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Our favorite books (new and old), fun new products, upcoming store events, Waupaca activities, author visits, Waupaca school district events and more. Comments, share, and visit often!
Heidi, Ellie and Ethan on a Field Trip to Dragonwings.

Field Trip to Dragonwings Bookstore

Students from the Learning Cottage Daycare and Preschool went on a Field Trip to Dragonwings Bookstore last week.  They each wore hand-decorated sun visors and carried slings for their water bottles.  At Dragonwings they hunted for dragons, raced cars on the Ramp Racer, set up the train set, held a Fastrack competition, and prepared and [...]

Read More » | August 1, 2011 | Category: Events, Fun Photos, News | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , ,
10-minute puppets

10 Minute Puppets Workshop

Join us this Thursday, July 7, from 3:00-4:00 for quick, exciting puppet-making!  Everyone will get to make 3 or 4 puppets from ideas in the book 10-Minute Puppets, by puppeteer Noel MacNeal. Then, take the fun home with you by performing puppet shows or adding to your cast!  This is perfect for children ages 6-14 [...]

Read More » | July 5, 2011 | Category: Activities, Events, News | Comments: none | Tags: , , ,

Dragonwings Bookstore Fun for Kids Waupaca, WI Sharon Lovejoy Event…

Hey Everyone!The Sharon Lovejoy book signing event last Saturday was a great success! Check out Sharon Lovejoy’s blog to see what she thought of the event…http://sharonlovejoy.blogspot.com/2010/06/dandelion-wishes-to-you.html

Read More » | June 8, 2010 | Category: Events | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Zoomer

Zoomerby Ned Young His brothers, Hooper and Cooper, may be getting ready for a day at school but Zoomer has other plans for the day. Ned Young tells a fun family story with bright, cheerful illustrations and great details. While the puppies play a game of baseball in their father’s bedroom, the birds have started [...]

Read More » | April 24, 2010 | Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

No TV Week Photos

Over 50 people showed up to try our Jokes, Pranks, and Magic Tricks for Tuesday’s No TV Week after school program. Thanks to the hundreds of inspiring activities in the Encyclopedia of Immaturity, we had a great time setting up funny experiments for everyone to try. Above a young student is attempting pencil athletic feats [...]

Read More » | April 23, 2009 | Category: Activities | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Planet Earth and Universe Favorites

Kids of all ages love books about world records, planets and stars, and amazing animal facts. Books like these are often put in a category called non-fiction, a strange name, which sounds boring, vaguely negative, and generally meaningless. This is odd, because the following books are actually dynamic, interactive, and addictive to read; and we [...]

Read More » | November 11, 2008 | Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Our Favorite New Books for All Ages

Louise the Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo and Harry Bliss Talk about adventures! Louise leaves the farm to find excitement and soon meets up with pirates, gets shipwrecked, joins the circus, is chased by a lion, gets kidnapped and imprisoned in a foreign bazaar and survives to tell the tale back on the [...]

Read More » | November 4, 2008 | Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Kisha’s Reviews

Dear Ellen, I just finished reading The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor. I really loved it. the story itself was so completely different (from Alice in Wonderland), but there were quite a few connections mostly with the characters names and such, but I thought it was very inventive and creative. There was like a [...]

Read More » | November 6, 2007 | Category: book-reviews | Comments: none | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,


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