Mysteries in the Stacks: The Case of the Missing Chalk Drawings -- 5/28/24

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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The Case of the Missing Chalk Drawings by Richard Byrne
The Somethingosaur by Tony Mitton
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

Books:

7 Ate 9: The Untold Story by Tara Lazar

Ginger and the Mystery Visitor by Charlotte Voake

The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg

Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon

Street Monsters by Barbara M. Joosse

Craft: Green Sheep

- Print out template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out sheep and color

- Cut green paper into small strips

- Optional: Tear green paper into smaller strips, curl the strips, or fold them

- Glue green paper onto sheep

Extension Activities:

- Riddles are basically short mysteries.  Ask your child some riddles to see if they can "solve" the answers.

- Have fun writing secret messages.  Use a white crayon on white paper to write a message.  Then brush over the message with watercolor paint.  The message should appear through the paint.

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Mysteries in the Stacks: Pete the Cat & the Missing Cupcakes -- 5/21/24

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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Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by Kimberly & James Dean
The Case of the Missing Donut by Alison McGhee

Books:

Franklin the Detective by Sharon Jennings

The Missing Pairs by Yvonne Ivinson

Not an Alphabet Book: The Case of the Missing Cake by Eoin McLaughlin

Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont

Craft: Cupcake Magnet

- Print out template on cardstock or heavy paper

- Color pieces (cupcake and icing) before gluing together

- Optional:  Glue on sequins for sprinkles

- Optional: Add a magnet to the back

Extension Activities:

- Bake a batch of cupcakes with your child.  Have them help measure ingredients, stir, and decorate the cupcakes.

- Hide some items around the house for your child to find.  Give them simple clues if they need help finding the items.

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Mysteries in the Stacks: My Toothbrush Is Missing -- 5/14/24

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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My Toothbrush Is Missing! by Jan Thomas
What Is Chasing Duck? by Jan Thomas
My Friends Make Me Happy by Jan Thomas

Books:

Milo Is Missing Something by Vern Kousky

The Missing Pairs by Yvonne Ivinson

Not an Alphabet Book: The Case of the Missing Cake by Eoin McLaughlin

Pete the Kitty and the Unicorn's Missing Colors by Kim Dean

The Web Files by Marge Palatini 

Craft: Squirrel

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, arms, legs, ears, and tail) and color.

- Roll body and glue into a ring.

- Glue medium strip onto inside front of ring to make arms that stick out either side.

- Glue feet to bottom of ring.

- Glue ears to top of ring.

- Glue tail to back of ring.

- Optional:  Curl tail if you like.

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of I Spy giving hints of the first letter the items start with.

- A great skill to have to solve mysteries is to pay attention and to remember.  Place several items on a tray and let your child look it over for 30-60 seconds.  Then take the tray away and have them tell you what was on the tray.  Increase the number of items on the tray each time to see how many things they can remember.

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Mysteries in the Stacks: The Shark Detective -- 5/7/24

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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Shark Detective! by Jessica Olien
Polar Bear's Underwear by Tupera Tupera

Books: 

Arthur Who Wrote Sherlock by Linda Bailey
Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation by Mark Teague

Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? by Eve Bunting

Hermelin the Mouse Detective by Mini Grey

Pet Detectives by Betty Ren Wright

Craft:  Shark
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, flippers, fin)

- Color pieces

- Glue flippers to sides of body

- Fold fin in half and then on the dotted lines 

- Glue fin to top of shark's body

Extension Activities:

- One of the tools used by detectives is a magnifying glass.  Have your child "play" with a magnifying glass to see fine details of objects.  Use binoculars if you don't have a magnifying glass.

- Check out an I Spy book from the library.  Have your child search for specific items in the pictures.

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Virtual Story Time: Mysteries in the Stacks -- May 2024

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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The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Bone by Jan & Stan Berenstain
Steal Back the Mona Lisa! by Meghan McCarthy

Books:

Awesome Man: The Mystery Intruder by Michael Chabon

Bad Bear Detectives by Daniel Pinkwater

Chapter Two Is Missing! by Josh Lieb

Detective Blue by Steve Metzger

Detective Mole by Camilla Pintonato

Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure by Torben Kuhlmann

Olivia . . . and the Missing Toy by Ian Falconer

Poo in the Zoo: The Great Poo Mystery by Steve Smallman

Extension Activities:

- Send your child on a scavenger hunt.  Hide their stuffies or other toys and give clues as to where to find them.

- Make a mystery box.  Cut a hole in the top of a show box.  Place mystery items inside and see if your child can determine what it is just by touch.

- Explain how fingerprints can be used to solve crimes -- that each person's fingerprint is unique.  Then have some fun making form fingerprint art.  Check out an Ed Emberley fingerprint art book from the library for inspiration.