Beach, February 29th and March 1st, 2012

Begin by singing Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi

Book: Swimming in the Sand by Marcia Leonard

Song: Swimming at the Bottom of the Ocean from the Geof Johnson cd The Sea, Beach, and Summer Stuff.

Puppets: I Took My Dog to the Beach One Day, an original puppet show by Paul Musser and Debbie Meyer

Book: To the Beach by Linda Ashman

Poem: Reflection by Shel Silverstein

Book: Just Grandma and Me by Mercer Mayer

Song: Let’s Spend a Day at the Beach from the Wiggles cd Hoop-dee-doo. We handed out leis for the kids before they sang this song, and they sort of hula danced during the song.

Book: Beach Party by Harriet Ziefert we used puppets and had kids stand up and walk like various animals that are in the book. We had to alter the types of animals a bit, based on what puppets we had.

Final activity: Parachute with beach balls – we played the Beach Boys song Fun, Fun, Fun.

by Debbie and Paul

Singable Songs, February 22nd and 23rd, 2012

Begin with Shake My Sillies Out! by Raffi

Song/Book: There was an old Lady who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback

Music: Birds, Beasts, Bugs & Fishes (Little & Big) by Pete Seeger

Book: The Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort with puppets!

Book: The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani. We put the words to the 6 verses on an overhead and had the parents sing the song while we held up the book.

Book: If You’re Happy and You Know It (Jungle Edition) by James Warhola

Song: Old McDonald had a Farm with puppets!

Song: Let’s Make Some Noise by Raffi from the Everything Grows album. We passed out instruments and marched around the room while we listened to this song.

by Deanna and Debbie

Bugs, May 21st, 2012

Book: Donald and the...

Rhyme: Little Miss Muffet told with a little girl puppet and a spider.

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly

Song:  A Fly Is on Your Nose (to the tune of The Farmer in the Dale)
A fly is on your nose,
A fly is on your nose,
Hi-ho watch me blow
A fly is on your ... (move to a new body part)

End with "The fly has gone away."

Poem: What to Do When a Bug Climbs in Your Mouth from What to Do When a Bug Climbs in Your Mouth: and Other Poems to Drive You Buggy by Rick Walton told with a girl puppet and a plastic bug.

Book: Big Bug, Little Bug

Story: The Very Busy Spider told with a spider some string and a little fly.

by Patrick

Bath Time, February 15th and 16th, 2012

Begin by singing Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood

Song: Take Me Out of the Bathtub from the book Take Me Out of the Bathtub and other silly dilly songs by Alan Katz. We used a boy puppet and a cardboard bathtub and we projected the words on the wall using an overhead projector.

Book: Bathtime by Eileen Spinelli

Song/Activity: Everybody Wash from the Sesame Street cd Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun.

Magnet Board: Piggy’s Bath by David Martin  

Rhyme: After a Bath

After my bath, I try, try, try

To wipe myself ‘til I’m dry, dry, dry.

Hands to wipe, and fingers, and toes

And two wet legs, and one shiny nose.

Just think how much less time I’d take,

If I were a dog and could shake, shake, shake!

Book: Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Activity: Bubble Play!!! We blew bubbles and let kids run through them. Fun!

by Debbie

Love, February 8th and 9th, 2012

Begin with Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Valentine Surprise by Corinne Demas

Poem: Chocolates by Jack Prelutsky. We used a heart shaped box with empty wrappers inside and a puppet to recite this poem.

I bought a box of chocolate hearts,

A present for my mother,

They looked so good I tasted one,

And then I tried another.

They both were so delicious

That I ate another four,

And then I ate another couple,

And then a half dozen more.

I couldn’t seem to stop myself,

I nibbled on and on,

Before I knew what happened

All the chocolate hearts were gone.

I felt a little guilty,

I was stuffed down to my socks.

I ate my mother’s valentine….

I hope she likes the box.

Book: Biggest Kiss by Joanna Walsh

Poem: The Love Bug we used an overhead projector so that parents would say the poem with us.

