Baby Animals Storytime

Today, as Spring is approaching, we read about baby animals. Click on the titles to see more about the book and to request it from the catalog.

Babies

Who Says Woof? By John Butler
Whose Nose and Toes? By John Butler
Wee Little Chick by Lauren Thompson
Snuggle Wuggle by Jonathan London
Wake-Up Kisses by Pamela Duncan Edwards
This Little Chick by John Lawrence
Domino by Claire Masurel
Where is My Mommy? By Julie Downing
Five Little Chicks by Nancy Tafuri
What the Baby Hears by Laura Godwin

Toddlers

Bunny, My Honey by Anita Jeram
Rabbits & Raindrops by Jim Arnosky
Why Do Kittens Purr? By Marion Dane Bauer
A Hug For You by Margaret Anastas
Kitten’s Big Adventure by Mie Araki
Little Lions by Jim Arnosky
Is Your Mama a Llama? By Debroah Guarino
Wee Little Chick by Lauren Thompson
Just Like You by Jan Fearnley
Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
This Little Chick by John Lawrence
Hoppity Skip Little Chick by Jo Brown
Babies in the Bayou by Jim Arnosky
Wake up, Sleepy Bear! By Christine Morton-Shaw and Greg Shaw
Kittens! Kittens! Kittens! By Susan Meyers
Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! By Susan Meyers
Off We Go! By Jane Yolen
Little Quack by Lauren Thompson
You Are Special, Little One by Nancy Tafuri
At the Edge of the Woods: a counting book by Cynthia Cotton
Have You Got My Purr? By Judy West
The Quiet Little Farm by Janet Kerr
Who Are You, Baby Kangaroo? By Stella Blackstone and Clare Beaton
Ten in the Meadow by John Butler
Hush, Little Ones by John Butler
Dawdle Duckling by Toni Buzzeo
Mommy Mine by Tim Warnes

Preschool

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Just Like You by Jan Fearnley
What Did I Look Like When I Was A Baby? by Jeanne Willis
Know What I Saw? By Aileen Fisher
Little Quack by Lauren Thompson
You Are Special, Little One by Nancy Tafuri
Nancy, the Little Gosling by Eve Tharlet
Duck & Goose by Tad Hills
Somewhere in the Ocean by Jennifer Ward and T.J. Marsh
Fox by Kate Banks

Song

Counting Piglets Sung to: "Ten Little Indians"

One little, two little, three little piglets,
Four little, five little, six little piglets,
Seven little, eight little, nine little piglets,
Ten are in the mud.

All are pink with pudgy noses,
They don't smell a bit like roses,
Curly tails that look like hoses.
Rolling in the mud.

Ten little, nine little, eight little piglets,
Seven little, six little, five little piglets,
Four little, three little, two little piglets.
One is in the mud.

Action Rhymes

Animals
Can you hop like a rabbit? (hop in place with paws in front, twitching)
Can you jump like a frog? (jump in place saying rabbit)
Can you walk like a duck? (waddle back and forth with hands at sides saying quack)
Can you run like a dog? (run in place, tongue out, barking)
Can you fly like a bird? (flap arms and tweet)
Can you swim like a fish? (pucker lips like fish and swim in place)
And be still like a good child –
As still as this? (everyone sit and fold hands)

Puppies and Kittens
One little, two little, three little kittens (pop up three fingers)
Were napping in the sun. (rest head on hands)
One little, two little, three little puppies (pop up three fingers)
Said, “Let’s have some fun.” (smile)

Up to the kittens the puppies went creeping (creep right fingers up left arm)
As quiet as can be.
One little, two little, three little kittens
Went scampering up a tree! (wiggle fingers overhead)

Eight Baby Pigs
Two mother pigs lived in a pen (thumbs)
Each had four babies and that made ten (fingers of both hands)
These four babies were black and white (fingers of one hand)
These four babies were black as night (fingers of the other hand)
All eight babies loved to play (wiggle fingers)
As they rolled and rolled in the mud all day! (roll hands)