Special Storytime!

Family Storytime, tomorrow!

Movie Time!

The Grinch stole my flyer!  Come see him in a movie THIS FRIDAY, December 26 at 1:00pm.

Remember, there will be free popcorn!

Family Storytime

Family Storytime: Elephant and Piggie Party!

Movie Time!

The Grinch stole my flyer!  Come see him in a movie on Friday, December 26 at 1:00pm.

Remember, there will be free popcorn!

Dr. Seuss Reading

Come join us Friday, December 19 at 9:30am for a dramatic reading of Dr. Seuss stories!

Dr. Seuss Reading

Come join us next week at 9:30 am for a dramatic reading of Dr. Seuss stories!

Santa Letters, Due Tomorrow!

Family Storytime

Dr. Seuss Reading

Come join us Friday, December 19 at 9:30 am for a dramatic reading of Dr. Seuss stories!

Movie Time!

The Grinch stole my flyer!  Come see him in a movie on Friday, December 26 at 1:00pm.

Remember, there will be free popcorn!

Santa Letters

Chick n' Pug & Shooting at the Stars

Need new books in your holiday book pile? Check out Cassie's top picks every Tuesday in November!

A Chick 'n' Pug Christmas by Jennifer Sattler

Sidekick Chick's new mission for his best friend, and hero Pug, who would rather sleep, involves dressing as Santa and spreading joy to everyone at Christmas.

Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by John Hendrix

In 1914 France, a British soldier writes to his mother about the strange events of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when German and Allied soldiers met on neutral ground to share songs, food, and fun. Includes historical notes and glossary.

Letters to Santa

'Twas Nochebuena & The Last Christmas Tree

Need new books in your holiday book pile?Check out Cassie's top picks every Tuesday in November!

'Twas Nochebuena by Roseanne Greenfield Thong

Explores Latin American traditions for celebrating Christmas Eve in a text that combines English and Spanish words and follows the rhythm of Clement Moore's "The Night Before Christmas".

The Last Christmas Tree by Stephen Krensky

An eager little Christmas tree, not very tall or well-shaped, is the last on the lot but when it seems all hope of being covered with lights and ornaments is lost, a special person comes to take him home.

The Animals' Santa by Jan Brett

Need new books in your holiday book pile? Check out Cassie's top picks every Tuesday in November!

The Animals' Santa by Jan Brett
A rabbit named Little Snow is celebrating his first Christmas, and after all the forest animals tell him about the animals' Santa, he is excited to wake up on Christmas morning to find his own surprise.

Check out Cassie's other Jan Brett favorites:

The Mitten

Home for Christmas

Gingerbread Baby

Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood

Need new books in your holiday book pile?  Check out Cassie's top picks every Tuesday in November!

Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood
Cat is back in another adventure!  He wants to get off of Santa's naughty list, but this "being nice" thing is trickier than he thought!  Kids and grownups alike will be chuckling at Cat's crazy antics.  How far will he go to get a present from Santa?

Check out Cat in his first adventure: Here Comes the Easter Cat.

Early Literacy Kits

Our early literacy kits are now available!  Our kits were purchased through a Library Services and Technology Act Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Numbers Kit

Book: Monster Knows Numbers by Lori Capote

Book: Numbers by Orla Kiely 

Book: Counting in the Forest by Rebecca Rissman

Cd & Booklet: Wee Sing: Children’s Songs and Fingerplays

20 piece Monkey Sequencing Puzzle 

Alphabet Kit

Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.

26 Tactile Letters

Activity Tree & 26 letters

5 Large Stencils (apple, bear, car, star, heart)

10 Laminated Worksheets

Colors/Shapes Kit

Book: Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Book: Peek-A-Book Penguin Color and Shapes by Ruth Owen

Cd: Jim Gill sings Do Re Mi on his Toe Leg Knee

6 Color Paddles (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple)

Shape Memory Game (18 cards)

10 Laminated Worksheets

Game: Shape Sorting includes:

1 magnetic board

8 blue starter pieces

40 magnetic shape pieces

Feelings Kit

Book: How do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad by Jane Yolen

Book: The Feelings Book by Todd Parr

Cd: Jim Gill Sneezing Songs

Faces Memory Game (18 cards)

10 Laminated Worksheets

Game: Feelings Chart includes:

1 chart

4 sets of eyebrows

12 eye pieces

2 noses

4 mouths

**Interested in checking these out?  Ask at the front desk!**

Elephants and Fish

THE PLAN

Playtime
We played with the gear toy today.

Two Little Hands

We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme.

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was cool and sunny!  Although the high today is supposed to be 80.  

Read & Listen:

First we read We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems.  