It begins with a grin  (smile broadly)

It turns to a giggle  (put both hands on mouth and giggle)

You start to laugh   (throw head back and laugh out loud)

Your legs start to wiggle (put feet in air and shake)

You look all around for someone to hug (move eyes back and forth)

What can you do?  (shrug shoulders)

You’ve caught the Love Bug  (hug another child or yourself)

AAAA-CHOOO!

Flannel Board: I’ll Give you Kisses by Diane Paterson 

Puppets/book: Love and Kisses by Sarah Wilson. We used animal puppets to act out the animals kissing instead of using the book.

Blow a kiss and let it go,

You never know how love will grow –

Smooch and Smack!

You kiss your cat.

Your cat may kiss a cow.

The cow may kiss a giggling goose,

The goose, a fish – somehow!

The fish Splish! Splash! May kiss a fox.

The fox may kiss a frog.

The frog may jump to plant a kiss upon a friendly dog.

The dog may kiss a frisky horse and catch him by surprise!

The horse may kiss a red-winged bird with twinkles in her eyes.

The bird may fly to kiss a cow,

Who’ll laugh a great big “MOOOO!”

The cow may run to kiss a cat, who’ll then kiss…..

You – know – who!

Kisses!  Kisses!

Smooch and smack!

You’ll have your love and kisses back!

Book: Where Does Love Come From?

Book: What Do You Love? by Jonathan London

What Do You Love? by Jonathan London

Activity: We had kids write the title of a book they love and their name on a heart and had them add the heart to the display on the window.

by Debbie

Things That Start with Q, March 28th and 29th, 2012

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out

Book: (QUILL) Hugs from Pearl by Paul Schmid

Fingerplays: (QUICKLY) Slowly, Slowly and If you Chance to Meet a Frown

Slowly, slowly, very slowly, goes the little snail.

Slowly, slowly, very slowly, on the garden trail.

BUT (clap) quickly, quickly, very quickly, goes the little mouse.

Quickly, quickly, very quickly, all around the house.

(Sit your child on your lap. Tickle him/her slowly during the snail part and quickly during the mouse part)

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If you chance to meet a frown,

(pull corners of mouth down to a frown)

Do not let it stay. (shake head from side to side)

Quickly turn it upside down

And smile that frown away. (push corners of mouth into a smile)

Book: (QUEST, QUENN): The Kiss that Missed by David Melling

Fingerplay: (QUACK) Five Little Ducks

Book: (QUESTION MARK): Guess Again by Mac Barnett

Activity: (QUIZ, QUESTION) Questions included “Do you have a pet?”, “Do you have a brother or sister?”, “Are you wearing red?”… We asked the children to stand if the answer to the question was “yes”.

Book: (QUIET): Quiet, Loud by Leslie Patricelli

Quiet, Loud by Leslie Patricelli

Final Activity: (QUILT): Story Quilt. We made a 4x4 quilt which included 8 patterned pieces and pictures of 8 Q words. We had the children choose pictures to fill in the quilt. We wrote a Mad Lib (included) and we inserted the words into the story.

Song: (QUIT): Goodbye Song

by Patrick and Robyn

Pets, February 1st and 2nd, 2012

Begin with Shake My Sillies Out! by Raffi.

Book: A Pet for Petunia by Paul Schmid   

Poem: Hot Dog by Shel Silverstein we used a real hot dog and Liesl’s little pet carrying case.

Book: Dino Pets by Lynn Plourde

Song: B I N G O!  We used a big fluffy dog puppet and letters that spelled out Bingo.

Book: Peanut by Linas Alsenas.

Song: Pig on Her Head by Laurie Berkner

Book: I Know a Rhino by Charles Fuge.

Final Activity: We had a pet show!  We brought out an egg, tiger, snake, swan, owl, dinosaur, and unicorn. One of us would bring out a small version and the other would bring out a giant version!  Super funny!

by Debbie and Patrick

Hands and Feet, January 25th and 26th, 2012

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: My Two Hands: My Two Feet by Rick Walton; illustrated by Julia Gorton.

