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‘SWEET DREAMS LULLABY’
BY BETSY E. SNYDER
This dreamy, lyrical picture book will reach a whole new audience, joining the ranks of Betsy E. Snyder’s other beloved board and novelty formats, “Haiku Baby” and “Have You Ever Tickled a Tiger?”
Full of collage artwork created from natural materials, this gentle book of soothing rhymes is a great bedtime read for your littlest ones.
Published in hardcover in 2010, “Sweet Dreams Lullaby” is now available as a board book, the perfect bedtime companion.
Ages 0-4.
‘ZIGZAG KIDS: SKY HIGH’
BY PATRICIA REILLY GIFF
From the author of the Kids of the Polk Street School books, the Zigzag Kids series is set in a raucous and fun-filled afterschool program featuring a multicultural cast of characters.
Black-and-white illustrations by Alasdair Bright capture all the energy and excitement.
Charlie has lots of ideas. Need something to go sky high? Ah-ha! The Zinger Winger!
Need to launch a cheese popper into soup? The Amazing Popper-Upper!
But the Zinger-Winger zings more than wings and the Popper-Upper is a flop.
Charlie isn’t allowed to invent for a week. Meanwhile, the afterschool invention fair is coming up.
He needs time to make something special. Good thing he has his friends and Mr. Redfern, another inventor, to help him out.
Ages 6-9.
‘A THUNDEROUS WHISPER’
BY CHRISTINA DIAZ
GONZALEZ
Ani believes she is just an insignificant whisper of a 12-year-old girl in a loud world. This is what her mother tells her anyway.
Her father made her feel important, but he’s been off fighting in Spain’s Civil War, and his voice in her head is fading.
Then she meets Mathias. His family has just moved to Guernica and he’s as far from a whisper as a 14-year-old boy can be. Ani thinks Mathias is more like lightning. A boy of action.
Mathias’s father is part of a spy network and soon Ani finds herself helping him deliver messages to other members of the underground. She’s actually making a difference in the world.
And then her world explodes when the sleepy little market town of Guernica is destroyed by Nazi bombers. In one afternoon Ani loses her city, her home, her mother.
But in helping the other survivors, Ani gains a sense of her own strength. And she and Mathias make plans to fight back in their own unique way.
Ages 10 and up.
‘HANGING BY A THREAD’
BY SOPHIE LITTLEFIELD
The quaint little beach town of Winston, Calif., may be full of wholesome townsfolk, picturesque beaches, and laid back charm, but Clare Knight is about to uncover something underneath its thriving demeanor.
Someone is hiding something, and it’s as gruesome as the townsfolk, and their stately homes, are stunning.
Amanda Stavros, fellow classmate and resident of Winston, is gone and there’s no sign of her ever coming back. Everyone says she was taken and murdered, but where’s the evidence? And why is everyone okay with this, except for Clare?
Luckily — or as it’s been turning out, unluckily — Clare possesses a gift, an ability to see visions from the clothes she works with. And since her clothes come solely from the townsfolk, Clare has become privy to some startling and disturbing memories.
Will she uncover who killed Amanda Stavros? Or is she just moving herself up in line to be the next victim of Winston?
Ages 12 and up.
NOTE: Email dpeery@edmondsun.com to have your name entered into a drawing for the following titles: “Sweet Dreams Lullaby” and/or “Zigzag Kids: Sky High” and/or “A Thunderous Whisper.” Deadline is 10 a.m. Feb. 18. Winner will be notified by return email. Winner is responsible for picking up the book at The Edmond Sun at 123 S. Broadway. All entrants must be 18 or older to win.
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Best of Books observes 94th annual Children’s Book Week
Internationally renowned Choctaw storyteller and author Tim Tingle will perform and sign copies of his new children’s novel, “How I Became A Ghost,” a story about the Choctaw Trail of Tears told by a young boy, Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon at Best of Books, 1313 E. Danforth Road, Kickingbird Square.
Children will take home free Children’s Book Week posters and totes. This year’s poster artist is Brian Selznick, the 2008 Caldecott Medal winner for The Invention of Hugo Cabret. And children also will get one of the first peeks in the country at Tingle’s new book for children. -
ACM@UCO signs exchange program agreement with ACM
The Academy of Contemporary Music at the University of Central Oklahoma (ACM@UCO) recently signed an exchange program agreement with the original ACM in Guildford, England. The agreement will allow Central ACM students with global opportunities to study with contemporary music experts at the ACM in Guildford.
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5-14 Good Reads
NOTE: Email dpeery@edmondsun.com to have your name entered into a drawing for the following titles: “The FitzOsbornes at War” and/or “Pretty Penny Makes Ends Meet” and/or “Spirit’s Chosen.” Deadline is 10 a.m. May 20. Winner will be notified by return email. Winner is responsible for picking up the book at The Edmond Sun at 123 S. Broadway. All entrants must be 18 or older to win.
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Locals join Dallas film shoot
University of Central Oklahoma graduate Page Tudyk recently landed the lead supporting actress role in the film “I,” due to start filming this summer in Edmond and the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
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Mumford & Sons event needs volunteer force
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Artist INC program to present workshop
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5-7 Good Reads
NOTE: Email dpeery@edmondsun.com to have your name entered into a drawing for “Behind the Bookcase.” Deadline is 10 a.m. May 13. Winner will be notified by return email. Winner is responsible for picking up the book at The Edmond Sun at 123 S. Broadway. All entrants must be 18 or older to win.
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Oklahoma Choral Artists presents ‘Trial by Jury’
At 7 p.m. May 15 in the Christian Life Center at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, the Oklahoma Choral Artists will present a program of operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan featuring a staged performance with professional instrumental ensemble of “Trial by Jury.” The performance is co-sponsored by Oklahoma Choral Artists and the Emerson Community Action Board, a group of concerned citizens providing support for the Oklahoma City Public School’s Emerson Mid-High Alternative School, a school for young persons who are working to keep their lives together and earn a high school diploma. All proceeds from the evening will go to the support of projects at Emerson.
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Fine Arts Institute schedules 5 X 5 Art Show and Sale
The Fine Arts Institute will present its first “5 X 5 Art Show and Sale” on Sunday. This exhibit includes 55 artists from Oklahoma. The show and sale begins at 5:55 p.m. May 5 with a $5 admission at the door of the Fine Arts Institute, 27 E. Edwards. All art work is priced at $55 and will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The exhibit will hang in the FAI gallery May 5-15. Some of the artists included are Jennifer Hustis, Thomas Stotts, Bert Seabourn, Kyle Golding, Jackson Compton, Doris Nelson, Clint Stone, Arni Anderson, Michelle Wiser, Gary Lennon, Linda Kukuk and many more. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. All purchased art is to be picked up May 15. Proceeds from 5 X 5 will go toward operational costs at the Fine Arts Institute to help keep tuition and fees affordable for students of all ages. - More Arts & Entertainment Headlines
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