Facebook Story Time: Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems -- 7/14/20

This is a weekly story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays on Facebooks.  The video is available to watch on Facebook for one week before a new one is uploaded.

Go to www.facebook.com/JeffCoLibMo and click on Videos to view the latest video.


Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems

Books:
Beware the Monster! by Michael Escoffier
Eat Pete! by Michael Rex
I Will Chomp You! by John Jory
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley
Love Monster by Rachel Bright
Marilyn's Monster by Michelle Knudsen
Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner
Monster Mama by Liz Rosenberg
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie by Judy Sierra
When a Monster Is Born by Sean Taylor


TumbleBook Stories: (Available through www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on E-Content.)
Monster Hug by David Ezra Stein
Monster Mash by Mimi Maxwell
Ogre Fun by Loris Lesynski

Craft: M Is for Monster
- Draw a large M on a piece of paper
- Optional: Cut out the M
- Decorate the M with eyes, teeth, horns, sequins, etc.







Extension Activities:
- Practice letter recognition by having your child point out the "M"s in the story you are reading.
- Pretend play by acting as a monster.
- Watch a monster themed movie such as Monsters, Inc. or Hotel Translyvania.

Sally and the Some-Thing (Monsters) Story Time: October 9, 2018

Books:
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems *
Monster Trucks by Joy Keller
Sally and the Some-Thing by George O'Connor *
Tickle Monster by Edouard Manceau *
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Craft: Frankenstein Head Monster
The children were given a Frankenstein head and hair to color.  The hair and four strips of paper were glued to the head for arms and legs.


Literacy Extensions:
- Both Sally and the Some-Thing and Leonardo the Terrible Monster are about friendship.  Ask your child why the monsters in the books would or would not make a good friend.
- Tickle Monster focuses on the different parts of the monster's body.  As you are reading the book, have your child point out the different body parts on their own body.


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Mo Willems Story Time: July 17-18, 2017

Books:
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
Leonardo, The Terrible Monster by Mo Willems *
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems *
We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems *

Craft: Walrus Puppet
The children colored the pieces of a walrus's face (eyes, tusk, cheeks) before gluing them to a paper bag to make into a puppet.

Literacy Extensions:
- Mo Willems is a great way to introduce children to comic strips as his Cat the Cat, Elephant and Piggie, and Pigeon books are all very simple forms of comics.  Point out the speech bubbles and how they are linked to specific characters to tell who is talking.
- After reading Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, have your child "retell" another fairy tale replacing some of the characters with dinosaurs.


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A Monster in the Book Story Time: October 6-7, 2014

Books:
Don't Squish the Sasquatch by Kent Redeker
Five Ugly Monsters by Tedd Arnold *
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberley *
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems *
The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone *

Craft: Monster
The kids decorated a cardstock cutout monster with cryaons and sparkles.

Literacy Extensions:
- Discuss common fears with your child -- monsters, dark, storms, etc.  Then talk about ways we can deal with our fears.  (i.e. The Monster at the End of This Book)
- Revise common rhymes and songs to include monsters (i.e. If You're a Monster and Five Ugly  Monsters)