Paper Bag Puppets

Paper Bag Puppets
Author: Arden Druce
Publisher: School Library Media
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780810834002

Easy directions guide the inexperienced puppet-maker through the process of creating puppets and incorporating them into lesson plans. Clearly and simply written, this volume will prove invaluable to teachers, library media specialists, and students who are searching for fun, innovative learning activities.

Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories

Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories
Author: Audrey Penn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1933718439

Chester Raccoon's good friend Skiddel Squirrel has had an accident and will not be returning - ever. Chester is upset that he won't get to play with his friend anymore. Mrs. Raccoon suggests that Chester and his friends create some memories of Skiddel, so that they will have good memories when they miss him. Chester, his brother Ronny, and their friends decide to gather at the pond, where they combine their memories and create a touching celebration of their friend's life. Many young children must face the loss of loved ones or the need to attend a funeral. This sweet story will help children to understand the positive purpose behind memorial services and how "making memories" can provide cheer and comfort when missing an absent loved one.

The Little White Owl

The Little White Owl
Author: Tracey Corderoy
Publisher: Little Tiger Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Individual differences
ISBN: 9781848950863

Once there was a little white owl who lived by himself in the snow. He didn't have a mummy. He didn't have a daddy. He didn't even have a name. But he didn't really mind too much. It had always been like that. And his head was full of happy stories... Then one day, the Little White Owl sets off to explore the world, and he gets a very wonderful surprise...

Cat the Cat, Who Is That?

Cat the Cat, Who Is That?
Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2010-02-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0061728403

Cat the Cat sure likes her friends. You will too! Join this spunky feline as she introduces the very youngest readers to her world, where a surprise is waiting in every book!

I Am Going! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)

I Am Going! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-01-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781423119906

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In I Am Going!, Piggie ruins a perfectly good day by telling Gerald she is going. If Piggie goes, who will Gerald skip with, play Ping-Pong with, and wear silly hats with? Willems's Geisel Award–winning duo continues to delight readers with their silly shenanigans. Packed full of humor and heart, the Elephant & Piggie Books are vetted by an early-learning specialist and early learners themselves, so they'll be right on target for new readers.

New Pig in Town

New Pig in Town
Author: Lisa Wheeler
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-03
Genre: Friendship
ISBN: 9780756954710

Fitch & Chip/Ready-to-Read Level 3.

Gretchen Groundhog, It's Your Day!

Gretchen Groundhog, It's Your Day!
Author: Abby Levine
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807530603

It's almost Groundhog Day, and the town of Piccadilly is all a-buzz because Gretchen Groundhog will not Go Out. Her Great-Uncle Gus is too old to look for his shadow anymore—now it's Gretchen's turn. But she's too shy.

The Three Triceratops Tuff

The Three Triceratops Tuff
Author: Stephen Shaskan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442443987

This clever retelling of a tried-and-true tale has a paleontological twist! Three Triceratops brothers by the name of Tuff are on a mission to find some grub. There’s just one thing standing in their way: a Tyrannosaurus Rex who has a very different idea of what’s for dinner! The Tuff brothers must find a way to outsmart this bossy beast, for their very lives—and a bounty of delicious greens—hang in the balance. This vividly illustrated story transplants the classic tale of “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” into the Cretaceous period, where dino fans of all ages will enjoy seeing their favorite subjects use their smarts to battle it out for dinner.

Alphabet Puppets

Alphabet Puppets
Author: Evan-Moor Corporation
Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-12
Genre: Creative activities and seat work
ISBN: 9781596734258

Each letter of the alphabet comes complete with the following materials: * Full-color animal pattern for each alphabet animal puppet * Animal chant to help students build letter/sound relationships * Alphabet tracking form that shows where the letter is located in the alphabet * Picture cards for each sound to help students practice letter/sound recognition * A reproducible puppet pattern so students can create their own puppets to take home and practice * Teacher's guide to help you lead students through the process of learning new letters

Curious George and the Birthday Surprise

Curious George and the Birthday Surprise
Author: H. A. Rey
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2003-09-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547342179

When the man with the yellow hat tells George that he is planning a surprise, of course George is curious. Before long George finds a hat, noisemakers, decorations, and games. It must be a birthday! But whose birthday is it? That’s the surprise! This paperback edition now includes a maze and a birthday vocabulary seek-and-find.