Welcome!
• All activities are free. Flow in and out of rooms as you wish. You most likely won’t make it to every activity. Choose your top three or so and then take it from there. Relax and have fun!
• Each child may choose one FREE book to take home, while supplies last. Free books are in the back of the East wing, see map.
• Say cheese! Photographers will be taking photos and video of participants.
• Activities wrap-up at noon so be sure to leave enough time to participate in the activities you choose.
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Hooked...and
the Arts, too!
This year we welcome
David LaRochelle
David LaRochelle is a former elementary school teacher and author/illustrator of numerous children’s books. A Minnesota native, LaRochelle has won several awards including the Sid Fleischman Award for Humor, Golden Kite Award for Picture Books,
and he is nominated for a Minnesota Book Award. His books include: How Martha Saved her Parents from Green Beans,Moo!,
Absolutely, Positively Not, It’s a Tiger, and This is NOT a Cat.
For more information about David LaRochelle,
visit www.davidlarochelle.net
Stage Performances
Sweets Kendama
Dance Warehouse
SiengKane Lao Music and Dance
Also in the Commons
Carver County Library
Usborne Books
Elementary Art Gallery
Weavers Guild of MN
Costumed Characters
Author Colette Nicoletta
Chaska Valley Family Theater
©David LaRochelle
Refreshments courtesy of Culver’s of Chaska, Qdoba,
and Chestnut Realty.
Saturday, February 11, 2017 • 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Chanhassen High School
Featuring author/illustrator David LaRochelle
Hooked on Books...and the Arts, too! is a partnership between
Community Education and the Carver County Library.
Friends of Chaska Library • Friends of Chanhassen Library
Chaska Rotary Club • Chanhassen Rotary Club • Usborne Books • Beaver’s Pond Press
Mary Pat Nydahl
Former Dist 112 teacher
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota thanks to
a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Book Walk
The World Learner School is a Montessori
School. We are offering a book walk where
everyone will win a book, and encourage
everyone to read!
World Learner School
E102
Hidden Alphabet Jewelry!
Join the Club Care team in making a fun
bracelet or necklace with “hidden” animal themed beads. For those looking for
a challenge, see how many different pairs
of animal and alphabet beads you can include on your creation!
Community Education Club Care
E104
MacPhail Center for Music
Experience music’s impact on learning
and reading readiness through hands-on
musical play activities. Early childhood
music specialists will work with rhyme,
songs reading, movement and creating.
MacPhail Center for Music
E106
Lollipops & Literature!
Mother Goose Reads!
Unlikely Additions
Counting, sorting, classifying, and cardinality are a fun way to look at preschool
STEM. We will explore David LaRochelle’s
book, with a variety of hands-on preschool activities.
Family Learning Center
E114
“Then he nibbled a hole in his cocoon,
pushed his way out and…he was a beautiful butterfly!” Watch Eric Carle read this
beloved children’s book on video while
you make your own beautiful butterfly. Take a fun Hungry Caterpillar project with
you to complete at home.
Pinwheel Play
E116
Penguin Palooza
Come and create the best pet. You will interact with the story “The Best Pet of All”
by David LaRochelle, as you make a pet
you can take home, and write why it’s the
best.
Clover Ridge Elementary
W104
Book Hooks With a Teacher
Free Book Giveaway
Local Authors
Participants will learn how to design, construct and illustrate their own version of
an accordion book as they practice writing, drawing, and visual arts skills.
ArtistryE118
Play and Learn
with Ocean Friends
Wonder Books
Celebrate Valentine’s Day, and Pete the
Cat, by making cool cards & crafts.
Victoria Elementary
E112
Best Pet
Accordion Books
Stop by for comfy story time lounging
and lollipop licking! Large stuffed animal
friends are ready for your hugging, holding, cuddling, and snuggling!
East Union Elementary
E110
Pete the Cat Valentine Crafts
Tails for Reading
Come and build Valentine structures
with toothpicks and marshmallows, architecture from household materials, use
mini-robots to navigate a self-constructed
maze, or draw a character from the story,
build a fort, enjoy a science activity…all
limited only by your imagination!
Bluff Creek Elementary
W102
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
It’s all about being hooked on books,
right? Visit this area and choose a book to
take home. One per child, while supplies
last.
