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Make Your Own Storytime

Silly Stories
2020-06-15 00:00:00 2020-06-15 23:59:00 America/Chicago Make Your Own Storytime Online -

Monday, June 15
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Make your own storytime at home with these silly stories, songs, and activities!

All of these books are available to download for free with a NMDL library card through Hoopla Digital! We've included both eBooks to read together, as well as short book movies to watch together. 

Silly Stories to read together (on Hoopla Digital):
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors by Drew Daywalt
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E. Shaw
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

Silly Stories to watch together (on Hoopla Digital):
Bark George by Jules Feiffer
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen

Silly Songs to sing together (with links to listen/watch):
The Goldfish (Let's Go Swimming) by the Laurie Berkner Band
Down By the Bay - Super Simple
If All of the Raindrops by Old Town School of Folk Music
Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi

Silly Craft to make together:
For this craft, all you will need is construction paper, scissors, glue (or glue stick), markers, and your imagination!
Paper Puppets

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