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Apps We Shared<\/h2>\n
Next we played with the Sago Mini app Friends<\/a>\u00a0(FREE: iOS,\u00a0 Android, Windows, Amazon). \u00a0We helped Harvey the dog go on various playdates with his friends, including settling down for a nap with Robin the Bird, growing a flower with Jinja the Cat, and blowing bubbles with hamster. \u00a0This is a wonderful app for generating conversation with your child.<\/p>\n I love doing flannelboard stories during my regular storytimes, and I love that\u00a0Felt Board from Software Smoothie<\/a>\u00a0($2.99; iOS) makes it easy to bring this idea into eStorytime as well! \u00a0Here’s a screenshot and the rhyme that we shared on the electronic feltboard:<\/p>\n We finished up our eStorytime with two book apps. \u00a0First up, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson\u2019s Dairy by Lynley Dodd, from Penguin New Zealand<\/a>\u00a0($4.99; iOS). \u00a0Hairy Maclary the dog sets out with his friends for a stroll – but what happens when they meet up with the neighborhood cat? \u00a0This is a silly rhyming story. \u00a0(And if you’re a Doctor Who fan, it’s narrated by David Tennant!) \u00a0Last, we saw Little Critter take care of his new puppy in Just Me and My Puppy by Mercer Mayer, from Oceanhouse Media<\/a> ($1.99; iOS, Android, Kindle, Nook).<\/p>\n Try these fun actions at home\u00a0with your child! It’s fun to pretend to be a dog!<\/p>\n Rover Can<\/u> Puppy Dog, Puppy Dog<\/span> If you want to expand on the media\/book relationship even more, this also comes as a wonderful video from Weston Woods that the library carries on DVD<\/a>, or via our BookFlix database<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Want some more fun apps to play with?<\/p>\n Visit the Children\u2019s Room and play with these on our iPads.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Or, check out our Pinterest pages:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/digital-storytime.com\/images\/scaled_DearZoo.png\")
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\nOur first app was based on the classic board book Dear Zoo<\/span> by Rod Campbell. \u00a0A young child writes a letter to the zoo asking for a pet — but nothing that they send back is just right. \u00a0Until they think very very hard and come up with the best companion. \u00a0Unfortunately, the app is no longer available for download, but you can still check out the book from your local Pasadena Public Library branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a>
\nFive Little\u00a0Puppy Dogs<\/span>
\n5 little\u00a0puppy dogs by the kennel door
\nOne left the crowd, then there were four.
\n4 little puppy dogs, running round a tree
\nMother called one home and then there were three.
\n3 little puppy dogs playing with a shoe
\nOne ran after a cat, then there were two
\n2 little puppy dogs having so much fun
\nOne went to find a bone, then there was one
\n1 little puppy dog sitting in the sun,
\nShe went in the kennel and then there were none.<\/p>\n
\nMovements<\/h2>\n
\nCan you do what Rover the dog can do?
\nRover can catch.
\nRover can shake.
\nRover can roll over.
\nRover can chase his tail.
\nRover can beg.
\nRover can speak.
\nWhat else can Rover do?<\/p>\n
\nPuppy dog, puppy dog turn around (turn around)<\/em>
\n<\/i>Puppy dog, puppy dog touch the ground (touch the ground<\/i>)
\n<\/i>Puppy dog, puppy dog way up high\u00a0(stand up straight)
\n<\/i>Puppy dog, puppy dog touch the sky\u00a0(hands up high above head)
\n<\/i>Puppy dog, puppy dog touch your toes (touch your toes)
\n<\/i>Puppy dog, puppy dog touch your nose (touch nose)
\n<\/i>Puppy dog, puppy dog touch your knee (touch knees)
\n<\/i>Puppy dog, puppy dog sit down please (sit down)
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\nBook<\/h2>\n
\nWhen you’ve been spending a lot of time looking at a screen, it can be nice to take a break to read a traditional book. \u00a0I also like reading a print book at our eStorytimes because it shows how apps and media can go hand-in-hand, and you can use one to enhance the other. \u00a0For our dog storytime, we read the silly story of\u00a0Bark, George<\/span> by Jules Feiffer.<\/a>\u00a0 When George’s mom asks George to bark, he does everything EXCEPT make a proper dog noise. \u00a0What can be wrong with him? \u00a0It may take a trip to the vet to find out.<\/p>\n
\n\u00a0Continue the Fun<\/h2>\n