The stuffed animals had an exciting sleepover at the library while the children were gone. They played games, formed a story time band, searched the catalog for books, had a tea party, solved puzzles, ordered pizza, played hide and seek, read stories, and finally went to sleep dreaming of the children. The stuffed animals thanked the children for the fun sleepover.

1. Stuffed Animal Sleepoverat Forest LibrarySeptember, 2010

2. Our children were excited about bringing us to the Stuffed Animal Sleepover!

3. After stories, they tucked us in bed, kissed us goodnight, and then the party began!

4. What kinds of things do you think we did at the library while you were gone?Well, we didn’t sleep much, that’s for sure!

5. Brown Bear and Fawn played the Rockabye Reader drum!

6. Soon, some of the gang had formed a Story Time Band.

7. A few of us decided to search the catalog for our favorite books.

8. Some stuffies got silly. Hey, guys, you know the copier isn’t a toy!

9. And, no book cart races!Those things tip over too easily.

10. Some friends played the game computer AND took turns very nicely.

11. We found the craft supplies in the supply closet. There’s really cool stuff in there.

12. Miss Kitty and Unicorn decided to host a tea party in the cafe.

13. We put ALL the puzzles together, even the ones with lots of pieces.

14. After awhile, we started getting hungry so Pooh made the call for PIZZA!

15. Finally, it arrived and Jody was ready with the tip. Thanks, Pizza Lady!

16. Yum, Yum. We couldn’t eat another bite, but some of us were still thirsty.

17. Thanks, Thomas. How would I have reached the drinking fountain without you?

18. A couple of bears got drinks from the cooler. It was a hard climb.

19. After dinner, we had lots of energy so we decided to play Hide and Seek!

20. Pink Rabbit covered her eyes and counted to 100 while everyone hid.

21. Dolly and Pup tried to blend in with the display books.

22. Tigger bounced into a box on the Hold Shelf, but he was too excited to be still.

23. Friend Bear hid under the table in the Teen Space.

24. Spotted Dog squeezed under the magazine shelf and almost got stuck!

25. This bear had one of the best hiding places of all!

26. Care Bear hid under the staff desk. Hey, you’re not supposed to go back there!

27. Good spot, Frog. We almost didn’t see you there.

28. Boo, Jody Bear. I see you back there.

29. How did you get up to that hiding place?Be careful getting down!

30. Were you hiding or nesting, little chick?

31. Don’t get stuck, little Lion.

32. It started to get late.We decided to read for awhile.

33. Little Fawn liked reading a magazine.

34. Bear read to his two new buddies.

35. We read one of our favorites. We knew all the words, especially, “Hush.”

36. Pooh gathered everyone together for one last story in the Children’s Area.

37. Then, everyone picked out a few books to check out to read later.

38. Scan your card, little Chickie.

39. Okay, guys, no fooling around. Miss Dana said it was almost time for bed.

40. Some of us, for just a minute, thought we might want to go home.

41. But we were fine once we snuggled our friends and listened to our bedtime story.

42. Soon we are sound asleep, dreaming of seeing our child in the morning.

43. We had lots of fun at our sleepover. Thank you for bringing us!