Summer Reading Program 2021

SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2021

June 1 - 12 • Local Tales
June 13 - 26 • Farm Tales
June 27 - July 10 • Jungle and Zoo Tales
July 11 - July 24 • Water Tales
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SUMMER READING PROGRAM INFO
The branches of the Northeast Regional Library invite you to join us this summer as we explore the worlds of animals of all shapes and sizes through our 2021 Summer Reading Program – “Tails and Tales.” Summer Reading activities will run from June 1 through July 23 and will follow four main themes – “Local Tales”, a celebration of all our household pets, as well as animals found in our local areas, “Farm Tales,” a look at all the various animals that work and live on farms, “Jungle and Zoo Tales,” an exploration of all the wild animals found in those locations and “Water Tales,” an examination of all the various animals that make their homes in oceans, lakes and ponds.
Library branches are still not able to provide in person programming, so all Summer Reading Program activities will continue to take place through virtual programming, ‘grab and go’ activity packets, and Story Walk collaborations in partnership with local communities. Virtual programming kicks off on June 1 with a presentation by local favorite Deb Davis, an Outreach Educator from the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson. Deb will tell the story of “The Heron and the Hummingbird,” a new spin on the classic tale of “The Tortoise and the Hare.” Afterwards, fellow Outreach Educator Jackie Henne-Kerr will tell about each animal. The virtual programs can be viewed through the NERL website at www.nereg.lib.ms.us.
Additionally, various NERL staff will provide daily Story Times on the website, most of which will be recorded so that the stories can be watched at your convenience. NERL will also continue posting daily suggestions for fun family activities that fit into our Summer Reading Program theme on the Suggested Family Activities page of the website.
Over the course of eight weeks, branches will hand out activity packets filled with coloring sheets, activity sheets, craft projects, suggested reading lists and more. A total of four different packets will be available (each based on the above themes). Packets will be tailored to age level and abilities, with different packets available for those 6 and under, 7 -11 and 12 and up.
NERL is very excited this year to offer something new – Story Walks! Story Walks are outdoor reading experiences where a children’s book is presented via plastic signs at various points along a walking trail. Participants walk the trial, stopping at each sign to read the pages of the story. We are proud to partner with our local communities and their Parks and Recreation departments to present Story Walks in the following areas: Belmont, Blue Mountain, Booneville, Burnsville, Corinth, Iuka, Ripley and Tishomingo.
In celebration of how much we love our pets, NERL invites you to submit pictures of your children (and adults too!) reading to their pets. And if you don’t have a pet right now, or if your pet is a little camera shy, don’t worry! Photos of your child reading to their favorite stuffed animal is a great idea as well. Pictures may be sent to NERL at summerreading@nereg.lib.ms.us, where they will be put into a slideshow on the NERL website.
To view the schedule of daily Story Times and find out more information about Story Walk locations or for questions about Summer Reading Program in general, please contact us at summerlibraryprogram@nereg.lib.ms.us, visit our website at www.nereg.lib.ms.us. or call your local library branch.
Introducing Story Walks
Story Times • Week 1-2 • Local Tales, Pets
Click the date for a Story!
WEEK ONE • LOCAL TALES
Animals around your home such as pets and in nature
June 1 – June 5
We will post new StoryTimes! almost daily throughout June and July!
Click the dates to reveal each day’s Story Time Video!
