Mick's Book Buddies

Mick the Moose

In the fall of 2006, a new, community-focused program was born—-Mick’s Book Buddies. Together Mix 92.9 and area schools were able to build a partnership that focused on impacting the lives of children. Mick’s Book Buddies encourages children to read and promotes the benefits associated with reading.

Each Friday, Mick the Moose, visits local elementary schools, reads a pre-selected book and oversees an activity related to the featured book. Mick the Moose has visited and read to approximately 12,000 Middle Tennessee students, Pre-K through 4th grade.

Take the joy of reading home by clicking the book titles below to print off your activity!


 

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Past Books

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

What happens when two mice fall in love with the same pumpkin? Teamwork, that's what. Desmond and Clayton work together to win the Biggest Pumpkin competition and carve the best Jack-o-lantern the town has ever seen.

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Happy Halloween

It's Halloween! Little Critter and Little Sister are going to a spooky party at a haunted house. Bobbing for apples and playing Pin the Broom on the Witch are fun -- but what kinds of monsters, mummies, and skeletons are lurking in the shadows? Pull back the big flaps to find out!
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If You Give A Moose A Muffin

The premise starts with a child spotting a moose out the window in the back yard. The child beckons to the moose, gives the moose a muffin, opens the kitchen door, and lets the moose in, by author Laura Numeroff.
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The Emperor's New Clothes

An Emperor who cares for nothing but his wardrobe hires two weavers who promise him the finest suit of clothes from a fabric invisible to anyone who is unfit for his position. This is the classic tale from Hans Christian Andersen.

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The Berenstain Bears Go Back to School

On the first day of the school year, Brother and Sister Bear are nervous and excited. But with tons of new stuff to learn and explore, by the closing bell they can hardly wait for day two!

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Amelia Bedelia Helps Out

A neighbor needs Amelia Bedelia's helping hands, so everyone's favorite housekeeper is off to Miss Emma's house for a day of work. It's a good thing Miss Emma likes to laugh, because Amelia Bedelia makes her usual merry mess!

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Uncle Andy's: A Faabbbulous Visit With Andy Warhol

Several times a year author James Warhola, his siblings, and his parents surprised Andy and his mother with a visit to their home in New York City. Warhol's house, always crammed with all kinds of things, including 25 cats, was a giant playground for the children. Uncle Andy's is a color portrayal of Andy Warhol's eccentric life where any child's imagination can be ignited by the iconic artist’s daily life!
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Fables

Short, original fables with fresh, unexpected morals poke subtle fun at human foibles through the antics of animals. Winner of the 1981 Caldecott Medal.
 

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Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug

Litterbug Doug is lazy. He is wasteful. He is messy. But worst of all, he hates recycling! The clean and green town where he lives is in danger from his lazy ways, not to mention suffering from the stench released by the mountains of garbage that Doug leaves wherever he goes! So strong is its stink that even the army of rats that follow Doug around are rethinking their friendship with him. It's up to Michael Recycle, planet Earth's green-caped crusader, to show dastardly Doug the error of his ways...before it's too late!

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Miss Spider's New Car

 This time the amiable arachnid is car-shopping with her husband Holley. At Mantis Motors, a praying mantis named Mik is a used car sales-insect.
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There's a Wocket it my Pocket

There's a Wocket in My Pocket is filled with bizarre creatures and rhymes: the nupboard in the cupboard, ghairs beneath the stairs, and the bofa on the sofa!

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Leonardo's Dream

Leonardo had a dream. He wanted to fly. Every day Leonardo would smile confidently at his little wings and encourage them to grow. The other penguins laughed at Leonardo. Whoever heard of a flying penguin? But Leonardo was not discouraged. How Leonardo, with some encouragement from a friendly albatross, proves that perseverance pays off, and even the most impossible dreams can come true, is an uplifting story that will send young spirits soaring.
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