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 “Move Over, Rover” by Karen Beaumont “Raindrop Plop” by Wendy Cheyette Lewison “Rain” by Manya Stojic Five Little Raindrops (tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider) Five little raindrops (hold up 5 fingers) Dancing on the walk (wiggle fingers down) Pitter patter, pitter patter, that’s the way they talk (pat thighs) Out comes the yellow sun, shining… Read More Storytime: Rain
Books “Do Like a Duck” by Judy Hindley “Duck Sock Hop” by Jane Kohuth “Duck on a Bike” by David Shannon I Went to Visit a Farm I went through the pages of “Duck on a Bike” for the farm animals, you could also use puppets. I went to visit a farm one day I… Read More Storytime: Ducks
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
Books “Fran’s Flower” by Lisa Bruce “Planting a Rainbow” by Lois Ehlert “Plant the Tiny Seed” by Christie Matheson Ten Little Flowers (tune: Ten Little Indians) 1 little, 2 little, 3 little flowers 4 little, 5 little, 6 little flowers 7 little, 8 little, 9 little flowers 10 little flowers in the spring Give them… Read More Storytime: Flowers
Books “Oh No, Little Dragon” by Jim Averbeck “How to Dress a Dragon” by Thelma Lynne Godin “Who Wants a Dragon” by James Mayhew Five Little Dragons One little dragon with scales of blue Ran to meet the green one And then there were two Two little dragons sitting under at ree The red dragon… Read More Storytime: Dragon
Books “Please, Mr. Panda” by Steve Antony “Llama Lama Time to Share” by Anna Dewdney “Nobunny’s Perfect” by Anna Dewdney Sign Language Today we discussed how children can benefit from using sign language. Babies are capable of understanding words and their meanings much earlier than they are capable of speech. Studies have shown that regular… Read More Storytime: Manners
“The Cruel Prince” by Holly Black Descrption: “Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever. And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look… Read More Book Review: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
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
Looking for the perfect winter picture book to read-aloud? Here’s my top 20 books to use with toddlers and preschoolers! 100 Snowmen by Jen Arena The Mitten by Jan Brett Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner Frozen Noses by Jan Carr In the Snow by Sharon Phillips Dreslow Snowballs by Lois Ehlert The First Day… Read More 20 Winter Picture Books