Celebrating Authors: Mo Willems -- 3/31/26

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.

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! by Mo Willems
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems

Books:
Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems
City Dog, Country Frog by Mo Willems
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems
That Is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems

Craft: Pigeon

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out and color head

- Color a craft stick as Pigeon's neck and legs

- Color a mini cupcake liner that is folded in half as Pigeon's wing

- Glue head to top of craft stick

- Glue wing near bottom of craft stick leaving room for legs

Extension Activities:

- Which kind of pet would be best for Pigeon?  Investigate different types of pets.  Check out pet books from the library or visit the local pet store for more information.

- Learn simple drawing skills from Mo Willems by watching his Lunch Doodles video series on YouTube.

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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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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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