Thursday, April 24, 2025

Tiptoe Storytime

Books

Where There's a Bear, There's Trouble
by Michael Catchpool; illustrated by Vanessa Cabban

The Tiptoeing Tiger
by Philippa Leathers

Tiptoe Joe
by Ginger Foglesong Gibons; illustrated by Laura Rankin

Songs and Movement

Here is the Beehive

I Can Walk on Two Feet

If I was a Bird

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Baby Storytime--Farm

Books

Hello, Day!
by Anita Lobel

Peek-a-Moo!


I Went Walking
by Sue Williams; illustrated by Julie Vivas


The Very Busy Spider
by Eric Carle

This is the Farmer
by Nancy Tafuri

Songs, Rhymes, and Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby

Good Morning to You

Old MacDonald had a Farm

My Body

I Have a Little Pony

Jack and Jill

The Itsy, Bitsy Spider

Toast

One Bright Scarf

Flannel

Over on the Barnyard

Thursday, April 17, 2025

BIG Storytime

Books
I'm Not Small
by Nina Crews

Watch Out! There's a Monster Coming!
by Karl Newson; illustrated by Zehra Hicks

I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
by Kevin Sherry

Songs and Movement

Roll, Roll Sugar Baby

Colors in Motion

The Monster Boogie
Laurie Berkner

My Hands

Magnet Board

Five Big Dump Trucks

Activity

Giant Coloring Sheets

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Dinosaurs--Preschool and Family

I liked the preschool storytime better...(I did the family storytime first and glad I had a chance to try again with preschool...plus the new book "How Many Dinosaurs..." came in, which would have worked well with family storytime too).

Preschool Storytime (April 11)

Books

Triceratopposite
by Bridget Heos; illustrated by T. L. McBeth

How Many Dinosaurs is Too Many?
by Lou Peacock; illustrated by Nicola Slater


Dinosaur Roar!
by Paul Stickland and Henrietta Stickland

Songs and Movement

Hello, Friends
with sign language

Two Little Dinosaurs (magnet board)
(based on Two Little Blackbirds)
Sitting a a hill (Jack and Jill)
Flying in the sky (Low and High)
Standing tall like a pole (Fast and Slow)
Looking at the cloud (Quiet and Loud)


Dinosaur, Dinosaur Turn Around

We are the Dinosaurs
Laurie Berkner

Dinosaur Stomp

Goodbye, Friends

Play

Playdough and Dinos


Dinosaur Pattern Blocks

Dinosaur Hunt




Family Storytime (April 1)

Books
Am I Yours?
by Alex Latimer

Triceratops Stomp
by Karen Patkau

Dinosaur Stomp!
pop-up
by Paul Stickland

Songs and Movement

Hello, Hello

Five Enormous Dinosaurs (flannel)

One Little Dinosaur went out to Play

Dinosaur Stomp

We are the Dinosaurs
Laurie Berkner

Dinosaur, Dinosaur Turn Around

Our Hands say, "Let's play!"

Play

Dinosaur Pattern Blocks

Dinosaur Hunt

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Ducks--Toddlers

One more crack at ducks--this time with a small, young group at another library.  Not officially Toddler Storytime, but most of the children were toddlers!

Books

Ducks Away!
by Mem Fox; illustrated by Judy Horacek

Splish, Splash, Ducky!
by Lucy Cousins

Music and Movement

My Hands Say Hello

Five Little Ducks
with flannel board

I've Changed My Mind
Jim Gill

Popcorn Kernels

Are You Sleeping?

One Bright Scarf

Play and Learn

Plastic ducks in water