Favorite Picture Books of 2025 -- 12/2/25

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.

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A Scrub in the Tub by Jan Thomas
The Pigeon WON'T Count to 10! by Mo Willems
Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan

Books:
Big Bike, Little Bike by Kellie DuBay Gillis
Cats in Construction Hats by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World) by Corey R. Tabor
Nellie's Big Splash by Cori Doerrfeld
Who Meows? A Book of Animal Sounds by Robin Page

Craft: Pig Ornament

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, head, legs, holly leaves & berries)

- Color pieces

- Glue head onto center of body

- Glue legs to back bottom of body

- Glue holly berries & leaves where you like

- Optional: Cut a piece of yarn/string and tape to back for a ornament hanger

Extension Activities:

- Make bathtime more fun with some Ice Fishing.  Add a couple drops of food coloring to water and freeze in ice cube trays.  Add 1-2 cubes to the bath water and see if your child(ren) can catch them.

- Practice counting to ten by having your child(ren) find 10 related items.  (ex - blue items, pieces of clothes, books, etc.)

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Virtual Story Time: New Books of 2025 -- December 2025

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.) 

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The Pigeon WON'T Count to 10! by Mo Willems
I Hate Everything! by Sophy Henn

Books:
The Backwards Alphabet Book by Paul Friedrich
The Book That Never Ends by Beck Stanton
Loki! Loki! Where Are You? by Kurt Hartman
The Mushroom of Doom by Becky Davies
This Book Is Dangerous! by Ben Clanton
Vampire Jam Sandwich by Casey Lyall


Extension Activities:
- Poll family and friends to discover what books they read this year were their favorites.  Read those books and see if you agree.
- Make a scrapbook of favorite memories from 2025.  Let your children dictate their favorite memories and stories to include.  Draw or add in photos of those memories.

Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates -- 11/25/25

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.

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Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates by Cheryl B. Klein
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin

Books:
A Cat Like That by Lester Laminack
Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion by Stephen W. Martin
I Am Wriggly by Michael Rosen
Short Dog, Long Dog: A Book of Opposites by Anna Hrachovec
Sterling, Best Dog Ever by Aidan Cassie

Craft: Cat Necklace

- Print template (left) onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out cat

- Punch hole at end of tail

- Color cat

- String cat onto a piece of curling ribbon

- Optional: String beads onto curling ribbon

- Tie ends of curling ribbon so can wear as necklace

Extension Activities:

- Discuss pet responsibility.  What all do you need to take care of a pet?  What types of food would your pet eat? 

- Extend the song book Cows in the Kitchen by adding more animals into the house (ex - goats in the garbage, bats in the bathroom, ants in the attic, etc).

Roar: A Book of Animal Sounds by Katerina Kerouli

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.

Roar: A Book of Animal Sounds by Katerina Kerouli **

Books:
Animals Go Vroom! by Abi Cushman
Beastly Babies by Ellen Jackson
A Couch for Llama by Leah Gilbert
Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root
Night Animals by Gianna Marino
A Perfect Day by Lane Smith
Wolf Won't Bite by Emily Gravett

Craft: Fox Paper Bag Puppet
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out pieces (face, ears, tail)
- Color pieces and bag (body)
- Glue head and ears to bottom of bag so can open and close mouth
- Glue tail to back of bag


Extension Activities:
- Play a game of animal charades.  Have your child act out how the animal moves, talks, etc and then try to guess what animal it is.
- Poll family members and friends to determine favorite animals.  Help your child create a chart showing what the favorite animals are and how many people chose them as their favorite.


** Notes - The original plan was to focus the story on the book A Couch for Llama by Leah Gilbert.  However, when I read it to a school class the week before it flopped.  The book would be great in a smaller setting or one-on-one but just geared towards a big group of chidlren.


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I'm My Own Dog -- 11/10/25

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.

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I'm My Own Dog by David Ezra Stein
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj
Cowy Cow by Chris Raschka

Books:
Buddy and the Bunnies in Don't Play With Your Food by Bob Shea
Flat Cat by Tara Lazar
Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam
Pet This Book by Jessica Young
That's My Dog! by Rick Walton
Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland

Craft: Hamster

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, legs/arms)

- Color pieces

- Fold body along dotted lines and then roll and glue end of body to just behind the head to make it stand

- Glue legs to bottom of hamster

- Glue arms to sides of hamster

Extension Activities:

- Visit a pet store to learn more about the different types of pets and how to care for them.

- Make a pets mural by letting your child cut out pictures of animals they think would make good pets from old magazines and then gluing them to a piece of paper.

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