Teddy Bear Storytime

What a great day we had at the Teddy Bear Storytime!! Thank you so much for coming out. Here are the books we read today, along with the songs, rhymes, and pictures from the event! And don't forget to leave me a comment! I love hearing from those that came!

Books:
Beady Bear by Don Freeman
Mr. Bear's Picnic by Debi Gliori
The Bear Came Over to My House by Rick Walton

Songs:

Bears (Sung to Mary Had A Little Lamb)

Grizzly bears are big and brown,
Big and brown, big and brown.
Grizzly bears are big and brown,
And live in the woods.

Polar bears are soft and white,
Soft and white, soft and white.
Polar bears are soft and white,
And live where it is cold.

Panda bears are black and white,
Black and white, black and white.
Panda bears are black and white,
And live in the jungle.

Teddy bears are just my size,
Just my size, just my size.
Teddy bears are just my size,
To cuddle with at night.

If You’re a Bear and You Know it (Sung to "If You're Happy and You Know It")

If you’re a panda bear and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re a panda bear and you know it, clap your paws.
If you’re a panda bear and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re a panda bear and you know it, clap your paws.

If you’re a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth.
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth.
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re a polar bear and you know it, show your teeth.

If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, growl real loud.
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, growl real loud.
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it, growl real loud.

Action-Rhymes:

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, wake up now.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, take a bow.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, dance on your toes.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your nose.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch your shoe.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, I love you.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, reach up high.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, wink one eye.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, slap your knees.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, sit down please.

Insects Storytime

Books:

The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Little Miss Spider at Sunny Patch School by David Kirk
Happy Bees by Arthur Yorinks
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle by Eric Carle
Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk
Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar by Clare Jarrett

Songs & Action Rhymes:

Butterfly (To the Tune of: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

(Hook thumbs together and flutter hands and fingers)
Flutter, flutter butterfly
Floating in the springtime sky
Floating by for all to see
Floating by so merrily
Flutter, flutter, butterfly
Floating in the springtime sky!

Tiny Caterpillar (To the tune of "She'll be coming 'round the mountain")

There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf,
Wiggle, wiggle.
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf,
Wiggle, wiggle.
There’s a tiny caterpillar, tinny caterpillar,
There’s a tiny caterpillar on a leaf,
Wiggle, wiggle.

He will eat the leaves around him ‘til he’s full,
Munch, munch.
A cocoon is what he’s spinning for his home,
Spin, spin.
Then he’ll be a butterfly and fly away,
Flap, flap.

Little Arabella Miller

Little Arabella Miller
Found a woolly caterpillar
First it crawled upon her mother
Then upon her baby brother;
All said, "Arabella Miller
Take away that caterpillar."

Circus Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Chicken Chuck by Bill Martin Jr.
Dad Runs Away with the Circus by Etgar Keret
You See a Circus. I see... by Mike Downs
Deep in the Jungle by Dan Yaccarino

Other Circus books

The Circus Surprise by Ralph Fletcher
Patrick at the Circus by Geoffrey Hayes
Dimity Dumpty: the Story of Humpty’s Little Sister by Bob Graham
Moses Goes to the Circus by Isaac Millman
Emeline at the Circus by Marjorie Priceman
Dumbo by Mathew Price
Spot Goes to the Circus by Eric Hill

Action Rhymes

Silly Clowns

Five silly clowns, jumping all around,
Jump so high, then touch the ground.
One silly clown said, "I can't stay,"
So he turned around and hopped away.
Repeat with four, three, two, one.

Stand Up Tall

(Repeat action rhyme several times, increasing speed each time)

Stand up tall, hands in the air (All stand and raise hands in the air)
Now sit down in your chair (Sit down)
Clap you hands (Clap three times)
Make a frown (Frown)
Smile and smile (Smile)
And flop like a clown! (Wiggle and shake body and arms)

Songs


We Are Clowns Today (tune - The Farmer in the Dell)


We are clowns today,
We are clowns today
Heigh - ho the derry - oh,
We are clowns today.


Additional Verses:
We do tricks today....
We make faces today....
We fall down today....

Did You Ever See A Clown Sung to: "Did You Ever See A Lassie?"


Did you ever see a clown,
A clown, a clown?
Did you ever see a clown
Move this way and that?
Did you ever see a clown
Move this way and that?
Move this way and that way,
Move this way and that way.
Did you ever see a clown
Move this way and that?
(Have child form circle. One child in middle should perform actions. Take turns.)

Let's All Go to the Circus Today Sung to: "Mary Had A Little Lamb"


Let's all go to the circus today,
The circus today, the circus today,
Let's all go to the circus today
And watch the animals play.

Other Verses:
See the lions jump through the hoops...
At the circus today
See the big seals spinning balls...
At the circus today
See the little dogs jump and twirl...
At the circus today

Bedtime Storytime

Toddler Storytime

Time for Bed by Mem Fox
Bedtime by Joan Blos
When Sheep Sleep by Laura Numeroff

Preschool Storytime

Shhhh! Everybody's Sleeping by Julie Markes
Little Quack's Bedtime by Lauren Thompson
I Hate to Go to Bed! by Katie Davis

Rhymes & Fingerplays

Ten in the Bed
There were ten in the bed and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over." (rolling motion)
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
There were nine in the bed and the little one said,
"Roll over, roll over."
So they all rolled over and one fell out...
(This is repeated until you get to the number one.)
There was one in the bed and the little one said,
"Good night!"

