Hello, friends! How are you today? Are you having a sunny day? It’s so nice here, and we’re happy to have good weather. I hope you’re learning new things and having fun at school!
Let’s read a book called “The Angry Monster Within” by Patricia Wong. It’s about a little monster that lives inside us when we get angry.
Sometimes, when we don’t want to share our toys, the monster starts to make a mess. When we want a treat and Mom says no, the monster throws a fit. When it’s time to wash up before dinner, the monster stomps its feet. At bath time, it splashes water everywhere. When it’s bedtime, it yells and jumps around.
But guess what? Even when the monster is there, Mom and Dad still love us. We can tell the monster to calm down by taking deep breaths and counting to three. We can hug something soft or find Mom and Dad for a big hug.
Now, the monster has its own place, and we can feel calm and happy with Mom and Dad. Everyone has a little monster sometimes, and that’s okay. It’s all about calming down when we need to.
Now, let’s read about “Bumbleberry Bear” by R.C. Caldwell. Bumbleberry is a little bear who lives in a big forest. One day, he finds a raccoon crying because he lost his mommy.
Bumbleberry decides to help. They search the forest and even get sprayed by a skunk! Bumbleberry tries to find the raccoon’s mommy by climbing a tall tree. But he gets distracted by honey and ends up with his head in a beehive!
Finally, Bumbleberry climbs the tallest tree to look for the raccoon’s mommy. He falls into a big lake with a splash! The noise brings all the animals, including the raccoon’s mommy. She hugs her baby and Bumbleberry, who now smells much better.
Bumbleberry decides to look for more honey and wanders off happily. Do you think he found it?
Thank you for joining us for these stories! We hope you enjoyed them. Remember, everyone has a little monster sometimes, and it’s okay to feel angry. Just take deep breaths and find a way to calm down. See you next time for more fun stories!
Monster Mask Craft: Create your own “Angry Monster” mask using paper plates, markers, and other craft materials. Think about what your monster looks like when you feel angry. Once you’ve made your mask, practice calming your monster by taking deep breaths and counting to three. Share your mask with a friend and talk about how you calm your monster down.
Feelings Chart: Make a chart with different faces showing various emotions like happy, sad, angry, and calm. Throughout the day, point to the face that matches how you’re feeling. Talk with a parent or teacher about why you feel that way and what you can do if you’re feeling like the “Angry Monster” is coming out.
Forest Adventure Role Play: Pretend to be Bumbleberry Bear and go on a forest adventure in your backyard or a nearby park. Look for “lost raccoons” (stuffed animals) and help them find their way home. Talk about how Bumbleberry felt when he was helping the raccoon and how you feel when you help others. What did Bumbleberry do when he got distracted? How can we stay focused on helping others?
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Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Storytime Family. How’s everyone doing today? Are you enjoying a sunny day? It’s so beautiful here, and we’re so happy that we’re finally getting good weather. I hope you are too and that you learned new things and had lots of fun at school.
I hope you’re ready to sit down and read. We have a book called “The Angry Monster Within” by Patricia Wong. Let’s take a look!
There lives a little monster deep within. When I get angry, it begins to grin. When I really do not want to share a toy, everything around me begins to destroy.
“No, wait until after dinner, please!” When I want a treat and Mom says no, its arms and legs begin to throw.
“Dinner time! Wash up!” When Mom says to wash up before I eat, it begins to whine and stomp its feet.
When bath time is over and it’s time to get out, it screams no and splashes angrily with a pout.
When it’s bedtime and I have to go brush my teeth, it throws itself to the ground and begins to screech.
When Mom says it is time to sleep, it begins to yell, scream, and leap.
When this little monster decides to appear, I clench my little fist and mumble, “Oh dear!”
When it’s here, do Mom and Dad still love me? I do not like this monster, don’t you see? I really need the monster to find a place, so when it gets angry, it has its own space.
When I’m angry, I can breathe and count to three. I can say, “Monster, please calm down and leave me be.” I can go for a walk or hug something cuddly. I can find Mom and Dad’s arms to hold me tightly.
Now that the little monster has its own place, I can snuggle calmly in Mom and Dad’s embrace.
And that was “The Angry Monster Within.” Have you encountered the angry monster within yourself? Well, you know what? Everyone does, and that’s okay. It’s about taking deep breaths and calming yourself down when you need to.
I hope you enjoyed this book! If you’d like to own a copy, the links to purchase it are in the description below. Give us a like if you enjoyed this book, and subscribe if you haven’t. Click on the bell for more stories like this. Thank you so much for joining us today! I hope to see you back here soon. You’ll read lots of books on your own. Take care! Bye-bye!
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Now, let’s look at “Bumbleberry Bear” by R.C. Caldwell.
This is a story about a little bear who lived in a big forest. His name was Bumbleberry. One day, as he walked in the forest, he sang a little song to himself: “It’s a puzzle to me, it’s hard to tell who hid the nut inside its shell. It’s a mystery, but it’s just as well because I love to find them.”
As he was sniffing around, he found a little raccoon crying behind a bush. The raccoon told Bumbleberry he was crying because he had lost his mommy.
“Don’t worry,” said Bumbleberry. “I’ll help you find your mommy.” And off they set through the forest.
Suddenly, the little black bear saw a black and white striped tail hanging out from behind a tree. “Is this your mommy?” he said, tugging hard on the tail.
“Oh no!” said Bumbleberry as a very cross skunk appeared from behind the tree, spraying them with smelly skunk goo.
“Yuck!” said Bumbleberry. “Poo!” said the little raccoon.
“Never mind,” said Bumbleberry. “I have a very good sense of smell. I can track your mommy down.” And he set off with his nose to the ground.
The little bear followed his nose for a while, and then to the raccoon’s surprise, he followed it up a tall tree. Near the top, Bumbleberry stopped; he couldn’t see anything. This was because he had followed his very favorite smell: sweet, delicious honey. And now he had his head stuck inside a big beehive.
“Buzz, buzz, buzz!” said the angry bees. “Get out of our hive, smelly bear!”
The little raccoon began to sob, thinking he would never find his mommy.
“Don’t worry, little raccoon,” said Bumbleberry. “I have just had a brilliant idea! Here is the tallest tree in the forest, little raccoon, and I will climb it. When I reach the top, I will be able to spot your mommy.”
The little bear climbed. “Don’t worry, bears are excellent climbers!” he called. Up and up he climbed, all the way to the very top of the tree. From there, Bumbleberry could see the whole forest.
Up so high, it was very windy, and the tree began to wobble around. Bumbleberry began to feel very dizzy—so dizzy that he lost his grip and began to fall down and down.
He fell until, with a mighty splash, he landed in the big blue lake below.
The noise of the splash was so loud that all the creatures of the forest rushed out to see what had happened. Among them was, guess who? The little raccoon’s mommy! She was very happy to see her baby and hugged him tightly. Then she hugged Bumbleberry, who was smelling much better after his dip in the lake.
“Please come home for supper,” said the raccoon’s mommy.
But Bumbleberry said, “No, thank you! I have something very important to do.” And he wandered off through the forest to find delicious honey again.
Do you think he found it?
And that was “Bumbleberry Bear.” If you enjoyed this story and would like to own a copy of this book, the links to purchase it are in the description below. If you enjoyed the story, do give us a like, and subscribe if you haven’t. Click on the bell for more stories like this. Thank you so much for joining us today! We’ll see you back here soon. Take care of yourself and your family!
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Bye-bye!
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