Penguins -- 1/14/25

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.

Click HERE for this month's online Story Time.

If You Were a Penguin by Wendell Minor
Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups by Tadgh Bentley
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis

Books:

Baby Penguins Everywhere by Melissa Guion

Little Penguins by Cynthia Rylant

Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Penguin by Polly Dunbar

Pierre the Penguin: A True Story by Jean Marzollo

Vampenguin by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Craft: Penguin with Book

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (penguin card, book cover, flippers)

- Color pieces

Bend wings along dotted lines and glue to either side of penguin

- Fold book cover slightly along the spine line and glue flippers to hold book

Extension Activities:

- Pretend to be penguins and waddle to walk.  Maybe have a penguin walk race.

- Visit the penguin exhibit at the zoo.  

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Virtual Story Time: Bear Snores On -- January 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.) 

Click HERE for this month's online Story Time.

Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson

Books:
The Big Snow by Berta Hader
Cold Turkey by Corey Rosen Schwartz
Counting Winter by Nancy White Carlstrom
If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws! by Kim Norman
When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan


Extension Activities:
- Read more of the Bear books by Karma Wilson including Bear Can't Sleep and Bear Wants More.
- Learn about animals and hibernation.  There are several great nonfiction books at the library.  Or watch this National Geographic Kids video.
- Hold a party like in the book Bear Snores On.  Enjoy snacks such as hot tea, popcorn, etc.

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.

I Do NOT Eat Children by Marcus Cutler
Nothing Scares a Dinosaur by Jonathan Fenske
Do I HAVE to Go to the PARTY? by Jonathan Fenske

Books:

Dog vs. Strawberry by Nelly Buchet

The Guessing Game by Catherine Rayner

I Am Wriggly by Michael Rosen

Why Won't You Sleep?! by Adam Wallace

The Wrong Book by Drew Daywalt

Craft: Puffer Fish

- Print out template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Color and cut out pieces (body, fins, spikes)

- Glue fins to side of body

- Glue spikes around top of puffer fish's head

Extension Activities:

- All three books this week deal with fears in some way (monsters, night time fears, social anxiety).  Discuss things you and your child fear.  How do you deal with those fears?  What are some coping mechanisms?

- Nothing Scares a Dinosaur is a beginning reader book.  Have your child read any sight words in the book.  How many words can they identify?  Are there any words they can sound out with phonics?

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Merry Christmas! -- 12/23/24

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 year's Christmas online Story Time.

Decorate the Tree by Amanda Jane Jones
Cookiesaurus Christmas by Amy Fellner Dominy
Relish the Season by Katie Vernon

Books:
Christmas Cookies: Bite-Size Holiday Lessons by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton
Dinosaur vs. Santa by Bob Shea
Mother Hubbard's Christmas by John O'Brien
Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner
The Twelve Days of Christmas by Emma Randall

Craft: Gingerbread House

This week's craft was a purchased craft kit. 
Kids colored a gingerbread house and then folded it like a Chinese takeout box.  It was tied closed.

Extension Activities:

- After reading Cookiesaurus Christmas, make sure to add some dinosaurs to your holiday.  Make and decorate dinosaur Christmas cookies, add a dinosaur ornament to your tree, etc.

- Discuss with your child about their (and yours) favorite parts of the holidays.  What do they look forward to the most?  What do they dislike?

New Picture Books 2024: Week 3 -- 12/17/24

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.

Two Birds . . . and a Moose by James Preller
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals by Deborah Underwood

Books:

Canteloupe and HoneyDo Ride a Bike by Mike Boldt

Sour Apple by Linda Liu

The Squish by Breanna Carzoo

Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too) by Keith Negley

The Walk of the Field Mouse by Nadine Robert

Craft:  Moose

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Color and cut out pieces (head, body, tail)

- Glue pieces together as shown in picture at left

Extension Activities:

- Sing the song "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".  Let your child suggest animals to include on the farm and have them come up with their sounds.

- We've been sharing some of our favorite picture books from this past year.  Ask your child what their favorite picture books are.  Which books would they choose for a "favorites" story time.

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