Splat the Cat by Rob Scotton read by Cody Daniel, Corinth Librarian
There are no Bears in This Bakery by Julia Sarcone-Roach read by Sandy Donahue, George E. Allen Librarian, Booneville, MS
Cat Parade by Bethany Roberts read by Eric Melton, Ripley Librarian (This story has been removed)
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog by Mo Willems read by Dee Hare, Northeast Regional Library Director
Tom’s Tweet by Jill Esbaum read by Sandy Donahue, George E. Allen Librarian, Booneville, MS
Pig the Stinker by Aaron Blabey ready by Gwen Spain, Iuka Librarian (LIVE) @ 2:00 p.m. on Facebook
Those Darn Squirrels Fly South by Adam Rubin read by Eric Melton Ripley Librarian (Story has been removed)
Those Darn Squirrels and Cat Next Door by Adam Rubin read by Leigh Hood Leigh Hood, NERL Administrative Assistant and Branch Manager (Story has been removed)
📚 Recommended Book List for "Local Tales" 📚
- 101 Facts about Ferrets – Clair Horton-Bussey
- 101 Facts about Goldfish – Julia Barnes
- 101 Facts about Parakeets – Julia Barnes
- 101 Facts about Terrarium Pets – Julia Barnes
- Box Turtles – Jordan Patterson
- Choosing Your Pet – Mark McPherson
- A Dog for You: Caring for Your Dog – Susan Blackaby
- Fish for You: Caring for Your Fish – Susan Blackaby
- A Guinea Pig for You: Caring for Your Guinea Pig – Susan Blackaby
- Why Do Rabbits Hop? And Other Questions About Rabbits, Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, and Ferbils – Joan Holub
- Your Pet Gerbil – Elaine Landau
- Your Pet Hamster – Elaine Landau
- Aaaaffgghh! Spider! – Lydai Monks
- Adventures of Harold and His Friends – I can read book
- Baby Shower – Jane Breskin Zalben
- Bathtime with Theo & Beau – Jessica Shyba
- Bear and Bunny – Daniel Manus Pinkwater
- Berry: The Bunny for Snow White – Amy Sky Koster
- The Best Pet of All – David LaRochelle
- Big Cat, Little Cat – Elisha Cooper
- The Birthday Fish – Dan Yaccarino
- A Cat Named Swan – Holly Hobbie
- Cats are Like That – Martha Weston
- Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School – Mark Teague
- Dogfish – Gillian Shields
- Dogosaurus Rex – Anna Staniszewski
- Dot and Bob – David McPhail
- Fairy Tale Pets – Tracey Corderoy
- Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens – Jane O’Connor
- Frankie – Mary Sullivan
- Franklin Wants a Pet – Paulette Bourgeois
- Guinea Pigs Add Up – Margery Cuyler
- Heave Ho! – Heinz Janisch
- A Home for Dakota – Janice Zita Grover
- Humphrey’s Pet Show Panic – Betty G. Birney
- I Took My Frog to the Library – Eric A. Kimmel
- I Won a What? – Audrey Vernick
- The Invisible Leash – Patrice Karst
- Just Me and My Puppy – Mercer Mayer
- Let’s Get a Pup, Said Kate – Bob Graham
- Lucky Dog Days – Judy Delton
- Martha’s New Puppy – Danielle Steel
- Meet the Pets – Mary Man-Kong
- Mice Are Nice – Charles Ghigna
- Murphy Meets the Treadmill – Harriet Ziefert
- My Dream Dog – Arthur Howard
- Nobody’s Nosier Than a Cat – Susan Campbell Bartoletti
- The Perfect Nest – Catherine Friend
- Pet Dad – Ellana Allen
- Pets – Melrose Cooper
- Pick a Pet – Diane Namm
- A Pup Just for Me; A Boy Just for Me – Dorothea Seeber
- Puppy, Puppy, Puppy – Julie Sternberg
- Purrfect Friends – Karen Barss
- Rodeo Red – Maripat Perkins
- Saying Goodbye to Lulu – Corinne Demas
- Shark Dog and the School Trip Rescue! – Ged Adamson
- Slithery Jake – Rose Marie Burns
- Snuggle Buddies – Courtney Carbone
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy – Tedd Arnold
- What Pet Should I Get? – Seuss
- What’s That Awful Smell? – Heather Tekavec
- Who Says Wolf? – John Butler
- The Abandoned Puppy – Holly Webb
- Bat and the End of Everything – Elana K. Arnold
- The Canary Caper – Ron Roy
- Claws – R.L. Stine
- Day of the Iguana – Henry Winkler
- The Dog Who Lost His Bark – Eoin Colfer
- Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy – Barbara Park
- The Junkyard Dog – Erika Tamar
- Mr. Ape – Dick King-Smith
- Mush, a Dog from Space – Daniel Manus Pinkwater
- My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish: Any Fin is Possible – Mo O’hara
- No Dogs Allowed – Bill Wallace
- Pax – Sara Pennypacker
- The Pet Shop Mystery – Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Space Dog and Roy – Natalie Standiford
- Spring According to Humphrey – Betty B. Birney
