hi welcome to the screen after scale
Foundation storyline online
I'm Mindy sterling and I get a great
chance to share this wonderful book with
you I just found it recently and fell in
love with it
it's called library lion and it's
written by Michelle Knutson and
illustrated by Kevin Hawkes one day a
lion came to the library he walked right
past the circulation desk and up into
the stacks
mr. McBee ran down the hall to the head
librarians office miss Merriweather
he called no running said Miss
Merriweather without looking up but
there's a lion said Mr McBee and the
library hmm is it breaking any rules
said Miss Merriweather she was very
particular about rule breaking whoa no
said Mr McBee not really hmm
then leading me the lion wandered all
around the library he sniffed the card
catalogue he rubbed his head against the
new book collection then he patted over
to the story
no one was sure what to do
there weren't any rules about lions in
the library soon it was time for story
aller
there weren't any rules about lions at
story hour either the story ladies
seemed a little nervous but she read out
the first book's title in a good clear
voice the lion up the story lady
kept reading the Lions stayed for the
next story and this story after that he
waited for another story but the
children began to walk away story hour
is over a little girl told him it's time
to go the lion looked at the children he
looked at the story lady he looked at
the closed books and then he roared very
loud miss Merriweather came striding out
of her office who's making that movies
she demanded which the lion said Mr
McBee
miss Merriweather marched over to the
lion if you cannot be quiet you would
have to leave she said in a stern voice
those are the rules the lion kept
roaring sounds sad the little girl
tugged on Miss merriweather's dress if
he promises to be quiet can he come back
for story hour tomorrow she asked the
lion stopped roaring he looked at Miss
Merriweather
miss Merriweather looked back then she
said
yes a nice quiet lion will certainly be
allowed to come back for story hour
tomorrow her face and the children the
next day the lion who came back you are
early
said Miss Merriweather story hour is
that until 3 o'clock the lion did not
budge
very well said Miss Merriweather you
might as well make yourself useful she
sent him off to dust the encyclopedias
until it was time for story hour the
next day the lion came early again this
time miss Merriweather asked him to lick
all the envelopes for the overdue
notices soon the line began doing things
without being asked he dusted the
encyclopedias he licked the envelopes
he lets small children stand on his back
to reach books on the highest shelves
then he curled up in the story corner to
wait for story hour to begin at first
the people in the library were nervous
about the lion but soon they got used to
having him around in fact he seemed very
well suited for the library his big feet
were quiet on the library floor
he made a comfy backrest for the
children at story hour and he never
roared in the library anymore
what a helpful lion people said they
patted his soft head as he walked by how
did we ever get along without him mr.
McBee scowled when he heard that they
had always gotten along fine before no
Lions were needed Lions he thought could
not understand rules they did not belong
in the library one day after he dusted
all the encyclopedias and licked all the
envelopes and helped all the small
children
the lion padded down the hall to miss
merriweather's office to see what else
there was to do there was still some
time left before story our yellow lion
said Miss Merriweather I know something
you could do you can bring the book back
into the stacks for me let me just get
it down from the ship
miss Merriweather stepped up onto the
step stool the book was just out of
reach
miss Merriweather stood on her toes she
stretched out her fingers Oh knows man
she said then miss Merriweather
stretched a little to her
ouch said Miss Merriweather softly she
did not get up mister maybe she called
for a minute mr. McBee but mr. McBee was
at the circulation desk he could not
hear her calling lion said Miss
Merriweather please go get mr. McBee the
lion ran down the hall no running
miss Merriweather called after him the
lion put his big front paws up on the
circulation desk and looked at mr. McBee
go away lion said Mr McBee I'm busy the
lion whined he pointed his nose down the
hall toward Miss merriweather's office
mr. McBee ignored him
finally the lion did the only thing that
he could think of doing
he looked mr. McBee right in the eye
then he opened his mouth very wide and a
roared the loudest roar he had ever
roared in his life mr. McBee gasped you
were not being quiet he said to the lion
you're breaking the rules mr. McBee
walked down the hall as fast as he could
the lion did not follow him he had
broken the rules he knew what that meant
he hung his head and walked toward the
doors mr. McBee did not notice Miss
Merriweather he called as he walked miss
Merriweather
the lion broke the rules the lion broke
the rules he burst into Miss
merriweather's office she was not in her
chair miss Merriweather he asked
sometimes said Miss Merriweather from
the floor behind her desk there is good
reason to break the rules even in the
library now please go call the doctor I
think I've broken my arm mr. McBee ran
to call the doctor now run Enoch said
Miss Merriweather calling after him the
next day things were back to normal
almost miss merriweather's left arm was
in a cast the doctor had told her not to
work too hard yet I would have my lion
to help me
miss Merriweather thought but the lion
did not come to the library that morning
at three o'clock
miss Merriweather walked over to the
story corner
the story lady was just beginning a
story for the children the line was not
there people in the library kept looking
up from their books and computer screens
hoping they would see a familiar furry
face but the lion did not come that day
the lion did not come the next day
either or the day after that one evening
mr. McBee stopped by Miss merriweather's
office on his way out could I do
anything for you before I go
miss Merriweather he asked her no thank
you said Miss Merriweather
she was looking out the window her voice
was very quiet even for the library mr.
McBee frowned as he walked away he
thought there probably was something he
could do for Miss Merriweather after all
mr. McBee left the library but he did
not go home he walked around the
neighborhood he looked under cars he
looked behind bushes he looked in
backyards and trash cans and tree houses
finally he circled all the way back to
the library the lion was sitting outside
looking in through the glass doors
hello lion said Mr McBee the lion did
not turn around I thought you might like
to know said Mr McBee that there's a new
rule at the library no Roaring aloud
unless you have a very good reason say
if you're trying to help a friend who's
been hurt for example the Lions ears
twitched it turned around
mr. McBaine is already walking away the
next day mr. McBee walked down the hall
to miss merriweather's office what he
sees mr. McBee asked miss Merriweather
and you're a new sad quiet voice I
thought you might like to know said Mr
McBee but there's a lion in the library
miss Merriweather jumped up from her
chair and ran down the hall mr. McBee
smiled no Robin he called after her miss
Merriweather
didn't listen
[Applause]
sometimes there was a good reason to
break the rules even in the library
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ah I love this book and there are so
many other books just like this and
other types of stories with other kinds
of animals in the library and it's so
easy to just go there and check out a
book or read a book in the library and
they even have people that will tell
stories so check that out well hopefully
I'll see you in the library someday
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