Hi kids and welcome to story time! Today we’re going to read some books about cooking! How many of you have helped mom or dad in the kitchen? Think about it, what was your favorite thing to cook?

 

Book: Cook-A-Doodle-Doo!

Written and illustrated by Janet Stevens

Published by HMH Books for Young Readers

Flannel Board: Five Little Ducks

5 little ducks went out one day, over the hill and far away,
When the Mother duck said “Quack, quack, quack,”

Four little ducks came running back.

Repeat the rhyme substituting the following for 5 little ducks went out to play:

4 little ducks went out one day

3 little ducks went out one day

2 little ducks went out one day.

1 little duck went out one day

But when the Father duck said

“QUACK, QAUCK, QUACK!”

Five little ducks came running back!

Book: Duck Soup

Written and illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic

Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books

Craft: Nellie Bellie Tissue Paper Chef Hat

Pick up a craft kit at the library to make your very own chef hat, available in the Youth Services Department or from the drive-up window while supplies last.

  1. Cut a strip of card stock to the circumference of your child’s head. Use a string to measure around your child’s head and cut a strip of card stock to that same length. It may be necessary to tape or staple two strips together to get enough length.
  2. Begin taping the tissue paper to the card stock, pleating a bit as you go. For most small children, 1 piece of tissue paper is enough.
  3. Close the band of card stock with tape or staples (your tissue paper won’t be all around yet).
  4. Gently tuck the tissue paper into the opposite inside side of the band of card stock. Only cover the same amount of the band as the other side, there will still be open spots… that will be fixed later.
  5. Repeat taping and pleating, just as the previous side.
  6. Pull the sides of the tissue paper into the open sides of the card stock, tape and pleat as before. Now all of the band should have tissue paper.
  7. Gently push out the tissue paper and wear!

source: nelliebellie.com/paper-chefs-hat/

– Sharon, Youth Services Specialist