Bunnies' Bedtime
"My bunnies now must go to bed,"
The little mother rabbit said.
"But I will count them first to see
If they have all come back to me.
One bunny, two bunnies, three bunnies dear,
Four bunnies, five bunnies, yes, all are here.
They are the prettiest things alive,
My bunnies, one, two, three, four, five."

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around; (turn around)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground. (touch the ground)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, show your shoe; (hold out foot)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, I love you. (hug yourself)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, climb upstairs; (pretend to climb stairs)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say your prayers. (fold hands in prayer)*
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn out the light; (switch out light)
Teddy bear, teddy bear, say, "Good night." (tuck hands to face in sleeping position)

*this line is optional. Can be substituted with "jump in the air" or left out completely.

Bathtime Storytime

Baby Storytime

Maisy Takes a Bath by Lucy Cousins
Rub-a-Dub Sub by Linda Ashman
I can take a bath! By Shigeo Watanabe
Splash! by Flora McDonnell
Is it Time? by Marilyn Janovitz

Toddler Storytime

Elephant Small and the Splashy Bath by Sally Grindley
Puppy & Me: Bath Day by Julia Noonan
What Next, Baby Bear! By Jill Murphy
Bath Time by Eileen Spinelli
Little Bunny’s Bathtime! By Jane Johnson
Big Red Tub by Julia Jarman
To the Tub by Peggy Perry Anderson
Tub Toys by Terry Miller Shannon & Timothy Warner
No Bath for Boris by Diana White
Squeaky Clean by Simon Puttock
Pet Wash by Dayle Ann Dodds

Preschool Storytime

Rabbit Ears by Amber Stewart
Bernard’s Bath by Joan Elizabeth Goodman
Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub by Audrey Wood
Just Me in the Tub by Gina and Mercer Mayer
No Bath! No Way! By Brigitte Weninger
I don’t want to take a bath! By Julie Sykes
Five Minutes' Peace by Jill Murphy
Dirt Boy by Erik Jon Slangerup

Action Rhymes

This is the Way We Wash (Tune: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush)

This is the way we wash our hands,
Wash our hands, wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our hands,
When we take a bath.

This is the way we scrub our face...
This is the way we wipe our ears...
This is the way we scrub our toes...
This is the way we wash our hair...

After A Bath (Suit actions to words)

After a bath I try, try, try
To rub myself dry, dry, dry.
Hands to wipe, and fingers and toes,
And two wet legs and a shiny nose.
Just think, how much less time I’d take,
If I were a dog, and could shake, shake, shake.

Spring Storytime & Craft

Yesterday was our monthly storytime and craft and, despite the rain, we had a good turnout! Thank you to everyone who came, it was a lot of fun and I hope to see you at the Earth Day Storytime next month, registration begins April 8th.

Baby Storytime Books

Spring Things by Bob Raczka
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck by Lisa Westberg Peters
Mud by Mary Lyn Ray
In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming

Toddler Storytime Books

Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson
Splish, Splash, Spring by Jan Carr
It’s Spring! By Else Holmelund
Does a Zebra Bloom in the Spring? By Viki Woodworth
Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck by Lisa Westberg Peters
Mud by Mary Lyn Ray
Spring Song by Barbara Seuling
Wake Up, It’s Spring! By Lisa Campbell Ernst
Rabbit’s Good News by Ruth Lercher Bornstein

Preschool Storytime Books

Round Robin by Jack Kent
Spring Thaw by Steven Schnur
Possum and the Peeper by Anne Hunter
Grandma Baba's sunny spring By Wakiko Sato
When Will It Be Spring? By Catherine Walters
Raven and River by Nancy White Carlstrom
The Spring Rabbit by Joyce Dunbar
Hopper Hunts for Spring by Marcus Pfister

Song

Little Ducks Song (Tune: "London Bridge")
Little ducks go quack, quack, quack
Quack, quack, quack,
Quack, quack, quack -
Little ducks go quack quack quack
In the springtime.

2. Little lambs go baa, baa, baa
3. Little piglets go oink, oink, oink
4. Little bunnies go hop, hop, hop

Action Rhyme

The Big Round Sun
The big round sun in a springtime sky (form a large circle with arms.)
Winked at a cloud that was passing by. (wink eye)
The little cloud laughed as it scattered rain, (flutter fingers downward)
Then out came the big round sun again. (form a large circle with arms.)

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)

Bunnies, Bunnies, Everywhere!!

Today was a celebration of bunnies, in honor of Spring and the upcoming holidays. Here are some that you can check out for yourself, just click on the title to view it in the catalog.

