THEME: Cats

 Reason theme was chosen:    It’s National Cat Adoption Day

__  BOOKS/STORIES USED  ________________

Pete the Cat – Five Groovy Buttons and Pete the Kitty Series by Dean
Cat’s Colors by Anderson, Airlie
Mr. Putter & Tabby Series by Rylant, Cynthia
Don't trust cats : (life lessons from Chip the dog) by  Petty, Dav
No Cats in the Library by Emmons, Lauren
Nate the Cat Takes a Bath  by Lerner, Jarrett
Jack the Library Cat by Apollonio, Marietta
How to Teach Your Cat a Trick : In Five Easy Steps by Winstanley, Nicola
Hats are Not For Cats  by Rayner, Jacqueline
The Cat and the Dog by Harris, Patricia
If you Give a Cat a Cupcake by Numeroff, Laura
Splat the Cat by Scotton, Rob
Some Cats (board book) by Nichols, Lydia

__  SONGS  ______________________________

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Paws

__  FINGERPLAYS / RHYMES_______________

Three Little Kittens (board book) by Basaluzzo, Costanza

 __  NEW WORDS INTRODUCED  ___________

“Our mittens we have SOILED.”

__  ACTIVITY  _____________________________

-- This story time was to be co-hosted but there were no adoptable cats!  We just went with it and made dog & cat toys for the shelters.
-- Had blank cat face masks to color/cut out as well.

__  MATERIALS NEEDED  __________________
Old t-shirts, TP tubes, yarn, hole punch, tape, pipe cleaners, felt, cat nip, sample toy

__  CO-SPONSORED BY  ___________________
Licking County Humane Society