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Below you will find some fun learning activities to go along with some of our picture books. Express yourself, practice a new language, or play act with paper characters -- learn and have fun!

Teachers and Librarians, you can find curriculum guides, discussion questions and other resources here.


Beauty Day

Beauty Day (formerly In Style With Grandma Antoinette)
Color Rosie and help her choose a nail color! Click here for an activity page.

Click here to see some great thank you cards that kids made for the author of the book!



Carmen's Sticky Scab
Play a memory game with characters from the book.
Play a board game with characters from the book.
Play a trivia game - and find the answers.


Chester Raccoon and the Acorn Full of Memories
Take a book walk and share student memories with these activity sheets.


Chester Raccoon and the Big Bad Bully
Get rid of the bully with these activity sheets.


Is a Worry Worrying You?

Is a Worry Worrying You?
Make a worry box and send your worries away, or make worry dolls to tell your troubles to.
Click here for the activity sheets and instructions.




A Kiss Goodbye
Click here for two drawing activities.


The Kissing Hand
Act out the story with puppets you make yourself! Click here for two activities.


The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Freres

The Mice of Bistrot des Sept Freres


And here are a few Tanglewood activities for the book:
Dog Collar

My Brother the Dog
Here's a dog collar for you to wear or give to your brother or sister. If you don't have any siblings, use it as a bookmark! To download and print a pdf of the collar, just click on this picture:


My Dog, My Cat
Download the Classroom Activity Kit and the Bookstore Event Kit.


Pocket Full of Kisses

A Pocket Full of Kisses
Click here to make your own pocket full of hearts to give to people you love, and a great bookmark!





You Can't Milk a Dancing Cow!
Dress up a cow and a pig and act out a play. Click here for figures and costumes.


The Whistling Tree
Go on a factfinding mission about names — particularly your own — or investigate your dreams.
Click here for activity sheets.


Please limit photocopying and distribution of our activities and curriculums to fair educational use. Thank you!

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