Virtual Story Time: Back to School -- August 2025

Each month, Miss Amy records a virtual Story Time that goes along with the monthly theme.  It will be posted monthly in the morning of the first Tuesday of the month.  (The video is available to watch for one month before a new one is uploaded.) 

Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

Back to School, Backpack! by Simon Rich
Dad's First Day by Mike Wohnoutka

Books:
Bear's School Day by Stella Blackstone
David Goes to School by David Shannon
Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea
Monsters Love School by Mike Austin
School's First Day of School by Adam Rex
Stanley's School by William Bee


Extension Activities:
- Visit the school your child will be attending this year.  See if you can set up a tour of the school or visit during an Open House to meet with the various educators.
- Review learning concepts needed for school (ex - alphabet, counting, colors, shapes, etc).
- Prepare a fun lunch for the first day of school together.

Building Block Award Winners -- 9/3/24

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.


Click HERE for this month's virtual Story Time.

I'm Terrified of Bath Time by Simon Rich
Wolfboy by Andy Harkness
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Books:
10 Little Ninjas by Miranda Paul
Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry
Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings
Dandy by Ame Dyckman
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Press Here by Herve Tullet

Craft: Bad Dog (Cat)

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (body, head, tail) and color

- Fold body in half along dotted line to make a triangle

- Glue tail (backwards) along left side dotted line on front of triangle

- Fold over small triangle onto tail so that cat will stand

- Glue head to top point of triangle body

Extension Activities:

- After reading I'm Terrified of Bath Time, have your child come up with "scared" stories for other common household items (ex - couch, food, etc.).

- Visit a local animal shelter to visit with the animals.  See if they will let you volunteer time "reading" to the dogs and cats.

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School Time! -- 8/6/24

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.

Click HERE for this month's online Story Time.

Dinosaur vs. School by Bob Shea
Back to School, Backpack! by Simon Rich

Books:

Bear's School Day by Stella Blackstone

First Day Critter Jitters by Jory John

Get Ready for School by Janet Nolan

Goodnight School by Catherine Bailey

If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen

Our Classroom Rules! by Kallie George

Stanley's School by William Bee

Craft: Name Pencil

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces (eraser, lead point) and color

- Cut out squares -- 1 for each letter of name

- Write name on letters -- 1 letter per square

- Glue all pieces together to spell out name

Extension Activities:

- Call your local school to set up a visit.  Tour the school and point out different locations such as classrooms, cafeteria, gym, library, etc.

- Have your child pack their backpack for school.  Use a checklist to make sure they have everything they need packed.

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Building Block Nominees: Week 4 -- 9/26/23

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.

Cows Go Boo! by Steve Webb
I'm Terrified of Bath Time by Simon Rich

I'm a Unicorn by Helen Yoon

Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Nominees)
The Book of Rules by Brian Gerhlein
Cows Go Boo! by Steve Webb
Don't Eat Bees: Life Lessons from Chip the Dog by Dav Petty
I'm a Unicorn by Helen Yoon
I'm Terrified of Bath Time by Simon Rich
Lou by Breanna Carzoo
Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor
One Sheep, Two Sheep by Tammi Sauer
People Are WILD by Margaux Meganck
Shhh! The Baby's Asleep by JaNay Brown-Wood

Craft: Unicorn Headband

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out

- Cut out 1-2  long strips of cardstock or heavy paper

- Color unicorn horn and strips

- Glue unicorn horn and 1-2 strips into headband to fit child's head

Extension Activities:

- After reading all ten of the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award nominee books, vote for your choice for the award at Missouri Library Association - Building Block Award (molib.org).

- Extend the book Cows Go Boo by adding more farm animals to the story.

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