Books “The Little Rabbit Who Liked to Say Moo” by Jonathan Allen “What Does Bunny See?” by Linda Sue Park “Will You Be My Friend?” by Nancy Tafuri Here is a Bunny Here is a bunny with ears so funny (hold up 2 fingers like bunny ears) And here is a hole in the ground… Read More Storytime: Bunnies/Rabbits
Books “Bubble Bath Pirates” by Jarrett J. Krosoczka “Sheep on a Ship” by Nancy Shaw “Pirate Nap” by Danna Smith Ten Little Pirates Ten little pirates stood in a row (hold up 10 fingers) They bowed to their captain so (lower and raise fingers) They marched to the left (move hands to the left) And… Read More Storytime: Pirates
Books “The Lonesome Polar Bear” by Jane Cabrera “Polar Bear, Polar Bear” by Bill Martin Jr. “Polar Bear’s Underwear” by Tupera Tupera Polar Bear (Tune: Mary had a Little Lamb) Polar bear walks cross the snow Cross the snow, cross the snow Polar bear walks cross the snow Moving very slow (walk fingers up child’s… Read More Storytime: Polar Bears
Books “Kiki’s Blankie” by Janie Bynum “Flora’s Blanket” by Debi Gliori Here is a Baby Here is a baby (hold up index finger) Ready for a nap Lay her down in her mother’s lap (place finger in palm of other hand) Cover her up so she won’t peek (curl fingers around index finger) Rock her… Read More Storytime: Blanket
Books “Llama Llama Red Pajama” by Anna Dewdney “The Napping House” by Audrey Wood “Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Bed?” by Barney Saltzberg Here is a Baby Here is a baby, ready for a nap (hold up pointer finger) Lay her down in her mother’s lap (place finger in palm of other hand)… Read More Storytime: Bedtime
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
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
Books “Mama Cat has Three Kittens” by Denise Fleming “Kitten’s First Full Moon” by Kevin Henkes “A Kitten Tale” by Eric Roman Where Is Big Cat (Tune: Where is Thumbkin) Before starting I introduce the kids to Big Cat (my thumbs) and Little Cat (my pinkies). The cats give a little meow and the kids… Read More Storytime: Kittens
Books “Who Ate All the Cookie Dough” by Karen Beaumont “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle “Little Cloud” by Eric Carle “The Wheels on the Race Car” by Alexander Zane ABC Magnets I like to start and end the Alphabet program by singing our ABCs. To start I put out all of the letter… Read More Storytime: Letter C