Outreach Storytimes for October--Autumn Days

I have seven outreach visits scheduled this month!  I'm so glad I was able to share one of my favorite books with them!

Books

Leaf Trouble

by Jnathan Emmett; illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church

Penguin and Pumpkin

by Salina Yoon

The Little Old Lady Who was Not Afraid of Anything

by Linda Williams; illustrated by Megan Lloyd

(my favorite autumn book!)

For younger groups:

Mouse's First Fall

Lauren Thompson; illustrated by Buket Erdogan

Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin

by Mary Serfozo; illustrated by Valeria Petrone

The Busy Little Squirrel

by Nancy Tafuri

Other books I used only a time or two

I Know It's Autumn

by Eileen Spinelli

There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves!

by Lucille Colandro; illustrated by Jared Lee

Flannel Board/Song/Movement

Fall Riddles
(adapted from Totline--The original riddle wording was confusing for some of the kids using first person such as "I grow on trees..." so I reworded them.)

Beneath your feet you hear them crunch

Then they get raked up into a bunch.

What are they?  LEAVES

This drops off trees and there it lies

Til someone baked it into pies

What is it? APPLE

This stands in the field and scares a bird,

But it doesn’t say a single word.

What is it? SCARECROW

It’s cold in autumn, if it blows

It swirl the leaves to make a show.

What is it? WIND

Of all the flowers this one’s queen

When yellow petals and seeds between.

What is it? SUNFLOWER

It’s big and orange and quite a catch

When you pick it from the patch

What is it? PUMPKIN

Autumn Leaves
(tune: Have you ever seen a lassie?)

Autumn leaves are hanging,
are hanging, are hanging
Autumn leaves are hanging
are hanging today.

Autumn leaves turn colors

Turn colors, turn colors

Autumn leaves turn colors

Turn colors today.

Autumn leaves go dancing

Go dancing, go dancing

Autumn leaves go dancing

Go dancing today.

Autumn leaves get raked up

Get raked up, get raked up

Autumn leaves get raked up

Get raked up today.

Autumn leaves are jumped in

Jumped in, jumped in

Autumn leaves are jumped in

Jumped in today!

Scarecrow, Scarecrow
(Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear)

Turn around

Touch the ground

Reach up high

Touch the sky

Dance on your toes
touch your nose

Bend down low

Touch your toe

Jump up now
Take a bow

Stomp your feet

Take a seat