It's Summertime!
This summer stories include “Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain "and one of my favorites from “Mumba Tales: Mumba and the Spider, and "The Little Cornbread Girl."
All stories include engaging, hands -on activities.
I will also work with Outreach Productions to offer more stories, crafts, and puppet shows. In-person and virtual programming are available. Below you will find a brief description of the items in the summer reading program. Please fill out our contact form if you would like us to contact you with more information. Spanish translation is available. Happy reading!
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You can customize your summer enrichment package to meet the needs of your organization! We have Storytime's, arts & crafts, puppet shows, and materials all available. Save more when you bundle. Below, please view the descriptions of what each item in the package contains. Click for pricing information.
STORY-TIMES
All great summer programs need captivating stories to keep kids engaged. View brief descriptions of this year's summer selections.
“Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain "
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”
The Little Cornbread by Deborah Orr (Presented virtually by Deborah Orr)
About the story: An easy reader for child and parent to read while sitting around waiting for some good ole cornbread, or even cookies. In the story Ma and Pa decide to make the cornbread into the shape of a cornbread girl, but once the cornbread girl is ready, she jumps from the pan saying, ‘Run, run, around the world you can't catch me I'm the cornbread girl."
Crafts include:
Puppet Making
Mask Making
Make your little Cornbread Girl
Mumba Tales by Deborah Orr- (Presented virtually by Deborah Orr)
About the story: This is a series of stories about Mumba Monkey, who lives in a magical rainforest. After it rained long and hard for couple of days, strange things would happen. Some of the changes were scary, like snakes being able to walk and run, and monkeys being able to speak and read the language of man. The story for this summer is Mumba and the Spider. The Spider is after Mumba Monkey. Mumba persuades the Spider to go after the Caterpillar.
Crafts Include:
Sack-puppet monkey
Spider and Butterfly
Shoe box mini rainforest
Rain Sticks
Who’s in Rabbit House? Retold by Verna Aardema (Presented virtually by Deborah Orr)
About the story: Rabbit leaves her house to go to the lake. When she returns her house is inhabited by a creature called the “Long One”. This delightful tale will be presented by Author Deborah Orr, as she finds out who is the “Long One” in Rabbit’ house.
Crafts Include:
Mask Making
Puppets
Sack and sock puppets
The Puppet Theater
In the Puppet Theater we will present two of our favorite Folktales.
The Monkey and the Crocodile by Paul Galdone (Presented virtually by Bethany Harbaugh and Olivia Jimenez-Puppeteers)
About the book: The monkey is trying to get the delicious mango hanging from the tree. But the Monkey learns that the Crocodile is trying to capture him for dinner. The Monkey outsmarts the Crocodile over and over until the Crocodile goes away.
Crafts Include:
Sack Puppets
Sock Puppets
The Borreguita and the Coyote retold by Verna Aardema (Presented virtually by Bethany Harbaugh and Olivia Jimenez-Puppeteers)
About the story: A little lamb uses clever tricks to outsmart a hungry coyote.
Crafts Includes
Sack Puppets
Cotton ball lamb
Sock puppet of Coyote
ARTS & CRAFTS
Each story time and puppet show have a craft component. Our energetic crafts instructors, Tianna Mitchell and Odera Anyasinti explain how to make each craft in a way that is simple and easy to follow. To see some of the crafts visit our Facebook page.
STORY-TIMES
All great summer programs need captivating stories to keep kids engaged. View brief descriptions of this year's summer selections.
“Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain "
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”
The Little Cornbread by Deborah Orr (Presented virtually by Deborah Orr)
About the story: An easy reader for child and parent to read while sitting around waiting for some good ole cornbread, or even cookies. In the story Ma and Pa decide to make the cornbread into the shape of a cornbread girl, but once the cornbread girl is ready, she jumps from the pan saying, ‘Run, run, around the world you can't catch me I'm the cornbread girl."
Crafts include:
Puppet Making
Mask Making
Make your little Cornbread Girl
Mumba Tales by Deborah Orr- (Presented virtually by Deborah Orr)
About the story: This is a series of stories about Mumba Monkey, who lives in a magical rainforest. After it rained long and hard for couple of days, strange things would happen. Some of the changes were scary, like snakes being able to walk and run, and monkeys being able to speak and read the language of man. The story for this summer is Mumba and the Spider. The Spider is after Mumba Monkey. Mumba persuades the Spider to go after the Caterpillar.
Crafts Include:
Sack-puppet monkey
Spider and Butterfly
Shoe box mini rainforest
Rain Sticks
Who’s in Rabbit House? Retold by Verna Aardema (Presented virtually by Deborah Orr)
About the story: Rabbit leaves her house to go to the lake. When she returns her house is inhabited by a creature called the “Long One”. This delightful tale will be presented by Author Deborah Orr, as she finds out who is the “Long One” in Rabbit’ house.
Crafts Include:
Mask Making
Puppets
Sack and sock puppets
The Puppet Theater
In the Puppet Theater we will present two of our favorite Folktales.
The Monkey and the Crocodile by Paul Galdone (Presented virtually by Bethany Harbaugh and Olivia Jimenez-Puppeteers)
About the book: The monkey is trying to get the delicious mango hanging from the tree. But the Monkey learns that the Crocodile is trying to capture him for dinner. The Monkey outsmarts the Crocodile over and over until the Crocodile goes away.
Crafts Include:
Sack Puppets
Sock Puppets
The Borreguita and the Coyote retold by Verna Aardema (Presented virtually by Bethany Harbaugh and Olivia Jimenez-Puppeteers)
About the story: A little lamb uses clever tricks to outsmart a hungry coyote.
Crafts Includes
Sack Puppets
Cotton ball lamb
Sock puppet of Coyote
ARTS & CRAFTS
Each story time and puppet show have a craft component. Our energetic crafts instructors, Tianna Mitchell and Odera Anyasinti explain how to make each craft in a way that is simple and easy to follow. To see some of the crafts visit our Facebook page.
STORYTIMES
Each story time packages can last from 30-60 minutes, which can include an arts & crafts portion.
Price per Storytime: $300.00
Includes craft supplies and materials for an additional $50.00
ARTS & CRAFTS
If you would like just a craft, which can run from 30-60 minutes
Price per crafts session $200.00
Includes craft supplies and materials for an additional $50.00
PUPPET SHOWS
Each puppet show packages can last from 30-60 minutes, which can include an arts & crafts portion.
Price per puppet show: $500.00
Includes craft supplies and materials for an additional $50.00
