Storytime with Grandma Lois


Stories Tagged: animal

A Bargain for Frances
by
Russell Hoban



Sunday, October 27, 2024

Thelma always seems to get Frances into trouble.
When she tricks Frances into buying her tea set, it's the last straw.
Can Frances show her that it's better to lose a bargain than lose a friend?


Tag(s): animal

17 minutes
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Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?
by
Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle



Saturday, August 03, 2024

Young readers will enjoy Baby Bear's quest to find Mama, and they'll revel in identifying each of the native North American animals that appear along the way.

Tag(s): animal, fiction, rhyme

3 minutes
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by
Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle



Saturday, August 03, 2024

A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck--all parade across the pages of this delightful book.

Tag(s): animal, fiction, rhyme

3 minutes
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Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business
by
Esphyr Slobodkina



Saturday, August 03, 2024

This tale of a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity and also teaches children about conflict and resolution.

Tag(s): animal, fiction

8 minutes
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Escargot
by
Dashka Slater



Thursday, April 25, 2024

Escargot is an adorable French snail who only wants two things:
1) To be your favorite animal, and 2) To eat the delicious salad at the end of this book.


Tag(s): animal, fiction, garden

11 minutes
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
by
James Marshall



Sunday, October 06, 2024

Goldilocks is one of those naughty little girls who does exactly as she pleases, even if that means sampling the three bears' porridge, breaking Baby Bear's chair, and sleeping in his bed.

Tag(s): animal, fiction

8 minutes
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It's the Bear!
by
Jez Alborough



Saturday, August 03, 2024

Hold on to your teddies, because Jez Alborough is back with another hilarious story about little Eddie and that oversized bear, and this time he's hungry!

Tag(s): animal, fiction

7 minutes
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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
by
Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle



Saturday, August 03, 2024

A Bald Eagle soars, a Spider Monkey swings, a Macaroni Penguin struts, and a Red Wolf sneaks through Bill Martin Jr's rhythmic text and Eric Carle's vibrant images, and all are watched over by our best hope for the future―a dreaming child.

Tag(s): animal, fiction, rhyme

3 minutes
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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
by
Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle



Saturday, August 03, 2024

"Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the animals make. And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book-- look at the last page!

Tag(s): animal, fiction, rhyme

3 minutes
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Somebody And The Three Blairs
by
Marilyn Tolhurst



Sunday, October 06, 2024

In a reversal of the Goldilocks story, a bear explores the home of the three Blairs while they are out.

Tag(s): animal, fiction

7 minutes
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The Cow Loves Cookies
by
Karma Wilson



Sunday, October 06, 2024

As a farmer makes his rounds each day, most of the animals chew on the foods a young reader would expect. But when it’s time to feed the cow, she feasts on a special treat!

Tag(s): animal, fiction

6 minutes
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The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
by
Audrey Wood & Don Wood



Sunday, May 05, 2024

Little Mouse loves strawberries, but so does the big hungry bear.

Tag(s): animal, fiction, garden

6 minutes
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The Looking Book
by
P. K. Hallinan



Sunday, October 06, 2024

Given a pair of "lookers" by their mom, two boys venture outside to see what they can find. Before long, the boys realize that they don't need the lookers at all.

Tag(s): animal, fiction, nature

7 minutes
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