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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Celebrating Authors: Alison Murray -- 3/10/26

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.

Hickory Dickory Dog by Alison Murray
One Two That's My Shoe! by Alison Murray














Books:
Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray
Dino Duckling by Alison Murray
Hare and Tortoise by Alison Murray
The House That Zach Built by Alison Murray
The Little Green Hen by Alison Murray
Little Mouse by Alison Murray


Craft: Triangle Folded Dog
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out pieces (head, body)
- Color pieces
- Fold down along lines to make ears on head
- Fold along inner lines toward center and then along the outer lines to the outside so dog will stand
- Glue head to body



Extension Activities:
- Alison Murray likes to write and illustrate new versions of familiar rhymes and stories.  Read the traditional nursery rhymes and folk tales to compare them with her versions.  Which do you like better?  Why?
- Today's books all include dogs in the stories.  Visit a local animal shelter to volunteer with the dogs.  Different activities to volunteer for include reading with the dogs or petting them for socialization.


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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Favorite Books of 2014: December 29-30, 2014

Books:
The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water by Gemma Merino *
Duck, Duck, MOOSE! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen *
Hickory Dickory Dog by Alison Murray *
My Teacher Is a Monster! No, I Am Not. by Peter Brown
Ninja! by Aree Chung
Peek-A-Boo Bunny by Holly Surplice *
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Craft: Dragon
I don't have a picture or template to share of this project as it was hand-drawn.  The kids colored a dragon's body and wings before gluing the wings to the body and then gluing on tissue paper flames.

Literacy Extensions:
- Explore the original "Hickory Dickory Dock" and other nursery rhymes.
- Ask your child for his favorite books from this year.  Have them articulate why they liked certain books and disliked others.

Notes:
I was amazed at how much the kids really liked Duck, Duck, MOOSE!.  I was afraid that it didn't have enough story to go with it.  Turns out that they liked it almost as much as the similarly written book Moo! by David LaRochelle.