Missy Column Encourages Colorful Entries and Prizes
Missy asks readers to join in contests including a coloring contest with a June deadline. She notes many recent specials but wants regular stories and poems, promising to print winners and honorable mentions such as Doreen Dunham of Union City, Michelle Lorenzen of Fremont, and Debbly McGrath of Hayward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dling
Doreen Dunham
Union City
Michelle Lorenzen
Fremont
Debbly McGrath
Hayward
Books on Reiss and Tereshkova in new biographies
The piece reviews The Journey Back by Johanna Reiss recounting postwar Holland and the Fosterfeld family. It also profiles It Is I, Sea Gull by Mitchell A. Sharpe about Valentina Tereshkova, highlighting her early years as a tomboy and later role in the Russian space program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Reiss
Holland
Fosterfeld
Reiss
Valentina Tereshkova
Ted
Sea Gull
Mitchell A. Sharpe
Valentina
Dey MASSY Rainbow City Gift Scene Ends Poem Page
Frederick and April embrace amid a wind torn rainbow scene in Dey Massy’s History Rainbow City. A King’s gift appears as leaves scatter and colors shimmer on the ground, foreshadowing a festive next week in Roseville poetry and local school life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massy
Rainbow City
Frederick
April
Hainbow City
Tal
Roseville
Parents Corner Tips for Encouraging Library Visits
A guide for parents to introduce children to libraries during a hot summer. It covers first-visit steps, meeting librarians, navigation basics, obtaining and protecting library cards, choosing appropriate books, and creating a visual reading record with a growing paper bookworm display.
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By Joyce Simkins
San Leandro Community Library
Atti Lala
Mom
Allhose IJ
Missy Mouse Daily Review
Rainbow Club
P.O
Calif
Nome
Shelly Baver
Cattle Valley
Debbie Calkins
Sheila Ernst
Leandro San
Amy Calabrian
Limerick
Ronny Wheat
Danny
Stacy Meadows
Newark
T.V
Carons
Daniel Christopher
Lucky
Donna
Kim
Darlere Outie
Southgate School
David August
Haywards
Abby
Pamela Hart
Cacalla Jeong
San Lorenzo
Gary DeVors
Ags Hayward
Steve Mengles
Steve
the Daily Review
Kavin Fuller
Framont
Lil Elario
Paul Ruiz
waeeTe
Dany Suguitan, Jr
Lethia Pedrosa
Parents
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