Poem: Ticklish Tom, from the Shel Silverstein book, A Light in the Attic. We used a number of puppets to act out this poem.

Song: Put Your Finger On, from the compact disc by Parachute Express.

Book: Piggies by Audrey and Don Wood.

Song: The Hokey Pokey.

Book: A Kiss For You! by Joan Holub; illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church.

Activity/Rhyme: Counting Feet.

Poem: Shoe Talk, from the Shel Silverstein book, Falling Up. We gave an old brown shoe a “mouth” to use with this poem.

Book: Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop; illustrated by William Joyce.

Song: Use Your Own Two Feet,” from the cd, A Cathy & Marcy Collection for Kids.

Rhyme: Goodbye Rhyme. We used puppets to act out the motions.

by Paul and Robyn

Getting in Trouble, January 18th and 19th, 2012

Begin by singing Raffi’s “Shake My Sillies Out.”

Book: David Gets in Trouble by David Shannon.

Poem: Messy Room, from Shel Silverstein’s book, A Light in the Attic. We

brought in all of the stuff mentioned in the poem. As we recited the poem with a puppet, we threw different things at it.

Book: Ten Naughty Little Monkeys by Suzanne Williams; illustrated by Suzanne Watts.  We used a doctor puppet to say the doctor’s lines, along with the actual book.

Song: Simon Says, from the cd, Infinity, by Trout Fishing in America.

Book: Goldie is Mad by Margie Palatini.

Story: Getting in Trouble, from Dav Pilkey’s book, The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog. We made shadow puppets which can be used on an overhead projector in place of the actual book.

Song: My Sister Fights with Me, from the book, I’m Still Here in the Bathtub: Brand New Silly Dilly Songs, by Alan Katz; illustrated by David Catrow. We used two little girl puppets to act this song out. One sang and the other taunted and misbehaved.

Puppet Show: I Don’t Like Gloria! by Kaye Umansky; illustrated by Margaret

Chamberlain. We performed this story as a puppet show, in place of the actual book.

Activity: Let’s Make Some Noise from the Raffi cd, Everything Grows. We passed out musical instruments and danced around the room while the song played.

by Paul and Patrick

Things That Start with J, January 11th and 12th, 2012

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: (JOSEPH & JACKET) Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback.

Rhyme: (JUMBO & JET) Jumbo Jet.

The jumbo jet has great big wings

(arms outstretched).

Its propeller spins around and sings, “Vvvvvvvv!” 

(make one arm go round).

The jumbo jet goes up (lift arms)

The jumbo jet goes down (lowers arms)

The jumbo jet flies high (arms outstretched, turn body around)

Over the town!

Book: (JEEP) Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw; illustrated Margot Apple. 

Song: (JINGLE) Ring Those Bells from the compact disc, H.U.M. All Year Long. We passed out bells which the children rang throughout the song.

Book: (JANUARY) Snowballs by Lois Ehlert.

Rhyme: (JUNGLE) Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree.

Book: (JUMP) Jump! by Scott M. Fischer. We used animal puppets along with the book and had the children jump with us throughout the story.

Jump! by Scott M. Fischer

Jokes: (JOKES) We told several jokes using a puppet. Good times.

Activity: (JACK) We recited the Jack Be Nimble nursery rhyme and had children jump over a candlestick.

by Paul and Robyn

Drawing, January 4th and 5th, 2012

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Art by Patrick McDonnell.

Poem: Magical Eraser from the Shel Silverstein book, Where the Sidewalk Ends. We told this poem using a puppet, giant pencil, and dry erase board.

Book: I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! Karen Beaumont; illustrated by David Catrow.

Song: Put a Little Color on You (Extended Response Version) from the compact disc, Hap Palmer’s Can a Cherry Pie Wave Goodbye? We made die-cut circles of the four colors and gave one set to each child. The kids would put the colors on their different body parts in time with the song.

Book: I’m the Best Artist in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry. We used our squid and shark puppets to help read this book.

Book/Poem: Fast Draw Freddie by Bobbie Hamsa. We took turns holding up large paper drawings which corresponded with each line of the text.

