Family Story Time: I Really Want to See You Grandma -- 5/31/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  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.)

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I Really Want to See You, Grandma by Taro Gomi
Who's Who? by Ken Geist

Books:

The Birthday Pet by Ellen Javernick
A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O'Leary

The Fathers Are Coming Home by Eve Bunting
I Need My Own Country by Rick Walton

Russell Wrestles the Relatives by Cindy Chambers Johnson

Templeton Gets His Wish by Greg Pizzoli

Craft: Family Tree

- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Color tree sheet

- Color leaves and cut out

- Write family member's names of leaves

- Glue leaves to tree

Extension Activities:

- With your child, plan a trip to see family.  Discuss transportation needed, directions, supplies, etc.

- Look at family photos with your child.  See if they can identify the various family members.

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Family Story Time: Oh, Daddy! -- 5/24/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  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.)

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Oh, Daddy! by Bob Shea
Poor Louie by Tony Fucile

Books:
A Baby Sister for Frances by Russell Hoban

Is Mommy? by Victoria Chang

Llama Llama Gram and Grampa by Anna Dewdney

Saturday by Oge Mora

Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman

Yes, Let's by Galen Goodwin Longstreth

Craft: Hippo

- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Color and cut out pieces (hippo body, ears, arms, feet)

- Roll and glue body into tube

- Glue ears to top of body

- Glue feet to bottom of body

- Glue arms to sides of body

- Optional:  Glue heart so hippo is holding it

Extension Activities:

- Have a discussion with your child about how we all need help sometimes.  Ask what they need help doing.  Then ask your child what they could help their parents with.

- Hold a family game night.  Play some favorite board games or classic outdoor games such as tag, hide and seek, etc.

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Family Story Time: Around the Table That Grandad Built -- 5/16-17/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  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.)

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Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill
Mail Harry to the Moon! by Robie H. Harris

Books:
Bedtime at the Nut House by Eric Litwin
Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka
If It Weren't for You by Charlotte Zolotow
One Family by George Shannon
Where's Baby? by Anne Hunter

Will It Be a Baby Brother? by Eve Bunting

Craft: Sunflower

- Cut out a 3" circle from brown paper and color as center of sunflower

- Cut out 12-15 2" circles from yellow paper

- Fold yellow circles into triangles by folding both sides over the other

- Glue yellow circles around edge of brown circle for petals

- Color a jumbo craft stick green and glue to back of sunflower for stem

Extension Activities:

- Make a family meal together -- each person doing a different part of the meal.  If a child is too young to help cook/bake, they can set the table or make decorations.

- Go on a nature walk together as a family.  Make it fun by incorporating a game such as I Spy or a color scavenger hunt.

Family Story Time: My Little Sister Ate One Hare -- 5/10/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  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.)

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My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman
Five Creatures by Emily Jenkins

Books:

Because I Am Your Daddy by Sherry North
The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight by Jennifer Holm
Family Reunion by Chad Richardson

How to Welcome a New Baby by Jean Reagan

Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle by Nina LaCour

Mama's Coming Home by Kate Banks

Craft:  Hare
- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Color pieces of template (body, ears, paws) and cut out 

- Glue ears to top of Hare

- Glue big paws to bottom of Hare for feet

- Glue small paws to sides of Hare for hands

Extension Activities:

- With your child, write your own version of Five Creatures based on your family.

- Be adventurous and try a new food together as a family.

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Family Story Time: My Monster Mama Loves Me So -- 5/2/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  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.)

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My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
My Dad is Big and Strong, But . . . by Coralie Saudo

Books:
Another Brother by Matthew Cordell
Ducks by Deborah Underwood
Families, Families, Families by Suzanne Lang
One, Two, Grandma Loves You by Shelly Becker
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
The Sister Book by Todd Parr

Craft: Monster Mama
- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock
- Color pieces of monster (body, feet, ears/horns) making sure to draw a face on your monster
- Glue feet to bottom of monster
- Glue ears/horns where you would like on the monster




Extension Activities:

- Ask your child to list how the mom in My Monster Mama Loves You So is the same and different from their mom.

- Draw a family portrait together.

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Grandparents Story Time: May 30, 2017

Books:
April Foolishness by Teresa Bateman
Baking Day at Grandma's by Anika Denise
The Giant Hug by Valeri Gorbachev
Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa by Anna Dewdney *
Off We Go! by Jane Yolen *
Two at the Zoo by Danna Smith *
Raisin and Grape by Tom Amico
Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson

Craft: Hugging Child
The children colored a cardstock child cutout and then glued on extra long arms with hearts for hands.

Literacy Extensions:
- Spend some quality grandchild / grandparent time by reading books together.
- Find some photographs of your child's grandparents when they were young and show them to your child.  Ask them how the photos look the same and different from photos of them.


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Mommy Story Time: May 8-9, 2017

Books:
It's Snowing! by Olivier Dunrea
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney *
Mama's Coming Home by Kate Banks
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck *
Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein *
Upside Down Babies by Jeanne Willis

Craft: MOM Heart Necklace
Children colored three small hearts that spelled out "MOM".  They then strung the hearts onto curling ribbon along with pony beads to make a necklace.

Literacy Extensions:
- You can use the books Llama Llama Red Pajama or Mama's Coming Home to start a discussion with your child about patience.  Talk about how it is difficult to be patient at times and maybe come up with some strategies to help be more patient.
- After reading My Monster Mama Loves Me So, have your child point out similarities and differences between the monster mama and their mom.


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My Family Story Time: May 1-2, 2017

Books:
The Biggest Bed in the World by Lindsay Camp *
Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler
My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks by Hanoch Piven *
The Nuts: Sing and Dance in Your Polka Dot Pants by Eric Litwin *
Templeton Gets His Wish by Greg Pizzoli

Craft: Family Tree
The kids colored a sheet with a tree outline on it before gluing on leaves with their family member's names on them.


Literacy Extensions:
- After reading My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks, have your child create a family portrait using pictures from magazines as descriptive parts of the family.
- Discuss with your child the different types of family relationships and how those people relate to them (i.e. - parent, daughter, son, aunt, uncle, cousin, etc.)


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Mom Story Time: May 5-6, 2014

Books:
Kiss Kiss! by Margaret Wild *
Mama's Coming Home by  Kate Banks
Me and My Mom by Alison Ritchie *
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck *
Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein *
When Dinosaurs Came With Everything by Elise Broach

Craft: Card for Mom
Our craft this week was a card to give to Mom.  The children were given a half sheet of cardstock with simple lines printed on it so the kids would know where to glue the strips of paper and flower.  They could then write a personal message on the back to give to their moms for Mother's Day.

Literacy Extensions:
- Practice letter recognition by having your child point out all the "m"s and "o"s in the book you are reading.
- Go over animal sounds with your child (i.e Ol' Mama Squirrel).