Library Storytelling Morning activity for December 2014
“Snoring Beauty” by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen & Jane Manning
Saturday, Dec 20th 2014
at 11 a.m. – English version (for advanced level learners)
At 12:30 p.m. –English version with some Spanish to help understand (For Intermediate English level learners)
Tucked in his little bed inside the castle walls, Mouse is eager to get a good night's sleep before his wedding tomorrow. But just as he begins to drift off, he's awoken by a tremendous roar. SNOOOOGA-SNOOOOOM! KER-SCHUPPP! Sleeping Beauty is snoring. . . again! When the handsome Prince Max arrives, Mouse thinks he's found the perfect scheme: He'll convince the prince to kiss Beauty and wake her up! But when Prince Max learns that Beauty is the one making such monstrous noises, he will still want to kiss her. . . or will he run away from the noisy princess, leaving her snoring for another hundred years?
(Hidden in his little bed within the castle walls, the mouse is eager to get a good night's sleep before his wedding tomorrow. But just as he begins to drift off to sleep, he is awakened by a tremendous roar. SNOOOOGA – SNOOOOOM! KER- SCHUPPP It's Sleeping Beauty's snoring...one more time! When handsome Prince Max arrives, the mouse thinks he's found the perfect plan: he'll convince the prince to kiss Beauty and wake her up! but when Prince Max finds out that the beauty is the one making such monstrous noises will he still want to kiss her or will he run away from the noisy princess, leaving him snoring for another hundred years?)
Recommended links for parents and teachers:
http://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780060874032/books/Snoring-Beauty/
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17718079-snoring-beauty
http://www.sudipta.com/Snoring_Beauty.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Beauty
Come to the “telebration” with us! Monthly Saturday morning meetings from September to June where kids can enjoy selected stories in English, this time with Alito and Kate as storytellers.
Recommended for children between the ages of 4 – 8. Forty children per session and two adults per child maximum. 45 minutes approx.
Now in collaboration with American Space Madrid it's a free activity.
Library members gain privileged access, with an optional 2 x 1 registration (this means each child with a library card can bring one guest).
Registration can be done at the IIE website (filling the activity form from the Agenda).