Story: Monkey Face. We have a draw-and-tell version of this story, which we told using a dry erase board.

Song/Activity: The Drawing Song, from the Sesame Street compact disc, Elmo’s Favorite Sing-Alongs. We taped large pieces of butcher paper along the walls and let the kids draw with crayons while the music played. Very fun!

By Debbie and Paul

Are You Ready for Some Fun, November 9th and 10th, 2011

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out

Book: Is Everyone Ready for Fun?  by Jan Thomas

Song: Silly Old MacDonald with a dinosaur, skunk, pirate, cookie monster….

Book: Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett We used puppets and actions in place of the book.

Book: Cows to the Rescue by John Himmelman  

Song: Wiggle Wiggle Freeze Dance from Two little sounds: fun with phonics and numbers by Hap Palmer

Book: If You’re Hoppy by April Pulley Sayre

Final Activity: Let’s Make Some Noise from Everything Grows by Raffi. We used musical instruments with this one!

by Deanna and Robyn

Harvest Time, November 23rd, 2011

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out”

Book: The Ugly Pumpkin Dave Horowitz

Song: Way up High in the Apple Tree we used paper red, yellow, green apple cut outs to do this song.

Way up High in the Apple Tree

Way up high in the apple tree,

Two (red, yellow, or green) apples smiled at me.

I shook that tree as hard as I could.

Down came the apples.

Mmmm, were they good!

Book: Little Red Hen

Song: When it’s Autumn from H.U.M. all year long: highly usable music kids can sing, dance, & do! by Carole Peterson. We passed out fall colored leaves and played the song three times.

Book: That Pup by Lindsay Barrett George

Song: Little Squirrel from Kindermusik Adventures Near and Far.

Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

Book: Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

Final Activity: Parachute with leaves and apples while playing Take a Little Nap (The Disco Song) from Ralph's World

by Patrick and Robyn

Food Fight, November 16th and 17th, 2011

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Hungry Hen by Richard Waring

Poem: What to Do When a Bug Climbs in Your Mouth from What to Do When a Bug Climbs in Your Mouth: and Other Poems to Drive you Buggy by Rick Walton. We used a gummy buggy as a prop for this one, yum!

When a bug climbs in your mouth

and you don’t know what to do,

CHEW!

Song: Five Little Hot Dogs

Book: Me, Hungry! by Jeremy Tankard

Song:  Peanut Butter

Book: What did you put in your Pocket? by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Rhyme: Hello, My Name is Joe

Book: Hi, Pizza Man! by Virginia Walter

Poem: Spaghetti from Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Final Song: “Brush your Teeth”

by Paul and Robyn

Things That Start with D, November 2nd and 3rd, 2011

We put a large letter D on the wall and during storytime we surrounded it with words that start with D.

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: (DREAM) Maisy’s Rainbow Dream by Lucy Cousins

Song: (DINOSAUR) All Around the Swamp

Book: (DOG) Doghouse by Jan Thomas

Song: (DUCK) Four Little Ducks

Book: (DAD) My Dad by Charles Fuge

Poem: (DEAR and DECEMBER) Dear Santa Claus (based on a poem by Jack Prelutsky) we had pictures of D words and let the children choose 9 pictures to fill in the blanks in the poem. Then we read the poem using the words the children had chosen.

Dear Santa Claus,

It’s me again

reminding you I’m here,

I’m making my list easier

and shorter than last year.

I’d like a stack of ______,

a dozen ______,

a box of ______,

and a(n) ______ that flies,

a ______ for the bathtub

and a dragon for my room,

a ______that does homework

and can also use a broom.

And I’d like a ______,

a ______, and a drum,

I could use a half a dollar

and a million ______.

Just leave them underneath our tree

or near our fireplace,

Oh! you probably won’t bring them,

But I’m writing….just in case

Book: (DAY) Hello, Day by Anita Lobel

Song: (DO) Do as I’m Doing

by Patrick and Robyn

Bees, September 3rd, 2011

Prior to storytime we dressed up in complete bee attire.