- Spunky Tells All – Ann Cameron
- Super Turbo and the Fountain of Doom – Lee Kirby
- Super Turbo Protects the World – Lee Kirby
- Tales from a not-so-perfect Pet Sitter – Rachel Renee Russell
- Toad Food & Measle Soup – Christine McDonnell
- Whittington – Alan W. Armstrong
- The Worst Night Ever – Dave Barry
- You Lucky Dog – Stephanie True Peters
- 97 Ways to Make a Cat Like You – Carol Kaufmann
- 277 Secrets Your Snake and Lizard Wants You to Know: Unusual and Useful Information for Snake Owners and Snake Lovers – Paulette Cooper
- Allergic to pets? – Shirlee Kalstone
- The Arthritis Cure for Pets – Brian Beale
- Birds Off the Perch: Therapy and Training for Your Pet Bird – Larry Lachman
- A Dog Named Beautiful: A Marine, a Dog, and a Long Road Trip Home – Rob Kugler
- Rescue Ink: How Ten guys Saved Countless Dogs and Cats, Twelve Horses, Five Pigs, One Duck, and a Few Turtles – Denise Flaim
- Melanie Travis Canine mystery series – Laurien Berenson
- Kitty Couture mystery series – Julie Chase
- Dixie Hemingway Cat Sitter mystery series – Blaize Clement
- Andy Carpenter mystery series -David Rosenfelt
- A Dog’s Purpose – W. Bruce Cameron
- Murphy mystery series – Rita Mae Brown
- Chet and Bernie mystery series – Spencer Quinn
Story Times • Week 3-4 • Farm Tales
The Wonderful Book by Leonid Gore read by Cody Daniel, Corinth Librarian LIVE 2PM on FACEBOOK
Chicks and Salsa by Aaron Reynolds read by Eric Melton, Ripley Librarian LIVE at 2PM on FACEBOOK
If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff read by Sandy Donahue, George E. Allen Librarian, Booneville, MS
Hansel & Gretel Ninja Chicks by Corey Rosen Swartz read by Leigh Hood, NERL Administrative Assistant
Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin read by Northeast Regional Library Director Dee Hare
That is NOT a Good Idea! by Mo Willems read by Gwen Spain, Iuka Librarian LIVE 2PM on FACEBOOK
I’m a Frog by Mo Willems read by Cody Daniel, Corinth Librarian
No Sleep for the Sheep! by Karen Beaumont read by Sandy Donahue, George E. Allen Library (Story has been removed)
Rooster Can’t Cock-a-Doodle-Doo by Karen Rostocker-Gruber read by Eric Melton (Ripley Library)
Buffalo Wings by Aaron Reynolds • Leigh Hood (NERL)
Duck on a Tractor by David Shannon • Dee Hare, NERL Director
Chick n Pug by Jennifer Gordon Sattler • Sandy Donahue, George E. Allen Library
Click, Clack, SURPRISE! by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin • Gwen Spain, Iuka Library
📚 Recommended Book List for "Farm Tales" 📚
- Biscuit’s Day at the Farm – Alyssa Satin Capucilli
- The Chick That Wouldn’t Hatch – Claire Daniel
- A Day at Greenhill Farm – Sue Nicholson
- Down on the Funny Farm – P. E. King
- Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase- Cynthia Rylant
- 5-minute Farmyard Tales for Bedtime
- A is for Amos – Deborah Chandra
- Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume – Kwame Alexander
- Babe: The Gallant Pig – Dick King-Smith
- Barn Dance! – Pat Hutchins
- Barnyard Baby – Elise Broach
- Barnyard Banter – Denise Fleming
- Big Fat Hen and the Hairy Goat – Vivian French
- Big Red Barn – Margaret Wise Brown
- Blue Chicken – Deborah Freedman
- Blue Goose – Nancy Tafuri
- Book! Book! Book! – Deborah Bruss
- Chick n Pug – Jennifer Gordon Sattler
- Chicken Bedtime is Really Early – Erica S. Perl
- Chicken Dance – Tammi Sauer
- Chicken in Space – Adam Lehrhaupt
- Chicks and Salsa – Aaron Reynolds
- Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type – Doreen Cronin
- Cock-a-doodle Dudley – Bill Peet
- Cock-a-doodle-doo, Creak, Pop-pop, Moo – Jim Aylesworth
- The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash – Trinka Hakes Noble
- Dooby Dooby Moo – Doreen Cronin
- Down by the Pond – Margrit Cruickshank
- Down on the Funny Farm – P. E. King
- Duck and Cover – Jackie Urbanovic
- Duck on a Bike – David Shannon
- Duck on a Tractor – David Shannon
- Duck! – Megan Mckinlay
- E-I-E-I-O – Judy Sierra
- Farm Flu – Teresa Bateman
- Farm Tales: A Little Golden Book Collection
- Farmer’s Dale Red Pickup Truck – Lisa Wheeler
- Farmer Duck – Martin Waddell
- Funny Farm – Mark Teague
- The Geese March in Step – Jean-Francois Dumont
- Giggle, Giggle, Quack – Doreen Cronin
- Go Sleep in Your Own Bed – Candace Fleming
- Gobble, Quack, Moon – Matthew Gollub
