Hello, friends! How are you today? Did you have fun at school? Did you play outside and enjoy the sunshine? I’m so happy you’re here to read with us!
Today, we have a fun book called “Sleepy Sheepy” by Lucy Ruth Cummins, with pictures by Pete Oswald. Are you ready to hear the story? Let’s begin!
Once upon a time, there was a little sheep named Sleepy Sheepy. It was bedtime, but Sleepy Sheepy wasn’t sleepy at all! The clock said it was time to sleep, but Sleepy Sheepy wanted to play.
Sleepy Sheepy played with blocks, knitted socks, and even told a story. But then, Sleepy Sheepy yawned a big yawn. “Maybe I’m a little tired,” he said.
So, Sleepy Sheepy snuggled into bed. Ma Sheepy gave him a kiss, and Pa Sheepy tucked him in tight. Soon, Sleepy Sheepy was fast asleep. Wasn’t that a cute story?
Now, let’s talk about another special story called “The Love Tank” by Andrea Mendoza Vascones. This story is all about something magical inside us called a love tank!
Imagine you have different tanks inside your body. One tank is for food, like your tummy. Another tank is for knowledge, like your brain. But there’s a special tank called the love tank, and it’s in your heart!
Your love tank fills up when people are kind to you, and when you are kind to others. Giving love doesn’t empty your tank; it fills it up even more!
Sometimes, people with an empty love tank feel grumpy. They might try to fill it with food or toys, but it doesn’t work. What they really need is kindness and love.
You can help fill someone’s love tank by giving them a smile, a hug, or just being nice. And if you feel grumpy, maybe your love tank needs a little filling too. Spend time with people who love you, or love yourself just the way you are!
Imagine how happy the world would be if everyone’s love tank was full! Wasn’t that a wonderful story? I hope you liked it!
Thank you for joining us for these stories! If you enjoyed them, remember to keep reading lots of books. We hope to see you again soon. Take care and bye-bye!
Love Tank Craft: Let’s make our own love tanks! Gather some paper, crayons, and stickers. Draw a big heart on the paper and decorate it with stickers and colors. Talk about what makes your love tank feel full. Is it hugs, smiles, or playing with friends? Share your love tank with a friend or family member and ask them what fills their love tank too!
Kindness Jar: Find a jar or a box and decorate it with colorful paper and stickers. Each day, try to do something kind for someone else, like sharing a toy or helping a friend. Write down what you did on a small piece of paper and put it in the jar. At the end of the week, look at all the kind things you’ve done and see how full your kindness jar is!
Feelings and Love Tank Discussion: Sit in a circle with your friends or family. Take turns sharing a time when you felt really happy and your love tank was full. What happened to make you feel that way? Then, talk about a time when you felt a little grumpy. What could have helped fill your love tank? This will help everyone understand how important kindness and love are!
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to Storytime Family. How’s it going? Did you do anything fun at school today? Did you get to play outside? I hope you got some sunshine!
Thank you so much for sitting down and reading with us today. We have a book called “Sleepy Sheepy” by Lucy Ruth Cummins and illustrated by Pete Oswald. Are you ready? Let’s go!
“Sleepy Sheepy” was not sleepy, but it was time for bed—at least that’s what the clock said. “Time for bed, my little cotton ball, let’s hit the hay, one and all!” But Sleepy Sheepy was not sleepy.
“Not one more peep, my little sheep! You’ve fluffed enough, Mr. Puff! Off we go!” But Sleepy Sheepy, now quite weepy, was still not sleepy. In fact, Sleepy Sheepy was wide awake!
Sleepy Sheepy would not sleep; he was wired and absolutely not tired. So instead of going to bed, he built with blocks, knitted socks, and spun quite a yarn. Just then, Sleepy Sheepy yawned.
“See?” said Ma. “He’s there!” said Pa. So then they trotted softly, hoof and hoof, to a snuggly, wuggly big boy bed.
But Sleepy Sheepy was still not sleepy. It was time for a nighttime snack, but his eyelids drooped, his shoulders stooped, and his brain was pooped.
“Maybe,” said Sleepy Sheepy quite sheepishly, “I’m a little bit tired.” So Sleepy Sheepy got under the cozy covers. Ma Sheepy gave Sleepy Sheepy a kiss on his fluffy forehead, and Pa Sheepy tucked his covers in quite tight, which felt just right.
By the time they turned out the light, Sleepy Sheepy was fast asleep. And that was “Sleepy Sheepy.” Isn’t he so cute?
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Today we have “The Love Tank” by Andrea Mendoza Vascones. Shall we have a look? Let’s go!
“The Love Tank” invites us to make believe and imagine that we have different containers in our bodies. Let’s call them tanks, just like the gas tank in a car that we fill up with gas so the car will run. The tanks in your body fill up with important things that can help you feel your best.
For example, imagine the food tank—that’s your stomach. You know for sure when your food tank is feeling empty. And imagine a knowledge tank—that’s your brain. As you grow and read and learn new things, your knowledge tank will fill up to the brim.
Now imagine a special superpower container that you may not even know you have: a love tank—that’s your heart. Your love tank is where you store all the love that other people give you and all the love that you give to yourself and to others.
Because giving away love to others does not drain your love tank; it fills it up! Just like you need food to grow, you need love to help you do good things and be kind.
You see, there are no good people or bad people; there are just people with a full love tank and people with an empty love tank. The funny thing about the love tank is that you may not notice when it’s empty.
People with an empty love tank often walk around feeling empty and maybe grumpy. They may think this means that their food tank is empty, so they may try to fill it up with more food, but that doesn’t work. They still feel empty.
Some people then go out and buy lots of things—many more than they need—thinking this will make them feel better, but they still feel empty. Sometimes, when their love tank is really empty, people may do bad things or even hurt others because they are not able to give as much love as they could if their love tank was full.
But here’s some good news: you may be able to help! If someone you know is feeling empty and grumpy, perhaps all they need is kindness. Start small—offer a smile, an apple, or a hug.
If they don’t respond to your kindness, you may begin to feel grumpy as well. But maybe, just maybe, that means your own love tank might be running a little low.
So this is what you can do to refill your tank: surround yourself with people who love you; that will fill it right back up. If no one else is around, you can fill your own love tank by loving yourself just the way you are.
And don’t ever give up! If each one of us can help fill someone else’s love tank, even just one, then maybe they can help someone else, and they can help someone else. Just imagine how beautiful and kind our world will be when we all have our love tanks filled to the top!
And that was “The Love Tank.” Wasn’t that a wonderful story? I love it! I hope you liked it too. If you’d like to own a copy of this book, the links to purchase it are in the description below.
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