Families around the country are taking walks in their neighborhoods for a little outdoor time. They’re also going on a Bear Hunt! If you take a walk in your neighborhood, you can go on a Bear Hunt, too! Many families are putting teddy bears in their windows. See if You can find one!

We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day! We’re not scared. Uh-oh!
Grass! Long wavy grass.
We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it.
Oh no! We’ve got to go through it!
Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy!

We’re going on a bear hunt …  and then you can go through: a RIVER, a deep cold river (Splash! Splosh!) and MUD, thick, oozy mud (Squelch squerch!) and a FOREST, a big dark forest (Stumble trip! Stumble trip!) and a SNOWSTORM, a swirling, whirling snowstorm (Hooo wooo!) and a CAVE, a narrow gloomy cave (Tiptoe tiptoe!)

WHAT’S THAT!
One shiny wet nose! Two big furry ears! Two big goggly eyes!
IT’S A BEAR!
Quick! Back through the cave!
Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe! … and all the way back until we

Get to our front door. Open the door. Up the stairs.

Oh no! We forgot to shut the door.
Back down stairs. Back upstairs.
Into the bedroom – in to the bed
Under the covers
I’m not going on a bear hunt again.

Keep your eyes open! Have fun!

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Most 12-year-olds love playing videogames — but Thomas Suarez taught himself how to create them. After developing iPhone apps like a whack-a-mole game called “Bustin Jeiber,” he is now using his skills to help other kids become developers. Click here to hear Thomas’s TEDtalk — Thomas Suarez, 12 Year-old App Developer.

The Empty Pot is a wonderful story about another boy who uses his talents well.

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

You probably don’t know that there’s a publisher right here in Chester County! Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. publishes books on all topics, for kids and adults, and they’re located in Atglen. Our friends at Schiffer have a shared their Kids’ Resource Hub with us. Check it out for coloring pages, puzzles, and more!

What would you do if your under-the-bed monster went fishing for a week? Find out in I Need My Monster!

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

This is a great time to connect with your inner poet. Whether you do it by reading poetry or writing your own — it’s all good and FUN! Here’s a poem we remember from our school days:

I eat my peas with honey.

I’ve done it all my life.

It makes the peas taste funny,

But keeps them on my knife.

— Anonymous

Here are some sites for you to explore! 30 Ways to Celebrate Poetry Month at Home! and Children’s Poetry have lots of poems for you to read, or Kenn Nesbitt’s Poetry 4 Kids will help you write your own!

Read this story and you’ll discover that Clark the Shark is a bit of a poet himself!

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Our friends at Junior Library Guild have made their resources available for you to enjoy! On their JLG @ Home website you’ll find e-books, activities, virtual author visits, and much, much more. Just click and enjoy! AND thanks, to our friends @ JLG!

Do you have a Hula Hoop? This story has some tricks you might want to learn from The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen!

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Let’s start with a joke! Knock, Knock! Who’s there? Frank. Frank who? Frank you for reading our Blog!

April Fools’ Day is an custom that takes place on April 1st, consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. The player of the joke or prank exposes their action later by shouting “April Fools!” at the recipient.  April Fools’ Day might have started in France, when the country adopted the Gregorian Calendar in 1582. The new calendar moved New Years’ Day to January 1st from April 1st, but, when people forgot and celebrated the New Year in April, people made fun of them! April Fools’ Day, or a day like it, is celebrated in many countries. Here are some jokes for you to use today.

Here Comes the Pun: 204 Hilarious Jokes for Kids — Here Comes the Pun

Hilarious Jokes for Kids That Adults Find Funny Too   Hilarious Jokes

Who’s tricking who in this story that’s perfect for April Fools’ Day! Mice Twice

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Today is the final day of Women’s History Month 2020. Celebrate by reading about Women’s History Month and amazing women who made a big difference in the world.

What is Women’s History Month?

Women Who Made a Difference

Now you can listen to a book about Jane Addams, who made a big difference, in The House That Jane Built.

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.