Muscle Shoals Children's Library

CAT STORY TIME

This week we went with a cat theme for all three of our story time programs.

PEEK-A-BOO BABY TIME

How does a dinosaur care for its kitty, you ask?

Cat lovers are everywhere! Now, with the same humor and warmth of their previous bestselling dinosaur books, Jane Yolen and Mark Teague show us how young dinosaurs know how to care for their kitties. From playing with cat toys to cleaning the litter box, children will love the silliness of "bad" pet-owner behavior as they learn what's involved in keeping your cat happy and loved. Also an introduction for children who may be getting a pet soon, cat lovers big and small are sure to embrace this book as a purrr-enial favorite!

 We love Jane Yolen!  Like so many of her other books, How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Cats is filled with fun rhyming and great illustrations.  There are several books in Jane Yolen's dinosaur series available to check out at the library.

READ, MAKE AND TAKE STORY TIME

 

The nationally bestselling picture book about a kitten, the moon, and a bowl of milk, written by the celebrated author and illustrator Kevin Henkes, was awarded a Caldecott Medal.

From one of the most celebrated and beloved picture book creators working in the field today comes a memorable new character and a suspenseful adventure just right for reading and sharing at home and in the classroom. It is Kitten's first full moon, and when she sees it she thinks it is a bowl of milk in the sky. And she wants it. Does she get it? Well, no . . . and yes. What a night!

A brief text, large type, and luminescent pictures play second fiddle to the star of this classic picture book—brave, sweet and lucky Kitten! "Henkes's text, reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown's work in the elemental words, rhythms, and appealing sounds, tells a warm, humorous story that's beautifully extended in his shimmering, gray-toned artwork."—ALA Booklist

Winner of the Caldecott Medal, an ALA Notable Book, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Award

After our story we made a kitten craft that resembles the one in the book.

MOVE AND GROOVE TODDLER TIME

The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears, and paws . . .

In this glorious celebration of observation, curiosity, and imagination, Brendan Wenzel shows us the many lives of one cat, and how perspective shapes what we see. When you see a cat, what do you see?

There is a page towards the end of They All Saw a Cat where the cat is decorated many different colors and patterns.  All the toddlers helped decorate the cat shown above and then we displayed it in the library.

Peek-a-Boo Baby Time is on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
  Ages birth to 24 months.

Read, Make and Take is on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
  Ages 3 years to 6 years.

Move and Groove Toddler Time is on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
  Ages 18 months to 36 months.

You may sign up for any of these events at any time or by calling 256-386-9212.