Royer’s will collect cards and coloring pages for active military and veterans in each of our stores Nov. 11-23 as part of the American Red Cross’ “Holidays for Heroes” program (formerly Holiday Mail for Heroes).
Collected cards and coloring pages will be handed over to the Red Cross, whose volunteers will organize them for delivery. Destinations include military installations, VFWs, American Legions, the Lebanon VA and retirement homes in 22 counties in central Pennsylvania.
Cards may be dropped off at any Royer’s during normal business hours. Coloring pages are available at the stores or can be downloaded here:
Christmas Tree
Santa
Ornament
Reindeer
Dreidel
The Red Cross offers these guidelines for preparing cards:
• Use generic salutations such as “Dear Service Member” as cards addressed to specific individuals cannot be delivered through this program.
• Include messages of support and thanks.
• Sign your name to them.
• Don’t include letters or other personal information (photos, addresses).
• Refrain from choosing cards with glitter.
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Last year in central Pennsylvania, the Red Cross assisted close to 2,000 people affected by nearly 750 local disasters.
Category: Community involvement
Royer’s honors veterans with free red, white and blue bouquets on Nov. 11
Any U.S. veteran who stops by a Royer’s store on Nov. 11 will receive a free red, white and blue bouquet.
“No one is more deserving of a national day of honor than the men and women who have served and sacrificed to protect our freedom,” said Greg Royer, president and CEO of the family-owned florist.
“It’s our privilege to offer this gesture of thanks on Veterans Day.”
The offer is available in person at all Royer’s stores.
2016 Bouquets for Books library wish lists
Our annual children’s book drive expands to two weeks in 2016.
Running Oct. 22-Nov. 5, Bouquets for Books benefits the library systems in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties and the independent Hershey Public Library and Middletown Public Library.
The libraries have provided these wish lists:
BERKS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Series:
Berenstain Bears
Beyonders
Curious George
Galaxy Jack
Goosebumps
Harry Potter
Llama Llama (Dewdney)
Lone Wolf
Magic Tree House
Paw Patrol
Pinkalicious
Secret Zoo
Seekers
Survivors
Board books:
Crayons’ Book of Colors
Itsy Bitsy Pilgrim
Cityblock (Alphablock)
Who Are They?
Deep See Dive (Lift-the-Flap Adventures)
Space Walk (Lift-the-Flap Adventures)
I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean!
PinWheel
Hot Dog, Cold Dog
What a Hoot!
Giraffes Can’t Dance
Doggies (Boynton on Board)
Animals (Baby Touch and Feel)
Trucks (Baby Touch and Feel)
Individual titles (hardcovers, please):
Grow! Raise! Catch! How We Get Our Food
Doll Days! Sew an Everyday Wardrobe for 18″ Dolls: Stylish Patterns to Mix, Match & Embellish
Princess in Black and the Perfect Princess Party
Battle in the Overworld: The Unofficial Minecrafters Academy Series, Book Three
Book That Proves Time Travel Happens
Berenstain Bears Under the Sea
Berenstain Bears Visit the Firehouse
Pete the Cat Storybook Collection: 7 Groovy Stories!
Pete the Cat’s Got Class
Dinotrux: Team Dinotrux!
Frank and Lucky Get Schooled
Unicorn Named Sparkle
Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: A Minibombo Book
Grumpy Pets
Lion Lessons
Best Days Are Dog Days
After Bedtime Story
Ogres Awake!
Me and Annie McPhee
Near, Far: A Minibombo Book
Curious George: Farm to Table
You Belong Here
Daddies Are Awesome
Superhero Dad
Saturday
My Dad Used to Be So Cool
Eleven and Holding
Seventh Wish
Trapped in the Overworld
Faith the Cinderella Fairy
What Do You Do with a Problem?
Haunter (Goosebumps Most Wanted Special Edition #4)
Too Many Moose!
My Favorite Pets: By Gus W. for Ms. Smolinski’s Class
Who Wants a Tortoise?
101 Reasons Why I’m Not Taking a Bath
Don’t Touch This Book!
Ice Age Collision Course: Welcome to Geotopia
Book of Monsters
Movie Night Magic! (Shimmer and Shine)
Cookie Boogie (Disney Palace Pets: Whisker Haven Tales)
Secret Life of Pets: The Deluxe Junior Novelization
Who You Gonna Call?
