Celebrating Authors: Morag Hood -- 3/24/26

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 Bat by Morag Hood
Carrot & Pea by Morag Hood

Books:
Aalfred and Aalbert by Morag Hood
Brenda Is A Sheep by Morag Hood
Dig Dig Digger by Morag Hood
Goodnight Sun by Morag Hood
Sophie Johnson, Unicorn Expert by Morag Hood
Spaghetti Hunters by Morag Hood

Craft: Carrot & Peas

- Print template (at left) onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (carrot, peas)

- Color pieces

- Cut three strips of green paper for carrot tops

- Glue green strips to top of carrot

- Glue peas where you like

Extension Activities:

- After reading the book Spaghetti Hunters, make spaghetti with your children.  Feel free to use pre-made pasta and sauce or to make them from scratch.

- After reading Carrot & Pea, discuss with your child what characteristics would make various vegetables/foods be good friends.

All About Food: Carrots & Peas -- November 22-23, 2021

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am, weather permitting.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

Carrot & Pea by Morag Hood
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

Books:  (Vegetables)
Bob & Rob & Corn on the Cob by Todd McQueen
Every Color Soup by Jorey Hurley
Green Beans by Elizabeth Thomas
Nope. Never. Not for Me! by Samantha Cotterill
PAR-TAY! Dance of the Veggies (And Their Friends) by Eloise Greenfield
The Pea Blossom by Amy Lowry
Rabbit Food by Susanna Gretz
Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre
Scarlette Beane by Karen Wallace

Craft: Carrot Patch (inspired by picture at left)

- Print out template on cardstock or heavy paper.

- Cut out rectangle, strip with dotted lines, and carrots.

- Color strip with dotted lines as dirt before cutting along dotted lines.  (Do not cut all the way across.)

- Glue strip with cut lines to rectangle.  Only glue the sides.

- Color carrots.

- Slide carrots between cut strips to "plant" them.

Extension Activities:

- Create a Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head out of a real potato.
- Have a family Carrot Crunch Contest.  See who can eat and crunch carrots the loudest.  (This can also work with celery.)

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Facebook Story Time: Carrot & Pea by Morag Hood - 5/12/20

This is a series of weekly story times offered on Facebook due to the current health crisis.  Each Tuesday, a recording of a read story will be posted on Facebook.  It will be available to view for a week before a new story is posted.
Go to www.facebook.com/JeffCoLibMo to view the latest story.


Carrot & Pea by Morag Hood

Additional Books:
Chicken, Pig, Cow by Ruth Ohi
Let's Do Nothing by Tony Fucile
Odd Velvet by Mary E. Whitcomb
          * Books available on Tumblebooks

Craft: Carrot Bookmark
- Color template of carrot before cutting out.  (Template at left.)
- There are several options of things that can be glued to top of carrot -- yarn, tissue paper strips, colored paper strips.







Extension Activities:
- Carrot & Pea talks about how things are the same and different.  Ask your child to find similarities and differences between different items.  (i.e. apple vs. orange, dog vs. cat)
- It's probably been a while since your child has seen some of his/her friends.  Make cards or write letters to send to some friends they are missing.

Best of 2017 Story Time: January 9-10, 2017

Books:
Carrot & Pea: An Unlikely Friendship by Morag Hood
Sea Monkey & Bob by Aaron Reynolds
The Sheep Who Hatched an Egg by Gemma Merino

Craft: Carrot Shapes Match
The children matched orange shape cutouts to a carrot printout sheet. If a shape was missing, they filled it in with pea cutouts.

Literacy Extensions:
- Sea Monkey & Bob is book about fears and overcoming those fears.  Discuss with your child what fears they might have and ways people might be able to help them deal with those fears.
- Carrot & Pea points out the similarities and differences between two friends.  Have your child find ways two different objects are simliar and different.


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