April Is Punny: Puns -- 4/30/24

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Knot Cannot by Tiffany Stone
The Good Egg by Jory John

Books:

Chopsticks by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Goodnight Veggies by Diana Murray

I Yam a Donkey! by Cece Bell

Over, Bear! Under, Where? by Julie Hedlund

You Loves Ewe! by Cece Bell

Craft: Good Egg Puzzle

- Print template at left onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Color sheet

- Cut along grid lines to make a 20 piece puzzle

Extension Activities:

- Puns are a type wordplay that uses words with more than one meaning.  Give your child a couple of multi-meaning words and see if they can tell you the different meanings and then try to make a pun out using the word.

- Tying knots is a skill that every child should learn.  Practice tying simple knots.  Watch this video for a simple lesson on how to tie a knot using pipecleaners.

April Is Punny: Riddles -- 4/23/24

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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Mr. Putney's Quacking Dog by Jon Agee
Near, Far by Silvia Borando

Books:

Camouflage Clues: A Photo Riddle Book by Megan Cooley Peterson

Catch That Cookie! by Hallie Durand

Guess What Is Growing Inside This Egg by Mia Posada

Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx by Joe Todd-Stanton

What Am I? by Linda Granfield

Craft: HippoSPOTamus

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, head) and color

- Glue large sequins to pieces for spots

- Fold legs down so hippo can stand

- Glue head to front of hippo's body

Extension Activities:

- Continue the riddle fun by checking out a book of riddles from the library.

- Rebus puzzles are a type of riddle where you combine pictures with letters to create words and messages.  Search for some rebus puzzles for kids online and see how your child(ren) do.

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April Is Punny: Word Play -- 4/16/24

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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This Book Is RED by Beck & Matt Stanton
Wombat by Philip Bunting

Books:

The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak
Did You Take the B From My Book? by Beck & Matt Stanton

Great Day for Up by Dr. Seuss
I Scream -- Ice Cream: A Book of Wordles by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Over, Bear! Under, Where! by Julie Hedlund

Sharko and Hippo by Elliott Kalan

Craft: Wombat

** I traced one of the wombats in the Philip Bunting's book for my template.

- Color the pieces (body, legs, head)

- Glue pieces together to make a wombat

Extension Activities:

- Have your child make their version of Wombat using a different animal.

- Have fun with rhyming.  Ask your child to come up with words that rhyme with one you give them.  Don't worry if they are real words or "fake" words.  In fact, be like Dr. Seuss and make up some new words with the rhymes.

April is Punny: Tongue Twisters -- 4/9/24

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The Cat and the Hat and the Rat by Em Lynas
Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

Books:

A Greyhound, A Groundhog by Emily Jenkins

Orangutan Tongues by Jon Agee

Six Sheep Sip Thick Shakes by Brian Cleary

There's a Hole in the Log on the Bottom of the Lake by Loren Long

Craft: Fox in Socks

- Print out a fox template from the internet onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out

- Cut out four sock shapes from cardstock or heavy paper

- Color pieces (fox, socks)

- Glue socks to fox for feet and hands

Extension Activities:

- Limber up your tongue by seeing if you and/or your child can roll it.

- Practice tongue twisters with your child.  Start with an easier one such as Peter Piper and work your way up to harder tongue twisters.

April Is Punny: Jokes -- 4/2/24

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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Knock Knock by Tammi Sauer

Chicken Butt! by Erica Perl

Books:

Barnyard Fun by Maureen Wright

Chicken Butt's Return by Eric Perl

Knock Knock by various authors

Max and Ruby's Preschool Pranks by Rosemary Wells

Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? by R.L. Stine

Craft: Chicken Butt

- Draw a squat bowling pin shape for chicken's body and cut out

- Draw two chicken legs (triangles at end of long skinny rectangles and cut out)

- Draw a splat for tail feathers and cut out 

- Cut a skinny cloud like shape for head feathers and cut out

- Color pieces

- Glue together as shown in picture at left

Extension Activities:

- Check out a book of jokes for kids from the library and share the jokes with family and friends.

- The Chicken Butt joke relies on rhymes to work.  See if your child can come up with more rhymes for various chicken body parts to continue on the joke.