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.) 

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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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Transportation: Snakes on a Train -- 2/17/26

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.

Click HERE for the February virtual Story Time.

Snakes on a Train by Kathryn Dennis
I Am (Not) Scared by Anna Kang

Books:
All Except Axle by Sue Lowell Gallion
Cars Galore by Peter Stein
Little Plane Learns to Write by Stephen Savage
One-Dog Canoe by Mary Casanova
Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton
Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabi Snyder

Craft: Train

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (engine, wheels/strips)

- Color pieces

- Glue strips into wheels making sure to not glue the snipped ends together

- Slide engine into slits in wheels

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of Conductor Says (Simon Says).

- Take a train ride (ex - zoo train, amusement park train, day-trip train ride, etc).

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Transportation: 20 Big Trucks -- 2/10/26

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 the February virtual Story Time.

20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee
Elecopter by Michael Slack
Moo! by David LaRochelle

Books:
Along the River by Vanina Starkoff
Bears in the Snow by Shirley Parenteau
The Best Bike Ride Ever by James Proimos
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
Planes Fly! by George Ella Lyon
Tiny Little Rocket by Richard Collingridge

Craft: Paper Plate Rocking Boat
- Color outer ring of paper plate blue for water

- Color inner circle of paper plate as bottom of boat

- Fold plate in half (color on outside)

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (triangle sail, fish)

- Color pieces

- Glue sail to plate along fold

- Glue fish onto blue ring of water

Extension Activities:

- Elecopter is part of a series of books where animals are combined with types of transportation (ie - Monkey Truck, Turtle Tug).  Ask your children to design other animal/transportation combos.

- Use a small toy car to paint a picture.  Dip wheels into paint and then run it along a piece of paper.  Repeat with additional colors.

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