STORTIME: Down at the Pond

Scoot! by Cathryn Falwell- Amazing collage illustrations. Age appropriate introduction to pond ecology.

The Croaky Pokey! by Ethan Long- To the tune of the Hokey Pokey. Get your kids up and moving with this funny twist on the original song. The repetition will make it easy for kids and parents to sing along.

One Frog Sang by Shirley Parenteau- A counting book where you get to make all different species of frog sounds!

The Croaky Pokey! by Ethan Long- A funny and original spin on the Hokey Pokey. Of course your kids will want to be up and dancing during this book so encourage it.

STORYTIME: Taking a Trip

It's Vacation Time by Lerryn Korda- Simple and sweet story about friends who overpack for their trip.

Alistair and Kip's Great Adventure by John Segal-Story with a linear narrative. Cute story and a nice change from my usual storytime selections.

STORYTIME: AHHHHHH CHOOOOOO

Books:
My Cold Went on Vacation by Molly Rausch- Funny illustrations as a young child wonders where their cold came from as they very literally believe a cold is a little being that travels around. A fun way to introduce what a cold is to kids.



If Beaver Had a Fever by Helen Ketteman- A little long so you may want to paperclip some pages but overall a decent book for the theme.

Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson-Our friend bear is back but this time his friends have to help take care of him while he is sick.

Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard- Bird gets bonked on the head and all the forest animals try to comfort him in their own way.

10 Little Doggies

Ten little doggies went out one day
(hold 10 fingers up)
To dig in the dirt and play, play, play.
(Pretend to dig like a dog with both hands)
Five were spotted, and five were not,
(Hold up one hand at a time)
and at dinner time they ate a lot!
(Pretend to eat)

-From the blog Silly Librarian

Chook, chook, chook

Chook, chook, chook
Good morning, Mrs. Hen. (Hold up both thumbs)
How many chickens have you got?
Madam, I’ve got ten. (Show ten fingers)
Four of them are yellow. (Show four fingers on one hand)
And four of them are brown (Show four fingers on the other hand)
And two of them are speckled red (Show two fingers)
The nicest in the town.

-From the blog Silly Librarian

Blue is the Lake

Blue is the lake
Hold arms out in a circle in front of you
Yellow is the sun
Move arms, still in circle, overhead
Silver are the stars when the day is done
Wiggle fingers overhead
Red is the apple
Make a round ball with your fingers in front of you
Green is the tree
Hold arms up like branches
Brown is a cookie for you and me
Rub tummy!

-From the blog Mel's desk

STORYTIME: Goats

Books:
Scapegoat by Dean Hale- A little boys keeps doings some pretty naughty things at home and blames the poor pet goat. But things change when the goats meets up with a neighbor who can actually speak goat! Great rhyming scheme and funny for older kids too.

Let's Count Goats by Mem Fox - What a fun book with big bold Jan Thomas illustrations. I finally have a reason to bust out my new goat puppet at story time. Not as humorous as Thomas's hilarious Dust Bunny books but a great read none the less.