"Whatever you choose to do in life, be your best." This is what my father taught me when I was a child. In 2009, I chose to be a media assistant at Bella Vista and my focus has always been to make the library the best it can be so others will gain a love for reading books and visiting libraries to last a lifetime.
You don't have to wait until you're grown up to be your best. You can be your best now and the possibilities are endless! You can be the best student in class, the best daughter or son at home, the best friend to others, the best citizen in your community, even the best at reading 20 minutes every night to become the best reader you can be.
Being your best can be hard sometimes but it is worth it! I promise, you will feel good about how you live your life when you do your best.
Recently, I read a picture book called
The Numberlys by William Joyce. The only thing that exists in the Numberlys' colorless world are numbers. A few of the children decide they won't settle for what already exists. They want something more than just numbers. They work hard to come up with different ideas to improve upon what is already there. They create an even more wonderful world by adding letters, words and color to life! When you do your best you will create a more wonderful world too!
In conclusion, I want you to know
"I love you to the moon and back"and you will always have a special place in my heart. Good bye.
Mrs. Allison
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To celebrate National Library Week, we introduced Chris Grabenstein and his new book, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, which is an award winning chapter book and a Beehive Nominee for next year.
Meet the Author: As a child, Chris Grabenstein would perform puppet shows with his brothers. The only people who paid to attend were his parents. In middle school and high school his teachers told him he would be a writer when he grew up. When he was older he moved to New York with six suitcases and very little money. In New York he wrote advertisements for Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, 7Up, and many more companies. He wrote for television as well. He was part of a comedic improvisational group including a young Bruce Willis. Robin Williams would sometimes drop by and enjoy doing improv with the group as well. Chris has co-authored books with James Patterson. I, Funny is one of them. The sequel, I Even Funnier, came out in December, 2013. To learn more about Chris visit his website at chrisgrabenstein.com