King for a Day! (Paw Patrol)
Star Song (Barbie Star Light Adventure)
I Am a Princess (Star Wars)
Star Wars: The Adventures of BB-8
Star Wars the Force Awakens: Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Volume 1
Space Shark! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Supergirl Takes Off! (DC Super Friends)
Bubble Trouble! (Blaze and the Monster Machines)
Thomas & Friends the Good Sport (Thomas & Friends)
Thomas’ Tall Friend (Thomas & Friends)
Don’t Splash the Sasquatch!
Bubblegum, Maps, and Missing Patience
Berenstain Bears Good Deed Scouts Help Their Neighbors
Make Way for Readers
On the First Day of Kindergarten
Beware! Space Junk!
I Love You More and More
Darkest Dark
Say Cheese, Teddy Rex!
Best Frints in the Whole Universe
Unlike Other Monsters
Beachy and Me
Clark the Shark: Lost and Found
Sophie’s Squash Go to School
Hello, My Name Is Tiger
Watch the Birdie!
Apple Picking Day!
Build, Dogs, Build: A Tall Tail
Mixed-Up Truck
Who Was Alexander the Great?
Who Was Jules Verne?
Jurassic Classics: The Presidential Masters of Prehistory: Discover America’s Prehistoric Forefathers
Coding Projects in Scratch
Laugh-Out-Loud Spooky Jokes for Kids
Lego Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force
Lego Ninjago Character Encyclopedia (Updated)
Living in . . . China
Living in . . . Mexico
Back to Dog-Gone School
Maker Lab: 28 Super Cool Projects: Build * Invent * Create * Discover
Tuesday Takes Me There: The Healing Journey of a Veteran and His Service Dog
Big Book of Things That Go
Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy Seeks a Fortune
Goofy Guide to Penguins: Toon Level 1
Music in My Heart: My Journey with Melody
Come Home, Angus
Heart of a Dolphin
This Is Not a Werewolf Story
Play Time for Peppa and George (Peppa Pig)
Kindergarten Is Cool!
Never Stop Singing: A Melody Classic 2
Phantom of the Theater: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure (Creepella Von Cacklefur #8
Mad Scientist Academy: The Weather Disaster
Secret Agent Man Goes Shopping for Shoes
Prissy & Pop: Big Day Out
Berenstain Bears’ Caring and Sharing Treasury
Too Much Glue
Cheese Experiment (Geronimo Stilton #63)
Still a Gorilla!
Hooray for Halloween
Science Fair Disaster!
Peppa’s Halloween Party (Peppa Pig: 8×8)
Piece of Home
Sea Monster Surprise (Geronimo Stilton Cavemice #11)
ABCs on Wheels
Milestones of Flight: From Hot-Air Balloons to Spaceshipone
Tiger Tail: (Or What Happened to Anya on Her First Day of School)
Snap of the Super-Goop
Pod vs. Pod
Flat Stanley and the Lost Treasure
Famous Fjord Race (Geronimo Stilton Micekings #2)
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion
Grayling’s Song
Skating with the Statue of Liberty
Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read
Thomas’ Big Storybook
Lowriders to the Center of the Earth (Book 2)
Sing with Me!: Action Songs Every Child Should Know
Press Here by Hervé Tullet
Mix It Up! by Hervé Tullet
Dem Bones by Bob Barner
All 11 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books
Dork Diaries #1: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life
Dork Diaries #7: Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: The SeaQuel
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: Fins of Fury
Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Dragonbreath (series by Ursula Vernon) books #4-10
Hamster Princess: Of Mice and Magic
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Sorta Like a Rockstar by Matthew Quick
The November Criminals by Sam Munson
Nerve by Jeanne Ryan
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman
The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer Smith
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Holiday Books
CUMBERLAND COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
Any titles in these series:
A to Z Mysteries
Amelia Bedelia
Bailey School Kids
Batman – DC Comics
Beginner Reader books such as I Can Read, Rookie Readers
Berenstain Bears
Biscuit Early Readers
Caillou
Curious George
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Dinotrux
Disney
Dora or Diego
Dork Diaries
Elephant and Piggie
Fancy Nancy
Froggy
Franklin
Geronimo Stilton
I Spy
I Survived
Lego
Magic Tree House
My Weird School
Pete the Cat
Pinkalicious
Pokemon
Star Wars early readers (especially Lego ones)
Thomas the Tank Engine
Books by these authors/illustrators:
Sandra Boynton
Margaret Wise Brown
Eric Carle (especially paperbacks)
Anna Dewdney (Llama Llama books)
Dr. Seuss
Ed Emberley (esp. Go Away, Big Green Monster!)
