Owls Story Time -- Outdoor 6/7/21 and Virtual 6/8/21

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday mornings at 10:00 am and 11:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)


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Baz & Benz by Heidi McKinnon
Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor

Books:   (Owls)

Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli
Hooray for Today! by Brian Won

I'm Not Scared! by Jonathan Allen

Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

The Midnight Library by Kazuno Kohara 

My Best Friend by Rob Hodgson

Craft:  Owl

- Print template of owl on heavy paper and cut out pieces

- Color pieces of owl (body, wings, eyes, beak)

- Glue pieces together following picture at left as a guide

- Optional:  Add sparkles or tissue paper for extra decoration

Extension Activities:

- Visit the Wild Bird Sanctuary to learn more about owls and other birds.
- Go on a nature walk to look for different birds.  Can you name them?

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Hippo Story Time: February 24-25, 2020

Books:
The Hiccupotamus by Aaron Zenz
Hippos Are Huge! by Jonathan London
Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton *
Kiss Kiss! by Margaret Wild
Oh, Daddy! by Bob Shea *
That's What Makes a Hippopotamus Smile! by Sean Taylor *

Craft: H Is for Hippo
This week's craft was based on the picture at left.  The children colored an uppercase H cutout as well as a hippo head.  They then glued the head to the H.  They could bend the legs to make the hippo stand.

Extension Activities:
- Hippos Go Berserk is a counting book.  Ask your child to count how many hippos are on each page as you go through the book.
- Practice letter recognition by asking your child to point out the letter "H"s as you go through a book.


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Owls Story Time: November 7-8, 2016

Books:
Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli
Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor *
"I'm Not Cute!" by Jonathan Allen
Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal *
Whoo Goes There? by Jennifer A. Ericsson

Craft: Owl Picture
This week's craft is pictured at left.  The children were given the outline of an owl on a piece of paper.  They then glued on tissue paper feathers, brown wings, eyes, and a yellow beak to finish their owl.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Hoot Owl, see if your child can continue the story by coming up with costumes Hoot Owl could use to catch other animals.
- Learn more about owls.  Informational books on owls are available at the library.  Or visit the Wild Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis.

Costume Story Time: March 21-22, 2016

Books:
Alligator Boy by Cynthia Rylant *
Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor *
Turtle's Penguin Day by Valeri Gorbachev *

Craft: Owl Headband
The craft is pictured at left.  The children colored an owl head and two wings cut from cardstock before gluing to 1" strips of paper to make into a headband.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Hoot Owl, come up with various costumes you might use to catch different types of animals.
- Like Little Turtle in Turtle's Penguin Day, try various activities to simulate the animal you are currently reading about.


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Our Favorite Books of 2015: December 7-8, 2015

Books:
Everyone Loves Bacon by Kelly DiPuccio *
Finders Keepers by Keiko Kasza
Hoot Owl: Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor *
My Dog, Bob by Richard Torrey *
Peanut Butter & Brains by Joe McGee

Craft: Paper Plate Owl
Our craft was based the picture at left.  The kids were given a small paper plate and two feet, two eyes, and a beak cut from cardstock.  They colored the plate before folding and gluing it as shown in the picture.

Literacy Extensions:
- Talk about the word favorite and what it means.  Have your child tell your various favorite things such as food, book, game, etc.
- After reading Everyone Loves Bacon, see if your child can tell a similar story using their favorite food.