Opposites -- 8/25/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Black? White! Day? Night! by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Short Dog, Long Dog by Anna Hrachovec

Books:
Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson
Dogs by Emily Gravett
Good News, Bad News by Jeff Mack
Opposites Attract by Mo Willems
You and Me: We're Opposites by Harriet Ziefert

Craft: Short/Long Dog

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (front and back of dog)

- Color pieces

- Cut squares out of colored paper

- Glue squares in strip between dog's front and back ends to make either a short or long dog

- Optional: Once squares glued into place, accordian fold the squares so dog can be both long and short

Extension Activities:

- Designate an "Opposites Day" in which yes means no and no means yes.  You have to do the opposite of everything you are directed to do.  Can't last the whole day?  Designate a morning or afternoon.

- Play a game of Fast/Slow Freeze Dance.  Yell out fast or slow while the music is playing and freeze when the music stops.

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Celebrating Authors: Alison Murray -- 3/10/26

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. A monthly virtual Story Time is posted the first Tuesday of the month on the library's Facebook page.  It is available to view for one month before the next video is posted.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Hickory Dickory Dog by Alison Murray
One Two That's My Shoe! by Alison Murray

Books:
Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray
Dino Duckling by Alison Murray
Hare and Tortoise by Alison Murray
The House That Zach Built by Alison Murray
The Little Green Hen by Alison Murray
Little Mouse by Alison Murray

Craft: Triangle Folded Dog

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (head, body)

- Color pieces

- Fold down along lines to make ears on head

- Fold along inner lines toward center and then along the outer lines to the outside so dog will stand

- Glue head to body

Extension Activities:

- Alison Murray likes to write and illustrate new versions of familiar rhymes and stories.  Read the traditional nursery rhymes and folk tales to compare them with her versions.  Which do you like better?  Why?

- Today's books all include dogs in the stories.  Visit a local animal shelter to volunteer with the dogs.  Different activities to volunteer for include reading with the dogs or petting them for socialization.

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The Alphabet -- 8/9/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

Animal ABC by Marcus Pfister

Books:

A is for Salad by Mike Lester

ABC of Feelings by Bonnie Liu

Animalicious: A Quirky ABC Book by Anna Dewdney

The Bookstore Cat by Cylin Busby

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

Click Clack Quackity-Quack by Doreen Cronin

Jeepers Creepers: A Monstrous ABC by Laura Leuck

Owls Are Good at Keeping Secrets by Sara O'Leary

Sign Language ABC by Lori Heller

Craft: Name Dog

- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Color template (head, tail) and cut out

- Cut out a square for each letter of your child's name

- Have your child write their name on the letters (one letter per square)

- Glue pieces together to make a dog with child's name spelled out in the middle

Extension Activities:

- Play a version of I Spy using the starting letter of the item they are looking for.

- Ask your child to sound out and spell some simple sight words (i.e. cat, dog, up, etc.).

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Building Block Award Winners Story Time: September 6, 2016

Books:
Move Over, Rover! by Karn Beaumont *
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos *
Naked! by Michael Ian Black
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

Craft: Accordian-Fold Dog
This week's craft was based on the picture above.  Children colored a dog cutout that had been cut into front and back pieces.  They then glued a piece of accordian-folded paper between the two halves of the dog so the dog can expand.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Move Over, Rover!, talk about storms with your child.  Are they scary?  Why or why not?
- Have your child "practice" reading a book.  Have them tell you the story from the pictures.