Mo Willems
Karma Wilson
Picture books:
Chuggington
I Stink, I’m Dirty, and/or I’m Mighty by McMullen
The Long, Long Line by Tomoko Ohmura
Maisy’s Bedtime by Lucy Cousins
Maisy Cleans Up by Lucy Cousins
Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go to Sleep! by Bruce Arant
The Snatchabook by Helen Docherty
This is the Farmer by Nancy Tafuri
Chapter books:
Any princess chapter books (ex: Jasmine, Ariel, etc.)
Big Nate
Any books in these subjects:
Early Reader Science (and other non-fiction)
Books on shapes (triangles, squares, circles, etc.)
DAUPHIN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
Anything written by:
Mo Willems
Eric Carle
Dr. Seuss
Rosemary Wells
Sandra Boynton
Lucy Cousins
Raina Telgemeier
Rick Riordan
Any book in these series:
I Funny by James Patterson
Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
Pete the Cat by James Dean
Big Nate by Lincoln Pierce
I Spy by Jean Marzollo
Can You See What I See by Walter Wick
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell
Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton
Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
American Girls by various authors
Artemis Fowl by Eion Colfer
Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
FRANKLIN COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
Silver Package: An Applachian Christmas by Rylant, Cynthia
What a Year by DePaola, Tomie
Missouri Homestead by Tedrow, T.L.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, by Seuss, Dr.
Max Drives Away by Wells, Rosemary
Ruby’s Tea For Two by Wells, Rosemary
Ruby’s Rainy Day by Wells, Rosemary
The Kids Fun-Filled Search & Find Book by Tallarico, Tony
I Wish You More by Rosenthal, Amy Krouse
You Are My Sunshine by Davis, Jimmie
A Bird’s Christmas Carol by Wiggins
Midnight on the Moon #8 Magic Tree House by Osborne, Mary Pope
Berenstain Bears Play Ball by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Berenstain Bears to the Rescue by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Berenstain Bears Soccer Star by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Berenstain Bears and the Big Election by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
The Very Busy Spider by Carle, Eric
Merry Christmas Amelia Bedelia by Parish, Peggy
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Seuss, Dr.
The Sneetches and Other Stories by Seuss, Dr.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Rowling, J.K.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Rawls, Wilson
Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy by Pilkey, Dave
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies by Pilkey, Dave
Pinkalicious and the Little Butterfly by Kann, Victoria
Pinkalicious: Apples, Apples, Apples! by Kann, Victoria
God Gave Us Thankful Hearts by Bergren, Lisa
Ten Lucky Leprechauns by Heling, Kathryn
A Berry Luck St. Patricks Day by Matheis, Mickie
The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Diaries by Riordan, Rick
Cowardly Clyde by Pete, Bill
Hubert’s Hair-Raising Adventure by Pete, Bill
Kermit the Hermit by Pete, Bill
The Whingdingdilly by Pete, Bill
Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent by Pete, Bill
How Droofus the Dragon Lost his Head by Pete, Bill
Big Bad Bruce by Pete, Bill
Farewell to Shady Glade by Pete, Bill
Eli by Pete, Bill
The Ant and the Elephant by Pete, Bill
Huge Harold by Pete, Bill
Ella by Pete, Bill
Zella, Zack and Zodiac by Pete, Bill
The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg by Pete, Bill
The Luckiest One of All by Pete, Bill
Cock-a-Doodle Dudley by Pete, Bill
Fly Homer Fly by Pete, Bill
Never Girls #1: In a Blink by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #2: The Space Between by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Grils #3: A Dandelion Wish by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #4: From The Mist by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #5: Wedding Wings by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #6: The Woods Beyond by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #7: A Pinch of Magic by Thorpe, Kiki
The Reluctant Pitcher by Christopher, Matt
Runaway Ralph by Cleary, Beverly
Ribsy by Cleary, Beverly
Shortstop from Tokyo by Christopher, Matt
The Team that Couldn’t Lose by Christopher, Matt
Undercover Tailback by Christopher, Matt
The Kid Who Only Hit Homers by Christopher, Matt
Fudge-a-mania by Blume, Judy
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Blume, Judy
Silver Package: An Applachian Christmas by Rylant, Cynthia
What a Year by DePaola, Tomie
Missouri Homestead by Tedrow, T.L.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Seuss, Dr.
