Who's Your Daddy?

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Daddy Hugs by Nancy Tafuri
Various young woodland creatures describe what they love most about getting hugs from their fathers.

The Daddy Book by Todd Parr
Some daddies have lots of hair, some just a little.  Some make cookies, others buy doughnuts. Some like to camp out, others like to take naps...  But they all want you to be who you are!

Today at Craft Time, we made Father's Day gift bags!

Hip to be SQUARE

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Perfect Square by Michael Hall
A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled and otherwise changed...  But finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.

 

Circle Square Moose by Kelly Bingham

When Zebra and his enthusiastic friend Moose are asked to exit a book about shapes, Moose has other plans...

Let's add another owl to the shapes family...
This little guy is a SQUARE!

CIRCLE the Wagons

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

We will spend the next several weeks learning about shapes, so let's start with one of my favorites: CIRCLES!

Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier

Circular shapes are spotted in familiar objects and everyday situations. Buttons are dots. Wheels are dots. Stars even look like dots. Ladybugs have dots, and so do the fried eggs on your plate.  Lots of dots!

The Mouse Who Ate the Moon by Petr Horacek

Little Mouse loves to look up at the moon every night. But one night, when a piece of the moon falls from the sky, she can't resist taking a little nibble. And another. Now that Little Mouse has eaten a nice-sized chunk, will the moon still be round?

The first member of our owl family says,
"Whoooooo loves CIRCLES?  I doooooooo!"

Count Me In

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
What happens when five little monkeys start jumping on the bed? One is liable to fall off and bump his head!

Let's Count Goats by Mem Fox
The reader is invited to count goats of many shapes, sizes and professions!  (But they all seem very hungry...)

It's fun to practice counting with this excellent activity from craftulate.com!

Memory Day

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

It was lovely to meet Miss Dani from the Children's Museum at our 10:30am storytime!  She shared some really neat activities with us.  The other two sessions celebrated the upcoming holiday...

Memorial Day Surprise by Theresa Martin Golding
When Marco attends a Memorial Day parade, he is surprised to see a familiar face among the veterans.

Check out the Memorial Day door hangers
we made at Craft Time!  I feel festive!!!

A Perfect... TEN!

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Counting Kisses by Karen Katz
How many kisses will this tired baby need?  Let's count!

Turtle Splash! by Cathryn Falwell
As they are startled by the activities of other nearby creatures, the number of turtles on a log in a pond decreases from ten to one.

Time to color the number TEN!

Shiawasena Haha No Hi

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Red is a Dragon by Roseanne Thong
A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear.

I Love My Mommy by Giles Andrae and Emma Dodd
Mommies are pretty great.  They wipe your tears when you cry and even teach you to pee!  What does your mommy do for you?

We celebrated both Asian Pacific Heritage Month
and Mother's Day by making these super-cool
cards with origami tulips!