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Big Bug Surprise by Julian Gran.

Song: A Bee is on Your Nose. We passed out black and yellow feathers, which

we pretended were bees that landed on different parts of our bodies.

            A bee is on your nose.

            A bee is on your nose.

            Hi ho just watch me blow

            A bee is on your nose.

            (Repeat the song using different body parts.)

Jokes: We used puppets to tell a number of bee jokes.

Book: Buzz, said the Bee by Wendy Cheyette Lewison; illustrated by Hans Wilhelm.  (We have flannel board pieces for this.)

Activity: Bee School. We taught the children how to become real bees while we listened to the song “Buzz Buzz Buzz,” from the Geof Johnson cd, Animal Sounds.  The kids learned how to buzz, fly, look for flowers, land (hover & jump), collect pollen, and sting (dive & pinch).

Book: Gotcha! by Gail Jorgensen; illustrated by Kerry Argent. (We used a bear puppet, bee, and fly swatter along with the actual book.)

Story: Ouch! by Paul Musser. We used several animal puppets to tell this story.

Jokes: We told additional zany bee jokes.

Puppet Show: Grizzy and the Bumble-Bee by Joy Cowley; illustrated by Jan van der Voo. 

Final Activity: We passed out bee hats and kazoos and had the children hum and fly along to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee.

by Debbie and Paul

Earl interviews Kristi Yamaguchi

Magic, September 21st and 22nd, 2011

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Waking Beauty by Leah Wilcox; illustrated by Lydia Monks.

Poem: Hat Trick by Deanna Romriell.

            Magic! Magic! In my hat,

            I’ll pull out a rabbit –

            Aaaaaa!! What is that?!!

            (Pull anything other than a

             rabbit out and repeat.)

            Magic! Magic! In my hat,

            I’ll pull out a rabbit –

            See!! Look at that!!

Book: Where is Kazam? from the book, Kazam’s Magic by Amy Ehrlich; illustrated by Barney Saltzberg. We made paper cut-outs, which can be used on a magnetic chalkboard in place of the actual book.)

Activity: Poof! we took turns pointing our “magic wands” at each other and the audience and saying, “Abracadabra, poof!  You’re a _____________!” (Some of the things we turned each other into included an ogre, lion, tree, monkey, rock, and happy children enjoying storytime.)

Book: The Magic Hat by Mem Fox; illustrated by Tricia Tusa.

Rhyme: Scat the Cat.

Book: Mr. Merlin and the TURTLE by Seymour Chwast.

Final Activity: We performed a real-life magic show for the kids!  The magic tricks included:  Hyrum the Haunted Hanky, Penetration Frame, Magic Ball and Vase, and Nickel and Dime Switch.  We also taught the kids how to make their finger disappear from one hand and appear on the other.  After the magic show, we passed “magic wands” out to the children as we sprinkled “magical fairy dust” (silver glitter) on them.  While we did this, we played the song, Bibbidi-bobbidi-boo from the cd, Classic Disney. Volume 2: 60 Years of Musical Magic. 

by Deanna and Paul

Happy To Be Me, May 18th and 19th, 2011

Book: The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln by Mike Reiss; illustrated by David Catrow.

Poem: Ten Little Fingers

I have ten little fingers, they all belong to me.

I can make them do things, do you want to see?

I can shut them up tight;

I can open them wide;

I can put them together;

And I can make them all hide.

I can put them up high;

I can put them down low;

I can fold them together,

And hold them just so.

Book: I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont; illustrated by David Catrow.

Song: If You’re Happy and You Know It from the compact disc, Get Ready, Get Set, Sing! Songs for early childhood and ESL. This is a good version of the song as it goes through various emotions such as being happy, sad, angry, sleepy, hungry, etc..

Book: My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss; illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.

Poem: Everybody Says, we put on the various costumes/props while we read the poem.

Book: Just Right by Kathy Caple. We have paper cut-outs which can be used on a magnetic chalkboard in place of the actual book.

