Merry Christmas Story Time: December 17-18, 2018

Books:
Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton *
Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho! by Doreen Cronin
Decked Out for Christmas! by Ethan Long *
Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood
How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? by Jane Yolen
Snowmen at Christmas by Caralyn Buehner *

Craft: CD-Rom Wreath
Children glued crumpled pieces of tissue paper to a used cd to decorate as a wreath.  They could then tie on a piece of string so it could be hung on a tree if they liked.

Literacy Extensions:
- How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? is a great addition to the manners books by Jane Yolen.  (There is also How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah?.)  Talk about etiquette for the holidays as well as throughout the year.
- After reading Snowmen at Christmas, ask your child to come up with stories for various holiday objects to celebrate the holidays (i.e. ornaments, candy canes, Santa, etc.)

Our Favorite Books of 2018 Story Time: December 10-11, 2018

Books:
Bear's Scare by Jacob Grant
Hello, Hot Dog! by Lily Murray *
Honey by David Ezra Stein *
Neck & Neck by Elise Parsley
Penguin & Tiny Shrimp Don't Do Bedtime! by Cate Berry
People Don't Bite People by Lisa Wheeler *

Craft: Gingerbread Man
The kids colored a diecut cardstock gingerbread man before gluing on sequins.  They could tie on a piece of string to turn it into an ornament for their Christmas tree if they liked.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading People Don't Bite People, have your child list things they can and can not bite.
- Honey tells why a bear likes to eat honey so much.  Have your child give the reasons for why a certain food is their favorite. 

Our Favorite Books of 2018 Story Time: December 3-4, 2018

Books:
Big Box, Little Box by Caryl Hart
Crunch, The Shy Dinosaur by Cirocco Dunlap
Do You Believe in Unicorns? by Bethanie Deeney Murguia *
The T-Rex Who Lost His Specs! by Jeanne Willis *
The Tiptoeing Tiger by Philippa Leathers
The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee *

Craft: Unicorn Puzzle
Children colored a coloring sheet of a unicorn.  They could then cut on the lines on the back of the sheet to turn it into a puzzle.

Literacy Extensions:
- This week's books are some of our favorite picture books from 2018.  Discuss what the word "favorite" means.  Have your child list their favorite books.
- Big Box, Little Box lists how different boxes can be opposites.  Have your child "write" their own book of opposites using a similarly common object.