FLY HIGH WITH VAHI KIDS' 2023 SUMMER READING PROGRAM!
Fly High with VaHi Kids' Summer Reading Program! Between June 1 and August 1 your kids (grades K-6) can win prizes for reading great books! Join the fun! Here's how you do it:
- Visit the store and pick up a Summer Reading book log.
- Read books! We've got lots of great books to choose from!
- Enter the title and author of each book you read into your book log.
- Bring your completed book log to a store cashier:
- Grades K-3: read 10 books per log
- Grades 4-6: read 5 books per log
- Choose a prize from the treasure box for each completed book log!
JUNE 1, 2023: THURSDAY STORY TIME- MAGIC TREEHOUSE
Thursday afternoons are so much fun in VaHi: come to the Virginia Highland Farmers' Market at Farm Burger, and on your way stop in for a special Thursday Storytime at 4:00 pm! On June 1 our Thursday Storytime theme will be "Magic Treehouse"; we will feature stories, treats and prizes related to this theme. Bring your kids and enjoy the fun before grabbing some beautiful locally sourced items at the VaHi Farmers' Market!
JUNE 8, 2023: THURSDAY STORY TIME- TRAINS
Thursday afternoons are so much fun in VaHi: come to the Virginia Highland Farmers' Market at Farm Burger, and on your way stop in for a special Thursday Storytime at 4:00 pm! On June 8 our Thursday Storytime theme will be "Trains"; we will feature stories, treats and prizes related to this theme. Bring your kids and enjoy the fun before grabbing some beautiful locally sourced items at the VaHi Farmers' Market!
JUNE 12, 2023: VAHI KIDS' MIDDE GRADE BOOK CLUB
Our second VaHi Books' Middle Grades Book Club meeting will take place on June 12 at 4:00 pm. Our book this month is The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill. Watch for our RSVP link on social media and here on our website.
JUNE 15, 2023: THURSDAY STORY TIME- PRINCESS POWER HOUR
Thursday afternoons are so much fun in VaHi: come to the Virginia Highland Farmers' Market at Farm Burger, and on your way stop in for a special Thursday Storytime at 4:00 pm! On June 15 our Thursday Storytime theme will be "Princess Power Hour"; we will feature stories, treats and prizes related to this theme. Bring your kids and enjoy the fun before grabbing some beautiful locally sourced items at the VaHi Farmers' Market!
JUNE 22, 2023: THURSDAY STORY TIME- COWS!
Thursday afternoons are so much fun in VaHi: come to the Virginia Highland Farmers' Market at Farm Burger, and on your way stop in for a special Thursday Storytime at 4:00 pm! On June 22 our Thursday Storytime theme will be "Cows"; we will feature stories, treats and prizes related to this theme. Bring your kids and enjoy the fun before grabbing some beautiful locally sourced items at the VaHi Farmers' Market!
JUNE 29, 2023: THURSDAY STORY TIME- BLUEBERRIES
Thursday afternoons are so much fun in VaHi: come to the Virginia Highland Farmers' Market at Farm Burger, and on your way stop in for a special Thursday Storytime at 4:00 pm! On June 29 our Thursday Storytime theme will be "Blueberries"; we will feature stories, treats and prizes related to this theme. Bring your kids and enjoy the fun before grabbing some beautiful locally sourced items at the VaHi Farmers' Market!
EVERY TUESDAY: VAHI KIDS STORYTIME
Our weekly VaHiKids Storytime meets every Tuesday, at 10:30 am. Sheri Dillard, Author of children's book Cowhide-And-Seek, will entertain the group each week with books and fun, keeping the kiddos giggling and learning!
STORIES READ AT PAST STORYTIME EVENTS:
Tuesday April 26:
- Books: My Friend Loonie; Very Good Hats; Poopsie Gets Lost
- Songs: Baby Shark; Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes; worked on animal noises
Tuesday April 18:
- Books: You're Doing Great; Knight Owl; Well Done Mommy Penguin
- Songs: Baby Shark (over intercom)
Tuesday April 11:
- Books: Is That Wise, Pig?; Grumpy Monkey
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Herman the Worm; If You're Happy and You Know It; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday April 4:
- Books: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale; The Book Hog
- Songs: Open Shut Them; If You're Happy and You Know It; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday March 28:
- Books: Muncha, Muncha, Muncha; Tea Party Rules
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Herman the Worm; Two Little Brown Bears; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday March 21:
- Books: The Digger and the Flower; A Bear, a Bee and a Honey Tree
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Herman the Worm; Busy Bees; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday March 14:
- Books: Bug on the Rug; Everybody in the Red Brick Building
- Songs: Open Shut Them; The Hello Song; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday March 7:
- Books: Not Now, Cow; Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
- Songs: Open Shut Them; When Cows Wake Up in the Morning; Hoot Hoot Went the Little Brown Owl; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday February 28:
- Books: Thank You, Omu; Making a Friend
- Songs: Open Shut Them; The More We Get Together; The Heart Song; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday February 21:
- Books: There's a Ghost in this House; The Littlest Yak
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Bread and Butter; Storytime Hello Song; Hoot Hoot Went the Little Brown Owl; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday February 14:
- Books: This Old Dog; Pug Meets Pig
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Heart Song; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday February 7:
- Books: Group Hug; The Cow Loves Cookies
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Heart Song; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday January 31:
- Books: SuperTruck; Bear Came Along
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Snowflake Song; Two Little Brown Bears; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday January 17:
- Books: Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy; Being a Dog
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star; If You're Happy and You Know it; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday January 10:
- Books: Go, Dog, Go; Caps for Sale
- Songs: Open Shut Them; My Dog Rega; Hoot Hoot Went the Little Brown Owl; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday January 3:
- Books: Maisy Goes to a Local Bookstore; Inch by Inch; If You See a Leaf
2022:
Saturday March 5:
- Book: Cowhide-and-Seek
- Song: The More We Get Together
Tuesday March 8:
- Book: Everybody Says Meow; Is Everyone Ready for Fun?
