Rainy Days

Rainy days are perfect for reading, making crafts, and singing and dancing outside in the rain! Click around the Story Room for stories, songs, and crafts about rainy days.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 7 & 8 of A-Z Mysteries: The Bald Bandit by Ron Roy.

Spring

 

Spring begins next week and Acorn is excited to share stories about his Springtime friends! Click around the Story Room for stories, music, and fun crafts. 

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 5 & 6 of A-Z Mysteries: The Bald Bandit by Ron Roy. 

Up, Up, and Away

Windy March weather is perfect for flying kites! Join Acorn in the Story Room for books, songs, and crafts all about kites! 

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 3 & 4 of A-Z Mysteries: The Bald Bandit by Ron Roy. 

Friendship

 

Making friends is fun! Click around the Story Room to find stories, crafts, and a song about friendship! 

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 1 & 2 of A-Z Mysteries: The Bald Bandit written by Ron Roy. 

I Love My Library

What do you love about your library? Tell us in the comments and click around the Story Room for stories, crafts, and more!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to Chapters 8, 9, and 10 of A-Z Mysteries: The Absent Author by Ron Roy. 

Curious George

Do you love Curious George? Click around the Story Room for stories, songs, and crafts about monkeys!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 5, 6, & 7 of A-Z Mysteries: The Absent Author by Ron Roy.

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! Click around the Story Room for stories, songs, and crafts for Valentine's Day.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 3 & 4 of A-Z Mysteries: The Absent Author by Ron Roy.

Groundhog Day

 

Happy Groundhog Day! Click around the Story Room for stories, crafts, and more!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to Chapters 1 & 2 of A-Z Mysteries: The Absent Author by Ron Roy.

The Wonderful Walrus

                                                 

 

This week is all about the wonderful Walrus! Click around the Story Room to find fun stories, crafts, and songs. 

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapter 7 of Calendar Mysteries: New Year's Eve Thieves by Ron Roy. 

Penguins

Acorn is celebrating Penguin Awareness Day this week on January 20. Click around the Story Room for books, songs, and crafts about penguins. 

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 5 & 6 of Calendar Mysteries: New Year's Eve Thieves by Ron Roy. 

Snow Day

 

The weather has gotten chilly and Acorn is ready for a snow day! Click around the Story Room this week to find stories, songs, and crafts about snow days!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 3 & 4 of Calendar Mysteries: New Year's Eve Thieves by Ron Roy. 

Polar Bears

 

Join Acorn and his friends the Polar Bears this week. Click around the Story Room for books, a song, and fun crafts!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 1 & 2 of Calendar Mysteries: New Year's Eve Thieves by Ron Roy.

The Gingerbread Man

Catch the Gingerbread Man at this week's Story Time. Click around the Story Room for stories, crafts, and fun activities about the Gingerbread Man.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 9 & 10 of Calendar Mysteries: December Dog by Ron Roy.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

 

Santa Claus is coming to town this week! Click around the Story Room to find stories, songs, crafts, and a recipe for Santa cookies! 

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 7 & 8 of Calendar Mysteries: December Dog by Ron Roy. 

Santa's Elves

 

Santa's elves are hanging out in the Story Room with Acorn this week! Click around to see what you can find, there may be some fun treats to make inside.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 4, 5, & 6 of Calendar Mysteries: December Dog by Ron Roy.

Reindeer

 

Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Click around the Story Room to find a reindeer story, songs, crafts, and a recipe!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 1, 2, & 3 of Calendar Mysteries: December Dog by Ron Roy.

Autumn

It's all about Autumn with Acorn this week! Click around the Story Room to see what fun stuff awaits.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapter 9 of Calendar Mysteries: November Night written by Ron Roy.

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Happy Thanksgiving! This week Acorn's Story Room is all about Thanksgiving. Click around the Story Room to see what you can find! 

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 7 and 8 of Calendar Mysteries: November Night by Ron Roy.

Owls

 

Hooo hooo! Our Story Time this week is all about owls! Join Acorn in the Story Room for books, songs, crafts, and facts about owls.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 5 & 6 of Calendar Mysteries: November Night by Ron Roy.

