Dial A Story From the Mid Mississippi Regional Library “Christmas at the Top of the World” by Tim Coffey
Little Reindeer has heard of an amazing place where the stars are close enough to touch! Now Papa is going there on a journey, and he won’t be back until Christmas Day. It’s hard for Little Reindeer to wait. So on a quiet night, when the wind from the north feels different, Little Reindeer sets out on a journey of his own. And one by one, every creature of the North Woods joins him as he travels to the top of the world to find Papa-and the magic of Christmas Eve. Children can call the free dial-a-story line at 289-8069 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to hear the rest of this story over the telephone. Dial-a-story is provided by the Attala County Library through funding by the Mid-Mississippi Regional Library System and an LSTA grant from the Mississippi Library Commission.
Dial A Story From the Mid Mississippi Regional Library “Hurry, Hurry, Mary Dear” by N. M. Bodecker
“Hurry, Hurry, Mary dear, fall is over, winter’s here. Not a moment to be lost, in a minute we get frost! In an hour we get snow! Drifts like houses! Ten below! “ So begins this hilarious nonsense rhyme by a much-loved writer who won wide critical acclaim and a devoted audience during his lifetime. Illuminated by Bodecker’s rare imagination, his glorious sense of the absurd, and his firsthand knowledge of country living, all beautifully matched by Erik Blegvad’s wondrous watercolor paintings, this is a book to delight young readers and their elders again and again. Children can dial 289-8069 to hear this free story over the telephone. Dial-a-story is a service of the Attala County Library provided by the Mid-Mississippi Regional Library System and an LSTA grant from the Mississippi Library Commission.
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