Song: Wishing Song, from the compact disc, The Muppet Show: The 25th Anniversary Collection. We made some props which we used along with our Gonzo and chicken puppets to lip sync to the song while the cd played. We sat behind a sheet so that the audience could only see Gonzo and the chicken and the things he was singing about.)

Worms, September 14th and 15th, 2011

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin; illustrated by Harry Bliss.

Poem: Nobody Likes Me we told this poem using gummy worms.

Story: Worm is Hot by Kathy Caple. We made paper cut-outs, which can be used on a magnetic chalkboard in place of the actual book.

Book: Donald and the . . . by Peter F. Neumeyer & Edward Gorey. Because this book is so small we photocopied the pictures onto transparencies and we told the story using our overhead projector.

Song: The Littlest Worm.

Book: Worms for Lunch? by Leonid Gore.

Poem: The Apple and the Worm, we used an apple/worm puppet to tell this poem.

            I bit an apple

            That had a worm.

            I swallowed the apple,

            I swallowed the worm.

            I felt it squiggle,

            I felt it squirm.

            I felt it wiggle,

            I felt it turn.

            It felt so slippery,

            Slimy, scummy,

            I felt it land – PLOP –

            In my tummy!

            I guess that worm is there to stay

            Unless . . . .

            I swallow a bird some day!

Story: Worm is Stuck by Kathy Caple, we made paper cut-outs which can be used on a magnetic chalkboard in place of the actual book.

Puppet Show: Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems. We changed one of the characters from a snake into a worm and performed this story using puppets.

Final Activity: Walter the Waltzing Worm, from Hap Palmer’s cd, Walter the Waltzing Worm. We made some worms out of mini pom-poms and fishing line which we passed out to the children so that they could sing along with the song.

by Paul and Robyn

Superheroes, September 8th and 9th, 2011

Prior to storytime we dressed up as super heroes. We had a librarian walk into the room and tell the kids that she couldn’t find the storyteller, at which time she turned on the superhero music, a “Help” sign, and had the children all scream “Help!”  We flew into the room right on cue!

Begin by singing Raffi’s Shake My Sillies Out.

Book: Just a Daydream by Mercer Mayer.

Rhyme: The Superhero Rhyme by Paul, Patrick, and Deanna.

Superhero, Superhero, jump up quick.

Superhero, Superhero, give a kick.

Superhero, Superhero, fly around.

Superhero, Superhero, touch the ground.

Superhero, Superhero, reach up high.

Superhero, Superhero, wink one eye.

Superhero, Superhero, smash a wall.

Superhero, Superhero, try not to fall.

Superhero, Superhero, run real fast.

Superhero, Superhero, done at last.

Book: My Dad, My Hero by Ethan Long

Jokes: We used puppets to tell several superhero jokes.

Activity: Superhero exercise!  In order to fight crime (and fit into that tight

suit) a superhero has to be in peak physical shape. We had the children do a few exercises such as running in place, jumping jacks, push-ups, sitting down/standing up, stretching, touching their toes, flying, and working out their ears (in order to hear when someone calls for help.) While we exercised we listened to the song, Mighty Mouse from the cd Toon Tunes: Action Packed Anthems.

Book: Super Sam! By Lori Ries; illustrated by Sue Rama.

Poem: Twistable, Turnable Man from the Shel Silverstein book, A Light in the

Attic.

Book: It’s Super Mouse! by Phyllis Root; illustrated by James Croft and found in the book, Mouse Has Fun. We made magnetic cut-outs that go along with the story which can be used on a magnetic chalkboard, in place of the actual book.

Book: Superhero Me! by Karen Katz. Prior to reading our final story we had the children become real super heroes by passing out capes.  We then had them think about what their superpowers might be.

Final Activity: Superhero dress-up and flight!  We used an overhead transparency which said, “Help!” and projected it onto the wall. Just then a librarian ran into the room pleading for help – her purse containing all sorts of jewels and cash had been stolen.  We flew over to one of our reading rooms, the Crystal Cave, where we found the purse and successfully returned it to her. Unfortunately, the jewel thieves got away.  It was still a lot of fun though.