Hedgehogs

 

This week's Story Time is all about those cute and fun Hedgehogs! Click around the Story Room to find a story, song, and crafts about Hedgehogs.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 3 & 4 of Calendar Mysteries: November Night by Ron Roy.

Squirrels

 

This month's Story Time themes will be all about Fall animals! This week click around the Story Room for all things Squirrels!

Read along with Ms. Carrie as she reads chapters 1 and 2 of Calendar Mysteries: November Night by Ron Roy.

Happy Halloween!

 

Happy Halloween! Click around the Story Room for a Berenstain Bears Halloween story and see what fun Halloween crafts you can find! 

Read along with Ms. Carrie to the final chapters of Calendar Mysteries: October Ogre by Ron Roy. 

Let's Go to the Pumpkin Patch!

 

Who's ready to go to the Pumpkin Patch? This week's theme is all about pumpkins! Click around the pumpkin patch for stories, songs, and fun crafts!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 5 and 6 of Calendar Mysteries: October Ogre by Ron Roy.

Fall Leaves

There are so many things you can do with the Autumn leaves. Most people rake them or jump in a big pile of them, but did you know you can make crafts with them? Check out Acorn's Story Room and see what you can make.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 3 and 4 of Calendar Mysteries: October Ogre written by Ron Roy.

Scarecrows

One of the best things about the Autumn season is Scarecrows! This week join us for a Scarecrow Story Time. Click around Acorn's Autumn Story Room and see what you can find!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 1 and 2 of Calendar Mysteries: October Ogre written by Ron Roy.

Hello Autumn!

Autumn is finally here! Celebrate Autumn with Acorn and a Story Time full of fun things to do!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to the final chapters of Calendar Mysteries: September Sneakers by Ron Roy.

Life on the Farm

This week is all about life on the farm! Click around the Story Room for a story, song, and fun farm activities and crafts.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 5 and 6 of Calendar Mysteries: September Sneakers by Ron Roy.

Teddy Bear Day

 

Are you celebrating Teddy Bear Day? Acorn's Story Time is all about Teddy Bears. Click around for a story, song, crafts, and a bear bread recipe.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 3 and 4 of Calendar Mysteries: September Sneakers by Ron Roy.

Do You Have a Library Card?

 

September is Library Card Sign Up Month! Check out Acorn's Story Room for a library themed story time. Remember, if you don't have a library card, go to your local library and sign up for one. Tell them Acorn sent you!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to Chapters 1 & 2 of Calendar Mysteries: September Sneakers by Ron Roy.

Crayons

 

Coloring with crayons is fun, but that's not all they can do! Click around the Story Room to find a story, song, and a craft to make crayon play dough.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to the final chapter of Calendar Mysteries: August Acrobat by Ron Roy.

Baseball

Play ball! Baseball is Acorn Squirrel's favorite sport! That's why this week's theme is all about baseball. Click around the Story Room to find stories, crafts, and activities about baseball.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 7 & 8 of Calendar Mysteries: August Acrobat by Ron Roy.

Don't forget to join us at the Braves game this Saturday at 6:05 p.m. for Library Card Night at Trustmark Park!

Happy S'mores Day

Happy S'mores Day! Set up camp with Acorn this week and make yummy s'mores treats! Click around the Story Room for a story, craft ideas, and a s'mores recipe.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 5 & 6 of Calendar Mysteries: August Acrobat by Ron Roy.

 

This week we go back to school with the Pigeon, sing about why school is fun, and make a few crafts that will help you during school!

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 3 & 4 of Calendar Mysteries: August Acrobat by Ron Roy.

Happy Watermelon Day

Happy Watermelon Day! Do you know how to draw a watermelon? Click around Acorn's Story Room to learn how. You will also find a story, crafts, and much more!

Read along with Ms. Carrie as she begins Calendar Mysteries: August Acrobat by Ron Roy.

Come back next week for more fun stories, crafts, and activities!

Let's go to the beach! Join us this week for stories and songs about the beach. You will also learn how to make your own beach at home with our weekly craft.

