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DIY: Clothespin Animals

Peachtree Publishers — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:00:00 +0000

Brian Patten’s Can I Come Too? is full of creatures that you may never see in the wild (I don’t know about you, but I certainly don’t come across whales and tigers in my daily outings). But who says you can’t make them at home or in the classroom?

Photo via Molas & Co

Supplies:

A pack of clothespins
White card stock
Markers, colored pencils, or crayons
Glue
Scissors

Photo via Molas & Co

Directions:

Start by tracing or drawing animal pictures onto your card stock. Make sure the mouth is horizontal and will line up with the clothespin openings.
Color or decorate the animals in whatever way you choose. Be creative!
Cut out the animals and glue them to the sides of the clothespins. Make sure you have two different pieces to cut out, like in the pictures.
Put on a show with your animals or hang them up around your room!

Have fun! And if you do the craft, share it on social and tag us!

Blog Tour for “Can I Come Too?”

Peachtree Publishers — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 18:16:00 +0000

Join a tiny mouse as she searches for the biggest creature in the world.

A very small mouse sets out to find something special – the biggest creature in the world. Along the way she meets a menagerie of animals, including a frog, a badger, and a tiger. But which is the biggest of all? Follow their journey in this gentle cumulative tale from a world-renowned author and artist team.

Brian Patten is the author of The Big Snuggle-Up, as well as several poetry collections for children. He lives in England.You can visit Brian Patten’s website here.

Nicola Bayley has illustrated many acclaimed picture books for children, including The Big Snuggle-Up and The Jungle Book. She lives in England.

School Library Journal notes that this cumulative tale has “meticulously executed colored-pencil illustrations, whether of feather or fur, ferns or foxgloves, are so exquisite that children will become lost in them. Stunning art, paired with a simple poetic text, pulls readers along as they wonder which animal they will meet next.”

Follow along the Blog Tour:

Monday 10/6 Green Bean Teen Queen
Tuesday 10/7- Geo Librarian & Kid Lit Reviews
Wednesday 10/8- Chat with Vera
Thursday 10/9- Blue Owl & The Fourth Musketeer
Friday 10/10 Sally’s Bookshelf

Fall Scavenger Hunt Printable!

Peachtree Publishers — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:00:00 +0000

In Can I Come Too?, animals band together to search for the biggest creature in the whole world.

While you may not have whales in your pond or tigers in the forest behind your house, you do have lots of Autumn nature to discover!

So, print out this Fall Scavenger Hunt list (or make your own!), grab your scarf, and head into the great outdoors!

Click HERE for your printable Can I Come Too? scavenger hunt sheet!