How to Lose a Lemur -- 11/4/25

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.

How to Lose a Lemur by Frann Preston-Gannon
I Am a Tiger by Karl Newson

Books:
Blueberry Mouse by Alice Low
Finnegan Fox by Katie Gilstrap
Lion Lessons by Jon Agee
Mama in the Moon by Doreen Cronin
Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin
Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon

Craft: Standing Lion

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, head, tail)

- Color pieces

- Fold body along dotted lines to make it stand

- Glue tail to back of lion

- Glue head to front of lion

- (Optional) Cut along the lines of the mane and fold them slightly

Extension Activities:

- Have your child(ren) try to guess an animal from physical descriptions (ex - furry, whiskers, stripes, etc).

- Take a trip to a local zoo, petting zoo, nature center, etc. to view the different animals.

Template --

L - Lions & Leaves: March 16-17, 2015

Books:
How to Lose a Lemur by Frann Preston-Gannon *
Leaves by David Ezra Stein
Library Lion by Michelle Knudson *
Mary Had a Little Lamp by Jack Lechner *
Slow Loris by Alexis Deacon *
Ten Little Lambs by Alice B. McGinty
What the Ladybug Heard by Julia Donaldson

Craft: Lei
Our craft was based on the picture at left.  We cut straws into three pieces and flowers out of various colored paper.  The kids strung alternating straws and paper flowers onto yarn to turn into a lei.

Literacy Extension:
- Learn a little about the culture of Hawaii.  Maybe learn a couple of phrases, the hula dance, or try some of the foods.
- Find the song "La La La La Lemon" by the Barenaked Ladies to listen to.  See if your child can come up with some additional verses to the song.


Notes:
- I read the book Library Lion on Monday.  However, it was a little too long for the kids to sit through - even though I summarized several of the pages to make it shorter.
- The craft went over really well.  The kids did a great job stringing on the straws and paper flowers.  Only a few of them needed help.
- I substituted How to Lose a Lemur and Mary Had a Little Lamp for the book Library Lion on Tuesday.  They went over much better.  The kids especially liked Mary Had a Little Lamp.

Favorite Books of 2014: December 8-9, 2014

Books:
Found by Salina Yoon *
Froodle by Antoinette Portis
How to Cheer Up Dad by Fred Koehler
How to Lose a Lemur by Frann Preston-Gannon *
Naked! by Michael Ian Black *

Craft: Lemur
We made a lemur today where the kids colored the various body part and glued them together to make a lemur.  The template can be found on the DLTK kids page.

Literacy Extensions:
- Discuss the importance of clothes.  Talk about what is appropriate clothing for various situations. (i.e. Naked!)
- Talk about how it feels to lose a favorite toy or animal.  Then discuss how it feels to give a formerly cherished toy or animal to a friend.  Select a toy or animal to donate to a charity for the needy.
(i.e. Found)


Notes:
All of the stories we read this week were really short. I probably should have added a fourth book to the story time.