If You're a Monster and You Know It -- 10/14/25

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.

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Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
I Just Ate My Friend by Heidi McKinnon
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca & Ed Emberley

Books:
Buddy and the Bunnies in: Don't Play With Your Food by Bob Shea
Give Me Back My Bones! by Kim Norman
Go to Sleep, Little Creep by David Quinn
Jeepers Creepers: A Monsters ABC by Laura Leuck
The Most Terrible of All by Muon Van
The Skeleton in the Closet by Alice Schertle

Craft: Skeleton
- Print skeleton outline onto colored paper
- Print skull onto white paper and cut out

- Cut white paper into short paper strips (1/2" x 1-1/2")

- Glue strips onto skeleton outline for bones

- Glue head to top of skeleton

Extension Activities:

- Learn about our bones and different types of skeletons.  Check out an informational book from the library to look at true skeletons.

- Talk about friendship and how we should treat out friends.

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Skeleton Hiccups -- 10/18/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)

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Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler

Books:

Black and Bittern Was the Night by Robert Heidbreder

Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler

The Bones of Fred McFee by Eve Bunting

Give Me Back My Bones by Kim Norman

Samira and the Skeletons by Camilla Kuhn

Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler

The Skeleton in the Closet by Alice Schertle

Craft: Skeleton

- Print skull onto regular white paper

- Print skeleton guide onto colored paper making sure to leave room for skull to fit at top

- Cut white paper into small strips for bones

- Glue bones onto colored paper using the guide

- Glue skull to colored paper on top of bones

Extension Activities:

- Learn about the human body and the skeletal system.  Check out one of the nonfiction skeleton books from the library.

- Continue the skeleton craft fun by printing out some simple animal coloring sheets.  Then have your child draw or glue on white bone strips in what they think would be its skeletal system.

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The Alphabet: IJK -- 3/1/22

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

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The Little Ice Cream Truck by Margery Cuyler
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood

Books:
Groovy Joe: Ice Cream and Dinosaurs by Eric Litwin
If Only by Mies Van Hout
Jack and Jill by Daniel Kirk
A Kitten Tale by Eric Rohmann
The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown
The Purple Kangaroo by Michael Ian Brown
The Tiny King by Taro Miura

Craft: J is for Jester
- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pieces (J body, head, hat, hands)

- Color pieces

- Glue head to top of J

- Glue hat to top of head

- Glue hands to sides of J

Extension Activities:

- Take a field trip to an ice cream store.  Try a new flavor of ice cream.

- Practice counting and sorting with jelly beans.

- Make and decorate a kite.  Directions of several easy kites to make can be found online.

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Back to School Story Time: August 5-6, 2019

Books:
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka *
Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea
Here Comes Teacher Cat by Deborah Underwood
The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler *
Oliver and His Alligator by Paul Schmid *

Craft: School Puzzle
The children colored a school coloring sheet on cardstock.  They could then cut it out on the lines on the back of the sheet to turn it into a puzzle.

Extension Activities:
- Visit your child's school for a tour with your child.  Make sure to visit the areas they will be using (i.e. classroom, cafeteria, library, gym, etc.).
- Plan and go over the first day of school schedule.  Practice the various parts (i.e. getting up early, picking out outfit, etc.)

Skeleton Hiccups (Monster) Story Time: October 1-2, 2018

Books:
Bonaparte Falls Apart by Margery Cuyler
Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler
Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler *
The Skeleton in My Closet by Alice Schertle *
Where's My Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi *

Craft: Skeleton Picture
Kids glued a skull and small strips of paper (bones) to a simple skeleton outline on a piece of paper.


Literacy Extensions:
- Practice number recognition when doing the craft.  Write numbers on the strips of paper (bones) and have your child glue them to the picture in order.
- Monsters are a common fear for young children.  Discuss reasons we fear things and why we do not need to fear the monsters we are reading about.


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Bus Story Time: May 9-10, 2016

Books:
The Bus is for Us! by Michael Rosen
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems *
Don't Squish the Sasqutch! by Kent Redeker
The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler *
Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean

Craft: Bus
Kids colored a bus cutout before gluing on wheels.



Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, have your child come up with more ways for pigeon to ask to drive the bus.
- If you live in an area that has bus service, go on a bus ride with your child.


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Every Day Heroes - Drivers: June 29-30, 2015

Books:
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems *
The Little School Bus by Margery Cuyler *
My Big Rig by Jonathan London
The Wheels on the Race Car by Alexander Zane *

Craft: Semi-Truck
Kids colored a cab and wheels before gluing them to a rectangle truck.



Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! ask your child to come up with the reasons why Pigeon shouldn't be allowed to drive a vehicle.
- The Wheels on the Race Car is a variation on the song "The Wheels on the Bus".  See if your child can come up with verses to fit other types of vehicles.

Skeleton Hiccups Story Time: October 20-21, 2014

Books:
Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere
The Skeleton in the Closet by Alice Schertle *
Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler *
Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie: A Revolting Rhyme
              by Judy Sierra
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Craft: Skeleton Picture
Children glued cut out bones and a skull to paper with an simple line-drawing skeleton.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk about why people have / need bones.  Check out a nonfiction, informational book about skeletons and look at the pictures of the different bones in the body.
- Pick a simple recipe and make it with your child - discussing the various steps as you do them (i.e. Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie)

Notes:
This story time is not for children with fears of monsters.  While the children found Skeleton Hiccups funny, several of the children were scared by The Skeleton in the Closet and Bedtime for Monsters.  I suggest reading the books yourself before sharing with your children.