Celebrating Authors: Eric Carle -- 3/17/26

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.

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Books:
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo by Eric Carle
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle

Craft: Very Hungry Catepillar
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (leaf, head)

- Cut five small strips of green paper

- Glue paper strips into paper chain

- Color head and glue to one of paper chain to make caterpillar

- Color leaf

- Glue caterpillar to leaf

Extension Activities:

- Extend the book From Head to Toe by coming up with more animals and movement to imitate.

- Visit the Eric Carle website for a lot of activities, downloadables, and printables to go along with his books.

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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.

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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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Celebrating Authors: Dr. Seuss -- 3/3/26

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.

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Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! by Dr. Seuss

Books:
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss
Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss

Craft: Cat in the Hat

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (cat, hat)

- Color pieces

- Glue cat into a tube so stands

- Glue hat to cat's head

Extension Activities:

- Extend Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by coming up with more sound effects.  Ask your child(ren) what different things might sound like.  Do the sounds effects in a pattern and then ask your child(ren) to repeat them back in that order.

- A lot of Dr. Seuss books incorporate rhyming.  Play a rhyming game by coming up with rhyming pair word pairs.

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Virtual Story Time: Kelly DiPucchio -- March 2026

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 virtual Story Time.

Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPucchio
Dragon Was Terrible by Kelly DiPucchio

Books:

Becoming Charley by Kelly DiPucchio

Bed Hogs by Kelly DiPucchio
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio

Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio

Oona by Kelly DiPucchio

We're Going on a Treasure Hunt by Kelly DiPucchio

Extension Activities:

- Try to read as many Kelly DiPucchio books as you can find.  Which ones were your favorites?  Why did you like them over the other books?

- Have a feast of bacon by trying as many different bacon-inspired foods as possible.  (ex - BLT sandwiches, bacon maple doughnuts, candied bacon, etc.)

- Make a Dragon Flyer craft.  Visit www.scribd.com/document/399219038/flying-dragon-airplane-final-pdf for the template.

Transportation: Little Tug -- 2/24/26

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 the February virtual Story Time.

Little Tug by Stephen Savage
Down by the Barn by Will Hillenbrand

Books:
Bears in the Snow by Shirley Parenteau
Canteloupe and HoneyDo Ride a Bike by Mike Boldt
The Little School Bus by Carol Roth
One-Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova
Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder

Craft: Airplane
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, wing, tailwing)

- Color pieces

- Pinch ends of large strip and glue together to make plane's body

- Glue one smaller strip about halfway across top of plane's body for wings

- Fold second smaller strip in half.  Then fold ends of strip up in opposite direction to make tailwing.  Glue to back top of plane.

Extension Activities:

- Extend the book/song Down by the Barn by adding more verses featuring different animals.  Ask your child for what the baby animal is called as well as the sound they make.

- Make different types of paper airplanes.  Which ones fly the best?  

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