Roar Quietly, Please
A Read-Aloud about Rules, Kindness, and One Very Polite Lion
For Ages 5-8
RSVPs will open Wed, Nov 18 at 12pm.
Facilitator
What happens when a lion walks into a library?
No one is quite sure. But this lion turns out to be a very good library visitor, helping the librarian and letting the children lean on him at story time. Then one day something goes wrong, and he must choose between keeping a rule and helping a friend.
Rules help us live together, but kindness comes first. Every child knows what it’s like to follow a rule, and this interactive read-aloud gives them a safe place to think about what to do when a rule gets in the way of helping someone. Based on the book Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes, children predict, pause, and decide on the rules along with the story. In a gentle game they think about when to wait, when to help, and when to be brave and tell a grown-up. Along the way, they meet two famous stone lions, share the word for “lion” in the languages they speak at home, and make a paper plate lion to take home!
Please Note:
- Limited to 20 children.
- Parents and caregivers are welcome to stay and join in.
Around the World in 50 Sundays is a journey that begins, not with a ticket, but with opening a book. In a city like Bangalore where families are always in motion, the BIC Library hopes to offer stillness and a quiet, welcoming space for both parents and children where reading becomes a shared experience. Every Sunday, we open our doors to invite you into a library that listens; building a rhythm of return, a habit of joy and a new community bound not just by books, but by the weekly ritual of reading together.
We welcome your ideas and input. If you have suggestions for children’s events or activities that align with this vision, we’d love to hear from you. Please reach out to us at library@bangaloreinternationalcentre.org
Supported by:
Venue: Library
Facilitator
Pavithra Srinivasan
Pavithra Srinivasan is an IT product strategist with FICO on weekdays, a wildlife volunteer in Karnataka on weekends when time allows, and a watercolour artist whenever a free hour turns up. Storytelling is her passion, and she loves reading aloud to children in and around her community. Her favourite moment is when a room full of children leans in to find out what happens next. Story time gives the child in her a stage to imagine, play, and perform, and she leaves every session having caught a little of the children’s infectious joy.
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