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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

DiNovember: Week 1 -- 11/5/24

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.

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night by Refe & Susan Tuma
Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy













Books:
The Dinosaur Expert by Margaret McNamara
Dinosaurs in Disguise by Stephen Krensky
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything by Elise Broach




Craft: Dinosaur Magnets
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out dinosaurs
- Color dinosaurs
- Attach a small piece of magnet to the back of each dinosaur
- Optional: Glue on sequins for extra decoration




Extension Activities:
- Make some dinosaur cutout cookies.  Have your child decorate the cookies.
- Hide some toy dinosaurs for your kid(s) to search for in the house.

Friday, November 1, 2024

Virtual Story Time: DiNovember -- November 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.) 

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Dino by Diego Vaisberg
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems












Books:
Bop Bop Dinosaur by Jim Cosgrove
Dinosaur Countdown by Nicholas Oldland
Kitties on Dinosaurs by Michael Slack
The Littlest Dinosaur by Michael Foreman
Three Little Dinosaurs by Charles Fuge


Extension Activities:
- Edwina liked to bake chocolate chip cookies to share with people.  Make cookies with your child(ren) to share with their friends and family.
- Check out books from the library to learn more about dinosaurs.  There are a multitude of great nonfiction dinosaur books for kids.
- Make a dinosaur egg with your child.  Decoupage tissue paper or construction paper onto a plastic Easter egg.