Max Drives Away by Wells, Rosemary
Ruby’s Tea For Two by Wells, Rosemary
Ruby’s Rainy Day by Wells, Rosemary
The Kids Fun-Filled Search & Find Book by Tallarico, Tony
I Wish You More by Rosenthal, Amy Krouse
You Are My Sunshine by Davis, Jimmie
A Bird’s Christmas Carol by Wiggins
Midnight on the Moon #8 Magic Tree House by Osborne, Mary Pope
Berenstain Bears Play Ball by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Berenstain Bears to the Rescue by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Berenstain Bears Soccer Star by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Berenstain Bears and the Big Election by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
Berenstain Bears Trick or Treat by Berenstain, Stan & Jan
The Very Busy Spider by Carle, Eric
Merry Christmas Amelia Bedelia by Parish, Peggy
How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Seuss, Dr.
The Sneetches and Other Stories by Seuss, Dr.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Rowling, J.K.
Where the Red Fern Grows by Rawls, Wilson
Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy by Pilkey, Dave
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies by Pilkey, Dave
Pinkalicious and the Little Butterfly by Kann, Victoria
Pinkalicious: Apples, Apples, Apples! by Kann, Victoria
God Gave Us Thankful Hearts by Bergren, Lisa
Ten Lucky Leprechauns by Heling, Kathryn
A Berry Luck St. Patricks Day by Matheis, Mickie
The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Diaries by Riordan, Rick
Cowardly Clyde by Pete, Bill
Hubert’s Hair-Raising Adventure by Pete, Bill
Kermit the Hermit by Pete, Bill
The Whingdingdilly by Pete, Bill
Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent by Pete, Bill
How Droofus the Dragon Lost his Head by Pete, Bill
Big Bad Bruce by Pete, Bill
Farewell to Shady Glade by Pete, Bill
Eli by Pete, Bill
The Ant and the Elephant by Pete, Bill
Huge Harold by Pete, Bill
Ella by Pete, Bill
Zella, Zack and Zodiac by Pete, Bill
The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg by Pete, Bill
The Luckiest One of All by Pete, Bill
Cock-a-Doodle Dudley by Pete, Bill
Fly Homer Fly by Pete, Bill
Never Girls #1: In a Blink by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #2: The Space Between by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Grils #3: A Dandelion Wish by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #4: From The Mist by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #5: Wedding Wings by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #6: The Woods Beyond by Thorpe, Kiki
Never Girls #7: A Pinch of Magic by Thorpe, Kiki
The Reluctant Pitcher by Christopher, Matt
Runaway Ralph by Cleary, Beverly
Ribsy by Cleary, Beverly
Shortstop from Tokyo by Christopher, Matt
The Team that Couldn’t Lose by Christopher, Matt
Undercover Tailback by Christopher, Matt
The Kid Who Only Hit Homers by Christopher, Matt
Fudge-a-mania by Blume, Judy
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Blume, Judy
Freckle Juice (Replacement) by Blume, Judy
Then Again, Maybe I Won’t by Blume, Judy
All American Boys by Reynolds, Jason
Spring Breakdown by Carlson, Melody
The Last Olympian by Riordan, Rick
Dragonbreath #2: Attack of the Ninja Frogs by Vernon, Usula
Dragonbreath #4: Lair of the Bat Monster by Vernon, Usula
Dragonbreath #5: No Such Thing as Ghosts by Vernon, Usula
Dragonbreath #7: When Fairies Go Bad by Vernon, Usula
HERSHEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Any titles in these series:
Minecraft
Berenstain Bears
Pokemon
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Disney (especially princesses)
Jake and the Pirates
Elephant and Piggie
Fancy Nancy
I Spy
Lego
Pete the Cat
Thomas the Tank Engine
Maisy (by Lucy Cousins)
Dork Diaries
I Survived…(by Lauren Tarshis)
Books by these authors/illustrators:
Sandra Boynton
Margaret Wise Brown
Eric Carle
Mo Willems
Gordon Korman
Rick Riordan
Raina Telgemier
LIBRARY SYSTEM OF LANCASTER COUNTY
A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy
Andrew Lost by G. C. Greenburg
Animorphs by Katherine Applegate
Bad Kitty books by Nick Bruel
Bailey School Kids series by Debbie Dadey
Beginner Reader books such as I Can Read, Rookie Readers, Step into Reading, Easy Reader Leveled Books
Berenstain Bears (any!)
