Building Block Award Nominees: Week 4 -- 9/30/25

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.

Simon and the Better Bone by Corey R. Tabor
Bear's Lost Glasses by Leo Timmers
Just One Flake by Travis Jonker

Books:
Bear's Lost Glasses by Leo Timmers
Dig Dig Dinosaur by Professor Anjali Goswami
I Live in a Tree Trunk by Meg Fleming
Just One Flake by Travis Jonker
Mr. Fox's Game of No by David LaRochelle
Peg Gets Crackin' Jo RenfroPloof by Ben Clanton
The Quiet Forest by Charlotte Offsay
Simon and the Better Bone by Corey Tabor
Towed by Toad by Jashar Awan

Craft: Snowflake
- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out pieces (snowflake arms)
- Glue arms together in center to make snowflake shape
- Decorate snowflake by coloring or gluing on sparkles




Extension Activities:
- Click HERE to vote for your choice for the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award.  (Voting will be open through December 31, 2025.)
- Set up a bone scavenger hunt for your child(ren).  Print and cut out bone shapes and then hide them around your house for your child(ren) to find.


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Royal Stories: King Lion -- 4/8/25

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.) 

Click HERE for this month's Story Time video.

King Lion by Emma Yarlett
Where Is the Dragon? by Leo Timmers
Prince of a Frog by Jackie Urbanovic

Books:
Elephant Joe, Brave Knight by David Wojtowycz
King Alice by Matthew Cordell
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
The Potato King by Christoph Niemann
The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee

Craft: Aladdin's Castle Play Set

- Print above template onto cardstock
- Color

- Cut out pieces

- Fold where indicated by dotted lines

Extension Activities:

- Two of this week's books are about making friends.  Discuss with your children what they would like in a friend.

- Build a castle out of Legos or cardboard boxes.

Virtual Story Time: Our Favorite Books of 2022 -- 12/7/21

 Join us weekly on Tuesdays for an online Story Time featuring books read by Miss Amy.  The video will be available to view for a week before a new online is uploaded.

Click HERE for this week's video.

Where Is the Dragon? by Leo Timmers
House by Kevin Henkes

Books:  (New Books of 2021)
The Bruce Swap by Ryan T. Higgins
Ducks on the Road: A Counting Adventure by Anita Lobel
Girls and Boys Come Out to Play by Tracey Campbell Pearson
Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham
The Rock from the Sky by Jon Klassen
Toasty by Sarah Hwang
Triceratopposite by Bridget Heos

Craft:  House Activity Sheet

- Print template

- Color sheet as indicated

- Answer questions at bottom of sheet

Extension Activities:

- Both of today's books are about paying attention and noticing details.  Play a game of I Spy to encourage your child to notice things around them.

- Enjoy a movie featuring dragons after reading Where Is the Dragon?.  Possible movies include Pete's Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon, etc.