Chaska Rotary Club
E120
Inviting all friends of the Ocean to an Under the Sea Adventure! Come join us for
ocean themed play, with puppets, games,
ocean books, fishing, and sea creatures of
all sizes. Each child will get to make their
very own Ocean craft to take home. All
ages welcome!
CAP Agency Child Care Aware
E110
If You Build It, They Will Come
What do you wonder about? Stop by to
make and design your very own “Wonder
Book.” Take your wonder book on a learning adventure!
Chanhassen Elementary
E124
Let’s Make Music
Join the Intercultural Specialists for a music making experience! Create your own
musical instrument that you can take
home while playing along with music
from around the world!
Intercultural Specialists
E128
Come Listen to Eastern Carver County
teachers read their favorite picture books. Stop in and enjoy, and rest for a minute. Souvenirs will be offered too!
Chaska Education Association
W106
Stop by to meet local authors.
Beaver’s Pond Press
W110
Book Mark Mania
Ten Penny Tunes
Always a favorite, Ten Penny Tunes is back
and will be playing in the back hallway.
Artist Demos Throughout
Weaving
Yo-Yo
String Quartet
Weavers Guild of MN
Zach Gustafson
Simply-Suzuki
Clay Play
Make small clay objects using molds, and
cut-out shapes to make small sculptures.
We will have the opportunity to paint
them too! Kathleen Theship-Rosales
Center Hallway
Fish Pond
Come see if you can catch the big fish at
the Fish Pond booth. Every fisherman gets
a prize no matter the size of the fish.
Magnifying Abilities
Hallway
Community Education
Stop by to learn more about Early Childhood Programs and other Community Ed
opportunities.
Community Education
Center Hall
Photo Op
Take a photo in front of the back drop to
remember Hooked on Books 2017! Share
your photos #HookedBooks2017
Make and take a book mark! Our District transition program, STAR, will have
students available to help your little one
make a book mark. Also, our STAR students make and sell bags that are filled
with corn, for your relaxation and comfort. STAR bags will be available to purchase. Bring your imagination!
STARW112
Cupcake’s
Birthday Extravaganza
Everyone wants the perfect birthday party, and so does Cupcake. Listen to Happy Birthday, Cupcake! and help Cupcake
plan her extra special party for her friends
on big day. You’ll enjoy this cupcake story while you color a book mark. Then you
can frost a mini-cupcake with sprinkles,
and eat. Yummy! You won’t want to miss
this fun event and tasty treat!
Jonathan Elementary
W114
Dogs love Tails for Reading! Come meet
and greet certified R.E.A.D. therapy dogs
and their owners who volunteer for the
Tails Reading program at Carver County
Libraries. Learn more about this great
program that helps build confidence in
reading.
Carver County Library
W114
Come have a tacky time with 4-H. Make
your own Tacky the Penguin while we
read about Tacky and his friends.
Carver County 4-H
W118
Camping with a Good Book
Who wants to come on a camping adventure with us?! Join Chaska Elem. School
Staff on our outdoor-like adventure, where
we will pretend we are camping with all
that nature has to offer; where nothing
BUGS us! Use you imagination to create
a bug box that will keep insects comfortable while you examine their amazing features. Sit around our imaginary bonfire,
read in the tent and taste a treat that will
leave you wanting S’MORE!
Chaska Elementary School
W120
Kendama
Learn all about kendamas and even try
one out. Did you know there are more
than 1,00 different techniques for players
to master? Don’t worry. We will teach you
the basics.
Sweets Kendamas
W124
Stories Sing!
Minnesota Opera presents Stories Sing!
a storytelling presentation that brings
books to life with songs and crafts. Three
different books will be presented throughout the morning with coordinating crafts.
Minnesota Opera
W126
Dragon Wings
Take flight in our Dragon’s Den! Make and
take dragon wings and be the silliest pet
on earth! Dragon stories and scales included!
Kindergarten Center/La Academia
W128
Storytime Yoga
We will dive into a story, bringing it alive with yoga poses. Breathe, move and feel, create, and relax. You will leave refreshed, ready to face your day!
Annalisa Bragg
S101
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