Baby Storytime
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Bunny and Me by Adele Aron Greenspun and Joanie Schwarz
Where Is It? By Tana Hoban
Ten Little Bunnies by Robin Spowart

Toddler Storytime
Nobunny’s Perfect by Anna Dewdney
Where Did Bunny Go? By Nancy Tafuri
My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann
What Do We Do with the Baby? By Rick Walton
Bunny Fun by Sarah Weeks
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
Bunny My Honey by Anita Jeram
All Together Now by Anita Jeram
Flora’s Surprise! By Debi Gliori
Flora’s Blanket by Debi Gliori
We’re Rabbits! By Lisa Westberg Peters
Rabbits & Raindrops by Jim Arnosky
Bunnies and Their Hobbies by Nancy Carlson
What Does Bunny See? By Linda Sue Park
Overboard! By Sarah Weeks
The Magic Rabbit by Richard Jesse Watson
Will You Be My Friend? By Nancy Tafuri
Tick-Tock, Drip-Drop: a bedtime story by Nicola Moon
Rabbit Pie by Penny Ives
What Does the Rabbit Say? By Jacque Hall
Night Rabbits by Monica Wellington
Bunny’s Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown
Dinnertime! By Sue Williams
Astro Bunnies by Christine Loomis
Scuba Bunnies by Christine Loomis
Little Rabbit's Big Day by Charlotte van Emst

Preschool Storytime
Tom Rabbit by Martin Waddell
Bunnies on the Go: Getting from Place to Place by Rick Walton
Rabbit’s Wish by Paul Stewart
Our Twitchy by Kes Gray and Mary McQuillan
Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! By Candace Fleming
Rabbit Ears by Amber Stewart
Rabbit’s Good News by Ruth Lercher Bornstein
The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
The Spring Rabbit by Joyce Dunbar
Lettice: The Flying Rabbit by Mandy Stanley
Hopper Hunts for Spring by Marcus Pfister
A Surprise for Rosie by Julia Rawlinson
Rabbit Surprise by Eric L. Houck, Jr.
Little Bunny Foo Foo by Paul Brett Johnson
More Bunny Trouble by Hans Wilhelm
Dance Away by George Shannon
I Love You, Bunny Rabbit by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim
Really Rabbits by Virginia Kroll
Rabbit Food by Susanna Gretz
The April Rabbits by David Cleveland

Song and Rhyme about Bunnies

Nine Little Bunnies - to the tune of "Ten Little Indians"
One little, two little, three little bunnies,
Four little, five little, six little bunnies,
Seven little, eight little, nine little bunnies,
Hopping* all around.

Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, STOP!**
Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, STOP!
Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, STOP!
Hop, hop, hop, hop, STOP!

*Insert other actions as desired -- hop, jump, skip, run, walk, tiptoe, dance, etc.
**On the word STOP, students must freeze.

Baby Bunny Action Rhyme
Baby bunny bounces high; (Jump high.)
Baby bunny bounces low; (jump low.)
Baby bunny blinks his eyes; (Blink eyes.)
Baby Bunny waves good-bye. (Wave good-bye.)

Valentine's Day Storytime!!

Valentine's Day has come, and gone, and we had a great time at the special storytime! Here are some great books and rhymes you can use for next year, along with pictures from the event. Click on the book links to go to the LCPL catalog!

Toddler Books:

The Ballad of Valentine by Alison Jackson

Mouse's First Valentine by Lauren Thompson

Valentine Mice! by Bethany Roberts

Preschool Books:

Bee My Valentine! by Miriam Cohen

One Zillion Valentines by Frank Modell

Rhyme Time Valentine by Nancy Poydar

Will You Be My Valentine? by Steven Kroll

Winnie the Pooh's Valentine by Bruce Talkington

1-2-3 Valentine's Day by Jeanne Modesitt

Love, Ruby Valentine by Laurie Firedman

Valentine by Carol Carrick

Song - You're a Special Friend of Mine (Tune of Mary had a Little Lamb)

You're a special friend of mine,

Friend of mine, friend of mine.

You're a special friend of mine,

Be my valentine.

Action Rhyme - Just for You

Cut, cut, cut with scissors. (Pretend to cut)

Paste, paste, paste with glue. (Pretend to glue)

Color, color, color with crayons. (Pretend to color)

(Both thumbs pointing to self) I made this pretty Valentine,

(Extend hands outward as if offering a gift) Just for YOU!

Action Rhyme - Make a Heart

Make a heart up in the sky.

Make it tall,

Make it wide.

Make a heart close to the ground.

Make it small,

Then sit down.

Action Rhyme - Hands up high...

Hands up high,
Hands down low.
Hide those hands,
Now where did they go?
One hand up,
the other one too,
Clap them,
Fold them,
Now we're through.

Action-Rhyme of the Week - Two Little Feet

Every week I will put up a song, a rhyme, or something similar so that you know the words to it and can use it at home. If you have any requests, please leave a comment!

This week it is: Two Little Feet

Two little feet go stamp, stamp, stamp
Two little hands go clap, clap, clap
One little body goes round and round
One little body sits quietly down.

Enjoy!!