Naked! Story Time -- 6/27/23

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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Naked! by Michael Ian Black
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems

Books:

Catch That Baby! by Nancy Coffelt

Cold Turkey by Corey Rosen Schwartz

Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown

How to Dress a Dragon by Thelma Lynne Godin

Maggie and Michael Get Dressed by Denise Fleming

No Pants! by Jacob Grant

The Skeleton in the Closet by Alice Schertle

Craft: Naked Mole Rat Paper Doll

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (naked mole rat, clothes)

- Color pieces

- Glue clothes to naked mole rat

Extension Activities:

- Discuss the importance of clothes.  Talk about what clothes is appropriate for which situations.  Ask your child to create outfits for different occasions.  

- Make a tie-dye t-shirt with your child.  Have your child rubberband a t-shirt in various places.  They can do as much or as few rubberbands as they like.  Then dye the t-shirt using the directions on the dye packet.

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Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark -- 6/20/23

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.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Tiny T. Rex and the Very Dark Dark by Jonathon Stutzman
Love Monster and the Scary Something by Rachel Bright

Books:  (Scared)

Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson

Fear the Bunny by Richard T. Morris

I Am (Not) Scared by Anna Kang

I'm Terrified of Bathtime by Simon Rich

Not Afraid of Dogs by Susanna Pitzer

Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt

Craft: Tiny T. Rex Doorhanger

- Print template at left onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out doorhanger also cutting out circle along dotted lines

- Color doorhanger

- Add stickers so Tiny is not scared of the dark

Extension Activities:

- Have a discussion with your child about their fears.  What are they scared of?  How might they help deal with those fears?

- Make a decorative night light for your child's room.  Buy a night light with a flat "screen".  It can be decorated using Sharpies.

I Am the Longest Dog: Dogs Story Time -- 6/13/23

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.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

I Am the Longest Dog by Avery Monsen
Rrralph by Lois Ehlert

Books: 

A Dog Named Doug by Karma Wilson

Dozens of Dachshunds by Stephanie Calmsenson
My Dog is the Best by Laurie Ann Thompson
Odd Dog Out by Rob Biddulph

Pretzel by Margaret & H.A. Rey

Sterling, Best Dog Ever by Aidan Cassie

Two Dogs by Ian Falconer

Two Dogs on a Trike by Gabrielle Snyder

Craft:  Longest Dog

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out

- Color pieces (front and back ends of dog)

- Cut out colored squares of paper

- Glue dog together with as many colored squares between front and back end as you like

Extension Activities:

- Visit a local animal shelter and volunteer to spend time with the dogs.

- Learn about different breeds of dogs by checking out a nonfiction book at the library.  Determine which type of dog is your and your children's favorite.

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If You're Hoppy: Movement Story Time -- 6/6/23

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.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

If You're Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas

Books: (Movement)
Bounce by Doreen Cronin
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley

Leap! by JonArno Lawson

The More the Merrier by David Martin

The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants by Eric Litwin

Stomp by Ian Aurora

Craft: Hopping Frog

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out

- Color pieces -- plate (lily pad), flower, and frog

- Glue flower to plate to make lily pad

- Cut small strip of paper and accordian fold

- Glue frog to folded strip of paper

- Glue other end of strip to plate

- Frog should "hop" when pressed down

Extension Activities:

- This week's story time is all about movement.  So get outside and move around.  Take a walk in the park.  Some parks have posted movement boards that direct people to do certain exercises or moves.

- Have a jumping contest.  See who can jump the farthest, highest, longest, etc.

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Virtual Story Time: All Together Now -- June 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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Together We Grow by Suan Vaught
We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands by Rafeal Lopez

Books:
Friends Stick Together by Hannah E. Harrison

How Do You Wokka-Wokka? by Elizabeth Bluemle

Knit Together by Angela Dominguez
Maple & Willow Together by Lori Nichols
My New Friend Is So Fun! by Mo Willems

Stone Soup by Marcia Brown

Extension Activities:

- Plan a potluck meal with family and friends.  Ask each person/family to bring a dish to share with everyone.

- Work on a puzzle together as a group.  

- Discuss with your child about how we are all different and yet also the same.  Ask them to list some ways all people are the same.  Then ask them to list some differences between themselves.