Book Chat with Mrs. Matzat

Greetings all of you library lovers! As you know, I’ve been at the Missouri school library conference the last few days with Mrs. Pingleton and Mrs. Pock, the other librarians on our campus. I learned lots of new things and even did two presentations to share some of my ideas with other librarians. Two very exciting things happened at the conference – I got to hear who one the Show Me Award and the Mark Twain Award, and I got meet Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series! So, first things first. Here are the 2009 winners (drum roll, please):

Show Me Award:

3rd Place – Can I Bring My Pterodactyl to School (9,806 votes)
2nd Place – One Potato, Two Potato (12, 008 votes)
1st Place – Hero Cat (32,781 votes)

Mark Twain Award:

3rd Place – Rules (1,675 votes)
2nd Place – Million Dollar Putt (3,286 votes)
1st Place – Sea of Monsters (3,825 votes)

Rick Riordan won the award two years in a row! Pretty neat! So what do you think of the results? Do you agree with them? Be sure to comment and share your thoughts.

Now for my special surprise. Enjoy!

Click to see Mrs. Matzat Meets Rick Riordan!

Hey Percy Jackson fans! Have I got news for you. Next Monday I will be at the Missouri school librarians conference, and guess who I get to see in person – you got it – Rick Riordan, the author of the Lightning Thief! He won the Mark Twain award last year will be accepting the award offically at the conference Monday night. I hope I will be able to take some pictures that I can share with you.

So, here’s my question for you. If you had a chance to meet Rick Riordan in person, what would you ask him? Share your questions with me by posting a comment. You never know, maybe I will be able to talk to him and share some of your thoughts.

Check out his website to learn more about the author and his books. He answers lots of questions on his “about the author” page.

I will be sure to share my conference adventures with you when I get back, and I will be able to tell you who won this year’s Mark Twain Award!

Your library lady,

Mrs. Matzat

This week in library we read the book Bubble Homes and Fish Farts, and we learned about several animals that use bubbles in very unique ways. We also talked about how April is National Poetry Month, and I challenged you with the task of writing an acrostic poem about one of the animals in the book. This is your chance to publish your poems for the world! Leave a comment where you type your acrostic poem to share with others. I can’t wait to see your creativity!

Your Library Lady,

Mrs. Matzat