- Hello, hello!

Welcome friends, welcome!

I'm so, so, so excited to be with all of you today.

And today we are going to be reading another fun book because all of our books are fun.

We're gonna be reading another fun book called "Home."

This book was written and illustrated by Lian-Len Lin.

How many of you love to be home?

I love being home.

So, we're gonna read all about it today.

Are you guys ready?

[hands smack] [hands rustling] Okay, let's go.

"This is our home."

And if you ask me, that's a pretty nice home.

[gentle upbeat music] "We start from home every morning."

She's leaving her home, and it looks like she's saying goodbye to her mom.

And wait a minute, do you see a big red bird?

What a beautiful looking bird!

Look!

It looks like she's leaving her home.

"Bye, home!"

"I follow the men and watch."

And whoa, it looks like a really busy morning!

Everyone has somewhere to go!

"We go along this road," [gentle upbeat music continues] which connects to another road.

Friends, there's cars everywhere!

Everyone has somewhere to go this morning!

Do you see all of the cars?

I see cars.

I see buses.

What a busy morning!

Look!

This is where we live.

What a beautiful city, friends.

I see tall buildings.

I see little buildings.

I see a bridge.

What a beautiful looking city!

"I follow the blue truck all the way, floating among the clouds.

I hear the waves hitting the rocks below."

Friends, can I hear your best wave sound?

Yes, it sounds something like.

[imitating waves splashing] Awesome job!

"I feel the howling winds announcing the fall harvest.

The men stop to do some work while I rest."

I must say this has been a pretty long ride.

Sometimes rest is good.

Hey, wait a minute.

I see that red bird again.

And have you noticed a black cat in this book?

"Then we keep going, bouncing from place to place like a jumping child."

I must say, the scenery is beautiful on this road.

Do you see the tall mountains?

"Finally, jumping on the most important road."

Friends, it looks like they made it downtown where all of the shopping is, all of the restaurants, all of the stores.

Let's keep going.

"No matter where we have been..." It looks like they're close to home.

[gentle upbeat music continues] "Eventually, we come back to where we started."

And I can tell it's been a long day because now it's nighttime.

Look, the street lights are on.

And I can see the moon.

Look, there goes that bird again, and the cat.

Wait a minute, is the bird stuck?

No, wait, I see eggs.

The bird had a nest full of eggs!

"Home."

[gentle upbeat music continues] [Carlton sighs] I love home, don't you?

And don't you love this book?

Okay, friends, I hope you enjoyed this book.

I know I did.

And remember, the name of this book is called "Home."

And the reason why I love this book is because I love to be home!

It's the best place in the world!

And my favorite place in my home is my room!

Yes, I love to be in my room!

So, I have an activity for us.

Are you ready?

Are you sure?

[hands rustling] Okay, I want to see what your room looks like.

Can you show me?

I wanna know where is your bed?

Where is your door?

Where is your light?

Can you draw me a picture of what your room looks like?

Okay, this is gonna be a lot of fun.

Let's go.

Okay, friends, so I'm gonna draw my room first, and I'm gonna draw my bed because my bed is in the middle of my floor.

And I'm choosing blue because my sheets are blue.

[bright music] I have blue sheets, and I have gray pillows.

[marker scratching] color that in, color that in.

And then I'm gonna use brown because I have two brown nightstands right next to my bed.

[marker scratching] [bright music continues] Two brown nightstands next to my bed.

And then I have a green rug right below my bed.

[bright music continues] On this rug, I like to do some reading.

I like to do some studying.

[table taps] Now I need to add the lights.

I have a light here, [marker scribbles] a light here.

[marker scribbles] [top clicks] [bright music continues] And I have a wooden door.

This is how you get into my room.

A doorknob here.

Not really the best, but you get what I'm saying.

And last but not least, I have a beautiful [top clicks] artwork right on top of my bed, and it's a picture of me and my family.

[top clicks] [table taps] So I'm in the middle.

[bright music continues] My mom is on the side of me, and my dad is on the side of me.

And that's my family.

This is my room, friends.

What does your room look like?

Wow, what an awesome looking room!

Great job!

Great job!

Great job!

Guys, I had so much fun with you today.

I cannot wait until the next time.

Remember, enjoy your home, enjoy your room, and have an awesome, fantastic day!

See you later.