Paint With Magic

Emma reads I'm Just Little, written by Jennifer Sharp, Illustrated by Naomi Greaves

For more books about family love pick up a copy of these titles at your GV Library…. www.gvlibraries.com.au

• - ‘Guess How Much I Love You?’ by Sam McBratney
• - ‘Love Makes a Family’ by Sophie Beer
• - ‘The Family Book’ by Todd Parr
• - ‘Family’ by Aunty Fay Muir & Sue Lawson

 Download the craft templates below. Have fun colouring, then cut and stick together this stretchy legged person. Write a message for someone special on the heart or write something that is special about you.

• Under the Sea Reads 1.2 MB PDF file
• Krokotak paper fish template 342 KB PDF file

The Adventures of Clive

Emma reads My Family Going Camping, written by Robyn Osborne and illustrated by Colin Stevens

Here are some more great camping reads from GV Libraries picture book collection…
Request a copy at your library today.

• ‘Camping Chaos’ by Monica Reeve
• ‘Pete the Cat Goes Camping’ by James Dean
• ‘When We Go Camping’ by Sally Sutton
• ‘Hugless Douglas Goes Camping’ by David Melling

You don’t have to go camping to try out these camping activities. Download the templates below, print them out and have some fun whether you are at home or out on a camping adventure!

• Under the Sea Reads 1.2 MB PDF file
• Krokotak Paper seashell template 41 KB PDF file

I'm Just Little

One from Jess this week : Reece Give Me Some Peace written by Sonia Bestulic, illustrated by Nancy Bevington.

If you would like more musical books, place a hold on one of these titles today…

• ‘Animal Music’ by Julia Donaldson
• ‘Alpacas with Maracas’ by Matt Cosgrove
• ‘Music is for Everyone’ by Jill Barber
• ‘Boom Bah!’ by Phil Cummings

Download, print out and colour in the xylophone, just like the one Reece was playing in the story. Make a shaker out of an empty plastic drink bottle by putting some rice in it and taping the lid on. Or you can decorate a paper plate, fold it in half, pop some dry pasta inside and then tape the two edges together. What other instruments could you make out of items from around the house?

• Im Just Little craft template 37 KB PDF file

My Family Going Camping

Emma reads Bertha And Bear, written by Christine Sharp.

If you love stories about bees, bears, or bees and bears, place a hold on one of these titles at gvlibraries.com.au today!

• ‘The Bear and the Bees’ by Ella Richardson
• ‘Another Book About Bears’ by Laura Bunting
•  ‘Bee & Me: a story about friendship’ by Alison Jay

Colour in and build your bear, draw him a nice background and stick him in.
You might like to draw some busy, buzzy bees and maybe a pot of yummy honey!

• camper-champ camping-printables all-activities 3.9 MB PDF file

Reece Give Me Some Peace

Emma reads Bigger than Yesterday, Smaller Than Tomorrow by Robert Vescio, Illustrated by Kathy Creamer

Looking for more picture books about going camping?
Find these titles and more at GV Libraries…

• The Camping Trip by Jennifer K. Mann
• Eddie’s Tent: and how to go camping by Sarah Garland
• Going Camping by Robyn Osborne
• We’re Going Camping by Dave Hanson

Click here to find a fun camping scene to colour in and make. Draw and add some of your own favourite camping things

• Xylophone Template 136 KB PDF file

Bertha and Bear

Emma reads Watching Through The Day, written by Julie Thorndyke, illustrated by Nandina Vines.

Visit your local GV Library to see what other fantastic books we have for you to borrow.

Or to watch more picture books being read, go to our website www.gvlibraries.com.au/elibrary and find Story Box Library.

 Download the Nature Scavenger Hunt template and see what you can see in your backyard, at the park, or on a walk around the block.

• Black White Build a Bear - Kids Activities - Mrs . Merry 695 KB PDF file

Bigger than Yesterday, Smaller Than Tomorrow

Emma reads 'Zoom' written & illustrated by Sha'an d'Anthes.

 If you would like to take ‘Zoom’ or Sha’an’s other book ‘Bandits’, home to read, place a hold via our website or ask our friendly staff to get a copy in for you.

 Click here to go to Sha’an’s website and download one or both of the colouring pages.

Or print out one of the planets templates and create your own solar system at home.

Watching Through The Day

Emma reads 'The Thank You Dish' by Trace Balla.

Borrow ‘The Thank You Dish’ and other books by Trace Balla from your GV Library..

• ‘Landing with Wings’
• ‘Rockhopping’
• ‘Rivertime’

 Fill your plate with colourful foods and make up a story about where each one came from or how it ended up on your plate.

You could draw, paint, or make a fabulous food collage.

