Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates -- 11/25/25

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.

Hamsters Make Terrible Roommates by Cheryl B. Klein
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin

Books:
A Cat Like That by Lester Laminack
Fluffy McWhiskers Cuteness Explosion by Stephen W. Martin
I Am Wriggly by Michael Rosen
Short Dog, Long Dog: A Book of Opposites by Anna Hrachovec
Sterling, Best Dog Ever by Aidan Cassie

Craft: Cat Necklace

- Print template (left) onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out cat

- Punch hole at end of tail

- Color cat

- String cat onto a piece of curling ribbon

- Optional: String beads onto curling ribbon

- Tie ends of curling ribbon so can wear as necklace

Extension Activities:

- Discuss pet responsibility.  What all do you need to take care of a pet?  What types of food would your pet eat? 

- Extend the song book Cows in the Kitchen by adding more animals into the house (ex - goats in the garbage, bats in the bathroom, ants in the attic, etc).

I'm My Own Dog -- 11/10/25

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.

I'm My Own Dog by David Ezra Stein
Cat Secrets by Jef Czekaj
Cowy Cow by Chris Raschka

Books:
Buddy and the Bunnies in Don't Play With Your Food by Bob Shea
Flat Cat by Tara Lazar
Hamster Sitter Wanted by Tracy Gunaratnam
Pet This Book by Jessica Young
That's My Dog! by Rick Walton
Widget by Lyn Rossiter McFarland

Craft: Hamster

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, legs/arms)

- Color pieces

- Fold body along dotted lines and then roll and glue end of body to just behind the head to make it stand

- Glue legs to bottom of hamster

- Glue arms to sides of hamster

Extension Activities:

- Visit a pet store to learn more about the different types of pets and how to care for them.

- Make a pets mural by letting your child cut out pictures of animals they think would make good pets from old magazines and then gluing them to a piece of paper.

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Virtual Story Time: The Perfect Pet for You -- November 2025

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 virtual Story Time.

The Perfect Pet for You by Estelle Laure

Books:

The Birthday Pet by Ellen Javernick
Lizard from the Park by Mark Pett

Me Want Pet! by Tammi Sauer

My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee

A Pet for Miss Wright by Judy Young

We Want a Dog by Lo Cole

Extension Activities:

- Make pet rocks.  Let kids decorate their rocks and name them.

- Use Legos or craft supplies to build the perfect pet.

- Relax with some animal-themed yoga poses.

Facebook Story Time: The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems -- 6/30/20

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.


The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems

Books:
The Birthday Pet by Ellen Javernick
C'Mere, Boy! by Sharon Jennings
How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets? by Jane Yolen
Me Want Pet! by Tammi Sauer
A Pet for Miss Wright by Judy Young
Rory the Dinosaur Wants a Pet by Liz Climo
Too Many Dinosaurs by Mercer Mayer
What Pet to Get? by Emma Dodd
You Don't Want a Unicorn by Ame Dyckman


TumbleBook Stories: (Available through www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on E-Content.)
Any Pet Will Do by Nancy Shouse
I Got Two Dogs by John Lithgow
Sally Dog Little by Bill Richardson

Craft: Paper Tube Dog
- Color rectangle dog body before gluing to make a tube.
- Color ears and glue to top of tube's sides.

Optional:  Glue on sequins or pompoms to decorate your dog.




Extension Activities:
- The Pigeon doesn't seem to know much pet care.  Ask your child what they would need to do to take care of pet.  You can also check out a pet care book from the library.
- Have your child draw a picture of their ideal pet.
- Watch a pet themed movie such as The Secret Life of Pets or 101 Dalmatians.


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Naughty or Nice? Pets Story Time: November 27-28, 2017

Books:
Backhoe Joe by Lori Alexander *
The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, and Mike by Cynthia Rylant *
My Rhinoceros by  Jon Agee
You DON'T Want a Unicorn by Ame Dyckman

Craft: CD Snail
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children colored a cardstock body cutout.  They then glued tissue paper onto a recycled CD before gluing the body on also.

Literacy Extensions:
- Take a field trip to a pet store.  Discuss why or why not the various animals would make good pets for your family.
- Many pets names make great sight words to learn (i.e. cat, dog, fish, etc.).  Have your child point out those sight words when you are reading a book together.


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