Join Emma for a Sandcastle - Written by Philip Bunting.

Want to extend your time at the beach?

Find these stories and many more on Storybox Library….

• Greetings From Sandy Beach by Bob Graham and read by Justine Clarke
• The Unwilling Twin (Auslan Edition) by Freya Blackwood and read by Alice Pung and Jason Alford

OR you can request one of these stories at your GV Library today…

• ‘Noni the Pony goes to the Beach’ by Alison Lester
• ‘Magic Beach’ by Alison Lester
• ‘At the Beach I see’ by Kamsani Bin Salleh
• ‘Bears at the Beach’ by Emma Carlisle

Make your own sandcastle by printing out the template and putting together as many pieces as you would like.
How big will your sandcastle be?
Don’t forget to draw on some beachy decorations and maybe a dragon (crab) or two!

• Sandcastle 254 KB PDF file

Emma reads Bat Vs Poss, written by Alexa Moses, illustrated by Anil Tortop. Published by Lothian Children's Books.

Download and print a bat or possum template and decorate it using crayons, pencils , textas or paint. Or you can collage your creatures using paper items from home, or natural materials from the garden.Be creative and have fun!

For more great stories featuring Australian birds and animals take a look at Story Box Library to see…

• ‘Busy Beaks’ Auslan Edition read by Sarah Allen & Jason Alford
• ‘Not Cute’ by Philip Bunting, read by Mel Buttle
• ‘Wombat Stew’ by Marcia Vaughan, read by Jessica Rudd

And so many more at StoryBox Library.
Don’t forget to create a playlist with all of your favourite stories!

• Bat Vs Poss craft 1 182 KB PDF file
• Bat Vs Poss craft 2 188 KB PDF file

Emma reads "My Unicorn Farts Glitter" by Suzanne Barton, illustrated by Shannon Horsfall. Published by Lothian Children's Books.

If you want to read more stories with Unicorns

• Glittercorn and Friends: a glittery lift-the-flap board book
• If I had a Unicorn by Gabby Dawnay & Alex Barrow
• Thelma The Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
• The Return of Thelma The Unicorn by Aaron Blabey
• Where’s the Unicorn Poo? By Dynamo Limited
• How to Grow a Unicorn by Rachel Morrisroe
• Magical Unicorns by Clare Philip
• Kevin the Unicorn: why can’t we be bestie-corns? By Jessika Von Innerebner

If you are looking for some Unicorn craft take a look at this colouring page..

www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/uni-creatures-unicorn-coloring-page/

or print and make this paper unicorn...

www.makefilmplay.com/kids-crafts/paper-unicorn/

Join Emma as she reads "See Monkey" by Sophie Masson, Illustrated by Kathy Creamer. Published by Little Pink Dogs Australia.

Let’s hope your monkeys don’t get up to too much mischief!
For more great stories take a look at Story Box Library to see Brian Nankervis read ‘All Monkeys Love Bananas’ by Sean E. Avery. Available on www.gvlibraries.com.au/elibrary#a-streaming-video. Create your own playlist with all of your favourite stories!

Emma reads "Six Sleepy Mice" by Heidi Cooper Smith, published by Little Pink Dog Books Australia.

Check out www.firstpalette.com/printable/mouse-mask to print, colour and make your own mouse mask! What adventures will you have with your mouse mask on? Will you be a hungry mouse, a hiding mouse, or a sleepy mouse?

For more mouse stories take a look at Story Box Library to see Jay Laga’aia read ‘Hickory Dickory Dash’ by Tony Wilson and Laura Wood, or Lindy Burns reading ‘Goodnight Mice’ by Frances Watts. 

Create your own playlist with all of your favourite stories!

www.gvlibraries.com.au/elibrary#a-streaming-video

Go to Alison Lester's webpage to download colouring-in pages for this story