Family Storytime--Fall

Books

Pumpkin Cat

by Anne Mortimer

Who Loves the Fall?

by Bob Raczka; illustrated by Judy Stead

The Busy Little Squirrel

by Nancy Tafuri

Songs and Movement

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

(clap the syllables)

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin bread

loaf shape with hands

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin head

point to head

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin pie

hands form a circle

pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin eyes

point to eyes

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin  cake

make a tall cake with hands

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin shake

shake

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin stew

make pot with one hand and stir with the other

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin BOO!

Silly Dance Contest

Jim Gill

I Can Walk on Two Feet

Flannel

Fall Riddles

Five Little Pumpkins

Art

White and colored chalk on dark paper

Optional Books

Mouse's First Fall

In the Middle of Fall

Ten Little Squirrels