Story Time

Family Programs at the Miller Library

Join us each month for stories and activities that celebrate gardens, plants, and nature! September-June programs are scheduled on Saturday mornings from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m., while July and August programs are Monday evenings from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. Stories are geared for children ages 2 to 8; the entire family is invited to attend. It’s free and open to the public!

 

 

 

May Flowers

From Amaryllis to Zinnia, we’ll be talking about an array of flowers today, with a special focus on sunflowers.  Come find out how to grow a sunflower house!

THE FLOWER ALPHABET BOOK by Jerry Pallotta and Leslie Evans (SB 455 .P25 1998)
SUNFLOWER HOUSE by Eve Bunting and Kathryn Hewitt (SB 455 .B86 1996)

Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00-10:45 AM

Green Magic

Imagination sparks our interest and helps us remember what we’ve learned. Summertime is a great time for imaginative explorations, and today’s books can get us started. Crinkleroot the gnome guides us into the forest, where we’ll meet fairies in the trees! 

CRINKLEROOT’S GUIDE TO KNOWING THE TREES by Jim Arnosky (SB 435 .A76 1992)
FLOWER FAIRIES OF THE TREES by Cicely Mary Barker (SB 455 .B27 e)

Saturday, June 7, 2008, 10:00-10:45 AM
   

NEW Pajama Stories

Wear your pajamas and curl up to hear a wonderful story at the Miller Library!

 

SEEDS, WONDERFUL SEEDS

In our very first Pajama Stories evening program, we’ll read about seeds.  FLOWERS, FRUITS, SEEDS provides an introduction to how seeds look and work.  Eric Carle’s classic THE TINY SEED is a story of growing flowers and a growing friendship. Last (but definitely not least!) we’ll read A SEED IS SLEEPY and take our time enjoying its gorgeous illustrations.

FLOWERS, FRUITS, SEEDS by Jerome Wexler (QK 711.5 .W49 1987)
THE TINY SEED by Eric Carle (SB 455 .C2 1987b)
A SEED IS SLEEPY by Dianna Hutts Aston (QK 661 .A78 2007)

Monday, July 14, 7:00-7:30 PM

LAST SPLASH OF SUMMER

August is the time for swimming in Seattle, but some creatures around here swim all year long.  Let’s visit a few of them this evening:

IN THE SMALL, SMALL POND by Denise Fleming (SB 455 .F54 1993)
SALMON FOREST BY David Suzuki and Sarah Ellis (SB 455 .S89 2003)

Monday, August 11, 7:00-7:30 PM

 

Photos from our Story Times

Reading pumpkin stories Bundled up for a winter story
   
Making pumpkin crafts The best Jack-O'-Lantern