Mysteries in the Stacks: The Case of the Missing Chalk Drawings -- 5/28/24

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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The Case of the Missing Chalk Drawings by Richard Byrne
The Somethingosaur by Tony Mitton
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

Books:

7 Ate 9: The Untold Story by Tara Lazar

Ginger and the Mystery Visitor by Charlotte Voake

The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg

Sloth Slept On by Frann Preston-Gannon

Street Monsters by Barbara M. Joosse

Craft: Green Sheep

- Print out template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out sheep and color

- Cut green paper into small strips

- Optional: Tear green paper into smaller strips, curl the strips, or fold them

- Glue green paper onto sheep

Extension Activities:

- Riddles are basically short mysteries.  Ask your child some riddles to see if they can "solve" the answers.

- Have fun writing secret messages.  Use a white crayon on white paper to write a message.  Then brush over the message with watercolor paint.  The message should appear through the paint.

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Virtual Story Time: Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox -- 3/18/21

Join us weekly for an online story time featuring a book read by Miss Amy on Tuesdays at 10:00 am.  The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.


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Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
My Friends Make Me Happy! by Jan Thomas

Books:  (Sheep)

Another Brother by Matthew Cordell

Brenda Is a Sheep by Morag Hood

Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat

The Great Sheep Shenanigans by Peter Bently

Lamby Lamb by Christopher Raschka

Mary Had a Little Lamb by Mary Hoberman

Sheep Go to Sleep by Nancy Shaw

The Sheep Who Hatched an Egg by Gemma Merino

Six Sandy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle

Ten Little Lambs by Alice McGinty

Craft:  Curly Colorful Sheep

- Print out template of sheep.

- Optional -- Cut out sheep if you like.

- Color sheep.

- Roll small strips of colored paper into curls and glue onto sheep.

- Variation:  Tear colored paper into small pieces and glue onto sheep as if collage.

Extension Activities:

- My Friends Make My Happy has the characters guessing what makes sheep happy that starts with the letter "F".  Ask your child to come up with lists of items that make them happy for each letter of the alphabet.

- Go on a scavenger hunt to find green items like the sheep.

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Sheep Story Time: May 13-14, 2019

Books:
Another Brother by Matthew Cordell
Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat *
Mary Had a Little Lamb by Mary Ann Hoberman *
No Sleep for Sheep by Karen Beaumont
Sheep 101 by Richard T. Morris
Six Sandy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle *


Craft: Rocking Sheep
This week's craft is based on the picture above.  A paper plate was folded in half.  Cotton balls were stretched and glued to the inner ring of the paper plate for the sheep's body.  Black paper strips were glued as legs and two paper circles were glued on (back-to-back) for the head.  The outer ring could then be colored as grass or other background.

Extension Activities:
- Practice phonics using the "baa" sound.  See how many words your child can think of that start with the "baa" sound.
- See if you can visit a working sheep farm to see what sheep's wool is really like.

Mary Had a Little Lamb (Sheep) Sing-Along Story Time: June 11-12, 2018

Books:
Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat *
Mary Had a Little Lamb by Maryann Hoberman *
Six Sandy Sheep by Judith Ross Enderle
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox *

Craft: Standing Sheep
Children colored a sheep body that was folded in half to stand and then glued on the sheep's head.  They could then glue on multi-colored pieces of yarn to give the sheep wool.

Literacy Extensions:
- See if there is a working sheep farm nearby to visit that will allow your child to interact with the sheep.
- Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep gives the basic steps of turning sheep's wool into sweaters by knitting.  Maybe try some simple finger knitting or paper weaving with your child.


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Naughty or Nice? Bedtime: December 11-12, 2017

Books:
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow *
Froggy Goes to Bed by Jonathan London
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen
Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep? by Bill Martin Jr.
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney *
No Sleep for the Sheep! by Karen Beaumont *

Craft: Standing Sheep
This week's craft was based on the picture at left with a few changes.  The kids were given a sheep's head and cotton balls to glue to a recycled CD.  Two clothespins were then attached to the bottom to make the sheep stand.

Literacy Extensions:
- A lot of these books go through bedtime rituals before the characters go to sleep.  Talk with your child about the rituals they go through before bed.  Have them try to list all the rituals in order they do them each night.
- Bedtime is a great time to read stories together.  Make sure to pick books that will calm your child rather than get them excited.


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Sheep Story Time: June 23-24, 2014

Books:
Baa-Choo! by Sarah Weeks *
Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Teri Sloat *
Hide and Sheep by Andrea Beaty
Six Sandy Sheep by Judith Enderle
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox *

Craft: Yarn Sheep
Children were given a sheep cutout.  They could color their sheep before gluing on multi-colored yarn pieces.

Literacy Extensions:
- Have your child list all the farm animals they can think of and their sounds.
- Discuss how clothes are made from sheep's wool (i.e. Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep)

Green: A Colors Story Time - March 11-12, 2013

Books:
Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley *
Grandpa Green by Lane Smith
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Green Wilma by Tedd Arnold
Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal *
My Snake Blake by Randy Siegel
Snip Snap! What's That? by Mara Bergman *
Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree by Jan Peck
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox *

Craft: Shamrock Necklace
Children colored a shamrock cut out of cardstock before stringing it onto curling ribbon with pony beads.

Literacy Expanders:
- Learn more about the various animals in the Way Up High in a Tall Green Tree.
- Talk about how the sound effects and selected words (i.e. slithered, etc) helped to create tension in the book Snip Snap! What's That?.