Building Block Award Winners -- 9/3/24

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.

I'm Terrified of Bath Time by Simon Rich
Wolfboy by Andy Harkness
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Books:
10 Little Ninjas by Miranda Paul
Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry
Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings
Dandy by Ame Dyckman
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Press Here by Herve Tullet

Craft: Bad Dog (Cat)

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, head, tail) and color

- Fold body in half along dotted line to make a triangle

- Glue tail (backwards) along left side dotted line on front of triangle

- Fold over small triangle onto tail so that cat will stand

- Glue head to top point of triangle body

Extension Activities:

- After reading I'm Terrified of Bath Time, have your child come up with "scared" stories for other common household items (ex - couch, food, etc.).

- Visit a local animal shelter to visit with the animals.  See if they will let you volunteer time "reading" to the dogs and cats.

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Building Block Nominees: Week 4 -- 9/26/23

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.

Cows Go Boo! by Steve Webb
I'm Terrified of Bath Time by Simon Rich

I'm a Unicorn by Helen Yoon

Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Nominees)
The Book of Rules by Brian Gerhlein
Cows Go Boo! by Steve Webb
Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dav Petty
I'm a Unicorn by Helen Yoon
I'm Terrified of Bath Time by Simon Rich
Lou by Breanna Carzoo
Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor
One Sheep, Two Sheep by Tammi Sauer
People Are WILD by Margaux Meganck
Shhh! The Baby's Asleep by JaNay Brown-Wood

Craft: Unicorn Headband

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out

- Cut out 1-2  long strips of cardstock or heavy paper

- Color unicorn horn and strips

- Glue unicorn horn and 1-2 strips into headband to fit child's head

Extension Activities:

- After reading all ten of the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award nominee books, vote for your choice for the award at Missouri Library Association - Building Block Award (molib.org).

- Extend the book Cows Go Boo by adding more farm animals to the story.

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