Family Story Time: I Really Want to See You Grandma -- 5/31/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am and Tuesday evenings at 6:00 pm.  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.)

Click HERE for this week's Story Time video.

I Really Want to See You, Grandma by Taro Gomi
Who's Who? by Ken Geist

Books:

The Birthday Pet by Ellen Javernick
A Family is a Family is a Family by Sara O'Leary

The Fathers Are Coming Home by Eve Bunting
I Need My Own Country by Rick Walton

Russell Wrestles the Relatives by Cindy Chambers Johnson

Templeton Gets His Wish by Greg Pizzoli

Craft: Family Tree

- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Color tree sheet

- Color leaves and cut out

- Write family member's names of leaves

- Glue leaves to tree

Extension Activities:

- With your child, plan a trip to see family.  Discuss transportation needed, directions, supplies, etc.

- Look at family photos with your child.  See if they can identify the various family members.

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Virtual Story Time: I Really Want to See You, Grandma by Taro Gomi -- 9/8/20

This is a weekly 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.

Click HERE to view the latest video.

I Really Want to See You, Grandma by Taro Gomi

Books:  (Grandparents)

41 Uses for a Grandma by Harriet Ziefert

At Grandma's by Rhonda Gowler Greene

Grandpa Loves by Rebecca Kai Dotlich

How to Babysit a Grandma by Jean Reagan

I Love You, Grandpa by Vivian French

Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa by Anna Dewdney

My Grandpa by Marta Altes

Tea With Grandpa by Barney Saltzberg

Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson

TumbleBook Stories: (Available through www.jeffcolib.org by clicking on E-Content.)

Castle on Hester Street by Linda Heller

Grandma's Pear Tree by Suzanne Santillan

Craft: Monster Hug

- Print out a monster template and cut out

- Color monster

- Cut out and accordian fold two strips of paper for arms

- Glue cut out hearts to one end of paper strips and other end of paper strips to the monster's body

Extension Activities:

- Make a card or "write" a letter to send to your grandparents for Grandparents Day (2nd Sunday of September).

- Ask your child to give you "directions" for getting to grandma or grandpa's house.