Big Nate series by Lincoln Pierce
The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm by Patricia MacLachlan
Calendar Mysteries by Ron Roy
Cam Jansen by David Adler
Capital Mysteries by Ron Roy
Captain Underpants series
Clifford the Big Red Dog (any!)
Critter Club series by Callie Barkley
Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series
Dork Diaries series by Rachel Renee Russel
Dora the Explorer books
Fancy Nancy books
Franklin books by Paulette Bourgeois
Geronimo Stilton books
Goosebumps by R.L. Stine
Hank the Cowdog books by John R. Erickson
Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon
Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling
I Survived by Lauren Tarshis
Little Critter books by Mercer Mayer
Maisy books by Lucy Cousins
Magic Attic Club series
Magic Puppy books by Sue Bentley
Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne
Mysterious Benedict Society, The by Trenton Lee Stewart
Nancy Drew books by Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys
Paw Patrol books
Peppa Pig books (based on the TV series)
Pete the Cat Beginner Readers
Pete the Cat books
Puppy Place books by Ellen Miles
Redwall series by Brian Jacques
Saddle Club series by Bonnie Bryant
Scaredy Squirrel books
Scooby Doo books
Spirit Animals books
Star Wars, especially Beginner Readers
Superheroes Beginner Readers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Time Wrap Trio by Jon Scieszka
Warriors by Erin Hunter
Weird School by Dan Gutman
Books by these authors/illustrators:
Dr. Seuss, Mo Willems, Eric Carle
Books about these subjects:
Airplanes
Alphabet Letters
Bugs
Colors
Fire Engines
Dentists, Doctors
Dinosaurs
Farms
Going to Daycare, Going to Kindergarten
Going to School
LEGO books and LEGO Storybooks
Numbers
Sports
Tractors
Trucks
Trains
LIBRARY SYSTEM OF LEBANON COUNTY
Click Clack Surprise! by Doreen Cronin
Duck on a Tractor by David Shannon
Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures: The Midnight Ride of Flat Revere by Jeff Brown
Frank Einstein and the Evoblaster Belt by Jon Scieszka
Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger
Jubilee by Patricia Reilly Giff
Judy Moody and Friends: Mrs. Moody in the Birthday Jinx by Megan McDonald
Lego Ninjago: Legend of the Brown Ninja by Meredith Rusu
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens by David Fentiman
Lion Lessons by Jon Agee
Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke
My Weird School Goes to the Museum by Dan Gutman
My Weird School: Talent Show Mix-Up by Dan Gutman
Puppy Place: Bonita by Ellen Miles
Skyler the Fireworks Fairy by Daisy Meadows
Stick Dog Slurps Spaghetti by Tom Watson
Tinyville Town Gets to Work by Brian Biggs
MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Younger readers
Mervin the Sloth Is About to Do the Best Thing in the World by Colleen AF Venable and Ruth Chan
Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske
Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) by Julie Falatko
If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t! by Elise Parsley
Where Do Pants Go? by Rebecca Van Slyke
This Is NOT a Cat! by David LaRochelle
How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin
An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns. By Betsy R. Rosenthal. Illus. by Jago. Lerner/Millbrook.
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore. By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. Illus. by R. Gregory Christie. Lerner/Carolrhoda.
Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret. By Bob Shea. Illus. by the author. Disney/Hyperion.
Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep! By Todd Tarpley. Illus. by John Rocco. Little, Brown.
Boats for Papa. By Jessixa Bagley. Illus. by the author. Roaring Book/Neal Porter.
A Chicken Followed Me Home! Questions and Answers about a Familiar Fowl. By Robin Page. Illus. by the author. Simon & Schuster/Beach Lane.
Detective Gordon: The First Case. By Ulf Nilsson. Illus. by Gitte Spee. Tr. by Julia Marshall. Gecko.
Don’t Throw It to Mo! By David A. Adler. Illus. by Sam Ricks. Penguin.
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music. By Margarita Engle. Illus. by Rafael López. HMH.
Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah. By Laurie Ann Thompson. Illus. by Sean Qualls. Random/Schwartz & Wade.
Float. By Daniel Miyares. Illus. by the author. Simon & Schuster.
Flop to the Top! By Eleanor Davis and Drew Weing. Illus. by the authors. TOON.
Flutter & Hum / Aleteo y zumbido: Animal Poems / Poemas de animales. Ed. by Julie Paschkis. Illus. by the author. Holt.
Gingerbread for Liberty: How a German Baker Helped Win the American Revolution. By Mara Rockliff. Illus. by Vincent X. Kirsch. HMH.
Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village. By Fang Suzhen. Illus. by Sonja Danowski. Tr. by Huang Xiumin. NorthSouth.
The Grasshopper and the Ants. By Jerry Pinkney. Illus. by the author. Little, Brown.
Growing Up Pedro. By Matt Tavares. Illus. by the author. Candlewick.
Hippos Are Huge! By Jonathan London. Illus. by Matthew Trueman. Candlewick.
I Yam a Donkey! By Cece Bell. Illus. by the author. Clarion.
If You Plant a Seed. By Kadir Nelson. Illus. by the author. HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray.
Lenny & Lucy. By Philip C. Stead. Illus. by Erin E. Stead. Roaring Book/Neal Porter.
Leo: A Ghost Story. By Mac Barnett. Illus. by Christian Robinson. Chronicle.
Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. By Jonah Winter. Illus. by Shane W. Evans. Random/Schwartz & Wade.
Mango, Abuela, and Me. By Meg Medina. Illus. by Angela Dominguez. Candlewick.
The Moon Is Going to Addy’s House. By Ida Pearle. Illus. by the author. Penguin/Dial.
The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea. By Brenda Z. Guiberson. Illus. by Gennady Spirin. Holt.
Moving Blocks. By Yusuke Yonezu. Illus. by the author. Michael Neugebauer/Minedition.
Mr. Squirrel and the Moon. By Sebastian Meschenmoser. Illus. by the author. Tr. by David Henry Wilson. NorthSouth.
My Tata’s Remedies = Los remedios de mi tata. By Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford. Illus. by Antonio Castro L. Cinco Puntos.
A Pig, a Fox, and a Box. By Jonathan Fenske. Illus. by the author. Penguin.
Piper Green and the Fairy Tree. By Ellen Potter. Illus. by Qin Leng. Knopf.
The Popcorn Astronauts: And Other Biteable Rhymes. By Deborah Ruddell. Illus. by Joan Rankin. Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry.
The Princess and the Pony. By Kate Beaton. Illus. by the author. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine.
Raindrops Roll. By April Pulley Sayre. Illus. by the author. Simon & Schuster/Beach Lane.
Red. By Jan De Kinder. Illus. by the author. Tr. by Laura Watkinson. Eerdmans.
The Skunk. By Mac Barnett. Illus. by Patrick McDonnell. Roaring Brook.
Special Delivery. By Philip C. Stead. Illus. by Matthew Cordell. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter.
Supertruck. By Stephen Savage. Illus. by the author. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter.
Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova. By Laurel Snyder. Illus. by Julie Morstad. Chronicle.
Tiptoe Tapirs. By Hanmin Kim. Illus. by the author. Tr. by Sera Lee. Holiday.
Trombone Shorty. By Troy Andrews. Illus. by Bryan Collier. Abrams.
Two Mice. By Sergio Ruzzier. Illus. by the author. Clarion.
Water Is Water: A Book about the Water Cycle. By Miranda Paul. Illus. by Jason Chin. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter.
Who Done It? By Olivier Tallec. Illus. by the author. Chronicle.
The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy. By Beatrice Alemagna. Illus. by the author. Tr. by Claudia Zoe Bedrick. Enchanted Lion.
Woodpecker Wham! By April Pulley Sayre. Illus. by Steve Jenkins. Holt.
Written and Drawn by Henrietta. By Liniers. Illus. by the author. Tr. by the author. TOON.
Bird and Diz. By Gary Golio. Illus. by Ed Young. Candlewick.
Counting Lions. By Katie Cotton. Illus. by Stephen Walton. Candlewick.
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker. By Robbie Robertson. Illus. by David Shannon. Abrams.
Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure. By Nadja Spiegelman. Illus. by Sergio García Sánchez. TOON Graphics.
My Pen. By Christopher Myers. Illus. by the author. Disney/Hyperion.
National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More Than 200 Poems with Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom! Ed. by J. Patrick Lewis. illus. National Geographic.
The Only Child. By Guojing. Illus. by the author. Random/Schwartz & Wade.
Pool. By JiHyeon Lee. Illus. by the author. Chronicle.
Sail Away. By Langston Hughes. Illus. by Ashley Bryan. Atheneum.
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement. By Carole Boston Weatherford. Illus. by Ekua Holmes. Candlewick.
