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2007 Texas Reading Club Manual
Family Program
by Lucina Carpenter
Family Time With the Whole Crew
This program is designed to involve the entire family in the Texas Reading Club. It can be used
as a kick-off event to start your programming or as a special program to re-introduce families to
the library. Keep in mind the best scheduling option for families and consider holding this
program on a Saturday or in the early evening so that everyone can participate. For additional
information on planning family programs, especially storytimes, try Family Storytime: Twentyfour
Creative Programs for All Ages by Rob Reid, available online through NetLibrary, a
TexShare resource.
Books to Share
Baby’s Boat by Jeanne Titherington.
Big Dog and Little Dog Go Sailing by Selina Young.
Captain Annabel by Neal Evan Parker.
Dawn Watch by Jean E. Pendziwol.
Dove by Robin L. Graham.
Frank and Izzy Set Sail by Laura McGee Kvasnosky.
Ghost Ship by Dietlof Reiche.
Henry the Sailor Cat by Mary Calhoun.
Jack’s New Boat by Sarah McMenemy.
Little Rat Sets Sail by Monika Bang-Campbell.
Richard Scarry’s Pie Rats Ahoy! by Richard Scarry.
Rescuing Einstein’s Compass by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim.
Sail Away by Donald Crews.
Sailing With the Wind by Thomas Locker.
Sailor Cats by Emily Whittle.
Sailor Moo: Cow at Sea by Lisa Wheeler.
Sheep on a Ship by Nancy Shaw.
To the Island by Charlotte Agell.
The True Adventure of Daniel Hall by Diane Stanley.
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene Field.
Bulletin Board
Safe Harbor
Cover the bulletin board with light blue kraft paper. Copy the quote from Mark Twain provided
below and attach it to the bulletin board. Decorate the bulletin board with book jackets and
pictures of a few “ports of call,” such as an island, a marina, New York Harbor, etc. Check with
a local travel agent for brochures and posters that could be cut up for pictures. Prepare die-cut
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