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I can't believe we only have two Emergent Reader story times left! Walk, run, jump, or skip to the McMinnville Public Library for preschool book and craft fun. On Tuesday, November 9th we will be making an owl craft and reading Kyo Maclear's new book Spork. And on Tuesday, November 16th we will be celebrating our last story time with of course, a story time party! You don't want to miss the fun. Winter session begins Tuesday, January 11th.

See you at story time!

Carol

BOOgie on down to story time

The next two Emergent Reader story times are dedicated to yes, you guessed it, Halloween! This coming Tuesday (October 19th) we will be making paper Halloween garlands. Using moon, bat, and ghost shapes, the kids will make their very own garland to hang. Come join the crafty fun! Tuesday, October 26th kids are welcome to wear their costumes to story time. We'll be making pumpkin rattles and munching on Halloween cupcakes, yummy. I have a fantastic book to share with everyone, Candace Fleming's new book Clever Jack Takes The Cake.

See you at story time!

Carol

Painting story time with fun!

Story Time is moving right along, and so are the fun activities and books. Today we used brown paper bags to paint and doodle. We read two stories from Lucy Cousins's book Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales, we peeked at some terrific photos from Animals Up Close by Igor Siwanowicz, and I couldn't resist sharing Tom Arma's book Water Babies.

Thanks to all the new preschoolers and parents that decided to come check out story time. It's always great to see new faces.

Story time is always free and so is the fun!

Carol

Figure That!

Thanks to all the preschoolers and their parents for attending the first Emergent Reader story time for the fall season (Tuesday, September 14th).
The kids sculpted figures and shapes with air dry clay. I noticed a lot of the parents getting into the activity as well; I think clay is simply irresistible.

I shared some terrific books with the kids. A big hit was More Life Size Zoo by Teruyuki Komiya. If you don't know about the Life Size Zoo books, run, okay walk, to the nearest computer and look them up. You will not be disappointed.

Another fanastic book Camouflage Clues by Megan Cooley Peterson. Camouflage Clues is a new animal camouflage hide-and-seek book. This book is fun and if you've never seen an Asian Horned Frog, you're in for a treat.

One story time down, nine more to go! The Emergent Reader Story Time runs through November, 16th so run, okay walk to the McMinnville Public Library for fun and of course books!

Carol

Story Times Are Back!

Come join the fun every Tuesday, September 14th through November 16th. The Emergent Reader Story Time is a fun place where I get to share my love of books and my love of making crafts, with preschoolers and their parents. We meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Carnegie Room and story time is always free! If you have a four, five, and/or six year old that loves books and making crafts then this is the place to be on Tuesday mornings.
I look forward to seeing everyone.

Carol

Back to School

Well, I know it is only August 10th but with the cloudy weather we have been having I can't help but think that school is close to starting. I remember fondly picking out new clothes and supplies for that first day of a new school year. I also know that kids sometimes have difficulties starting a new year so I thought I would put together a booklist about starting school. Along with that list, I have included several good titles about other things that happen at school. Many of the titles are either in preschool or picture books with a few easy readers and chapter books thrown in. Click here for the booklist.

Since the story times are on a break we have play time on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10-11 am. Please join with other kids and family for a fun unsupervised activity and afterwards don't forget to come to the Children's Room for some great books.

Diana

Sizzling Summer Fun

If you haven't been to the Emergent Reader Story Time this summer, you've been missing a crafty good time. This summer the kids made paper bag robots, cardboard collages, wax paper art, and double decker bus pictures. Whew! We've read some great books I'm the Best by Lucy Cousins, Life Size Zoo by Teriyuki Komiya, Are you a Horse? by Andy Rash, and The Patterson Puppies and the Midnight Monster Party by Leslie Patricelli.

There is one more Emergent Reader story time left, Tuesday, July 27th @ 10:00 a.m. Please join the fun as we celebrate with books, crafts, and cupcakes! Look for the Emergent Reader Story Time to return in the Fall.

Carol