Duck & Goose, Let’s Dance! (with an original song) by Tad Hills and Lauren Savage
School-age readers (kindergarten to middle school)
How To Be a Hero: by Florence Perry Heide
The Girl Who Lied by Sue Fortin
Middle School: Dog’s Best Friend (Middle School: Book 8) by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts
Irena’s Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto by Tilar J. Mazzeo
28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World. By Charles R. Smith Jr. Illus. by Shane W. Evans. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter.
Adam and Thomas. By Aharon Appelfeld. Illus. by Philippe Dumas. Tr. by Jeffrey M. Green. Seven Stories/Triangle Square.
Adventures with Waffles. By Maria Parr. Illus. by Kate Forrester. Tr. by Guy Puzey. Candlewick.
Blackbird Fly. By Erin Entrada Kelly. HarperCollins/Greenwillow.
The Blackthorn Key. By Kevin Sands. Aladdin.
Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings. By Matthew Burgess. Illus. by Kris Di Giacomo. Enchanted Lion.
Frederick’s Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass. By Doreen Rappaport. Illus. by London Ladd. Disney/Jump at the Sun.
Full Cicada Moon. By Marilyn Hilton. Penguin/Dial.
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras. By Duncan Tonatiuh. Illus. by the author. Abrams.
Fuzzy Mud. By Louis Sachar. Random/Delacorte.
George. By Alex Gino. Scholastic.
Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible. By Ursula Vernon. Illus. by the author. Penguin/Dial.
Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story. By Reem Faruqi. Illus. by Lea Lyon. Tilbury.
Lost in the Sun. By Lisa Graff. Penguin/Philomel.
Mad about Monkeys. By Owen Davey. Illus. by the author. Flying Eye.
Mars Evacuees. By Sophia McDougall. HarperCollins.
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery That Baffled All of France. By Mara Rockliff. Illus. by Iacopo Bruno. Candlewick.
My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle’s Journey to Alvin Ailey. By Lesa Cline-Ransome. Illus. by James E. Ransome. Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman.
My Two Blankets. By Irena Kobald. Illus. by Freya Blackwood. HMH.
Murder Is Bad Manners. By Robin Stevens. Simon & Schuster.
The Nest. By Kenneth Oppel. Illus. by Jon Klassen. Simon & Schuster.
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton. By Don Tate. Illus. by the author. Peachtree.
Red Butterfly. By A. L. Sonnichsen. Illus. by Amy June Bates. Simon & Schuster.
Roller Girl. By Victoria Jamieson. Illus. by the author. Penguin/Dial.
Sex Is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU. By Cory Silverberg. Illus. by Fiona Smyth. Seven Stories/Triangle Square.
Stella by Starlight. By Sharon M. Draper. Atheneum.
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America. By Susan Campbell Bartoletti. illus. HMH.
Tricky Vic: The Impossibly True Story of the Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. By Greg Pizzoli. Illus. by the author. Penguin/Viking.
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer. By Kelly Jones. Illus. by Katie Kath. Knopf.
The War That Saved My Life. By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Penguin/Dial.
Baba Yaga’s Assistant. By Marika McCoola. Illus. by Emily Carroll. Candlewick.
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club. By Phillip Hoose. illus. Farrar.
Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War. By Jessica Dee Humphreys and Michel Chikwanine. Illus. by Claudia Dávila. Kids Can.
Cuckoo Song. By Frances Hardinge. Abrams/Amulet.
Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans. By Don Brown. Illus. by the author. HMH.
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir. By Margarita Engle. Atheneum.
First Flight around the World: The Adventures of the American Fliers Who Won the Race. By Tim Grove. illus. Abrams.
Goodbye Stranger. By Rebecca Stead. Random/Wendy Lamb
The Hired Girl. By Laura Amy Schlitz. Candlewick.
The Lightning Queen. By Laura Resau. Scholastic.
Listen, Slowly. By Thanhhà Lại. HarperCollins.
My Seneca Village. By Marilyn Nelson. Namelos.
Orbiting Jupiter. By Gary D. Schmidt. Clarion.
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip through the Motown Sound. By Andrea Davis Pinkney. illus. Roaring Brook.
The Seventh Most Important Thing. By Shelley Pearsall. Knopf.
The Smoking Mirror. By David Bowles. IFWG.
The Thing about Jellyfish. By Ali Benjamin. Little, Brown.
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March. By Lynda Blackmon Lowery, as told to Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley. Illus. by P. J. Loughran. Penguin/Dial.