- The Good Little Bad Little Pig – Margaret Wise Brown
- Grumpy Goat – Brett Helquist
- The Grumpy Morning – Pamela Duncan Edwards
- Hattie and the Fox – Mem Fox
- Henry’s Map – David Elliot
- Hensel & Gretel: Ninja Chicks – Corey Rosen Swartz
- Hogg, Hogg, and Hog – Margie Palatini
- How Kind! – Mary Murphy
- Hurry! Hurry! – Eve Bunting
- I Spy on a Farm – Edward Gibbs
- The Invisible Leash – Patrice Karst
- Is That Wise, Pig? – Jan Thomas
- Little Pink Pig – Pat Hutchins
- No Sleep for the Sheep – Karen Beaumont
- Oh, What a Noisy Farm – Harriet Ziefert
- Oink? – Margie Palatini
- Pete the Cat: Old MacDonald Had a Farm – James Dean
- On the Farm – David Elliott
- One Windy Wednesday – Phyllis Root
- Peepsqueak – Leslie Ann Clark
- A Pet of a Pet – Marsha Hayles
- Pick a Pet – Diane Namm
- The Pig Who Ran a Red Light – Paul Brett Johnson
- Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud – Lynn Plourde
- A Place Called Kindergarten – Jessica Harper
- Punk Farm on Tour – Jarrett Krosoczka
- Roosters Can’t Cock-a-doodle-doo – Karen Rostoker-Gruber
- Sonya’s Chickens – Phoebe Wahl
- Souperchicken – Mary Jane Auch
- Squeal and Squawk: Barnyard Talk – Susan Pearson
- Store Country: Here We Come! – Derek Anderson
- This Little Chick – John Lawrence
- Thump, Quack, Moo: a Wacky Adventure – Doreen Cronin
- Tucker Took It! – Bruce Van Patter
- Wake Up, Sun! – David Lee Harrison
- The Way to Wyatt’s House – Nancy White Carlstrom
- Where Are My Chicks? – Sally Grindley
- Where’s the Big Bad Wolf? – Eileen Christelow
- Why Do Cows Moo? and other farm animal questions – Catherine Ripley
- Willow by the Sea – Camilla Ashforth
- The Wolf is Coming – Elizabeth MacDonald
- Young MacDonald – David Milgrim
- Ace, the Very Important Pig – Dick King-Smith
- The Adventures of a South Pole Pig – Chris Kurtz
- Beauty – Bill Wallace
- A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider: The Story of E.B. White – Barbara Herkert
- Charlotte’s Web – E. B. White
- Ellie Ever – Nancy Ruth Patterson
- Farmer Boy – Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Freddie series – Walter R. Brooks
- A Hundred Horses – Sarah Lean
- Saving Winslow – Sharon Creech
- The Wonderful Farm – Marcel Ayme
- At the Horse Farm – Bruce Esseltine
- Cows on the Farm – Mari Schuh
- Farm: An Eyewitness book – Ned Halley
- Our Farm: By the Animals of Farm Sanctuary – Maya Gottfried
- All Creatures Great and Small – James Herriot
- The Dogs of Bedlam Farm: An Adventure with Sixteen Sheep, Three Dogs, Two Donkeys, and Me – Jon Katz
- Donkeys: Small-scale Donkey Keeping – Anita Gallion
- The Hen of the Baskervilles – Donna Andrews
Story Times • Week 5-6 • Jungle Tales
WEEK SIX • JUNGLE TALES
July 5 – July 10
Click the Date on the tab above to reveal each day’s Story Time Video!
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach
read by Northeast Regional Library Director, Dee Hare
The Very Cranky Bear by Nick Bland and Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
Read by NERL Director, Dee Hare
Story Times • Week 7-8 • Water Tales
Virtual Summer Reading Programs
Theme One: Debora Waz presents The Heron and the Hummingbird
This is the first guest presentation in our Virtual Summer Reading Program 2021
Theme Two: Music Play Patrol Tails and Tales Storytelling
This is the second guest presentation in our Virtual Summer Reading Program 2021
Theme Three: Music Play Patrol Tails and Tales Storytelling
This is the third guest presentation in our Virtual Summer Reading Program 2021
MUSIC PLAY PATROL PRESENTS Brown Bear Brown Bear
Music Play Patrol Tails and Tales Storytelling
This is the fourth guest presentation in our Virtual Summer Reading Program 2021
MUSIC PLAY PATROL PRESENTS THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Music Play Patrol
This is the fourth guest presentation in our Virtual Summer Reading Program 2021
MUSIC PLAY PATROL PRESENTS Do Penguins Have Pediatricians?
Music Play Patrol
This is the fourth guest presentation in our Virtual Summer Reading Program 2021
MUSIC PLAY PATROL PRESENTS Five Little Speckled Frogs
SUMMER READING PARTICIPANT PHOTOS
We’ll post participant photos here.
If you would like to share your crafts with our community, send pictures to summerlibraryprogram@nereg.lib.ms.us
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