Building Block Nominees Story Time: Week Three: September 23-24, 2019

Books:
Eat Pete! by Michael Rex *
A Perfect Day by Lane Smith *
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld *

Craft: Outlined Rabbit
The kids colored a large sheet with a bunny outline on it.  They then glued on small paper squares to the black outline.

Extension Activities:
- Discuss with your child what things would make up their "perfect day".
- The Rabbit Listened shows different ways to react when things go wrong.  Discuss with your child the different ways of acting and which they think are better.


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Building Block Nominees Story Time: Week 2: September 16-17, 2019

Books:
Beware the Monster! by Michael Escoffier
Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

Craft: Dog Puppet
Kids colored a dog face, ears, and tongue before gluing them to a paper bag to make into a puppet.

Extension Activities:
- Can I Be Your Dog? is told through letters.  Have your child write a letter to someone.  If they are not able to write yet, have them draw pictures to tell a story in the letter.
- Beware the Monster can be a little scary for younger children.  Ask your child for ways they could "beat" the monster to help them combat any fear they might have.


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Building Block Nominees: Week 1 Story Time: September 9-10, 2019

Books:
Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy *
Crunch the Shy Dinosaur - Cirocco Dunlap *

Craft: Dinosaur Magnets
Kids colored three dinosaur cutouts before gluing on sparkles. They then added magnets to the back.

Extension Activities:
- Crunch wrote the children's names at one point during the book.  Have your child practice writing their name.  Maybe paint it on a big rock like in the book.
- Bake and decorate cookies like in Cookiesaurus Rex.


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Building Block Award Past Winners Story Time: September 3, 2019

Books:
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos *
Naked! by Michael Ian Black *
Pug Meets Pig by Sue Gallion *

Craft: Person
The kids colored a large person cutout and glued on sparkles so it was no longer naked.

Extension Activities:
- Pug Meets Pig is all about friendship and sharing.  Schedule a play date for your kids stressing good friendship and sharing beforehand.
- The character of Beard Baby is introduced at the end of Mustache Baby.  Ask your child what they think would happen after Mustache and Beard Babies meet.  Then read the other books in the series to see how it is the same or different.