• Nature Scavenger Hunt 790 KB PDF file

Zoom

Emma reads 'The Mozzie With A Sharp Snozzie', written by Irina Goundortseva, published by Big Sky Publishing

If you would love to listen to more stories about insects and bugs, take a look at these stories and more on Story Box Library.

•  ‘Cocoon’ written by Aura Parker and read by Alice Zaslavsky
• ‘Twig’ written by Aura Parker and read by Lille Madden
• ‘Heads & Tails: Insects’ written by John Canty and read by Kate Tucker
• ‘Your Birthday Was The Best’ (Auslan Edition) written by Maggie Hutchings and presented by Wayne Hope and James Blyth

 Learn more about mosquitos with this information and colouring page or become a super butterfly saving mosquito with this mosquito mask.

• Zoom planets colouring 188 KB PDF file

The Thank You Dish

Emma reads My Super Special Granny by Jedidah Morley, illustrated by Karen Erasmus.
Looking for more stories about grandparents?
Here are some titles to look out for or place a hold on at your GV Library:

• ‘Saturdays are for Stella’ by Candy Wellins
• I Love my Granny’ by Giles Andreae
• ‘What do you call your Grandpa?’ by Ashleigh Barton
• ‘My Grandpa is Amazing’ by Nick Butterworth

Design your own SUPER special jumper to remind you of someone you love.
Use colours, shapes, patterns or pictures to create a uniquely special jumper.

• My Thank You Dish 77 KB PDF file

The Mozzie With A Sharp Snozzie

Emma reads Magic Mistakes by Belinda Blecher, Illustrated by Lisa Allen - at Tatura Library!

If you love art and would like more stories, you can find the following at GV Libraries…

• ‘The Dot’ by Peter H. Reynolds
• ‘Beautiful Oops!’ by Barney Saltzberg
• ‘Mix It Up!’ by Herve Tullet

And you can find a range of ‘how to’ art books to give you lots of ideas and inspiration for future creations. www.gvlibraries.com.au/kidspace

The opening hours of the Tatura Library can be found at www.gvlibraries.com.au/tatura.

Story Time at the Tatura Library is on every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 9:30am.

• Mosquito Mask 64 KB PDF file
• Mosquito Facts Colouring 196 KB PDF file

My Super Special Granny

Emma reads "The Perfect Leaf" by Andrew Plant.

Gather up some leaves, glue them onto a piece of paper and see if you can turn them into something else.

• Super Special Jumper 170 KB PDF file

Magic Mistakes

Find more creatures in the bath in these stories….

• Giraffe in the Bath by Russell Punter
• Meerkat Splash by Aura Parker
• Big Red Bath by Julia Jarman

 Print and colour the whale in the bath.

Add some more bubbles to make whale’s bath  time even more fun!

• Just Imagine 659 KB PDF file

The Perfect Leaf

If you love stories with frogs in them, hop into your GV Library and borrow one of these great titles….

• ‘Where are the five frogs, Spot?’ By Eric Hill
• ‘Ten Little Yoga Frogs’ by Hilary Robinson
• ‘Three Dancing Frogs’ by Leigh Hardingham
• ‘We are not frogs’ by Michael Morpugo
• ‘Frog Hops Off!’ by Lydia Monks

Get colouring and make your own frog life cycle book or a frog  puzzle.

Whale in the Bath

Whether you are looking for stories about….moving house, rhyming house, elephants in a house, a house for a bear, needing a bigger house, or a house in a bushfire….

You can find all of these stories and many more at Story Box Library.

•  ‘Goodbye House, Hello House’ by Margaret Wild & Ann James – read by Catherine McClements
• ‘Red House, Blue House, Green House, Tree House!’ by Jane Godwin & Jane Reiseger – read by Ellen van Neerven
• ‘Too Many Elephants in this House’ by Ursula Dubosarsky & Andrew Joyner – read by Jane Kennedy
• ‘Bear Make Den’ by Jane Godwin & Michael Wagner, Illustrated by Andrew Joyner – read by Anne Edmonds
• ‘A House of Her Own’ by Jenny Hughes & Johnathan Bently – read by Tara Rankine
• ‘The House on the Mountain’ by Ella Holcomb & David Cox – read by Ella Holcomb

Make sure to take a look at the activities that go along with these Storybox stories.

Or if you’d like to make a whole city, print out madebyjoel’s paper city, colour it in and fill it with little paper people.

• Whale in the bath activity 1.1 MB PDF file

Jess reads Clancy The Quokka!

Want more Quokkas? Place a hold on one of these picture books today…

• ‘Q is for Quokka’ by Jean Claude
• ‘Quite a clever quokka’ by Merv Lamington
• ‘Not Cute!’ by Philip Bunting
• ‘Quietest Quokka’ by Susannah McFarlane

Download the Quokka Party template and draw in some party decorations and party food for your Quokka.
Make sure you include a deliciously decorated cake!

