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Tuesday, May 20 2008 @ 05:07 PM EDT
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Minnesota BookPALS & StoryLine were invited again to the 14th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writers & Illustrators Awards Celebration, honoring the original creations of Kindergarten through 3rd grade contest participants. The event was hosted by Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) at their studios in St. Paul on May 13, 2008.
The winning stories were read by veteran BookPALS volunteer Michelle Myers Berg (pictured reading "Making Pirogi with Grandma" by Grace Gardner, 3rd grade).
Well-known children's author and Minneapolis resident Lauren Stringer joined in the festivities and autographed some of her books such as Mud, Scarecrow and Winter Is the Warmest Season.
Minnesota StoryLine Coordinator Patty McDonald co-hosted and chatted with some of the young author/illustrators.
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Monday, March 31 2008 @ 04:58 PM EDT
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On Sunday, March 23, local radio celebrity Dan Geiger invited fellow BookPALS Daniel Abdon, Adena Brumer and Delta Giordano on WCCO-AM to chat about StoryLine. If you missed the program, you can still hear these Bookpals as they take turns reading the Trickster Tales during April (see schedule in right column on this page): Delta, March 30-April 6; Daniel, April 6-13; Adena, April 13-20; Dan, April 20-27; and MN StoryLine coordinator herself, Patty McDonald, April 27-May4. Call 952-352-1350 to hear a story today!
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Thursday, March 06 2008 @ 04:51 PM EST
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Minnesota BookPALS celebrated Read Across America with their classes throughout the Twin Cities. In addition to reading Dr. Seuss favorites such as The Cat in the Hat, there were some special events this week: Tom Sherohman took two classes from Oh Day Aki to see a production of The House at Pooh Cornerat Stages Theatre Co. in Hopkins. This stage adaptation of the classic book by A.A. Milne was a wonderful combination of theatre and literature for the children.
BookPALS volunteer Mary Kay Bodeen read to 2nd-grade classes at Braham Elementary and also paid a visit to her daughter's 2nd-grade class, taught by Mrs. Klinkner at South Elementary in Princeton.
Minnesota Coordinator Delta Giordano read to four different classes during the week, including Mrs. Schulz's 1st-graders at Falcon Heights Elementary.
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Thursday, January 31 2008 @ 02:47 PM EST
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We'll be holding a mid-winter BookPALS workshop on Sunday, February 3, from 2:00-3:30pm. We'll be meeting at the Rondo Community Outreach Library in St. Paul, 461 N. Dale St. at the corner of University Ave. Please RSVP to minnesota@bookpals.net or 612-817-3550.
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Thursday, January 10 2008 @ 01:42 PM EST
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Bookpal Tom Sherohman sent us this message when he returned to his kindergarten classes after the winter break: "The kinders at both my schools LOVED Halibut Jackson. When I gave it to them before the holidays, I asked them to have someone read it to them and to be ready to discuss it when they came back. At my first meeting with them last Monday, they were excited to tell me who had read to them: Moms, dads, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles. One girl even said that after hearing the story several times, she 'read' the book to her little sister and helped her find the hidden Halibuts in the early pictures. In both classes we talked about being shy, with the teachers and me telling of times when we, too, are shy. At first the kids loudly denied ever being shy, but in discussion most admitted to sometimes being timid around new people, especially 'big people.' What a great book for this age group! Thanks from me, the kids and the teachers."
Thanks to First Book for the books, and thanks to you, Tom, for sharing your story. This is why we do what we do!
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Monday, December 17 2007 @ 03:48 PM EST
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Minnesota BookPALS Coordinator Delta Giordano tagged along with reader Tom Sherohman when he visited Shireen Taintor's kindergarten class at Oh Day Aki on December 17th. Tom and Delta took turns reading, then distributed copies of HALIBUT JACKSON to the children to take home for the holidays. Tom also gave away books to his kindergarten class at Valley View in Columbia Heights.
Oh Day Aki students gather with teacher Shireen Taintor.
Special thanks to Bookpal Mary Kay Bodeen who handed out a beautiful E.B. White collection to her former students at Braham Elementary in honor of Bookpal Margaret Clare. Mary Kay retired at the end of last year and decided to continue as a Bookpal at her school. Thanks also to our partner First Book for the books!
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Monday, October 15 2007 @ 03:04 PM EDT
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Minnesota BookPALS would like to thank our friends at First Book for a special donation on October 11th. The distribution was at a warehouse here in the Twin Cities, so local coordinator Delta Giordano volunteered at the distribution for a couple of hours, then received 200 copies of MOMMY?, a new pop-up book illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The story about a little boy and monsters set the mood for Halloween. It was perfect timing since we were able to donate the books to Riverview West Side School of Excellence for their annual family literacy event that same night!
 Principal Elizabeth Heffernan hands out copies of MOMMY? to students as they arrive with their families.
Bookpal Kathy Kupiecki captivates her audience with a spaceship book.
Junior Bookpal Jacob Duhon takes a request for a book about music.
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Monday, September 10 2007 @ 01:19 PM EDT
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Children and their families gathered on Sept. 8 for the annual Celebration of Minnesota Authors & Illustrators event in Red Wing. BookPALS were the featured readers at the top of the Tower on the Anderson Center campus. We climbed the 70+ steps up the Tower and read books by local authors and illustrators. Thanks to BookPALS Barb Everhart, Patty McDonald, Patsy McKenzie, Paul Mockovak and Kevin Wery (pictured below) for making the drive to Red Wing and making the climb!
Families were rewarded for winding their way up the spiral staircase with stories read by our wonderful BookPALS.
Kevin is joined by BookPALS Barb Everhart & Patsy McKenzie.
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Thursday, August 30 2007 @ 11:18 AM EDT
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BookPALS attended the Great Minnesota Get-Together again this year! We were invited by Education Minnesota to read at their booth on August 28th. We were joined by returning BookPALS Michelle Berg, Jeff Henry, Kathy Kupiecki and Tom Sherohman, and welcomed new BookPALS Mary Kay Bodeen, Elizabeth Kronstad Judge, and Anne Nicolai. Special thanks to our new Junior BookPALS, high school students Kelly Dudley, Nick Henry and Jesse LaVercombe -- great job, everyone!
Junior Bookpal Jesse LaVercombe
New Bookpal Anne Nicolai
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Wednesday, August 08 2007 @ 11:53 AM EDT
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It was a week ago today, just after 6:00pm on Wednesday, August 1, that a section of Interstate 35W fell into the Mississippi River. It was a shock to our community here and has reverberated throughout the country. Many of us drove over that bridge on a regular basis, so the survivors and those who lost loved ones have been in our thoughts daily. We are grateful to the first-responders and citizens who risked their own lives helping others to safety.
One of the most startling images was the yellow school bus stranded on a section of the bridge. Amazingly, all of the children were rescued and reunited with their families that night thanks to the staff and others who responded so heroically. A fund has been set up by Pillsbury United Communities to assist the children and their families with medical and other expenses. Go to the PUC website for more info. There is also a "Safe and Well" registry and Family Assistance Center location info on the website for the Twin Cities chapter of the Red Cross.
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Kids -- call 952.352.1350 to listen to a great story read by local actors! Stories are available for listening 24/7 and it is FREE (for local calls--area codes 612, 651, 763 and 952). Each story runs for at least one week. Check out the book from your library and follow along!
We're saying farewell after more than 10 years of bringing you Minnesota StoryLine! As of March 2010, we will still record stories on an occasional basis but won't have a monthly theme or weekly schedule. Check the calendar on our website StoryLineMN or call 952.352.1350 to hear a story.
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