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Storyline Online®

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102 read alouds

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An Emmy® Award-winning children’s literacy program

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s children’s literacy program, Storyline Online®, streams creatively produced read-alouds featuring celebrated actors including Gary Oldman, Oprah Winfrey, Bryan Cranston, Bob Odenkirk, Meryl Streep, and Michelle Yeoh. With 102 videos streaming in 228 countries and territories, Storyline Online aims to inspire a love of reading in children worldwide — serving students, teachers, librarians, parents, and caretakers. For each book, a supplemental activity guide, developed by a credentialed elementary school educator, is provided to strengthen comprehension, and verbal and written skills for English-language learners worldwide.

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Haley Lu Richardson reads
That Cat Can’t Stay

That Cat Can’t Stay is written by Thad Krasnesky, illustrated by David Parkins and published by Flashlight Press

Cats. You either love ’em or hate ’em. But what happens when Mom loves cats and Dad detests them? In That Cat Can’t Stay, Mom keeps adopting stray cats while Dad’s objections get more and more absurd:

“Mom found a little calico. / Dad said, That thing has got to go. There’s no use begging. Don’t say please. / I don’t like cats. They scratch my knees. They carry fleas. They make me sneeze. / They’re always getting stuck in trees. I want it gone. Send it away. / I’m telling you, that cat can’t stay.”

Clever Mom convinces Dad to let each cat stay for a short time, and once they’re comfy in the house, they never leave. One stray, then two, then three, and Dad is at his wit’s end. When stray cat number five moves in, Dad finally takes a surprising stand. Dog-lovers, cat-lovers, and even cat-haters, will love this funny, heart-warming book.

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