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The Summer Reading Program starts next week, so we decided to read books based on our theme: Adventure Begins at Your Library! And what’s more adventurous than knights and dragons? If you would like to check out the books we read during Story Time, click on the image of the book to be taken to our catalog page.

WELCOME SONG: EVERYBODY TAKE A SEAT

OPENING SONG: IF YOU’RE READY FOR A STORY

BOOK: DO NOT BRING YOUR DRAGON TO THE LIBRARY

FLANNEL BOARD: 5 BRAVE KNIGHTS
Five brave knights on a castle wall
Teasing Mr. Dragon, “You can’t catch us all!”
Along flies Mr. Dragon with a mighty call
*ROAR!!*
Then scared that knight right off the castle wall!
Continue counting down 4,3,2,1

SONG: THE KNIGHT’S JIG BY MOSI + MOO

BOOK: KNIGHT OWL

BOOK: THE PAPER BAG PRINCESS

SONG: WE’RE GOING ON A DRAGON HUNT! BY KIBOOMERS

SONG : FLY LIKE A DRAGON BY RYAN’S WORLD

And that’s what we did in storytime! Be sure to check back Thursday to see what Jessica does!

To celebrate International Women’s Day this week – and Women’s History Month all month – I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, and nonfiction books with women and girls as the main character. Damsels in distress need not apply: whether it’s taking on a fire-breathing dragon, acting in a school play, or solving a mystery, these smart, determined girls tackle their own problems. It was too hard to narrow down nonfiction titles about individual women, so I’ve also included some great collective biographies about awesome women throughout history. This is only a drop in the bucket of all the great books about girls out there, so feel free to stop by the Children’s Desk to get some further recommendations!