!
Purrfectious!!
BOOK CLUB ISSUE 4 CATALOGUE !
TERM 2 is here! BOOK CLUB ISSUE 4 is here too!
I know there were some unhappy students who missed out last term to order new books.
Here is your chance to pick a new book and find a good read!
There are many good value reads too, starting from $3.00!
Catalogues will be coming home this weekend.
VISIT scholastic.com.au/LOOP
Your order will be electronically linked to our school's order.
You don't need to return the catalogue to school!
ALL orders to be completed ON-LINE ONLY!
PLEASE submit your orders by Friday 27th of May, 2022.
Every order earns FREE books for our school!
Thank you for your support and sharing the joy of reading!
VISIT. . . Premiers' Reading Challenge | Victorian Government
The VPRC 2022 is open!
I have registered all 580 students in the Challenge. So everyone can participate! They can start at any time!
The Challenge ends 01/09/2022! There is plenty of time to read, read and read!
Your teacher has your personal login and new password for 2022!
Last year’s details will NOT work!
Number of books you need to read:
Prep to Year 2
- Number of books: 30
- Number of books from the Challenge book list: 20 or more
- Students in Prep, Year 1 and Year 2 can read books by themselves or with someone else.
Year 3 to Year 6
- Number of books: 15
- Number of books from the Challenge book list: 10 or more
Happy Reading everyone and welcome to the Challenge!
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA SHORTLISTED TITLES 2022!
Here is a list of recommended reads for you.
All these books areCBCA 2022 SHORTLISTED BOOKS!
All these NEWbooks are here in the library at BPS!
Your local bookshop is a good place too, to find these new books and to stay connected and keep up to date on the latest releases.
PICTURE STORY BOOKS
THE BOY AND THE ELEPHANT (wordless picture book) by Freya Blackwood
THE BOY WHO TRIED TO SHRINK HIS NAME by Sandhya Parappukkaran and Michelle Pereira
JETTY JUMPING by Andrea Rowe and Hannah Sommerville
STELLARPHANT by James Foley
WALK OF THE WHALES by Nick Bland
WINSTON AND THE INDOOR CAT (book of the month) by Leila Rudge
GREAT WHITE SHARK by Claire Saxby and ill. Cindy Lane
WALKING IN GAGADJU COUNTRY by Diane Lucas, Ben Tyler and ill. Emma Long
WHEN THE WATERHOLE DRIES UP by Kaye Baillie. Illus. by Max Hamilton
WHAT DO YOU CALL YOUR GRANDMA? by Ashleigh Barton. Illus. by Martina Heiduczek
AMIRA'S SUITCASE by Vikki Conley. Illus. by Nicky Johnston
BLUE FLOWER by Sonya Hartnett and Gabriel Evans
THE INHERITANCE by Armin Greder
JUST ONE BEE by Margrete Lamond and Anthony Bertini. Illus. by Christopher Nielson
ICEBERG by Claire Saxby. Illus. by Jess Racklyeft
FICTION and NON FICTION
HUDA AND ME by H. Hayek
EXIT THROUGH THE BOOKSHOP by Maryam Master
A GLASSHOUSE OF STARS by Shirley Marr
THE DETECTIVE'S GUIDE TO OCEAN TRAVEL by Nicki Greenberg
THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PERCULIAR PAIRS IN NATURE (non fiction) by Sami Bayley
THE FIRST SCIENTISTS by Corey Tutt (non fiction)
RABBIT, SOLDIER, ANGEL, THIEF by Katrina Nannestad
BOOK OF CURIOUS BIRDS by Jennifer Cossins (non fiction)
HEROES, REBELS AND INNOVATORS by Karen Wyld. Illus. by Jaelyn Biumaiwai (non fiction)
Happy reading everyone!
Diana Farfalla
Library manager