• Frog Life-Cycle Book 3 MB PDF file
• Frog puzzle 697 KB PDF file

Emma reads "Where's Bear?" by Sarah Elliott Smyth, illustrated by Nicky Johnston. Published by Empowering Resources.Find these teddy stories and more at your library - www.gvlibraries.com.au...

‘That’s not my teddy’ by Fiona Watt
‘I’m afraid your teddy is in trouble today’ by Jancee Dunn
‘I love you, Blue Kangaroo!’ by Emma Chichester Clark
‘Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale’ by Mo Willems

Draw and describe your favourite teddies on the Meet My Bear template below...

• Paper City 1 - Made-By-Joel 1.8 MB PDF file
• Paper City 2 - Made-By-Joel 1.6 MB PDF file

Emma reads 'Puddle Hunters' written by Kirsty Murray, illustrated by Karen Blair & published by Allen & Unwin.

Want more puddle jumping?
Place a hold on one of these titles at your library today…

• ‘Puddles are for Jumping’ by Kylie Dunstan
• ‘Watch out for Muddy Puddles’ by Ben Faulks

Download this fun activity from the Little Big Book Club:
www.thelittlebigbookclub.com.au/resources/puddle-hunters-activity-time
www.thelittlebigbookclub.com.au/resources/puddle-hunters-learning-time

• Quokka Template 695 KB PDF file

Emma reads "Where's Bear?" by Sarah Elliott Smyth, illustrated by Nicky Johnston. Published by Empowering Resources.Find these teddy stories and more at your library - www.gvlibraries.com.au...

‘That’s not my teddy’ by Fiona Watt
‘I’m afraid your teddy is in trouble today’ by Jancee Dunn
‘I love you, Blue Kangaroo!’ by Emma Chichester Clark
‘Knuffle Bunny: a cautionary tale’ by Mo Willems

Draw and describe your favourite teddies on the Meet My Bear template below...

• Wheres Bear - Meet My Bear 169 KB PDF file

Emma reads 'Puddle Hunters' written by Kirsty Murray, illustrated by Karen Blair & published by Allen & Unwin.

Want more puddle jumping?
Place a hold on one of these titles at your library today…

• ‘Puddles are for Jumping’ by Kylie Dunstan
• ‘Watch out for Muddy Puddles’ by Ben Faulks

Download this fun activity from the Little Big Book Club:
www.thelittlebigbookclub.com.au/resources/puddle-hunters-activity-time
www.thelittlebigbookclub.com.au/resources/puddle-hunters-learning-time

• Wheres Bear - Meet My Bear 169 KB PDF file

Earlier Storytimes can be viewed on our YouTube page.

Craft for Bea by Christine Sharp

Emma reads 'Bea' by Christine Sharp, published by University of Queensland Press.

Want more stories with fluffy, feathery friends… try these stories and more on Storybox Library on our eLibrary page

• ‘Little Bird’s Day’ written by Sally Morgan, illustrated by Johnny Warrkatja Malibirr, and read by Bianca Hunt.
• ‘Busy Beaks’ written, illustrated and read by Sarah Allen.
• ‘Kookaburras Love to Laugh’ written by Laura Bunting, illustrated by Philip Bunting, and read by Tim Rogers.
• ‘Gary’ written and illustrated by Leila Rudge, and ready by Pia Miranda.

Download the ‘Made by Joel’ template, decorate the birds and maybe even draw some more of your own.
What would your birds like doing?

• Made-by-Joel-Flower-Tree-Birds-Coloring-Sheet1 585 KB PDF file

Craft for The World's Worst Pirate

Join Emma as she reads ‘The World’s Worst Pirate’ by Michelle Worthington and Katrin Dreiling.

For more adventures on the high seas take a look on Storybox Library at and watch..
‘My Pop is a Pirate’ by Damon Young and Peter Carnavas, read by Scott Edgar.

Or sail on in to your local GV Library and borrow some action packed pirate books like….

• ‘Treasure!’ By Claire Saxby & Tull Suwannakit
• ‘Polly Parrot Picks a Pirate’ By Peter Bently & Penny Dann
• ‘Pirate Stew’ By Neil Gaiman & Chris Riddell

• The Worlds Worst Pirate Craft 161 KB PDF file

Craft for Sandcastle by Philip Bunting

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

Craft for Bat Vs. Poss by Alexa Moses

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

Craft for My Unicorn Farts Glitter! by Suzanne Barton

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/

Craft for See Monkey by Sophie Masson

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!

• See Monkey Craft 57 KB PDF file

Craft for Six Sleepy Mice by Heidi Cooper Smith

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