Story Time: Something NEW, just for YOU! plus Skating

by | Feb 25, 2026 | Blog, Kid's Corner, Story Time | 0 comments

Check out some of these great new books at the library! They will have you spinning circles on the ice, sharing kindness in a variety of ways, and laughing out loud! And don’t forget the awesome application and extension activities, too.

Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Community Room or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Activity Room.

Ages 3-5

Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play

Tip

 When you enjoy a book, let your children know that you like it and why. Sharing your enjoyment gives them a positive attitude toward books. This positive attitude will influence them when they get to school and learn to read. Let your child choose books and tell you why he/she likes them. -Lambert

Activity

Read, Please don’t read this book! (Seriously don’t, don’t, don’t) by Deanna Kizis or another book you enjoy. As you introduce the book, make sure you say why you like it. For example, if you read, Please don’t read this book! say, “ I love this book because it makes me laugh and do silly things.”

Books Presented

Book cover for Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll by Karin Ireland

Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll by Karin Ireland

Mayhem ensues when when a little girl takes unusual pets like a rhinoceros and a kangaroo to places usually reserved for people.
Book cover for Cara's Kindness by Kristi Yamaguchi

Cara's Kindness by Kristi Yamaguchi

Cara drops everything to help a friend in need. All she asks is that he pay it forward.
Book cover for Kindness Rocks by Megan Murphy

Kindness Rocks by Megan Murphy

 
One message at just the right moment can change someone’s entire day, outlook, or even life! From Megan Murphy, the founder of The Kindness Rocks Project, comes a picture book about the power of kindness. Follow a diverse group of children, strangers to each other but each dealing with their own very bad day. When they each find a painted rock with a positive message, they pick up their paint brushes to pass along their kind message, and so the chain of kindness heals one heart after another. With sweet illustrations by JiaJia Hamner, Kindness Rocks is perfect for library and classroom reading time to inspire everyone to plant a little extra kindness in the world.
Book cover for Please Don't Read This Book! (Seriously Don't, Don't, Don't) by Deanna Kizis

Please Don't Read This Book! (Seriously Don't, Don't, Don't) by Deanna Kizis

The book’s hero, a blob of color with arms, legs, and a face, bids readers not to read the book, not to make a funny face, etc., all the while getting very flustered and mentioning rules that must be followed.

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays

Walking to Town

As I was walking* to town one day,
I met a (animal) along the way and what do you think the _______ did say? STOP! ____________

*running, skiing, jumping, spinning

Make a Kindness Cootie Catcher

Source: Coffee Cups and Crayons

Let’s Take a Look at this Book

Let’s take a look at this book
Here is the cover
We open it wide
Here are the pages hidden inside
There are words and pictures
We look and we look
And when we are finished
We close up the book

Source: Jbrary

Bean Bag Rock

Chorus
Shake, shake, shake your bean bag
Shake, shake, shake your bean bag
Everybody come on, shake your bean bag
Shake your bean bag, don′t let it drop
Let’s all do the bean bag rock

Hold the bean bag on your head
Hold the bean bag on your knees
Hold the bean bag on your tummy and wiggle around if you please (If you please)
Hold the bean bag way down low
Hold it high in the air and don′t you let it go
Now shake and wriggle ’cause you’re doing the bean bag rock

Chorus

Hold the bean bag on your elbow
Hold the bean bag on your toes
Hold the bean bag on your ear and let me see you wiggle your nose
(Wiggle your nose)
Hold the bean bag way down low
Hold it high in the air and don’t you let go
Now shake and wriggle ′cause you’re doing the bean bag rock

Shake, shake
Shake your bean bag
(Shake, shake) come on, come on, come on, shake your bean bag
Shake, shake
Shake your bean bag
Stop
It′s called the bean bag rock

Crafts and Activities

Coloring page featuring children speed skating.

Skating Coloring Page

 

 

Make an ice skate out of paper and lace it up with yarn.

Ice Skate Craft

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