Programs designed for children ages 5-8 to spread the joy of reading.
A boy wrote the perfect rhyming story, but his sister won’t stop interrupting and ruining his rhymes! The Book That Almost Rhymed by Omar Abed and illustrated by Hatem Aly is the perfect read-aloud for ages 5 through 8. Preschoolers will enjoy this rollicking adventure filled with knights, rockets, and pirate ships, and the rhymes…
“How can a goose be obnoxious? Oh, just you wait and see.” Hank Goes Honk by Maudie Powell-Tuck and illustrated by Duncan Beedie is the perfect read-aloud for celebrating kindness. Read it during your next elementary classroom visit or field trip to the library for endless giggles and fun. Hank’s interruptions and rude behavior will cause…
Looking for a fun school outreach theme that will capture the attention of elementary students and leave them clamoring for the library? Elephant & Piggie can’t be beat! Here is a script with activities, songs, rhymes, and promotional blurbs for the library you can use for classroom visits, school assemblies, or storytimes. Use this plan…
Did you ever consider what type of egg Humpty Dumpty was? After the Fall by Dan Santat is the perfect New Year read-aloud for elementary classrooms or during field trips to the library. Use these discussion questions and extension activities during your next school outreach event, classroom visit, book club, or book party. This heartfelt children’s picture…
Silliness, creativity, and intrigue, oh my! Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen is the perfect wintertime read-aloud for elementary classrooms or during field trips to the library. This heartfelt and humorous story has wide appeal for ages 5 through 12 and features themes of generosity, kindness, and community. A young girl and her…
Give kids and tweens an opportunity to have fun and make holiday gifts for the special people in their lives. Set out supplies for these 5 DIY gift ideas, play some holiday music, and set attendees loose to get crafty! Much of the supplies may already be hiding in your craft closet. These ideas work…
Contests are fantastic ways to spur engagement and showcase your community’s creativity! Get in the holiday spirit by challenging readers to decorate a paper gingerbread person as their favorite book character and display them in the library or online for public voting. The target audience for this passive activity is ages 5-12, but teens may…
Party with Snoopy and the Peanuts gang! Host an event in August to celebrate Snoopy’s birthday, in October, alongside a showing of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, in November to celebrate Peanuts creator Charles Schultz’s birthday, or any time! The target audience for these activities is ages 3 through 8, but the whole family…
Don’t let parents have all the fun on election day, have kids vote for their favorite book characters! The target audience for this passive activity is ages 3-8, but tweens, teens, and adults may enjoy casting a ballot, too. Promotional Blurb “Which book character has YOUR best interests at heart? Stop by the youth department…