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Join our children’s librarian, Ms. Stephanie, for storytime on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. on Facebook Live. Storytime will last between fifteen and twenty minutes and will include stories, flannel boards, songs, and a craft! The video will be available to watch for one week after its premiere.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Storytime & Activities: This storytime featured two books, Run, Turkey, Run! by Diane Mayr and Around the Table That Grandad Built by Melanie Heuiser Hill. Plus, there are flannel board activities, finger plays, and a craft about turkeys.
PAST STORYTIME BOOKS BY THEME
ABCs: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault and Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run!: An Alphabet Caper by Mike Twohy
Animal noises: Duck on a Bike by David Shannon and Dog’s Noisy Day by Emma Dodd
Animals: It’s A Tiger! by David LaRochelle and Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen
Apples: Apples for Little Fox by Ekaterina Trukhan and Little Mouse’s Big Secret by Eric Battut
Art: Blue Chicken by Deborah Freedman and My Crayons Talk by Patricia Hubbard
Baby animals: Are You Ready to Play Outside? by Mo Willems, The Napping House by Audrey Wood and Don Wood, Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino, and Hello Baby! by Mem Fox
Bakeries: The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton, Please Mr. Panda = Por Favor Sr. Panda by Steve Antony, Mr. Cookie Baker by Monica Wellington, The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins, and Maisy Makes Gingerbread by Lucy Cousins
Bears: Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Birthdays: A Birthday for Cow by Jan Thomas and The Secret Birthday Message by Eric Carle
Boxes: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis and A Fox Found a Box by Ged Adamson
Bunnies: Hat Tricks by Satoshi Kitamura and My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
Butterflies: Butterfly, Butterfly by Peter Horacek, Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr., and The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Dogs: This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne and The Doghouse by Jan Thomas
Emotions and feelings: Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard and Glad Monster, Sad Monster: A Book About Feelings by Ed Emberley and Anne Miranda
Farms: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and Ducks Away! by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek
Fish and sharks: The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark by Ken Geist
Fourth of July: A Lullaby of Summer by Natalie Ziarnik and Madeline Valentine and Mouse Loves Summer by Lauren Thompson
Fruit: The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli and The Little Mouse, the Red Rise Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood
Green things and spring: Snip Snap: What’s That? by Mara Bergman and Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
Halloween: What’s in the Witch’s Kitchen? by Nick Sharratt and Pumpkin Heads! by Wendell Minor
Ice cream: Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems and The Thing About Yetis by Vin Vogel
Mice: Back to Bed, Ed! by Sebastien Braun and Mouse’s First Fall by Lauren Thompson
Miscellaneous: Edwina the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct by Mo Willems and The Feel Good Book by Todd Parr
Monsters: Go to Bed, Monster! by Natasha Wing and There was an Old Monster! by Rebecca, Adrian & Ed Emberley
Mother’s Day: My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck and Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Owls: Little Owl’s Orange Scarf by Tatyana Feeney and Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Pumpkins: Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum and Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills
Space: Penguinaut! by Mara Bergman and Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle
Spiders: Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks and Walter’s Wonderful Web by Tim Hopgood
Summer and ocean animals: Today Is a Beach Day by Nancy Viau and Don’t Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton
Things that are big and small: Little Mouse by Alison Murray and Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson
Things that go: Who is Driving? by Leo Timmers, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems, and Freight Train by Donald Crews
Zoo: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Christian Stead and From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
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