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Hello from your Family Story Time Team!
Below are some of our favorite parts from story time that you can enjoy at home.
 
Theme of the Week: 
Snowflakes
Early Learning Tip
Play pretend with your child by creating paper snowflakes and making a snowstorm! Describe the texture or design of the snowflakes. 
 
Using new words in the context of play or reading is how children learn words. The more words children know when they learn to read later on, the easier it will be. 
 
Book Recommendations
Just One Flake: A Picture Book by Travis Jonker
Just One Flake: A Picture Book
by Travis Jonker

It's snowing outside! Liam rushes out into the squall, determined to catch one perfect snowflake. He tries any number of tricks to complete his mission, but each time he is thwarted. Nothing seems to work. Until, in a final leap of faith, he catches that one flake in a way he never expected. The snowflake itself is pretty unexpected too.
The Magical Snowflake
by Bernette Ford; illustrated by Erin K. Robinson

It's the middle of winter, it's very cold, and Ori and her friends want to play outside. But there's no snow! Ori makes a wish, and soon a special snowflake brings delight to an entire town.
The Magical Snowflake by Bernette Ford
First Snow by Po-mi Pak
First Snow
by Po-mi Pak

A young girl awakens in the night and quickly dons her boots, coat, scarf, and hat before quietly slipping outside to form a snowball. She rolls the snowball out of town, into the countryside, and past woodland creatures before reaching her destination, an open area where dozens of children are creating snowmen.
All the Little Snowflakes
by Cindy Jin; illustrated by Dawn M. Cardona

A wintry celebration full of snow and all things that sparkle, this novelty board book reminds us that everyone is one of a kind--just like each special snowflake that falls from the sky.
All the Little Snowflakes by Cindy Jin
So Much Snow by Kristen Schroeder
So Much Snow
by Kristen Schroeder; illustrated by Sarah Jacoby

Seven forest creatures, from a tiny mouse to a giant moose, hunker down in a snowstorm as they wonder when the snow will stop.
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Rhyme of the Week
 
 It is Snowing
(Tune: Are You Sleeping?)
 
It is snowing, it is snowing,
On my head, on my head
I need a hat, I need a hat,
On my head, on my head.
 
It is snowing, it is snowing,
On my feet, on my feet
I need boots, I need a boot,
On my feet, on my feet.
 
As you sing, name the body part, let the children pick out the correct article of clothing to finish the verse.
 
Song of the Week 
 
 Song: Snow Around the Clock
Artist: Miss Carole
Album: Season Sings!
 
Watch on YouTube Here
 
 
Baby Sign Language & Letter of the Week
Baby Sign Language
SNOW
Letter of the Week 
 
 
S s
 
Ask your little one:

What sound does this letter make?
What words start with 'S'?
 
Play I Spy with the letter 'S' as you go about your day! 
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Join us for the following story times!
 
Baby Story Time
(Birth–12 mos. with an adult)
9:30-10:15 am
Register for Mondays at Cook Park
Register for Wednesdays at Aspen Drive
 
 
Family Story Time
10:00-10:45 am
Tuesdays at Aspen Drive
Fridays at Cook Park
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