{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Jennifer Schultz","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/jschultz\/","title":"Summertime, Summertime, Sum Sum Summertime","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bQGE6EWFJj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/summertime-summertime-sum-sum-summertime\/\">Summertime, Summertime, Sum Sum Summertime<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/05\/summertime-summertime-sum-sum-summertime\/embed\/#?secret=bQGE6EWFJj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Summertime, Summertime, Sum Sum Summertime&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"bQGE6EWFJj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Memorial Day is fast approaching, and with that means the beginning of summer, outdoor barbecues, and for children&#8217;s\/YA librarians, summer reading program time! If you&#8217;re planning a summer-themed storytime, consider adding these books to your repertoire. Patterned after Gertrude Stein&#8217;s famous quote from her poem, Sacred Emily (&#8220;A rose is a rose is a rose&#8221;), Summer is Summeris a joyous celebration of the ordinary things that make summer great: &#8220;A bee is a bee is a bee\/a tree is a tree is a tree\/Cool in the shade\/Pink lemonade\/Summer is summer is summer.&#8221; Dandelions blowing in the wind, fishing off a log, baseball games (&#8220;rain or shine\/baseball time\/summer is summer is summer&#8221;), building sandcastles, and a nighttime boardwalk create an atmosphere of a long, lazy, and carefree summer. The children will enjoy the rhythmic text and bright illustrations, while adults will undoubtedly become nostalgic about their own childhood summers. Preschoolers and...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/summerissummer.thumbnail.jpg"}