Our Favorite Books of 2022 -- 12/6/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  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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One Blue Gnu by Danna Smith
Color the Sky by David Elliott

Books:

Five Hiding Ostriches by Barbara Barbieri McGrath

Skip to My Moo by Iza Trapani

Walter Had a Best Friend by Deborah Underwood

Craft: Party Crown

- Print template at left onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out template plus additional strips as needed

- Decorate pieces with colors, sequins, pompoms, etc

- Glue pieces into crown shape to fit child's head

Extension Activities:

- Play a game of Color I Spy.  Ask your child to find items of certain colors.

- Ask your child to make their own counting story.  

Fox Story Time -- 11/29/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  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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Where's Baby? by Anne Hunter
That Is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems

Books:

Fox: A Circle of Life Story by Isabel Thomas

Fox Forgets by Suzanne Bloom

Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

The Fox on a Swing by Evelina Daciute

Foxy and Egg by Alex T. Smith

My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza

Oh No! A Fox! by Janet Morgan Stoeke

The Rooster and the Fox by Helen Ward

Craft: Fox

- Print out template on cardstock or heavy paper

- Cut out pieces

- Color pieces

- Glue small hearts to rounded part of large heart for ears

- Glue half hearts onto large heart so points are at bottom

- Glue circle onto point of large heart for nose

Extension Activities:

- Have fun with rhyming.  See how many rhyming words your child can come up with for "Fox".

- Play a game of hide and seek like the characters in Where's Baby? do.

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Squirrels Story Time -- 11/22/22

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Ol' Mama Squirrel by David Ezra Stein

Books:

Acorns Everywhere by Kevin Sherry
Bear and Squirrel Are Friends . . . Yes, Really! Yes, Really! by Deb Pilutti

Bob & Rob Love Corn on the Cob by Todd McQueen

Earl the Squirrel by Don Freeman

Nuts to You by Lois Ehlert

Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt

The Squirrels Who Squabbled by Rachel Bright

Where Are My Books? by Debbi Ridpath Ohi

Craft: Squirrel

- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pieces (body, tail, ears)

- Color pieces

- Glue body into a tube

- Glue ears to top of body

- Glue tail to back of body

Extension Activities:

- Go on a nature walk in the woods and look for acorns.  See how many you can gather.

- Play a game of "Pin the Tail" on a squirrel.

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Owls Story Time -- 11/15/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  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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Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli

Books:

Baz & Benz by Heidi McKinnon

Hooray for Today! by Brian Won

Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor

Little Hoot by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Craft: Owl

- Print out template on heavy paper or cardstock

- Cut out pieces (body, 2 wings) and color

- Glue wings to either side of body

Extension Activities:

- After reading (or watching) Good Night Owl, ask your child what in the story was not true about owls.  Explain how owls are nocturnal.  They sleep during the day and are awake at night.

- Take a visit to the Wild Bird Sanctuary to learn more about owls.

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Moose Story Time -- 11/8/22

Story Times are held weekly on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  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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Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root
Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit by Catherine Rayner

Books:

Duck, Duck, Moose! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff

It's a Moose by Meg Rosoff

A Moose That Says Moooooooooo by Jennifer Hamburg

Moose Tracks! by Karma Wilson

Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose by Dr. Seuss

This Is a Moose by Richard T. Morris

Craft: Moose

- Print template onto heavy paper or cardstock and cut out

- Cut paper plate into quarters

- Color pieces of moose (one paper plate piece, two eyes, two antlers, one nose)

- Glue nose to point of plate

- Glue antlers to curved edge of plate

- Glue on eyes in middle of plate

Extension Activities:

- After reading through Looking for a Moose, go through it a second time trying to find all the hidden moose.  Practice counting by counting how many moose are on each page.

- Practice rhyming with your child by seeing how many words they can come up with that rhyme with "moose".

Template -- (makes two moose)