Rhyme: “Up the Hill”

Here goes a turtle up a hill, creepy, creepy, creepy, creepy (crawl up arm)

Here goes a rabbit up a hill, boing, boing, boing, boing (bounce up arm)

Here goes a snake up the hill, slither, slither, slither, slither (slide up arm)

Here goes an elephant up the hill, thud, thud, thud, thud (clap up arm)

Here comes an elephant down the hill, boom, boom, boom, boom, CRASH! (bounce down, clap hands for crash)

via Storytime Katie

Read & Listen:

Then we read The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen.

Activity:

We colored a Fall coloring sheet today.  

Cars and Dogs

THE PLAN

Playtime
We played with different puzzles today.

Two Little Hands

We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme.

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was cool and sunny!  Fall is here!

Read & Listen:

First we read The Racecar Alphabet by Brian Floca.  

Read & Listen:

Then we read Puddle Pug by Kim Norman.

Activity:

We played with toys today for our activity.  The kiddos sure loved that.  We then came out in the library and our oldest Storytime participant played with paint dabbers while the babies played around on the floor.  

Apples and Bears

THE PLAN

Playtime
We played with different puzzles today.

Two Little Hands

We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme.

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was cool and windy!  Fall is here!

Read & Listen:

First we read Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson.  

Rhyme: “Apple Roll”

Five little apples in the bowl

One fell out and started to roll

It bumped the table and hit my feet

How many apples left to eat?

(count down to zero apples)

via Storytime Katie

Read & Listen:

Then we read Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson.

Activity:

We made apple wreaths today.  I cut out a bunch of apple shapes using Eau Claire Library's die cut machine.  Then our lovely volunteer, Jane, cut paper plates into a wreath shape.  And the end result:

The shapes didn't stick as well as I thought they were going to.  They had a blast though!

Hard at work constructing her wreath.

Happy Birthday Smokey!

**Don't forget about our Summer Reading Party, Friday August 15 @ 9:30am! **

THE PLAN

Playtime
We played with the gears and blocks today.

Two Little Hands

We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme.

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was warm and sunny!  

Read & Listen:

First we read Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See by Bill Martin Jr.

Song: "If You're a Bear and You Know It" sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It"

First verse: If you’re a panda bear and you know it, clap your paws

Second verse: If you’re a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth

Third verse: If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, growl real loud

via Storytime Katie

Read & Listen:

Then we put on our party hats and read the Story of Smokey.

Activity:

We pinned the hat on Smokey today for our activity.  Kids colored hats and then closed their eyes and tried to put them on Smokey's head!

The kids had a great time spinning around in circles before trying.  It was quite difficult to get the hats on Smokey's head!  

Happy Birthday Smokey!!

Reading Logs due tomorrow!

Reading Log Reminder

For the birds!

**Just a reminder, next week is the last Storytime for summer!**

THE PLAN

Playtime
We played with the nuts and bolts toy today.

Two Little Hands

We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme.

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was warm and sunny!  

Read & Listen:

First we read Birds by Kevin Henkes.

Rhyme:

Action Rhyme: “Little Birds”

Little birds, little birds, jump up and down

Little birds, little birds, don’t make a sound

Little birds, little birds, tip-toe to me

Little birds, little birds, bend your knees

Little birds, little birds, peep, peep, peep

Little birds, little birds, sleep, sleep, sleep

Little birds, little birds, fly to the leaves

Little birds, little birds, sit down please

via Storytime Katie

Read & Listen:

Then we read Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert.

Activity:

We made bird puppets today!  Volunteers cut out a bird shape from heavy card stock, and we taped them to Popsicle sticks.  I had the kids color the birds, and then glue feathers on for wings!

Both are hard at work on their birds.

The finished product today.  Lots of cheeping as they were leaving the library!

Tomorrow!

Come join us at Kids Zumba tomorrow!  Written parent/guardian permission is required.  Pick up a form at the desk!  You can also sign it the day of, so no worries!

Trains

THE PLAN

Playtime
We played with the alphabet train puzzle today

Two Little Hands

We stretched out our limbs and shook out our wiggles before doing our rhyme.  See this post for our Two Little Hands rhyme.

Beginning Song

See this post for our Beginning Song.

All About Today

Friday's weather was warm and sunny!  

Read & Listen:

We did something a little different today!  We watched the animated version of the Caldecott winner, Locomotive by Brian Floca.  The book comes alive, with realistic train noises.  It's a bit long, but it's worth it to see how interested the kids get into the book.

Activity

I found a cute spinner which has different "I Spy" actions on it.  We played with this to end our Storytime.  We searched for things that have different colors and things that are different shapes.  It's a simple game that teaches children that shapes are found everywhere around them.

Don't Forget!

Come join us at Kids Zumba!  Written parent/guardian permission is required.  Pick up a form at the desk!  You can also sign it the day of, so no worries!

Announcing!

Come join us at Kids Zumba!  Written parent/guardian permission is required.  Pick up a form at the desk!  You can also sign it the day of, so no worries!