"A library book, I imagine, is a happy book." Cornelia Funke

"Everything puts me in mind of a story." Ben Franklin

Monday, November 21, 2011

Warm and cozy storytime


Hide and Sheep by Andrea Beaty and Bill Mayer
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Traditional, Illus. by Timothy Bush
Kiki's Blankie by Janie Bynum
Knitty, Kitty by David Elliott, Ilus. by Christopher Denise
Moo , Moo, Brown Cow, Have You Any Milk?  by Phillis Gershator, Illus. by Giselle Potter
One Little Lamb by Elaine Greenstein
Kiss Good Night by Amy Hest, Illus. by Anita Jeram
In November by Cynthia Rylant, Illus. by Jill Kastner
Soft House by Jane Yolen, Illus. by Wendy Anderson Halprin

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full.
One for the master
One for the dame
And one for the little boy
who lives down the lane.

Baa baa white sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three needles full.
One to mend a jumper
One to mend a frock
And one for the little girl
With holes in her socks.

Baa baa grey sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three bags full.
One for the kitten
One for the cats
And one for the guinea pigs
To knit some woolly hats.


Fuzzy Wuzzy Blanket

(Tune: Oscar Meyer Weiner song)

Oh I wish I were a fuzzy wuzzy blanket
That is what I’d truly like to be
‘Cause if I were a fuzzy wuzzy blanket
Everyone would snuggle up with me!


Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar
Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar
Into a corner will creep
(creep fingers)
He'll spin himself a blanket
And then fall fast asleep
(rest head, close eyes)
Fuzzy, wuzzy caterpillar
Very soon will rise (wake up)
And find he has grown beautiful wings
Now he's a butterfly!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Hats Off to Storytime


Where's Mary's Hat? Barroux
The Hat by Jan Brett
Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley, Illus. by Roberta Angaramo (after boots comes hats)
Buy My Hats! by Dave Horowitz
Brownie and Pearl See the Sights by Cynthia Rylant, Illus. by Brian Biggs (includes a trip to the hat shop)
Caps for Sale by Esphr Slobodkina
Do You Have a Hat? by Eileen Spinelli, Illus. by Geraldo Valerio
A Hat for Minerva Louise by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Songs:


On My Head I Wear A Hat (Tune of "This Old Man")

On my head I wear a hat


It is such a funny hat

That my head will wiggle wiggle to and fro

Where else can my fun hat go?


On my foot I wear a hat

It is such a funny hat

That my foot  will wiggle wiggle to and fro

Where else can my fun hat go?
Repeat with different body parts

Where Has My Hat Gone? (Tune of “Where Has My Little Dog Gone?)

Oh where, oh where has my red hat gone?


Oh where, oh where can it be?

I’ve looked up high and Ive looked down low.

Did someone hide it from me?

Repeat with different colors...

Take Me Riding in the Car Storytime



Mitchell's License by Hallie Durand, Illus. byTony Fucile
My Side of the Car by Kate Feiffer, Illus. by Jules Feiffer
Fast Food by Saxton Freymann & Joost Elffers
Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia
In the Driver's Seat by Max Haynes
The Scrubbly-Bubbly Car Wash by Irene O'Garden, Illus. by Cynthia Jabar
Cars by Anne Rockwell
Cars Galore by Peter Stein, Illus. by Bob Staaks
Who Is Driving? by Leo Timmers
The Wheels on the Race Car by Alexander Zane, Illus. by James Warhola

Song:

Hunk of Tin

I'm a little hunk of tin
Nobody knows what shape I'm in
I've got four wheels and a running board
I'm not a Chevy, I'm a Ford

Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash  beep beep
Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash  beep beep
Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash beep beep

Grandpa's beard is long and grey
It gets longer every day
Grandma eats it in her sleep
Says it tastes like shredded wheat

Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash  beep beep
Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash  beep beep
Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash  beep beep

I'm a little acorn round
Lying on the cold, cold ground
Everybody steps on me
That is why I'm cracked you see

Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash beep beep
Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash  beep beep
Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash beep beep

I'm a little hunk of tin
Nobody knows what shape I'm in
I've got four wheels and a running board
I'm not a Chevy, I'm a Ford
Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash beep beep
Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash beep beep
Honk honk rattle rattle rattle crash crash beep beep

Actions:
Honk: Pull your earlobe
Rattle: Shake your head back and forth quickly
Crash: Hit your chin with the heal of your hand
Beep: Hit your nose with your fingers




Monday, November 7, 2011

Grumpy, disagreeable storytime!


"I'm Not Cute!" by Jonathan Allen
No, I Want Daddy! by Nadine Brun-Cosme, Illus. by Michel Backes
Finn Throws a Fit! by David Elliott, Illus. by Timothy Basil Ering
This is the Baby by Candace Fleming, Illus. by Maggie Smith
Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks, Illus. by Sue Hendra
Pete's a Pizza by William Steig
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Grumpy Cat by Britta Teckentrup
Misery Moo by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross

Songs:


If You're Ever Feeling Grouchy  (sung to Did You Ever See a Lassie)

If you're ever feeling grouchy, so grouchy, so grouchy,

 If you're ever feeling grouchy,

 Just flap both your arms.

 Flap this way and that way and this way and that way.

 If you're ever feeling grouchy just flap both your arms.


 If you're ever feeling grouchy, so grouchy,  so grouchy,

 If you're ever feeling grouchy,

 Just jump up real high.

 Jump this way and that way and this way and that way.

 If you're ever feeling grouchy just jump up real high.


 If you're ever feeling grouchy,  so grouchy, so grouchy,

 If you're ever feeling grouchy,

 Just spin on your toes.

 Spin this way and that way and this way and that way.

 If you're ever feeling grouchy just spin on your toes.


If you're ever feeling grouchy,  so grouchy, so grouchy,

 If you're ever feeling grouchy,

 Just wear a big smile.

 Smile this way and that way and this way and that way.

 If you're ever feeling grouchy just wear a big smile.

Original Words by Joe Stover

If You're Grumpy and You Know It  (sung to If You're Happy and You Know It)

 If you're grumpy and you know it say, "Grr, grr."

 If you're grumpy and you know it say, "Grr, grr."

 If you're grumpy and you know it,

 And you really want to show it,

 If you're grumpy and you know it say, "Grr, grr."

 If you're grumpy and you know it stomp your feet.

 If you're grumpy and you know it stomp your feet.

 If you're grumpy and you know it,

 And you really want to show it,

 If you're grumpy and you know it stomp your feet.


If you're grumpy and you know it cross your arms.

 If you're grumpy and you know it cross your arms.

 If you're grumpy and you know it,

 And you really want to show it,

 If you're grumpy and you know it cross your arms.



If you're grumpy and you know it say, "Gimme that!"

 If you're grumpy and you know it say, "Gimme that!"

 If you're grumpy and you know it,

 And you really want to show it,

 If you're grumpy and you know it say, "Gimme that!"



If you're grumpy and you know it do all four.

 If you're grumpy and you know it do all four.

 If you're grumpy and you know it,

 And you really want to show it,

 If you're grumpy and you know it do all four.

Original Words by Joe Stover