Friday, May 8, 2026

Storytimes in April

Fish
(Family)
Too Crowded
by Lena Podest

Hooray for Fish!
by Lucy Cousins

1 Fish, 2 Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (flannel)
Hooray for Fish! (flannel)

The Goldfish (Laurie Berkner)
Roll, Roll Sugar Baby

Fish Dotters


Friends
(Family, Preschool, and Prime Time PS)
A Best Friend for Bear
by Petr H

Pouch!
by David Ezra Stein

Pug & Pig and Friends
by Sue Lowell Gallion; illustrated by Joyce Wan

Friends Share Donuts (magnet board)

Two Little Friends
Driving in My Car

Friends Collaborative Drawing 

Clothes
(Family)
Those Are Not My Underpants!
by Melissa Martin; illustrated by Troy Cummings
(my group was a little young to find the humor in this one)

Maggie and Michael Get Dressed
by Denise Fleming
Getting Dressed (flannel)
(to the rhythm of Bread and Butter, Marmalade and Jam)

Shoes and T-shirt 
Overalls and hat
Let's be a mouse and say hello like that. (softly)

Let's be an elephant and say hello like that. (loudly)

Let's be a sloth and count to five like that (slowly)

Let's be a cheetah and count to five like that (quickly)

I Can Walk on Two Feet
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
I've Changed My Mind
Popcorn Kernels

My scarf says "let's play" with an up and down
My scarf says "let's play" with a round and round
Up and down, round and round
We roll our scarf and say, "Let's Play!"

Felt people and clothes

Guessing
(Family, Preschool, Toddler, and Prime Time PS)

Molly, Olive, and Dexter: A Guessing Game (F)
by Catherine Rayner


Who Has These Feet? (F)
by Laura Hulbert; illustrated by Erik Brooks

What is Growing Inside This Egg? (P)
by Mia Posada

Clothesline Clues to the Sports People Play (P)
by Kathryn Haling & Deborah Hembrook; illustrated by Andy Robert Davies

My Friends Make Me Happy (P)
by Jan Thomas

Is Your Mama a Llama? (T)
by Deborah Guarino; illustrated by Steven Kellogg

Giant Pop-up Vehicles (T)

I Went Walking (T)
by Sue Williams; illustrated by Julie Vivas

Run, Baby, Run (F, P)

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes (F, P)

Wheels on the Bus (T)

If I was a Bird (T)

Iggy (Magnet board--F, P, T)
Iggy Iguana, come out and play!
What color house are you in today?

Spring Riddles (flannel board--F, P)

I float up high in the bright blue sky, soft and fluffy, I drift by. What am I? (cloud)

I tap on the rooftops and splash on the ground, children wear boots and umbrellas when I’m around. What am I? (rain)

I bloom in the garden, in colors galore, bees visit me for nectar they adore. What am I? (flower)

I have soft fur and long ears, I hop around and munch on greens, I love crunchy carrots and nibble all day, in gardens and meadows I love to play. What am I? (rabbit)

I appear after rain with colors so bright, a beautiful arc that brings delight. What am I? (rainbow)