Tongue Twister Storytime

Books

Nanette's Baguette

by Mo Willems

There's a Hole in a Log on the Bottom of the Lake

by Loren Long

Graph Question

Which would you like to do?
Pick a pile of purple pickles (2)
Choose two new blue shoes (2)
Cook and cool cupcakes quickly (12)
Watch a rich witch (8)

Songs/Rhymes

Henrietta's hammer hammers hard.

Silly Dance Contest

Play and Learn

Playdough (all yellow)
Beads on a pipe cleaner
Blocks
Mr. Potato Head

Grace Lin

On Thursday, August 8 we hosted the awesome author/illustrator Grace Lin for our Family Summer Reading Event!  Her presentation was awesome and my daughter was so excited to get her favorite book (Dumpling Days) signed by the author!

On the day of the event Grace was going to read aloud to our kids at Camp Read-A-Rama before lunch, however, her plane was delayed.  So I got the opportunity to read aloud from Grace Lin's books!  I have read all of her books so it was hard to choose but I finally decided to read a few of her Chinese Folklore stories.  Here is what I choose:

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

The Story of the Old Man of the Moon

The Story of the Paper of Happiness

Starry River of the Sky

The Story of the Old Sage

When the Sea Turned to Silver

The Story of the Ginseng Boy

Cats--Preschool Storytime

Books

I am a Cat

by Galia Bernstein

Black Cat, White Cat

by Silvia Borando

Flannel

Six little kittens found a box of paint.
They jumped right in...their mother will faint!
The first little kitten came out all red.
"I'll be orange," the second kitten said.
The third little kitten turned bright yellow
"I'll be green", said the next little fellow.
The fifth kitten said, "My favorite color is blue"
"Purple for me," said the sixth with a mew
Danding home the kittens go
To show their mother a KITTEN RAINBOW!

Songs

Kitty Cat
(tune: I'm a little teapot)
I'm a little kitty cat nice and sweet
Here are my whiskers and her are my feet
When I go out hunting mice beware!
Or you might just get a...SCARE!

Five Little Kittens
5 little kittens standing in a row
They nod their heads to the children so.
They turn to the left, they turn to the right
They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight.
Along comes a dog, who's ready for some fun...
Me-ooow! See the kittens run!

Play and Learn
Stuffed animal cats and dogs and vet set

Cats--Toddler Storytime

For some reason I had the worst time deciding on a storytime for today!  But this one came together quickly and the children really enjoyed it--especially Big Box, Little Box and the playdough!

Books

Lola Gets a Cat

by Anna McQuinn; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Big Box Little Box

by Caryl Hart; illustrated by Edward Underwood 

Meeow and the Blue Table

by Sebastien Braun

Songs/Rhymes

Kitty Cat
(tune: I'm a Little Teapot)

I'm a little kitty cat nice and sweet
Here are my whiskers and here are my feet.
When I go out hunting mice beware!
Or you might just have a ... SCARE!

Five Little Kittens

Five little kittens standing in a row
They nod their heads to the children so
They run to the left, they run to the right
They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight.
Along comes a dog, who's in for some fun...
Me-ooow! See the kittens run!

I'm Hopping Like a Bunny
Nancy Stewart

Play and Learn

Yellow Playdough
All but one toddler played with playdough the whole time!  He enjoyed the buckets and beanbags.

Family Storytime--Books with Holes!

It was fun to substitute for Family Storytime today!  I had children ages 2 through 8 for a total of 17 in attendance.  I reused a theme I did in May with a moon book (with holes) thrown in.

Books

When the Moon Smiled

by Petr Horacek

Night Lights

by Nicholas Blechman

Flannel

Very Hungry Caterpillar

Songs/Rhymes

My Hedgehog

Dancing Rainbow Colors

Hop, Hop, Stop!

Bluegrass Jamboree

Play and Learn

Activities with HOLES!

Seal Ring Toss
Hula Hoops
Peg Puzzle
Mr. Potato Head
Straws and Connectors
Hole Punch Process Art

Baby Storytime--Down on the Farm

Visiting the farm for the first six weeks of summer!

Song/Rhymes/Bounces

You Ought to See My Baby
Baby-O
You ought to see my baby
My baby loves to bounce
And every time we sing this song
We bounce and bounce and bounce

Stretch
Roll
Clap

Hello!
Hello __________
Hello __________
Hello __________
We're glad you're here today!

Little Bear
Little Bear, in the tree
Sitting oh, so still
Won't you come out?
Yes he will!
He looks to the left
He looks to the right
He looks straight ahead
Then he POPS! out of sight

Old MacDonald Had a Farm
with puppets
Cow, pig, dog, duck, lamb

Roly-Poly
Roly-poly, roly-poly
Big, big, big
Roly-poly, roly-poly
Small, small, small
Roly-poly, roly-poly
Touch your toes
Roly-poly, roly-poly
Touch your nose
Roly-poly, roly-poly
Up to the sky
Roly-poly, roly-poly
Fly, fly, fly!

The Noble Duke of York
Baby-O

This is the Way
This is the way the lady rides
The lady rides, the lady rides
This is the way the lady rides
So early in the morning.

Gentleman (faster)
Farmer (side to side)
Ending with a "Boop!" and drop between adults knees.

Hey Diddle Diddle

Over in the Barnyard 
One-cut flannel
Over in the barnyard in the pen in the sun

Lived an old mother pig and her little piglet one

Oink said the mother, we oink said the one

So they oinked all day in the pen in the sun.

Over in the barnyard where the green grass grew

Lived an old mother horse and her little colts two.

Neigh said the mother, we neigh said the two

So they neighed all day where the green grass grew.

Over in the barnyard beneath the old oak tree

Lived an old mother sheep and her little lambs three

Baa said the mother, we baa said the three

So they baaed all day beneath the old oak tree.

Read Aloud Book
one each week

The Very Busy Spider

(select pages)

Eric Carle

Together
by Dimitrea Tokunbo; illustrated by Jennifer Gwynne Oliver

Time for Bed
by Mem Fox; illustrated by Jane Dyer

Hello, Day!
by Anita Lobel

All Kinds of Kisses
by Nancy Tafuri

Barnyard Banter
by Denise Fleming

Shared Reading
A variety of board books with a farm/animal theme for adults and babies to share together including:

Dog & Friends On the Farm

by Emma Dodd

How Kind!

by Mary Murphy

Old MacDonald had a Farm

illustrated by Yu-hsuan Huang

Play and Learn

Sun, Moon, and Stars

Our 2nd toddler storytime about things in the sky!

Books

Kitten's First Full Moon

by Kevin Henkes

When the Moon Smiled

by Petr Horacek

abbreviated

What the Sun Sees/What the Moon Sees

by Nancy Tafuri

Song and Rhymes

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!

Hey Diddle, Diddle 
flannel

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

Play and Learn

Enjoy playing outside in the sun!

• Water tubs and toys
• Tunnel
• Beach balls
• Hula Hoops
• Ribbons
• Bubbles
• Parachute