Kristin's Corner from Pomfret Public Library http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=5938&BlogID=135 New and Noteworthy Children's Titles! Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Copyright 2013 Pomfret Public Library en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 05:47:33 CDT My Favorite Book This Year! http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=5938&BlogID=135&BlogPostID=8568 The Taxing Case of the Cows
A True Story About Suffrage

THE TAXING CASE OF THE COWS: A True Story About Suffrage  by Pegi Deitz Shea and Iris Van Rynbach;   Almost 100 years after the American Revolution, Abby and Julia Smith were fighting against taxation without representation. Women hadn’t been given the vote, and the Smith sisters refused to pay an unfair property tax that  they had no voice in establishing. When the authorities confiscated their cows, the Smiths bought them back at auction, thus paying what they owed without paying their taxes. The cows were seized at tax time for a number of years, and the Smiths’s stand attracted the attention of women’s suffrage supporters across the country. Lively, carefully researched illustrations bring this historical episode vividly to life.


by Iris Van Rynbach and Pegi Deitz Shea

This is a non-fiction picture book with a true story that will knock your socks off.  It is story about two sisters who lived in Glastonbury, CT in 1869.  They were unfairly taxed by the state.  When they refused to pay because they did not have a say in the vote, the town took away their cows!  Although this story has a happy ending, I am struck at the reality of the true suffering of women and the frustration and anger they must have felt during that time period.  I say thank you to all the women who paved the way in order for future women to have the opportunity to live independent lives. 
This book is a must read!

]]> Kristin's Corner Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:44:43 GMT The is a desperate dog in town! http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=5938&BlogID=135&BlogPostID=8065 The Desperate Dog Writes Again
By
Eileen Christelow

Emma is a happy dog who lives with a cat and her owner George.   Emma's life gets very tense when George has a visitor named Loretta.  Who is this person holding hands and hugging George.  Is she trying to kidnap him or carry George away?  What's worse is Loretta has a dog named Hankie who comes to visit with Loretta.  Emma heads to the library to use the computer to ask advice from a doggy advice columnist.  While Emma is trying to sort through advice given by the cat and the advice columnist, she realizes someone else is having the same anxieties.  Read this fun book to find out who.  This picture book is written in a graphic style but is a delightful read.  As humans we always forget how much we mean to our pets and this story is a wonderful reminder.

]]> Kristin's Corner Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:31:19 GMT Time for a bed time story http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=5938&BlogID=135&BlogPostID=7846 Interrupting Chicken
by
David Ezra Stein



Little red chicken is excited about his bed time story.  So excited in fact that he is always interrupting the story his papa is reading so that the main characters in the book are not in danger of being afraid or disappointed.  Papa is always very gentle in his reminders to not interrupt and always graciously chooses another story to attempt at reading. 
     The illustrations in this picture book are very vibrant.  There are wonderfully contrasting illustrations for the stories papa is reading with fun quotation bubbles from chicken.  As a mother story time before bed is also my favorite time of the day.  This is a great picture book to read to your own little interrupters.

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