Building Block Award Past Winners Story Time: September 3, 2019

Books:
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos *
Naked! by Michael Ian Black *
Pug Meets Pig by Sue Gallion *

Craft: Person
The kids colored a large person cutout and glued on sparkles so it was no longer naked.

Extension Activities:
- Pug Meets Pig is all about friendship and sharing.  Schedule a play date for your kids stressing good friendship and sharing beforehand.
- The character of Beard Baby is introduced at the end of Mustache Baby.  Ask your child what they think would happen after Mustache and Beard Babies meet.  Then read the other books in the series to see how it is the same or different.

Building Block Award Nominees Story Time: September 10-11, 2018

Books:
Carrot & Pea: An Unlikely Friendship by Morag Hood
A Good Day for a Hat by T. Nat Fuller
I Got a New Friend by Karl Newson Edwards
Pug Meets Pig by Sue Lowell Gallion

Craft: Carrot Shapes Match
Children glued cutout orange shapes to their matching shapes on a carrot printout.  Cutout peas were glued in the spot with the missing shape.


Literacy Extensions --
- After reading A Good Day for Hat, discuss why different hats are better for different situations.  Have your child explain why each hat bear chooses is good for the situation he is in.  Ask for them to come up with situations and the hats they would wear.
- Most of the today's books are about friendship.  Discuss characteristics that make good friends.


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