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Poetry Writing Resources

April 1, 2017 | strande

Explore our resources for instruction and inspiration for your poetry writing. More advanced titles can be found at the bottom of the list.

Picture yourself writing poetry : using photos to inspire writing by Laura Purdie Salas

Photographs and text introduce techniques and tips for writing poetry inspired by pictures and images, discussing word choices, and examining layout, metaphores, and related topics.

Barron's junior rhyming dictionary by John Foster

Lego Bingo Challenge

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The winners for the prize drawing are; Willy, Breanna, Rida, and Nishwarth. Thank you all who participated in the Lego Bingo Challenge! 

Come join us for two hours of creative play and building with our collection of Lego and Duplo Blocks. Participants can free play or complete our Lego Bingo Challenge.

The Lego Bingo Challenge

  • had three difficulty levels
  • can be completed individually or as a group
  • finish three challenges in a row or diagonally
  • turn in for a prize drawing*

 

For all ages, no registration required.

 

*One prize awarded per entry drawn. Winners will be contacted by phone or email. 

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Staff Picks - Best Picture Books of 2016

December 22, 2016 | marianne

The following titles are CPL Librarians' choices for the best picture books published in 2016. Check them out today!

1 big salad by Juana Medina

Juana Medina's ingenious illustrations nearly pop off the page in her new counting book, ONE BIG SALAD. One avocado deer saunters across the spread, two radish mice scurry by, until finally ten watercress seahorses swim onto the scene - all of the ingredients in one big salad!

ABC dream by Kim Krans

This stunning and innovative alphabet picture book will dazzle little ones and engage the adults who share it with them! Each page is dedicated to a letter, and clever alliterations are packed into each ink-and-watercolor spread.

Be Creative With Kids DVDs

June 16, 2016 | jonesw

Explore the arts with your favorite characters (or some new friends)  in these kids movies!

The museum [videodisc]

A young girl tours and twirls through museum galleries experiencing different emotions evoked by different styles of art, and then expresses her energy and inspiration when she finds an empty canvas.

Caillou [videodisc] : Caillou the creative

Four-year-old Caillou learns new lessons about life and the world around him. Contains twelve art-themed episodes.

Creative Lives on Film

June 1, 2016 | SuzyQ
Amy [videodisc]

Examines the life and career of pop singer Amy Winehouse.

Woody Guthrie [videodisc]: Ain't got no home

This film explores Guthrie's creative genius -- his life and music as well as lesser known talents like writing and painting. His music has been recorded by everyone from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to U2.

Jerome Robbins [videodisc] : something to dance about

Examines the life of the controversial master of the Broadway musical and ballet choreographer Jerome Robbins. Features excerpts from Robbins' work, including never-before-seen rehearsal footage, and interviews with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jacques d'Amboise, Suzanne Farrell, Arthur Laurents, Peter Martins, Frank Rich, Chita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harrick, Joseph Stein, and others.

Michigan Art & Architecture

June 1, 2016 | SuzyQ
Alden B. Dow : midwestern modern by Diane Maddex
Art Deco in Detroit by Rebecca Binno Savage
Buildings of Michigan by Kathryn Bishop Eckert

Creative Minds

June 1, 2016 | SuzyQ

Writers, musicians, artists, actors, designers, scientists ..... Read about thee creative people from past and present.

The age of genius : the seventeenth century and the birth of the modern mind by A. C Grayling
Your song changed my life : from Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, thirty-five beloved artists on their journey and the music that inspired it by Bob Boilen

Artists in the Movies

June 1, 2016 | SuzyQ
Big eyes [videodisc]

Walter Keane became a worldwide celebrity and talk show fixture in the 1950s after he pioneered the mass production of prints of big-eyed kids, and used his marketing savvy to sell them cheaply. Unfortunately, he claimed to be the artist. That role was played by Margaret, his shy wife. The ruse broke up their marriage and led to a divorce and a dramatic courtroom battle to prove authorship of the paintings.

My left foot [videodisc]

Dramatization of the life of Christy Brown, an artist paralyzed by cerebral palsy.

Girl with a pearl earring [videodisc]

17-year-old Griet must work to support her family, so she becomes a maid in the house of Johannes Vermeer, where she attracts the master painter's attention. He is commissioned to paint Griet, and the result is one of the greatest paintings ever created.

Lives of the Artists

May 24, 2016 | strande

Picture Books

The sky painter : Louis Fuertes, bird artist by Margarita Engle

A collection of poems that explore the life of Louis Fuertes and his sense of wonder when he painted living, flying birds in their natural habitats.

Beatrix Potter by Margaret Speaker-Yuan

Follow that Line

May 24, 2016 | strande
Harold and the purple crayon by Crockett Johnson

Harold decides to take a walk in the moonlight, but first he must create a moon with his purple crayon..

The straight line wonder by Mem Fox

Despite the admonitions of his friends, a straight line enjoys expressing himself by twirling in whirls, pointing his joints, and creeping in heaps.

Lines that wiggle by Candace Whitman

A variety of monsters and other creatures demonstrate some of the different things that lines can do, from curve and curl to zig-zag.

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