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 “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae “Rumble in the Jungle” by Giles Andreae “Where’s My Mom?” by Julia Donaldson I Went to the Jungle This can be sung to the tune of London Bridge but I just said it. I went to the jungle one day, jungle one day, jungle one day I saw… Read More Storytime: Jungle
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 “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 “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
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
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
“The Hazel Wood” by Melissa Albert Description: “Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel… Read More Book Review: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert