April, 2024 — Plants
Subject: Plants Note: GBCL after title means it is available in our library. Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl This is a short story, The Sound Machine, about a man named Klausner, who gets to wondering about why humans are not able to hear dog whistles. What if...
Tacky the Penguin
Tacky’s the odd bird out among all his friends. Will this nonconformist teach old penguins some new tricks and help save the day? Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “Tacky the Penguin” written by Helen Lester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger....
March 2024 – Plants
Subject: Plants Note: GBCL after title means it is available in our library. Skin and Other Stories by Roald Dahl This is a short story, The Sound Machine, about a man named Klausner, who gets to wondering about why humans are not able to hear dog whistles. What if...
My Cat Copies Me
A shy little girl and her very independent cat play, hide, and comfort one another as the cat silently encourages the girl to explore the bigger world and experience new things. Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story My Cat Copies Me written and...
Peppa Pig’s Easter Egg Hunt
It's springtime, and Grandpa Pig has set up an Easter egg hunt for Peppa Pig and her friends! Join Peppa, Rebecca Rabbit, and Freddy Fox as they search for delicious chocolate eggs and even see baby chicks hatching in the yard! Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen...
Wreck-it Ralph Fast Kart, Slow Kart
Learn about opposites with your favorite characters from the hit Disney animated movie, Wreck-It Ralph! Who is big and who is small? Who is fast and who is slow? And who will win the big race? Today on Story Time with Darlene, listen to the story “Wreck-it Ralph Fast...
Five Ugly Monsters
A funny variation on a familiar nursery rhyme finds five ugly little monsters jumping on a forbidden bed, falling off, bumping their heads, and being warned by the doctor to behave from there on. “Five Ugly Monsters” written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold. Follow...
Senior Book Break – March 2024
Subject: Finish a book you started in 2023 The Mind of a Bee by Lara Chittka Our reader hadn’t finished this yet, but found out a lot of information he never knew before. The Way Of Chai by Kevin Wilson The history and the proper way to make Chai. Authentic...
Senior book Book Break – February 2024
Subject: Engineering Ancient Inventions by Petr James and Nick Thorpe The technological and scientific achievements of humankind prior to the late 15th century. Such as: odometer from China about 300 A.D., snorkel gear as described by Aristotle and a steam engine...
Pooh and the Honey Tree
Winnie the Pooh, the honey loving silly old bear attempts to get honey from a bee tree, so after climbing the tree didn't work, he borrows Christopher Robin's balloon, dunks himself in mud and floats to the top of the honey tree incognito as a little black rain cloud....