Last week’s Library Storytime theme was all about travel. I held an internal giggle when Miss Halee was asking about kids and their trips because really, we average a trip a month in our family. Fuller is a traveling pro!
The books varied on all aspects of travel- airplane trips, donkey rides, going all over the world, and packing our luggage.
When we entered the library we were immediately whisked behind the librarian’s desk to have a picture shot for the morning’s craft. I was in charge of both Fuller and Liam that day, so it was tricky getting them to wait their turns. The craft involved making their own “passports” which both boys opted to not color that day and when we returned home for lunch Damon put Spider-Man stamps in each book, making it a treasure for always. Or at least that’s Fuller’s take on the item.
Fuller was very distracted with having his buddy Liam by his side, so I picked out our books this week:
Apples and Pumpkins
- I couldn’t resist the Fall theme of books this week. As our area speeds toward colder days and changing leaves, I thought it was a great way to discuss Fall with Fuller. This book, with a red headed main character, explores two facets of Fall- apple picking and the pumpkin patch. Fuller really enjoyed it. And I held my breath, waiting for him to ask when we would do those things. Um, not this year buddy.
It’s Fall!
- Again with the changing of the leaves, the discussion of chilly weather, and explanation about the warmer clothes we have to wear these days. (Fuller asks me every morning, “Is today going to be chilly?” which he has decided is his cue to pull out the long pants and his rain boots.) The cut-paper illustrations are beautiful and really focus on the different aspects of Fall.
I Know It’s Autumn
– This is the last book in my “exploring Fall” series. I liked how the book placed emphasis on environmental changes beyond the changing of the leaves- the darker mornings and geese migrating. It also mentions acorns falling, which is a different element than sticking to leaves and apples.
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
- The hands down favorite this week, with multiple readings. Fuller even took time to “read” it to our dog Lively, who, Fuller explained, liked the story. I chose this book to emphasize the change in our wardrobe this month. While the book didn’t go into that kind of detail (it just discussed the different times of day), it was a good springboard for the kind of discussion you can have with a four year old about why socks are important when the temperature is colder.
The OK Book
- This book was OK. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Actually, the fun in this book is the illustration where the word OK is turned on its side to look like a person and the person tells us everything he/she is OK at performing. The character tells us he/she likes to do lots of things, even if he/ she is just ok at them. Fuller got a kick out of the drawings, and really got into the repetition of the word “Ok.”
Today is a Halloween theme and the kids are encouraged to wear their costumes, so Fuller will get a whole new audience to show off his Captain America costume. Can’t wait!
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