"Book Springs to Life"
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Book scenes spring to life
Students of District 203 paint their favorites on Nichols Library windows
By Amy Boerema
Daily Herald Staff Writer
Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006
On Kevin Wandke’s really bad day, he accidentally ran into a wall and split open his chin.
“It’s no fun when you get hurt really bad,” the 9-year-old said.
Still, it wasn’t quite as bad a day as the one 13-year-old Kyle has in Peg Kehret’s book “Escaping the Giant Wave,” where he deals with an earthquake, two tsunamis, a fiery hotel room and a bully.
“It’s an adventure story about how everything bad can happen,” Kevin said.
Kevin and several classmates saw one of their novel’s favorite scenes — when the tsunami overtakes buildings and hits a forest — come alive Monday on the windows of Nichols Library.
About a dozen fourth- and fifth-grade students from Naperville Unit District 203 are painting scenes from favorite books on windows of downtown businesses this week to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Battle of the Books.
The year-round program features kids reading from a list of 40 titles that include classics such as “Stuart Little” and “The Indian in the Cupboard.” Teams from each school will compete in April on questions about the books.
On Wednesday, students from Maplebrook, Meadow Glens, Naper, Highlands and River Woods elementary schools will do their own painting, with students from Prairie, Steeple Run, Ranch View, and Elmwood decorating windows later this week.
Besides “Escaping the Giant Wave,” Scott Elementary fourth-graders painted a scene from Kate DiCamillo’s “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.”
“It looks kinda messy, but it looks good,” said Roshaan Iqbal, 9.
He said he remembered reading that scene one night.
“You could feel your heart beating fast,” he said.
On the other side of the Nichols entryway, Scott fifth-graders painted scenes from “Looking for Bobowicz” and “The Trumpet of the Swan.”
“We didn’t think it was going to be that easy, but it was,” said Paige Hochstatter, 10. “It’s cool how it covers up the whole windows.”
Library spokeswoman Susan Greenwood agreed.
“They’re beautiful,” she said. “They really show off the kids’ imaginations.”
Book scenes spring to life
Students of District 203 paint their favorites on Nichols Library windows
By Amy Boerema
Daily Herald Staff Writer
Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006
On Kevin Wandke’s really bad day, he accidentally ran into a wall and split open his chin.
“It’s no fun when you get hurt really bad,” the 9-year-old said.
Still, it wasn’t quite as bad a day as the one 13-year-old Kyle has in Peg Kehret’s book “Escaping the Giant Wave,” where he deals with an earthquake, two tsunamis, a fiery hotel room and a bully.
“It’s an adventure story about how everything bad can happen,” Kevin said.
Kevin and several classmates saw one of their novel’s favorite scenes — when the tsunami overtakes buildings and hits a forest — come alive Monday on the windows of Nichols Library.
About a dozen fourth- and fifth-grade students from Naperville Unit District 203 are painting scenes from favorite books on windows of downtown businesses this week to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Battle of the Books.
The year-round program features kids reading from a list of 40 titles that include classics such as “Stuart Little” and “The Indian in the Cupboard.” Teams from each school will compete in April on questions about the books.
On Wednesday, students from Maplebrook, Meadow Glens, Naper, Highlands and River Woods elementary schools will do their own painting, with students from Prairie, Steeple Run, Ranch View, and Elmwood decorating windows later this week.
Besides “Escaping the Giant Wave,” Scott Elementary fourth-graders painted a scene from Kate DiCamillo’s “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.”
“It looks kinda messy, but it looks good,” said Roshaan Iqbal, 9.
He said he remembered reading that scene one night.
“You could feel your heart beating fast,” he said.
On the other side of the Nichols entryway, Scott fifth-graders painted scenes from “Looking for Bobowicz” and “The Trumpet of the Swan.”
“We didn’t think it was going to be that easy, but it was,” said Paige Hochstatter, 10. “It’s cool how it covers up the whole windows.”
Library spokeswoman Susan Greenwood agreed.
“They’re beautiful,” she said. “They really show off the kids’ imaginations.”
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