Ethan Long Story Time - July 22-23, 2013

Books:
Chamelia by Ethan Long
The Croaky Pokey! by Ethan Long *
Duck's Not Afraid of the Dark! by Ethan Long
My Dad, My Hero by Ethan Long
One Drowsy Dragon by Ethan Long *
Pig Has a Plan by Ethan Long
Soup for One by Ethan Long
Tickle the Duck by Ethan Long *
Up, Tall and High! by Ethan Long
The Wing Wing Brothers Math Spectacular by Ethan Long

Craft: Wide-Mouthed Frog
This craft was very similar to the frog pictured above.  The main difference is that instead of using feet like pictured, we accordian-folded strips of green paper for the legs.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice simple addition and subtraction with snack foods.  Ask your child to count the number of snacks you give them. 
- See if you and your child can come up with another version of the Hokey Pokey that features a different animal.

Oliver Jeffers Story Time - July 15-16, 2013

Books:
How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers *
The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers *
The Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
Up and Down by Oliver Jeffers

Craft: Star Ornament
Children were given a cardstock star cutout.  They could color and glue on tissue paper and sparkles to decorate it.  A piece of yarn was threaded through a hole at the top to tie and make into an ornament.

Literacy Extensions:
- Discuss different ideas your child might have for catching a star.
- Talk about what to do if your child ever finds themselves lost (i.e. Lost and Found).

Bob Shea Story Time - July 8-9, 2013

Books:
Big Plans by Bob Shea
Dinosaurs vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea
Dinosaur vs. the Library by Bob Shea *
Dinosaur vs. the Potty by Bob Shea
I'm a Shark! by Bob Shea
Oh, Daddy! by Bob Shea
Race You to Bed by Bob Shea

Craft: Dinosaur Picture
Children were given a sheet with a prehistoric landscape on it to color.  They colored and glued on dinosaur cutouts to the picture.

Literacy Extensions:
- Make up your own Dinosaur vs. ??? story.  Think of a topic and then see if dinosaur can do it.
- Talk about things you and your child are scared of (i.e. spiders in I'm a Shark!)

Jon Agee Story Time - July 1-2, 2013

Books:
The Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau by Jon Agee
Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee
Mr. Putney's Quacking Dog by Jon Agee *
My Rhinoceros by  Jon Agee *
Nothing by Jon Agee
The Retired Kid by Jon Agee *
Terrific by Jon Agee

Craft: Octopus
The craft looked very similar to the one pictured above.  The main different is that we only used a half sheet of cardstock rather than a whole sheet.  I pre-cut the tentacles before the story time so all kids had to do was color and then glue the octopus together.

Literacy Extenders:
- Check out a book of riddles and see how many you and your child can answer. (i.e. Mr. Putney's Quacking Dog)
- Talk about what it means to be retired (i.e. The Retired Kid)