Books “Mo’s Mustache” by Ben Clanton“Mustache Baby” by Bridget Heos“Book-o-Beards” by Lenke & Lentz 10 Little Mustaches 1 little, 2 little, 3 little mustaches4 little, 5 little, 6 little mustaches7 little, 8 little, 9 little mustaches10 little mustaches under your nose 9 little, 8 little, 7 little mustaches6 little, 5 little, 4 little mustaches3 little,… Read More Storytime: Hair
Books “Raindrop Plop!” by Wendy Cheyette Lewison“Rain” by Manya Stojic“The Big Storm” by Nancy Tafuri Windshield Wiper This is a fun one to repeat several times and have children do it faster and slower. I’m a windshield wiper (hold up arms)This is how I goBack and forth, back and forth (wave arms back and forth)In… Read More Storytime: Rain
Books “Hooray for Birds” by Lucy Cousins “Feathers for Lunch” by Lois Ehlert “Birds” by Kevin Henkes For “Feathers for Lunch” I brought out a cat puppet with a bell tied around his neck and a bird finger puppet. I acted out the book while I read it and the kids really loved it (especially… Read More Storytime: Birds
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
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
Books “Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa” by Anna Dewdney “Guess How Much I Love You” by Sam McBratney “The Family Book” by Todd Parr Grandma’s Glasses These are grandma’s glasses (circle fingers around eyes) This is grandma’s hat (place hands above head) And this is the way she folds her hands (interlace fingers) And lays… Read More Storytime: Family
Books “Tickle Monster” by Edouard Manceau “If You’re a Monster and You Know It” by Rebecca & Ed Emberley Ten Little Monsters 1 little, 2 little, 3 little monsters 4 little, 5 little, 6 little monsters 7 little, 8 little, 9 little monsters 10 little monsters roaring at me “Go Away, Big Green Monster” by… Read More Storytime: Monsters
Books “Rub-a-Dub Sub” by Linda Ashman “The Pout-Pout Fish” by Deborah Diesen “I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean” by Kevin Sherry Five Little Fishies Five little fishies swimming in the sea (swimming motion) Teasing Mr. Shark, “No you can’t catch me, no you can’t catch me” (wave finger side to side) Along comes Mr.… Read More Storytime: Ocean Animals
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 “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