Red -- 6/3/25

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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I Am Bat by Morag Hood
The Starry Giraffe by Andy Bergmann

Books:

Crabby Crab by Chris Raschka
The Little Fire Truck by Margery Cuyler
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney

Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton
Ten Apples Up on Top! by Theo LeSieg

Craft:  Ladybug

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, antennae)

- Color pieces

- Glue wings so they overlap slightly

- Fold and glue antennae to top of ladybug

Extension Activities:

- Enjoy a fruit a salad made with red fruits -- apples, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, red grapes, watermelon, etc.

- Visit a fire station to view a fire truck. 

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Red & Pink Story Time: March 2-3, 2020

Books:
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell *
Happy Pig Day! by Mo Willems
Ned's New Home by Kevin Tseng
Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler *
The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli


Craft: Loop Ladybug
This week's craft is based on the picture at left.  The kids colored a strip of cardstock as well as a circle head.  The strip was glued into a loop.  The head was glued onto the loop as well as sequins as spots.  Half of a pipe cleaner was threaded through holes in the head to make the antennae.

Extension Activities:
- Practice color recognition by having your child go through the house pointing out the different items that are red or pink.
- Have fun with ice painting.  Freeze colored water in ice trays with a popsicle stick stuck in them.  Kids can then "paint" with the frozen water.  Colors can be mixed as the ice starts to melt.

Colors Story Time -- Red, Week 2: April 21-22, 2014

Books:
Big Red Tub by Julia Jarman *
Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell *
The Little Red Hen (Makes a Pizza) by Philemon Sturges *
Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton *
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

Craft: Clifford Ears
Children glued two long strips of red paper together before gluing on two red Clifford ears.  Since this was such a simple craft this week, we also did a Clifford coloring sheet.

Literacy Extensions:
- Discuss with your child what ingredients they like on a pizza.  Help them come up with a list of everything they would need to buy to make a pizza.  (i.e. The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza)
- Practice letter identification with your child.  As you read a book, have them point out all the letter "R"s that they see.

Colors Story Time -- Red: April 14-15, 2014

Books:
A Penguin Story by Antoinette Portis *
The Red Lemon by Bob Staake
Red, Red, Red by Valeri Gorbachev *
That's My Dog! by Rick Walton *

Craft: Sunset Picture
The children completed a coloring page of a sunset before gluing on red tissue paper squares to make a red sunset.

Literacy Extensions:
- See how many things your child can list that are the color red.
- Talk about how certain foods such as grapes and tomatoes come in different colors (i.e. The Red Lemon)

Red: A Colors Story Time - March 4-5, 2013

Books:
Clifford, the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell *
Ned's New Home by Kevin Tseng *
On Top of Spaghetti by Paul Brett Johnson *
Red Truck by Kersten Hamilton *
Ten Apples Up on Top by Theo Le Sieg
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

Craft: Fredbird Hat
A child came in wearing one of these homemade Fredbird (St. Louis Cardinals' mascot) hats in 2011 during the postseason run.  I immediately asked to take a picture knowing that we would make the craft someday.  It finally fit into one of my story time themes.  The head is made from a 8-1/2" square of red paper with black eyes and a yellow beak glued onto it.  Strips of red paper were glued to the back to make the hat band.  It was a very cute and very popular craft with the kids and adults.

Literacy Expanders:
- List foods with your child that are red.
- Talk about words that sound the same but mean different things (i.e. - red and read, their, they're and there, etc.)