A Roaring Good Time @ the Smithtown Library

All the Wild Things gathered at the Nesconset Branch of the Smithtown Library for the special storytime, Go Away Big Green Monster! Preschoolers had a “wild rumpus” with songs and stories, including Where the Wild Things Are,  Go Away Big Green Monster, If You’re a Monster and You Know It, and There Was an Old Monster. No rumpus is complete without an art project, so children created their own Monster Away Spray (a spray to keep monsters at bay, the secret ingredient is glitter, as monsters are highly allergic to glitter) and monster masks. Check out our flickr page to see all of our little monsters!

Looking for a wildly good time? Don’t forget to sign up for the Summer Reading Program at your local branch!

It is SQUIDTACULAR!

Alexandra and her giant squid!


Nesconset preschoolers made a splash at the Squidtacular Storytime on Tuesday June 5, listening to stories about the silliest animal in the ocean, Kevin Sherry’s Giant Squid, the main character in I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean and I’m the Best Artist in the Ocean. After stories and songs, children put on their smocks and made a MESS-terpiece, a super sized mixed media squid.


Are you ready for some beach blanket picture books? Try some of our favorites!



Ballyhoo Bay


Billy Twitters and his Blue Whale Problem


Fun with Dude and Betty


I’m a Shark


Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave

Oswald

Pig Kahuna


Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure


Swimmy


Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea

It's a Pigeon Party!

 

Hooray! Huzzah! Woo-Hoo! Mo Willem’s new book,The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? is here! The Nesconset Branch celebrated with a Pigeon Party complete with plenty of Willems’ play along stories, an art project and snacks (we had cookies, because they Ducking got one - and we thought we should get some too!).

Can’t get enough of our favorite bird? Try these

Don’t Let the Pigeon Drivethe Bus!

Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!

The Pigeon has Feelings, Too!: a Smidgeon of Pigeon

The Pigeon Loves Things that Go!: a Smidgeon of Pigeon

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy!

Did you know that the Pigeon is hidden somewhere in all of Willems’ books? See if you can find him when you read...

The Cat the Cat Series

Edwina: the Dinosaur who didn’t know she was Extinct

The Elephant and Piggie Series

Hooray for Amanda and her Alligator

Knuffle Bunny: a Cautionary Tale

Knuffle Bunny Free: an Unexpected Diversion

Knuffle Bunny Too: a Case of Mistaken Identity

Leonardo the Terrible Monster

The Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

Time to Pee!

Time to Say Please!

 

          

You can find more Mo Willems fun on his websites

http://www.pigeonpresents.com/

http://www.gomo.net/

Easy as ABC and 123!

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom!
Look who made a coconut tree!

The ABC’s and 123’s storytime at the Nesconset Branch had children ages 24-35 months old and their caregivers shaking up and down the coconut tree after a reading of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Chicka Chicka 123. Looking to spice up the alphabet and counting skills in your home? Try some of our favorite books that feature the ABC’s and 123’s!




All of the letters of the alphabet in a coconut tree!



Alphabet Books

Alligator Alphabet
Alphabet Mystery
Alpha Oops!: the Day Z Went First
B is for Bulldozer: a Construction ABC
LMNOPs
Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: a Very Silly Alphabet Book
The Racecar Alphabet
Shiver Me Letters: a Pirate ABC
Superhero ABC
Twenty-Six Princesses

Counting Books

1 2 3: a Child’s First Counting Book 
The Baker’s Dozen
Big Fat Hen
Bird Songs
Cats’ Night Out
Dog’s Colorful Day: a Messy Story about Colors and Counting
G is for One Gzonk: an Alpha-Number-Bet Book
One Naked Baby: Counting to Ten and Back Again
Russell the Sheep
Ten Naughty Little Monkeys

It’s the First Day of Autumn!

A proud artist!

Huzzah! Summer has faded into autumn!