Read along with Ms. Carrie as she reads the last chapters of Calendar Mysteries: July Jitters by Ron Roy. Come back next week, August 3rd, as we kick off our Back to School month!

Slowly as the Sloth

What do you know about sloths? Yes, they are slow, but is there more to know? Join us this week to find out! We will have a books, an activity page, and a craft all about sloths. Click around the story room to find more.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 5 and 6 of Calendar Mysteries: July Jitters by Ron Roy. Come back next week, July 27th, to go to the beach!

Tails and Tales: Mermaids

 

Do you wish you had a mermaid tail? Join us this week for a book about mermaids, a mermaid activity page, and learn how to make your very own mermaid tail! Click around the story room for more fun things to do.

Read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 3 and 4 of Calendar Mysteries: July Jitters by Ron Roy. Come back next week, July 20th for sloth stories!

Tails and Tales: Jellyfish

 

Jellyfish! Join us this week for a story time all about jellyfish. Make a jellyfish craft with us and look around Acorn's summer story room for more things to do.

Read along with Ms. Carrie as she begins the book Calendar Mysteries: July Jitters by Ron Roy.
Come back next week on July 13th for Mermaids!

 

Are you a horse? No, but you might like the story, Are You a Horse?  by Andy Rash. In Acorn's summer story room you can enjoy facts about horses, an activity, a song, and a craft, too. Watch a video of horses from around the world!

Read the last chapters of Calendar Mysteries: June Jam by Ron Roy with Ms. Carrie and come back next week as she begins Calendar Mysteries: July Jitters!

Tails and Tales: A Tale of a Tail

Click around Acorn's summer story room for tales about tails! There's a story about a lost tail, a song, and a craft to make your own animal tail. Fun!

Join Ms. Carrie as she reads chapters 7 and 8 of Calendar Mysteries: June Jam by Ron Roy. Come back next week to hear the last two chapters and listen to a story about horses.

Tails and Tales: Crocodiles

Crocodiles, yikes! You will find a song, a coloring sheet, a word puzzle, a craft, a video, and yes, even a story about crocodiles. Click around for a list of books about crocodiles that you can check out at your library, too! 

Read along with Ms. Carrie as she reads chapters 5 and 6 of Calendar Mysteries: June Jam by Ron Roy. 

Come back next week, June 22nd for more tails and tales! 

Tails and Tales: World Oceans Day

How big is a giant squid? What do you think is bigger than a giant squid? Listen to the story to find out! Click around Acorn's story room and read along with Ms. Carrie to chapters 3 and 4 of Calendar Mysteries: June Jam by Ron Roy.

Come back next week, June 15th for Crocodiles! 

Tails and Tales: Monkeys

Join Acorn in the summer story room for monkeys! Yes, they have tails and we are going to see that they also have tales...stories about monkeys. Sing a song with us about monkeys and look around Acorn's summer story room for more things to do.

Read along with Ms. Carrie as she begins the book Calendar Mysteries: June Jam by Ron Roy.

Come back next week on June 8th for World Oceans Day!

SUMMER IS HERE!

Join Acorn in the story room for some summer fun and listen to Ms. Carrie read the last chapters of Calendar Mystery: May Magic. 

Stay tuned next month for Calendar Mystery: June Jam by Ron Roy and read by Ms. Carrie.

Pete the Cat!

Join Acorn in the story room with Pete the Cat down on Old MacDonald's farm!

Listen and read along with Ms. Carrie for chapters 5 & 6 of Calendar Mysteries: May Magic by Ron Roy.

Frogs!

Join Acorn in the story room with some froggy friends!

Read along with Ms. Carrie as she reads chapters 3 & 4 of Calendar Mysteries: May Magic by Ron Roy.

May the 4th be with you!

It is Star Wars Day! Join Acorn in the story room; he is celebrating with a book called The Mandalorian: This is the Way and a Star Wars coloring sheet, puzzle, booklists; and you can learn to draw baby Yoda. Have a great Star Wars Day!

A new chapter book begins today; Calendar Mysteries: May Magic, chapters 1 & 2 read by Ms. Carrie.