- Songs: Open, Shut Them (every week); The More We Get Together; Hoot Hoot Went the Little Brown Owl; Goodbye Friends (every week)
Tuesday March 15:
- Books: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes; The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
- Songs: Open, Shut Them; Walking, Walking; Clapping Mouse; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday March 22:
- Books: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type; What This Story Needs Is a Pig in a Wig
- Songs: Open, Shut Them; When Cows Wake Up in the Morning; Bubble, Bubble, Pop!; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday March 29:
- Books: Oh No, George!; Kitten's First Full Moon
- Songs: Open, Shut Them; My Dog Rags; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday April 5:
- Books: Where Is the Green Sheep?; Grumpy Monkey
- Songs: Open, Shut Them; Bubble, Bubble, Pop!; If You're Happy and You Know It; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday April 12:
- Books: Find Fergus; A Sick Day for Amos McGee
- Songs: Open, Shut Them; Twp Little Brown Bears; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday April 19:
- Books: Maisy Goes to a Local Bookstore; Brown Bear, Brown Bear; Serious Goose; The Cat & the Rat
- Songs: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Tuesday April 26:
- Books: Mel Fell; How to Catch a Star
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Bubble Bubble Pop!; Zoom, Zoom, Zoom; Goodbye, Friends
Tuesday May 3:
- Books: Guess Again; Animals Go Vroom
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Hoot Hoot Went the Little Brown Owl; Wheels on the Bus; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday May 10:
- Books: Don't Worry, Little Crab; Bear Came Along
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Bread & Butter; Two Little Brown Bears; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday May 24:
- Books: The Rabbit Listened; Dozens of Doughnuts
- Songs: Open Shut Them;If You're Happy and You Know It; Songs: Two Little Brown Bears; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday May 31:
- Books: Bunnies!; Muncha, Muncha, Muncha
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Bread & Butter; Herman the Worm (garden version); Goodbye Friends
Tuesday June 7:
- Books: Caps for Sale; Skip to My Moo
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Head and Shoulders; When Cows Wake Up in the Morning; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday July 5:
- Books: Potato Pants; Everybody Says Meow
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Walking, Walking; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday July 12:
- Books: Is Everyone Ready for Fun?; Waiting
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Walking, Walking; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday July 19:
- Books: Pete's a Pizza; Love Monster and the Perfect Present
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Little Raindrops Falling Down; Heart Song; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday July 26:
- Books: The Bear Ate Your Sandwich; Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Two Little Brown Bears; Bubble Bubble Pop!; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday August 2:
- Books: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom; Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Five Hungry Ants; Old MacDonald Had a Farm; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday August 9:
- Books: Gaston; We All Play
- Songs: Open Shut Them; The More We Get Together; Walking, Walking; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday August 16:
- Books: Maisie Goes to the Local Bookstore; Giraffe Problems; Giraffes Can't Dance
- Songs: Hokey Pokey; Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
Tuesday August 23:
- Books: Inside Cat; Pete the Cat & the Itsy Bitsy Spider; Negative Cat
- Songs: Itsy Bitsy Spider; Hokey Pokey
Tuesday August 30:
- Books: Tiny T-Rex; Princess Dinosaur
Tuesday September 6:
- Books: What Feelings Do When No One's Looking; Caps for Sale; Dear Little One
- Songs: Skidamarinkadinkadink; Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Tuesday September 13:
- Books: Trucks on Trucks; Itty Bitty Kitty Corn
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Wheels on the Bus; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday September 20:
- Books: Group Hug!; We're Going on a Bear Hunt
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Heart Song; Two Little Brown Bears; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday September 27:
- Books: Yellow Time; I Ain't Gonna Paint No More
- Songs: Open Shut Them; All the Leaves are Falling Down; Bubble, Bubble, Pop!; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday October 4:
- Books: Room on the Broom; Gustavo the Shy Ghost; Skeleton Hiccups
- Songs: Itsy Bitsy Spider; Hokey Pokey
Tuesday October 11:
- Books: Stumpkin; The Cow Loves Cookies
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Five Little Pumpkins; All the Leaves are Falling Down; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday October 18:
- Books: Leonardo the Terrible Monster; Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins; Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
- Songs: Open Shut Them; The Monsters Stomp Around the House; All the Leaves are Falling Down; The Wheels on the Bus; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday December 6:
- Books: Are You My Mother?
- Songs: Open Shut Them; The More We Get Together; Old MacDonald Had a Farm; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday December 13:
- Books: The Snowy Day; Well Done Mommy Penguin
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Snowflake Song; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday December 20:
- Books: Snowmen at Night; Find Fergus
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Snowflake Song; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
Tuesday December 27:
- Books: The Mitten; Waiting
- Songs: Open Shut Them; Hoot Hoot Went the Little Brown Owl; The More We Get Together; Goodbye Friends
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