“Real Friends” by Shannon Hale Description: “Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone in The Group wants to be Jen’s #1, and some… Read More Book Review: Real Friends by Shannon Hale
Books “Up, Down, and Around” by Katherine Ayres “Growing Vegetable Soup” by Lois Ehlert “The Carrot Seed” by Ruth Krauss Five Fat Peas Five fat peas in a peapod pressed (hold up 5 fingers and intertwine hands) One grew, two grew and so did all the rest (raise fingers up 1 by 1) They grew… Read More Storytime: Garden
Books “It’s the Bear!” by Jez Alborough “We’re Going on a Picnic!” by Pat Hutchins Bananas Unite Bananas unite! (clap hands over head) Peel bananas, peel peel bananas (move hands down body) Peel bananas, peel peel bananas Chop bananas, chop chop bananas (make chopping motion with hands) Chop bananas, chop chop bananas Mash bananas, mash… Read More Storytime: Picnic
Books “Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs” by Byron Barton “Shape by Shape” by Suse MacDonald “Ten Terrible Dinosaurs” by Paul Stickland Dinosaurs Dinosaurs lived long ago Some walked (stomp feet) Some swam (pretend to swim) Some flew you know (flap arms) Some where big (hold hands out to the side) Some where small (lower hands to the floor)… Read More Storytime: Dinosaurs
Books “Blueberry Mouse” by Alice Low “The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear” by Don & Audrey Wood Picked a Berry (Tune: Clementine) Picked a blueberry, picked a blueberry (picking motion) That was growing in the sun (circle arms above head) Then I washed it and I ate it (pretend… Read More Storytime: Fruit
Books Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park Up, Down and Around by Katherine Ayres Five Green Peas Five green peas in a pea pod pressed (make fist) One grew, two grew, so did all the rest (raise fingers 1 by 1) They grew and they grew and… Read More Storytime: Garden
Someone Elses Summer by Rachel Bateman Description: “Anna’s always idolized her older sister, Storm. So when Storm dies in a tragic car accident on the night of her high school graduation, Anna is completely lost and her family is torn apart. That is, until she finds Storm’s summer bucket list and decides to honor her sister… Read More Book Review: Someone Elses Summer by Rachel Bateman
Books “Who Wants a Dragon” by James Matthew “I didn’t Do It!” by tony Ross Royal Family This fingerplay is exactly like “Daddy Finger.” Thumb – King Pointer – Queen Middle – Prince Ring – Princess Pinkie – Royal Baby King finger, king finger (tap thumb) Where are you? Here I am, here I am… Read More Storytime: Royalty
Books “Ella Sarah Gets Dressed” by Margaret Chodos-Irvine “Hooray for Hat!” by Brian Won “Duck Sock Hop” by Jane Kohuth Silly Hat On my head, I wear a hat (pretend to place hat on head) It is such a silly hat That my head will wiggle waggle to and fro (tilt head side to side)… Read More Storytime: Clothes
Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly Description: “An original addition to the beloved Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, “Lost in a Book” follows the lonely, bookish Belle as she finds an enchanted book in the Beast’s library called Nevermore that carries her into a glittering new world. There, Belle is… Read More Book Review: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly