FELIPE AND CLAUDETTE

Felipe and Claudette by Mark Teague

NORMAN: Miso? Mingsi? Geisha? Where is everybody? I thought we had a photo shoot for the library blog this morning.  Looks like my cousins Miso, Mingsi and Geisha are all sleeping in and forgot to come to our photo shoot. Do you think that means I can eat all of their treats??

Hi boys and girls! Today Miso, Mingsi and Geisha's cousin Norman has chosen a story for us to read about a cat named Felipe, and a dog named Claudette, who live at an animal shelter. Felipe and Claudette are waiting patiently for people to adopt them and take them home to become their pets. Claudette is a very silly and happy dog, and Felipe is a bit of a snobby cat, but they end up becoming the best of friends. Sometimes shelter animals have to wait for the exact right person to come along and adopt them - and when that happens, the people and the animals live happily ever after! 

After you have listened to the story, you can work on a cat and dog word search if you'd like 🐈🐕

Felipe and Claudette Video:

Cat and Dog Word Search:

Click here for printable version of word search: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WUkLSXAvpRT9vut3gjYQIt3ov188of4J/view?usp=sharing

Didn't you love the happy ending in that story? I'm so glad Felipe and Claudette get to live together forever 💜

Make sure to spend some time reading this weekend, because READING IS FUN!

Love, Mrs. Porter 

MR. PUSSKINS

Mr. Pusskins by Sam Lloyd

MINGSI: BLAH BLAH BLAH

MISO: Pay closer attention Mingsi. You are lucky to be listening to stories - you could end up like Mr. Pusskins.

Hi Boys and Girls. That's right, Mr. Pusskins did not know how good he had it. His owner Emily was so kind to him, but he thought he needed a more adventurous life. Well, he learned a lesson and luckily Emily came to his rescue. 

After you have listened to the story of "Mr. Pusskins" you might want to listen to the sequel, called "Mr. Pusskins and Little Whiskers" which I will include a link to as well. After you have read the stories, you can colour a fluffy cat colouring sheet 🐈

Mr. Pusskins: A Love Story Video:

Mr. Pusskins and Little Whiskers Video:

Colouring Sheet:

Click here for printable version of colouring sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oSZPgw2rsYTUt8q1r8jNZVtEQJUi_dfF/view?usp=sharing

I hope you enjoyed the story and funny pictures of crabby Mr. Pusskins.

Love, Mrs. Porter 

PIRATE GIRLS RULE!

Pirate Girl by Cornelia Funke

Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

GEISHA: Avast Mateys. Haha. My brothers and cousins think they are such great pirates - but look who got the treasure!! ME!!

Hi Boys and Girl: Geisha is pretty happy to get that treasure. She is always asking me to borrow my jewellery.  Did you know that some of the wildest pirates in history were lady pirates? Captain Firebeard and his mean crew of pirates find that out when they kidnap a little girl named Molly, then meet her mother, Barbarous Bertha. 

I am including two different pirate sheets for you to work on today. One is a colouring sheet and the other is word search!

Pirate Girl Video:

Activity Sheets:

1) Colouring Sheet:

Click here for printable link to colouring sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xCZRZyO9dOdMqOOT8o-kRu4iDY3WcR2x/view?usp=sharing

2) Word Search: 

Click here for printable version of word search: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IZXOr9Vrola-rHtHOFLqJtKBYW5DU0Vy/view?usp=sharing

I hope you enjoy this pirate story with the funny ending.

Love, Mrs. Porter

DOGS AND FOALS

Horseplay! by Karma Wilson 

Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

NORMIE: Wasn't it fun playing with these baby horses?

MINGSI: I'm sorry I thought YOU were a horse Normie 

NORMIE: Let's go have a nap. On our fluffy, comfortable doggie beds.

Hi Boys and Girls. We're back on the farm today. Mingsi is a little happier because these horses are so little and CUTE! Their names are Baby Ben and Baby Jerry and they LOVE to play. Then they get tired and need to nap. The horses in our story today also like to play. The trouble is, they like to play all night - then they sleep all day! The farmer has to stay awake all night to make sure they sleep - can you figure out what happens the next day?  I don't really have to worry about Mingsi staying awake all night - he likes to sleep all night and all day!

How cute is this video of one of the foals learning how to run and play at the farm? Mingsi and I think he has some pretty neat dance moves!

After you have listened to the story Horseplay! you can work a fun maze and colouring page. You have to help the pony through the maze to get to his vegetable treats. After you have completed the maze, you can colour all of the pictures!

Horseplay! Video:

Activity Sheet:

Click here for printable version of activity sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IVSpCjkh7AVy3IzizuT9PW5q1PAxdIK6/view?usp=sharing

Enjoy the story 💕

Love, Mrs. Porter 

ARE YOU A HORSE?

Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash 

Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

MINGSI: Are you a horse?

NORMAN: Don't be such a silly goose Mingsi, I'm your cousin Normie. Oh and Mingsi, we're not at a farm, we're in a field of daisies.

Poor little Mingsi, he gets so mixed up. I hope he never does find a horse and try to ride it. I think he is so little that he is better staying on the ground or in his cozy little bed. And Norman is too handsome to do farm work. And he is always wearing his best outfits! 

I hope you enjoy this story of a mixed-up cowboy looking for a horse to ride. I have also attached a cute colouring page of a mama horse and her foal on the farm for you to colour. Make sure to check back tomorrow, when Mingsi and Norman actually get to meet some real horses at the farm!

Are You a Horse? Video: 

Colouring Sheet:

Click here for printable version of colouring sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fBVbutD87H1XS4yAk7T3BcfE9O00UD_z/view?usp=sharing

Don't forget to do some reading before you go to bed tonight, because READING MAKES YOU SMART!

Love, Mrs. Porter

THE LIGHTHOUSE DOG

The Lighthouse Dog by Betty Waterton

Photo Credit: Roy Priest 

MISO: Norman, are you sure you want to visit a lighthouse? They look kind of lonely.

NORMAN: I heard sometimes there is pizza.

Hi Boys and Girls: Today we are reading a story called The Lighthouse Dog. I love this story because it is funny, adventurous, and has a really cool dog in it called Molly (who looks like Norman.) The man who is the lighthouse keeper is "The Captain." The lighthouse in this story was built on a rock, like many lighthouses used to be. You had to row ashore in a small boat like the Captain's wife did when she went to town to get a dog. 

This story takes place in Canada on the Atlantic Ocean where there used to be many lighthouses. Lighthouse keepers devoted their lives to protecting ships and saving lives.  I hope you enjoy this story and find the lighthouses interesting like Miso, Norman and I do. 

I have also included a nice colouring sheet of a lighthouse scene if you would like to work on it as well. 

The Lighthouse Dog Video:

Colouring Sheet:

Click here for printable version of colouring sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RbeTi4dcyW6EDA8Z0XHXNeoECzCCAtEG/view?usp=sharing

Make sure to spend some time reading this weekend, because reading is FUN!

Love, Mrs. Porter 

THE GOOD EGG

The Good Egg by Jory John

MISO: WOW - living in a carton with 11 roommates would be very hard. Especially when they are all naughty!

MINGSI: I think being the good egg would be boring. I would like to be the naughty egg HAHAHA.

Hi Boys and Girls. Find out what it is like living with 11 naughty eggs in this EGGCELLENT book called THE GOOD EGG.

I am also attaching a Good Egg activity sheet where you can create yourself as an egg!

The Good Egg Video: 

Activity Sheet:

I hope you enjoyed the story!

Love, Mrs. Porter