Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert -- 5/30/23

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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Fish Eyes by Lois Ehlert
Shark in the Park by Nick Sharratt
There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake by Loren Long

Books:
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
Fish Is Fish by Leo Lionni
Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies
Otters Love to Play by Jonathan London
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner

Craft: Fish

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (fish body and fins) and color

- Fold body in half along dotted line

- Fold bottom flaps on body along dotted lines and glue together

- Glue tail together

- Fold fins along dotted lines and glue to sides of fish

Extension Activities:

- After reading the book Fish Eyes, practice more counting by counting the total number of fish in the book, how many eyes are on each page, etc.

- Enjoy a snack of goldfish crackers.

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I Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs -- 5/23/23

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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I Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs
Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea by Jan Peck

Books:
Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
Off to See the Sea by Nikki Grimes
One Lonely Seahorse by Saxton Freymann
Pup 681: A Sea Otter Rescue Story by Jean Reidy
Save Your Friends! by Hyewon Kyung
Scuba Bunnies by Christine Loomis
Swallow the Leader: A Counting Book by Danna Smith
Turtle Tug to the Rescue by Michael Slack

Craft: Crab
- Cut a small paper plate in half for crab's body and color
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock and cut out pieces (legs, pinchers, eyes)

- Color legs, pinchers, and eyes before gluing to paper plate as shown

in picture

Extension Activities:

- Enjoy a Sea Snack.  Make blue raspberry jello in a clear punch cup.  Add Swedish Fish or jello or place goldfish crackers on top.
- Make a simple coral craft by sticking pipecleaners into a small ball of playdough.  Twist the pipecleaners to finish look.

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I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean -- 5/16/23

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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I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
Milo Is Missing Something by Vern Kousky

Books:
Hello, My Name Is . . .: How Adorabilus Got His Name by Marisa Polansky
How to Put an Octopus to Bed by Sherri Dusky Rinker
Octopants by Suzy Senior
President Squid by Aaron Reynolds
Squid and Octopus: Friends for Always by Tao Nyeu
Take Your Octopus to School Day by Audrey Vernick

Craft: Squid
- Draw a simple squid body (rounded triangle with eyes and smile) on heavy paper or cardstock and cut out.

- Color squid body

- Cut crepe paper into  2 six inch crepe paper pieces.  Then cut each of those pieces into four narrow strips.

- Cut crepe paper into a eight inch piece.  Then cut that piece into four narrow strips.  (You will only need of the final strips.)

- Glue eight shorter crepe paper strips and two longer strips onto bottom of squid's body.

Extension Activities:

- After reading I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, try to determine the size of different sea creatures (i.e. sharks, seahorses, jellyfish, etc) in relation to each other.

- Learn about some of the differences between squids and jellyfish by checking out some nonfiction books from the library or researching online.  One difference is that an octopus has eight tentacles while a squid has ten.

Chomp: A Shark Romp -- 5/9/23

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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Chomp: A Shark Romp by Michael Paul
Shark Detective! by Jessica Olien

Books:
Big Shark, Little Shark, Baby Shark by Anna Membrino
Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale
How to Spy on a Shark by Lori Haskins Houran
I Am the Shark by Joan Holub
Misunderstood Shark by Ame Dyckman
Sharky McShark by Alison Murray
Shawn Loves Sharks by Curtis Manley

Craft: Baby Shark
- Kids colored the shark's head and body before gluing together to make Baby Shark.

Extension Activities:

- Make Shark Socks out of a pair of white socks using fabric paint or markers. Visit Tutorial: DIY Shark Socks » Dollar Store Crafts for directions.

- Enjoy a shark snack by eating Shark Teeth (or Bugles).

Barnacle Is Bored -- 5/2/23

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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Barnacle Is Bored by Jonathan Fenske
Plankton Is Pushy by Jonathan Fenske
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen

Books:
Don't Worry Little Crab by Chris Haughton
The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Sea Monkey & Bob by Aaron Reynolds
Tropical Terry by Jarvis

Craft: Barnacle
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out barnacle
- Color barnacle
- Glue barnacle into cylinder






Extension Activities:

- Have a discussion about boredom.  Poll family members to see what they find boring.  Discuss things you can do to fight boredom.

- All of this week's books have to do with emotions in some way. Talk about different emotions.  Play a game by asking your child to identify the emotions the different characters in a book they are reading are feeling.

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Virtual Story Time: Underwater Creatures -- May 2023

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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I Am the Shark by Joan Holub

Books:

The Blobfish Book by Jessica Olien

Good Eating: The Short Life of Krill by Matt Lilley

Hello, My Name Is . . . How the Adorabilis Got His Name by Marisa Polansky

The Mysterious Sea Bunny by Peter Raymundo

Ocean Counting by Janet Lawlor

Seagull & Sea Dragon by Sydni Gregg

Extension Activities:

- Take a field trip to the aquarium to check out various underwater creatures.

- Make an ocean sensory bottle by filling it with half water and water vegetable oil.  Add a few drops of blue food coloring and mini plastic ocean toys.

- See how many sea creatures your child can build using legos.