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Storytime: Spring

Books “Wake Up, It’s Spring” by Lisa Campbell Ernst “Spring is Here” by Will Hillenbrand “Mouse’s First Spring” by Lauren Thompson Where is Bear? (tune: Where is Thumbkin) Where is bear? Where is bear? (hide thumbs behind back) Here I am. Here I am. (bring thumbs out front) How are you this winter (wiggle one… Read More Storytime: Spring

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Storytime: Penguins

Preschool – Books “If You Were a Penguin” by Wendell and Florence Minor “Playful Little Penguins” by Tony Mitton “Grumpy Pants” by Claire Messer Toddlers – Books “Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups” by Tadgh Bentley “Blue Penguin” by Petr Horacek “If You Were a Penguin” by Wendell and Florence Minor Five Perky Penguins Five perky… Read More Storytime: Penguins

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Storytime: Birthday

Books “Bears and a Birthday” by Shirley Parenteau “The Cake that Mack Ate” by Rose Robart “How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Birthday” by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague Happy Birthday You can sing the happy birthday song to all of the children or to a character in the book. We sang it to Big Brown… Read More Storytime: Birthday

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Storytime: Monkeys

Books Kiki’s Blankie by Janie Bynum Two Little Monkeys by Mem Fox Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett Bananas for Lunch A fat little monkey had bananas for lunch He peeled and he ate them (peeling motion) Munch, munch, much (eating motion) 1 banana, 2 bananas, 3 bananas, 4 (count on fingers) He ate and… Read More Storytime: Monkeys

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Storytime: Spring

Books “Spring is Here” by Will Hillenbrand “Mouse’s First Spring” by Lauren Thompson “Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck” by Lisa Westberg Peters Little Bear (Tune: Frere Jacque) (ask children and parents to repeat after you) (this is a great song to do with a bear puppet!) Are you sleepy, are you sleepy (yawn) Little bear,… Read More Storytime: Spring

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Storytime: Crayons

Books “Harold and the Purple Crayon” by Crockett Johnson “The Crayon Box that Talked” by Shane DeRolf “Go to Bed, Monster!” by Natasha Wing How a Crayon is Made We started the storytime by talking about our favorite colors and how crayons are made. I didn’t read “What Happens at a Crayon Factory?” verbatim but… Read More Storytime: Crayons

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Storytime: Snowmen

Books “All You Need for a Snowman” by Alice Schertle “Snowmen at Night” by Caralyn Buehner “100 Snowmen” by Jen Arena Snow on the Rooftop by Kathy Reid-Naiman Snow on the rooftops (make pointed roof shape with arms) Snow on the trees (hold arms up like branches) Snow on the green grass (touch ground) And… Read More Storytime: Snowmen

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Storytime: Body

Books “I Love You Nose, I Love You Toes” by Linda Davick “I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!” by Karen Beaumont “Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes” by Mem Fox Fingers Like to Wiggle Waggle Fingers like to wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle (wiggle fingers) Fingers like to wiggle waggle to and fro… Read More Storytime: Body