The Library is streaming storytimes live on FaceBook! Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday @ 10:30 am Each storytime will be presented by members of the Library's talented children's staff and comments will be answered during the live stream. Visit the Library's Facebook page for updates.
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October 20 theme: Healthy Habits
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From head to toe
by Eric Carle
An interactive large-format book encourages young readers to exercise and helps them develop such skills as listening, focusing attention, and following directions as they imitate the movements of various animals. Reissue.
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Meditate with me : a step-by-step mindfulness journey
by Mariam Gates
Illustrated with cheerful animal characters, an accessible introduction to meditation and mindfulness shares clear, practical instructions that explain how to focus on the breath and senses to relax, settle the mind and understand emotions. Simultaneous eBook.
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October 21 theme: Monkeys
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Monkey see, look at me!
by Lorena Siminovich
When Monkey claims to be different animals, a group of his friends demonstrates that, although Monkey cannot do what they can, such as fly like a bird or roar like a lion, they cannot do what he can, either.
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Monkey and Duck Quack Up!
by Jennifer Hamburg
Combines whimsical illustrations and rollicking rhymes in the story of best friends Duck and Monkey, who team up in a riotous rhyming competition in spite of their differences. By the Emmy Award-winning author of A Moose That Says Moo.
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Grumpy monkey party time!
by Suzanne Lang
An uproarious sequel to Grumpy Monkey finds Jim Panzee turning to his animal friends for suggestions when Porcupine invites him to a dancing party, in a story that shares advice about speaking up to overcome anxiety. Illustrations.
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Spunky little monkey
by Bill Martin
Little monkey will not get out of bed, so the doctor prescribes some exercise, and monkey learns to dance
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Grumpy monkey
by Suzanne Lang
A laugh-out-loud story about the challenges of unexplained and suppressed feelings depicts a chimpanzee whose mysterious bad mood escalates into a meltdown when his friends give well-intentioned advice instead of just letting him have a much-needed grumpy day that does not have to involve hurting the feelings of others. Illustrated by the co-director of The Gruffalo adaptation.
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October 22 theme: Crazy Clothes
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I love my hat
by Douglas Florian
Farmer Brown heads to town on his tractor and picks up some animals along the way who each sing about the clothes they are wearing, until it is Farmer Brown's turn to sing about the new clothes he has bought in town
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Ella Sarah gets dressed
by Margaret Chodos-Irvine
Despite the advice of others in her family, Ella Sarah persists in wearing the striking and unusual outfit of her own choosing
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Maggie and Michael Get Dressed
by Denise Fleming
Assisted by his little dog when it is time to get dressed, young Michael carefully pulls on his yellow socks and his orange hat but gets into a whimsical scuffle over his blue pants. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of In the Small, Small Pond.
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Hooray for hat!
by Brian Won
Elevated from a bad mood when he receives an exciting new hat, Elephant cheers up his equally grumpy friend Zebra before marching to the homes of other downcast friends who join them in a fabulous hat parade. Simultaneous eBook. 30,000 first printing.
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Which hat is that? : A Flip-The-Flap Book
by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Youngsters can follow along as a lively little mouse plays make-believe with her rather large assortment of hats, from her flouncy flowery tea-party hat to her cosmic space hat, by lifting the flaps to discover her favorite hat of all! 20,000 first printing.
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