Building Block Award Winners -- 9/2/25

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.

10 Little Ninjas by Miranda Paul
Naked! by Michael Ian Black
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos

Books:
Dandy by Ame Dyckman
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
I'm Terrified of Bath Time by Simon Rich
NO Is All I Know! by Chris Grabenstein
Press Here by Herve Tullet
Pug Meets Pig by Sue Gallion

Craft: Mustache Baby
- Print template (at left) onto cardstock or heavy paper
- Cut out pieces (baby, mustache)

- Color pieces

- Glue mustache to baby's face

Extension Activities:

- Practice voting.  Have your child(ren) vote on different things such as favorite food, book, game, etc.

- Visit https://molib.wildapricot.org/Building-Block-Award to learn more about the Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award and to discover the past winning books.

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.

Template --

Building Block Award Past Winners Story Time: September 3, 2019

Books:
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos *
Naked! by Michael Ian Black *
Pug Meets Pig by Sue Gallion *

Craft: Person
The kids colored a large person cutout and glued on sparkles so it was no longer naked.

Extension Activities:
- Pug Meets Pig is all about friendship and sharing.  Schedule a play date for your kids stressing good friendship and sharing beforehand.
- The character of Beard Baby is introduced at the end of Mustache Baby.  Ask your child what they think would happen after Mustache and Beard Babies meet.  Then read the other books in the series to see how it is the same or different.

Building Block Award Story Time: September 4, 2018

Books:
10 Little Ninjas by Miranda Paul *
Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry *
Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos *

Craft: Bunny Puppet
Children colored cutout ears, eyes, nose, and teeth before gluing to a paper bag to turn into a puppet.



Literacy Extensions:
- Come up with your own version of 10 Little Ninjas asking for suggestions for different types of characters.
- After reading Mustache Baby, discuss different activities and what makes them good or bad behavior.

Building Block Award Story Time - Past Winners: September 3, 2013

Books:
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer *
Bubblegum, Bubblegum by Lisa Wheeler
Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug by Ed Emberley
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
Llama, Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney
No, David! by David Shannon
Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen *
Press Here by Herve Tullet *

Craft: Pout-Pout Fish
The children were given a fish cutout with a smile / frown drawn onto it.  It could be made into a Pout-Pout Fish or a Kiss-Kiss Fish depending on where you glued the eye.  They could also glue on tissue paper and sequins to decorate the fish.

Literacy Extensions:
- Discuss bullying with your child.  Talk about methods of dealing with bullies and how important it is to not be a bully.  (Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug)
- Go over animal sounds with your child (i.e. - horse = neigh, lion = roar, etc.) to go with Bark, George.