Virtual Story Time: Weather -- February 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.) 

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Hello, Sun! by Dayle Ann Dodds
Not Now, Cow by Tammi Sauer

Books:

Bear in Sunshine by Stella Blackstone

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

From Season to Season by Ethan Long

Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall

Soaked! by Abi Cushman

The Weather Girls by Aki

Extension Activities:

- Make a wind chime to hang outdoors using recycled and other materials such as a coat hanger, utensils, beads, etc.

- Ask your child to chart the temperature and weather (sunny, rainy, snowy, etc) each day.

- Go puddle jumping with your child.  No puddles outside?  Make your own by cutting out puddles from blue construction paper and taping it to the floor.

April Is Punny: Jokes -- 4/2/24

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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Knock Knock by Tammi Sauer

Chicken Butt! by Erica Perl

Books:

Barnyard Fun by Maureen Wright

Chicken Butt's Return by Eric Perl

Knock Knock by various authors

Max and Ruby's Preschool Pranks by Rosemary Wells

Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? by R.L. Stine

Craft: Chicken Butt

- Draw a squat bowling pin shape for chicken's body and cut out

- Draw two chicken legs (triangles at end of long skinny rectangles and cut out)

- Draw a splat for tail feathers and cut out 

- Cut a skinny cloud like shape for head feathers and cut out

- Color pieces

- Glue together as shown in picture at left

Extension Activities:

- Check out a book of jokes for kids from the library and share the jokes with family and friends.

- The Chicken Butt joke relies on rhymes to work.  See if your child can come up with more rhymes for various chicken body parts to continue on the joke.

Birds: Week 2 -- 1/9/24

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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Early Bird by Toni Yuly
Lovebird Lou by Tammi Sauer
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? by various authors

Books:

Albert by Donna Jo Napoli

Hello, Hippo!  Goodbye, Bird! by Kristyn Crow

The Lost Little Bird by David McPhail

Nest by Jorey Hurley

North, South, East, West by Margaret Wise Brown

Shh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton

Too Many Birds by Cindy Derby

Craft: Parrot

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out bird's body and cut along dotted line

- Color bird's body

- Fold down on dotted line and color back side for wing

- Cut three long strips of colored paper and glue to body for tail feathers

Extension Activities:

- After reading Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? have your child(ren) draw their own answer to the joke.

- Have fun with some pretend play by acting like different types of birds (ex - waddle like a penguin, stand like a flamingo, fly like a hummingbird, etc.).

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Building Block Nominees: Week 3 -- 9/19/23

 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.

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The Book of Rules by Brian Gerhlein
One Sheep, Two Sheep by Tammi Sauer

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: Sheep

- Print template onto cardstock or heavy paper and cut out

- Cut cardstock or heavy paper into 4"x1/2" strips.  

- Glue strips into starburst shape making it as full as you like.  

- Optional: Leave 2-4 strips to glue to bottom of starburst sheep body for legs.

- Color head and glue to center of body.

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of Simon Says.  See how well the kids follow the "rules" that Simon gives.  Make longer sequences of actions to do in a row.

- Make a sheep mask by cutting out the center of a large paper plate.  Then cut out two triangles and glue them to the top of the plate ring.  Glue cotton balls around the plate's ring.  To turn into a mask, either glue a jumbo craft stick to the bottom or tie a string to either side of the ring.

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Virtual Story Time: Our Favorite Books of 2022 -- 12/28/21

Join us weekly on Tuesdays for an online Story Time featuring books read by Miss Amy.  The video will be available to view for a week before a new online is uploaded.

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Something Stinks by Jonathan Fenske
Not Now, Cow by Tammi Sauer

Books: (New Books of 2021)

Blueberry Cake by Sarah Dillard

Chez Bob by Bob Shea

I'm Sorry by Michael Ian Black

Ship in a Bottle by Andrew Prahin
Vampenguin by Lucy Ruth Cummins

We Give Thanks by Cynthia Rylant

We Want a Dog by Lo Cole

Craft: Cow Bookmark

- Print template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pieces

- Color pieces

- Glue head to top of body

- Glue bell beneath head

Extension Activities:

- Not Now, Cow is all about seasons and the clothes and activities for each season.  Ask your child to pull out appropriate clothes and/or toys for the season you name.

- After reading Something Stinks, have a smell test.  Ask your child to close their eyes and then tell you what object you have by smell.

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Building Block Story Time -- Week 4: September 27-28, 2021

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

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I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt

Books: (2021 Building Block Award Nominees)
Bad Dog by Mike Boldt
Bear Came Along by Richard T. Morris
The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli
Crocodiles Need Kisses Too by Rebecca Colby
The Farm That Mac Built by Tammi Sauer
I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
One Red Sock by Jennifer Sattler
The Pigeon Has to Go to School! by Mo Willems
Saturday by Oge Mora
Stomp by Uncle Ian Aurora

Craft:  Farm Tic Tac Toe

- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Color barn and animal game pieces

- Cut out pig and chicken game pieces

Extension Activities:

- Click HERE to cast your vote for the 2021 Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award.
- All three of this week's books could easily be extended by adding more animals to the stories.  Ask your child to continue one of stories.

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