Book Buddies- A Library Program

Book Buddies was a program we had in the Spring. Kindergartners and first graders honed their reading skills by reading to older boys and girls.

Older Buddy Tommy, 4^th Grade

Book Buddies is a program where little buddies (usually 5 or 6 year olds) come in and read to older kids (usually 4^th or 5^th graders). The way it helps the little buddies is that the older buddies listen and help the little buddies if they cannot read a word. But it isn’t just the little kids reading. The older buddies read to the younger buddies as well. This is basically a Book Buddies session, the little buddy comes in, then he/she reads a book, then I read a book to him/her.

I think it is fun because you get to meet a new buddy each week.

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Older Buddy Olivia, 6^th Grade

I liked being an older buddy because it was fun watching your younger buddy improve on his/her reading. It’s fun because you get to pick out books that you think your younger buddy will like. I guess I picked out all the right books because my younger buddy was awesome and loved the books I read. Your younger buddy looks up to you and listens to you when you read. I would definitely be an older buddy again!! :-)

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Younger Buddy Samantha, KG

What did you like about the Book Buddies Program?

Reading with Olivia because she was nice

What was your favorite book and why did you like it?

Sea Chest. It was about a grandma when she was a little girl. She found a sea chest and inside was a baby who she named Seaborne.

Thanks for a great program.

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Younger Buddy, Maya, KG

I really liked Book Buddies. My favorite part was reading the books and seeing all the different books every week.

Fourth Grader Madison Reviews Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are"

My favorite book is Where the Wild Things Are, because it is so imaginative, and the illustrations are really descriptive.  I also like it because it tells what is happening on the whole page and not just part of the page. My favorite part of the story was when Max’s room transformed into the forest. My least favorite part was when Max got tired of living with the Wild Things and being king of them and wanted to go home. Over all it was a really good book!

Photograph by Alice Roche, Children's Department Staff Member.

Fourth Grader Jessica Reviews "The Talented Clementine"

The Talented Clementine by Sara Pennypacker is a story about a girl named Clementine who runs into a problem. Her class is having a talent show and she has no talent! Clementine goes to her friend Margaret and asks her for an easy talent. Margaret goes through all of her talents and when she comes to tap dancing she lets Clementine try it out. Clementine makes her own tap dancing shoes out of beer bottle caps and gets in trouble for all of her creativity! Clementine also tries to bring her brother on a leash because she can really make him smile but that doesn’t work. What will Clementine do?! Once that problem’s solved you’ll want to read all books in the Clementine series!

Photograph by Alice Roche, Children's Department Staff Member.