Pigs

*Piggies by Don Wood
*Can You Make a Piggy Giggle by Linda Ashman
*Squeaky Clean by Simon Puttock
*The Pig's Picnic by Keiko Kasza
*If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff
*Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore by David McPhail
*The Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone

Gingerbread Storytime

We made gingerbread houses for storytime. I brought a pre-baked kit from AC Moore that includes the roof and side panels for the house, candy, icing and icing bag for the older kids. I used the 3-D Gingerbread House Craft Kits for the small kids. It was fun and messy.

I read Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone.

Fall

I did this in October but never got around to posting it.

• The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
  
• Who Loves the Fall? by Bob Raczka
• Fall Mixed Up by Bob Raczka
• Fall Leaves Fall by Zoe Hall
• That Pup! by Lindsay George
  
• Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert (the kids didn't care for it, I like it but their opinion is more valued)
• Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
  
• Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson
  

Feelings

This was the perfect theme for the evening because I had a couple of kids that were on the brink of throwing a temper tantrum. I had happy kids. One screamer and runner. Everyone had lots of feelings tonight.

• Bernard the Angry Rooster by Mary Wormell
• I'm Not Cute and I'm Not Sleepy by Jonathan Allen
• Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dwedney
  
• When Sophie Gets Angry--- Really, Really Angry by Molly Bang
• Lots of Feelings by Shelley Rotner

Song: Hap Palmer's Getting to Know Myself CD -"Feelings"

Turkey and Thanksgiving

• Turkey Trouble by Wendi J. Silvano
• I'm a Turkey by Jim Arnosky
• This is the Turkey by Abby Levine
• I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Allison Jackson
• Alligator Arrived with Apples: a potluck alphabet feast by Crescent Dragonwagon
• Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas (fun book)

Flannel Board: Turkey Feathers

Kids Read Graphic Novel Contenders

Binky Under Pressue by Ashley Spires
Hilarious, totally funny! Holy fuzzbutt! Binky the Space Cat is back and meets his match when his owner brings home a new cat. This is part of the Binky Adventure series.








Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Tails and Tales

I went crazy when I saw this because I grew up watching Fraggle Rock. This was a totally classic moment. This new volume in the continuing collection of brand-new, all original Fraggle Rock comic book stories featuring Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Booker and Red with brand new adventures.
Activity: How to make fingerprint art






Knights of the Lunch Table: The Battling Bands by Frank Cammuso
Artie, Wayne and Percy enter the talent show seeking fame and fortune. But only one of them plays an instrument: Percy. And he plays the tuba. Their only hope at winning is finding the long lost "Singing Sword", the fabled instrument of rock awesome power. Also in the Knights of the Lunch Table series are The Dodgeball Chronicles and The Dragon Players.

Kids Read contender: Otis and the Tornado by Loren Long

Otis is back! Otis and all his farm friends are enjoying a summer's day, but the bull has no interest in playing and stays in his pen. Suddenly the day turns frightening and stormy: it's a tornado! Otis takes all of the animals to safety, but the bull is still locked in his pen! Quick as his tires will take him, Otis putt puff puttedy chuffs back to the farm to save the day.

I like the first book, Otis. I don't recall sharing it with the kids so I may share it with the older readers.

Kids Read contender: Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann

Although devastated when his pet dog dies, a young boy goes trick-or-treating and receives a timely visit from an old friend during a scary encounter with graveyard skeletons. I thought it was going to be cute and sweet, instead chiller with the skeletons and Ella coming back as a skeleton dog from the dead. Maybe a Halloween contender?

Storytime contender: Ten Little Catrerpillars by Bill Martin Jr.

Illustrations and rhyming text follow ten caterpillars as one wriggles up a flower stem, another sails across a garden pool, and one reaches an apple leaf, where something amazing happens.
theme : caterpillars, counting, flowers

On hiatus

Well be on hiatus til September during the renovation. So no storytime ideas until then.

What's your name?

Books with "Real Names" in a Title

• Hilda Must Be Dancing by Karma Wilson
• Russell the Sheep by Rob Scotton
• Silly Suzy Goose by Pat Horacek
• Silly Sally by Audrey and Don Wood
• Olivia by Ian Falconer
• Ottis by Loren Long
• Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke
• Zookeeper Sue by Chris Demarest
• Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
• Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Krauss
• Bark George by Jules Feiffer
• Mrs. McNosh Hangs up Her by Sarah Weeks
• Toney Baloney by Pam Munoz Ryan

Activity: Whose Here Today?

Have the kids stand in a circle. Do a quick demostation so they know what to do. Clap to the beat of "Farmer and the Dell" song as you sing it.

(child's name) is here today. (child's name) is here today. Turn around, sit down. (child's name) is here today!

Repeat for each child in the circle. Good starter/ice breaker activity.