 To celebrate the change of the seasons, the Nesconset Branch hosted a story time called Autumn Owls. Preschoolers learned all about our favorite nocturnal animals and listened to

Bear’s New Friend, I’m Not Cute,

 Little Owl Lost and A Book of Sleep.

After stories and songs, children created a colorful collage owl, using fancy patterned paper, glitter, popsicle sticks and imagination!





Looking to fall into a good story? Try one of these!

Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie

Apple Harvest

Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

I Know it’s Autumn

Leaf by Leaf: Autumn Poems

Leaf Man

Leaf Trouble
Little Yellow Leaf

Mouse’s First Fall

When Autumn Falls

Out Door Art – Spray Paint Art

Think arts and crafts are for rainy days? Think again! On Friday, September 9 preschoolers met at the Nesconset Branch of the Smithtown Library for Spray Paint Art. After songs and silly stories about colors, counting and painting, preschoolers used spray bottles, filled with diluted paint to spray color on large piece of paper. The best parts of out door art – the colorful nature that surrounds you for inspiration and the outdoors makes clean up a breeze!

Try some of our favorite books about colors and art:

Color Zoo

Dog's Colorful Day

Lemons are Not Red

Little Blue and Little Yellow: A Story for Pippo and Ann and Other Children

Mouse Paint

Fun with Fingerpaints @ The Nesconset Branch!

Today at the Nesconset Branch, we rolled up our sleeves, threw on our smocks, and got down and dirty with finger paint! Children ages 2-3 years old with their parents and caregivers joined us for songs and stories, and visited different painting stations, that featured various brushes, rollers and stamps! The masterpieces youngsters created are now on display in the Children’s Department.

Looking for some artistic inspiration for you and your little one? Try some of these picture books about painting, colors and creativity. Then bust out the finger paints and tablecloths, and let your imagination run wild!

A Color of His Own

Color Zoo

Dog’s Colorful Day: A Messy Story About Colors and Counting

Freight Train

I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More

I’m the Best Artist in the Ocean

Lemons are Not Red

Little Blue and Little Yellow: A Story for Pippo and Ann and Other Children

The Mixed Up Chameleon

Maisy’s Colors

Mouse Paint



Books We Love: Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator

Huzzah! We are so excited for Mo Willem’s new picture book Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator that we had our own special storytime on Monday, June 20 in its honor ! Children ages 3-5 and their favorite stuffed friends joined us for a reading of Hooray for Amanda and her Alligator, silly songs, and made their own Old Thinking Cap.

Need mo’ Mo? Check out some of these titles:

Your Pal Mo Willems Presents Leonardo the Terrible Monster

Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct

City Dog, Country Frog

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

 

Did you know Mo writes books for early readers? Check out the Elephant and Piggie books and the Cat the Cat books, for stories that will tickle your funny bone and help your youngster practice their reading skills!

Van Gogh A-Go-Go

Take a peek at the magical night time scenes inspired by Vincent Van Gogh preschoolers made during Starry Nights Storytime. Using large foam brushes and whimsical glittery tempera paint, little hands were able to make sweeping night skies.

In February, children in kindergarten through second grade are invited to create a LOVEly pop art masterpiece with vibrant in

Jim Dine Valentine.

Registration begins on Tuesday, January 25. Stop by and get creative @ your library!

Art Starts

Artistic Talent!





A masterpiece!



Art Starts is a program held at our Nesconset Branch featuring stories, songs and various art stations that allow children to explore different artistic mediums while they create open ended art and crafts that work on motor skills.

Brighten up your storytime at home with stories about colors and bust out crayons, markers, finger paints and play dough and make something wonderful. Remember, open ended art is about the journey, not the final product!

Try some of our favorite colorful stories:

Dog’s Colorful Day

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do You See?

And to Name but Just a Few: Red, Yellow, Green and Blue

Cleo’s Color Book

Freight Train

A Color of His Own

Mouse Paint

Pinkalicious

Purplicious

Cat's Colors