I Feel... -- July 29, 2014

Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney
A young llama would rather play than go to the store with his mother...  Guess what happens when llama gets bored and angry at the store?

The Way I Feel by Janan Cain
Let's explore our emotions!  Sometimes we feel silly, angry, disappointed, thankful, proud...

Uh oh!  That's one angry craft!

Our Feeling Faces have many different emotions!

Time to Read -- July 22, 2014

Look Whooo's Counting by Suse MacDonald
Look carefully at the illustrations, and you can see the numbers in the shapes of each animal the owl meets as she learns to count!

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Based on the popular children's rhyme, one by one each monkey falls off and "bumps his head."  Guess what Mama does!?!

Tick-Tock!  We practiced counting by making a clock!

The Chicken or the Egg? -- July 15, 2014

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
First the egg, then the chicken....  First the tadpole, then the frog...  Join us on this journey of transformations!

Is Everyone Ready for Fun? by Jan Thomas
Chicken's cow visitors try to jump, dance and wiggle on his couch, which is much too small for such exuberant activities!

We made our very own Funky Chickens at craft time.
Ba-gock!

Sssssstorytime! -- July 8, 2014

Hide and Snake by Keith Baker
A brightly colored snake challenges readers to a game of hide and seek as he hides among familiar objects.

Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Ten mice outsmart a hungry snake!

Ssssslither into craft time with this ssssssuper ssssssnake finger puppet!

Happy Birthday, USA -- July 1, 2014

Red, White, and Boom! by Lee Wardlaw
Parades, beach picnics and fireworks in the park!  There are many ways to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Mouse's First Summer by Lauren Thompson
Mouse and Minka explore the many colors of summer, as they taste watermelon, fly kites and enjoy fireworks!

We rocked craft time with this patriotic windsock!