YORK COUNTY LIBRARIES
Martin Library
Happy Birthday, Chelsea by Mary Tilworth
Howdy-Doodle-Do by Mary Tilworth
Pete the Cat: Robo-Pete by James Dean
Pete the Cat Storybook Collection: 7 Groovy Stories by James Dean
Mouse Says Sorry by Michael Dahl
Llama Llama and the Bully Goat by Anna Dewdney
Llama Llama Sand and Sun by Anna Dewdney
Sweetest Spring by Apple Jordan
Fairy-Tale Fall by Apple Jordan
A Princess Can by Apple Jordan
Purplicious by Victoria Kann
Pinkalicious and the Snow Globe by Victoria Kann
Aqualicious by Victoria Kann
Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1: Locker Hero by Rachael Renee Russell
Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachael Renee Russell
Doc McStuffins Brave Dragon by Bill Scollon
Journey Home by Bill Scollon
The Huggleball Game by Bill Scollon
Redland Library
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
Little Blue Truck’s Halloween by Alice Schertle
Eek! Halloween! by Sandra Boynton
If Animals Kissed Goodnight by Anne Whiftord Paul
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
Paul Smith Library
They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel
Iggy, Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty
Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty
I am Jane Goodall by Brad Meltzer
I am George Washington by Brad Meltzer
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy
Six Dot: Story of Louis Braille by Jennifer Bryant
Children’s book drive returns Oct. 22-Nov. 5 to benefit public libraries
Royer’s annual children’s book drive returns Oct. 22-Nov. 5 to benefit area public libraries.
For each book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last.
Used books will not be accepted.
For more information, including library wish lists, visit royers.com/bouquetsforbooks.
In its first 10 years, Bouquets for Books has collected more than 15,000 books.
It’s boos and bouquets at Oct. 29 Royer’s Kids Club event
The Royer’s Kids Club is conjuring a Halloween-themed activity for its Oct. 29 event in all stores.
Children ages 5 to 12 are invited to make a special “Boo” bouquet and will receive a balloon.
They are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes, too.
Participants are asked to donate a new children’s book as the price of admission in support of our annual book drive — Bouquets for Books — to benefit area public libraries.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Registration is required by calling your nearest Royer’s store.
Ribbon cut, we’re open for business in Chambersburg
With the help of the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce and its members, we ceremonially cut the ribbon — actually a floral garland — on our new Chambersburg store on Sept. 7. The store is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays; 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Royer’s annual food drive collects more than one ton for area food banks
Royer’s annual food drive collected more than one ton of non-perishable items for the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and the Greater Berks Food Bank.
From June 18-July 2, “Royer’s Stems Hunger” asked customers to drop off donations at any Royer’s store in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties.
In return, customers received a free carnation for each food item, up to a maximum of six carnations per family per visit.
This year’s total of 2,061 pounds included contributions from five Drayer Physical Therapy Institute outpatient centers in the midstate.
In its six-year history, Royer’s Stems Hunger has collected nearly 12,000 pounds of food.
It’s a ‘Celebration of Summer’ at Aug. 20 Royer’s Kids Club event
Royer’s Kids Club is drinking in the season with its free “Celebration of Summer” event on Aug. 20.
Children ages 5 to 12 will have an opportunity to create an arrangement in a party cup and adorn it with a pinwheel stick-in.
Participants also will receive a free balloon.
Time slots are available at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Registration is required by calling your nearest Royer’s store.
We hope to see you there!
Thanks to your ‘Power of Pink’ purchases, Royer’s donates $3,090 to Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition
Royer’s has donated $3,090 to the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition.
The donation will support breast cancer survivors and their families and breast cancer research in Pennsylvania.
With every sale of its “Power of Pink” arrangement, Royer’s donates $10 to breast cancer organizations. The arrangement is available year-round.
Based in Lebanon, the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (pabreastcancer.org) represents, supports and serves breast cancer survivors and their families in Pennsylvania through educational programming, legislative advocacy and breast cancer research grants.
Royer’s Kids Club birthday card design contest entries due by June 30
Light the candles. Royer’s annual birthday card design contest is back.
Children ages 5 to 12 may enter the contest at any time through June 30.
The winning design will adorn the Royer’s Kids Club birthday card, which will be emailed to all kids club members on their special days.
The winning artist will receive free flowers on his or her birthday.
Entry forms are available at all Royer’s stores or downloaded at royers.com/kidsclub. To be eligible, entries must be dropped off at a Royer’s store by June 30.