Read
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Pets - various authors
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The Perfect Pet - Carl Nino
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Molly of Denali: Little Dog Lost - WGBH Kids
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Biscuit Feeds the Pets - Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Watch
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
Lucy, a young bear, meets a charming little boy in the forest. When she brings him home, her mother cautions her "children make terrible pets." Can Lucy prove her wrong? This title is a bonus borrow that doesn’t count against monthly borrows in Hoopla.
Sing
See the little bunnies sleeping til it's nearly noon
Come and let us gently wake them with a merry tune
Oh, how still. Are they ill?
Wake up soon!
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hope, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop
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I Had a Little Turtle from jbrary
I had a little turtle (make turtle with fist -- thumb is the head)
His name was Tiny Tim
I put him in the bathtub To see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water (glub, glub)
He ate up all the soap (munch, munch)
And when he woke up next morning
He had bubbles in his throat (make bubbly noises)
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Bingo with Rhythm Sticks from jbrary.
There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, And Bingo was name-o
There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-o
tap-I-N-G-O, tap-I-N-G-O, tap-I-N-G-O, And Bingo was name-o (Continue replacing letters with taps)
Watch Video of Song Online
Activity
Host your own pet show!
In the Ezra Jack Keats book, Pet Show, the neighborhood is hosting a pet show and everyone is participating. Archie can’t find his cat, but comes up with a creative solution to still enter the show. There are awards for brightest goldfish, busiest ants, fastest mouse, and more. Every pet gets their own award, just for them, even Archie’s submission. Listen to the hoopla audiobook of Pet Show then make your own. You can use toys or pictures to be the pets in your pet show and create special ribbons for each one.
Supplies: toys to be contestants. Paper and crayons to make the ribbons. Scissors and glue are optional.
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Choose toys and stuffies to participate in your show.
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Make your showcase—use a table or open space to line up the toys for “judging”
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What do your pets do? What makes them special? Make up the story for each animal.
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Create ribbons with paper and crayons and give each contestant their own ribbon with what makes them unique.
More Books
Books on Hoopla
- Such a Good Boy - Marianna Coppo
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Feathers for Lunch - Lois Ehlert
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Dinosaur Pet - Neil Sedaka
Books on Overdrive/Libby (note: These titles may have a waiting list.)
- Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet - Kelly DiPucchio
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A Piglet Named Mercy - Kate DiCamillo
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Flubby is Not a Good Pet - J. E. Morris
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