Dragon Storytime

Book suggestions:

• Loveabye Dragon by Barbara Joose, Illus. by Randy Cecil
• Young Henry and the Dragon by Jeanne Kaufman, Illus. Daria Tessler
• Who Wants a Dragon by James Mayhew, Illus. by Lindsey Gardiner
• The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle, Illus. by Hanako Wakiyama
• One Drowsy Dragon by Ethan Long
• When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore, Illus. by Howard McWilliam
• The Pet Dragon: a Story About Adventure, Friendship & Chinese Characters by Christopher Niemann
• Goodnight, Dragons by Judith L. Roth, Illus. by Pascal Lemaitre
• Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin, Illus. by Daniel Salmieri
• Get Well, Good Knight by Shelly Moore Thomas, Illus. by Jennifer Plecas (an early reader, but so good!)

Such a cute craft idea:

Dragon fire from Pomfret Library



From my favorite Sunflower Storytime Blog :

 Dragon, Dragon Turn Around

Dragon, dragon, turn around
Dragon, dragon, touch the ground
Dragon, dragon, fly up high
Dragon, dragon, touch the sky
Dragon, dragon, swing your tail
Dragon, dragon, shake your scales
Dragon, dragon, give a ROAR
Dragon, dragon, sit on the floor

From my file box:

Did You Ever Find a Dragon?

sung to "Did You Ever See a Lassie?"

Did you ever find a dragon?
A dragon? A dragon? (Walk in a circle)
Did you ever find a dragon? All scaly & green?
With blazing eyes and fiery breath, (Point to eyes & mouth)
And swishy tail & green toes? (Wiggle behind & toes)
Did you ever find a dragon? All scaly & green?
(Walk in a circle)

Two Holiday Treats

Christmas Parade by Sandra Boynton.

 I have loved Sandra Boynton's illustrations since she made gift cards in the 1980s. Surely you are familiar with her fantastic Board Books such as Moo, Baa, La La, La! or Barnyard Dance! Christmas Parade is just as fun, but it is a small hardcover picture book geared to 3-6 year olds. Boynton's incomparable animals march across the pages lead by a serious looking elephant and concluding with the "tiniest bird with the loudest tuba you ever have heard." After the parade, a bunny slipper shod piglet gets the merriest surprise. This is another bouncy winner from Boynton!

Daddy Christmas and Hanukkah Mama by Selina Alko

This sweet picture book fills a gap for families who celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah and want to see their traditions reflected in their holiday reading.When they began their family, author Alko and her husband shared traditions from their different religious backgrounds and in this book, young Sadie happily tells readers all the special things that her family does together during the winter holidays. From leaving out latkes and milk for Santa, to hanging candy canes on the menorah, to sharing both Jewish and Christian stories at the extended family gathering, this family wastes no opportunity for joyous celebration. The illustrations are a pleasant mix of collage and colored pencil and well convey the energetic holiday spirit. A recipe for Cranberry Kugel Dressing follows the story.

First Baby Storytime of the season

This fall I will be swapping my Family/Preschool storytime for a Baby laptime program. It is hard to give up my preschoolers, but I have to share with my lovely co-worker, Miss Carol. Babytime will be a new adventure for me. Today was my first one, and I had four babies and caregivers come. Two grandmas, a nanny and a mom brought their little ones. The actual storytime is scheduled for 15 minutes, with playtime following. This was ample material for that time frame.

What follows is the format that I used today. I borrowed heavily from the wonderful blog Library Noise .

Welcome Song:

 To the tune of "Where is Thumbkin" and gets sung to each child. If a child is late, we sing it to him or her when they come in.

Where is [insert name here?] Where is [insert name here?] (cover eyes with hands)
There (s)he is! There (s)he is! (point to the child)
I'm so glad to see you! I'm so glad to see you!
Peek-a-boo! Peek-a-boo! (play peek-a-boo with the child)

3-4 Mother Goose Rhymes/Songs/more subtle action rhymes:

I showed pictures from the beautifully illustrated Pocket Full of Posies: a Treasury of Nursery Rhymes by Salley Mavor as we recited the rhymes.

 

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Baa baa black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes, sir, yes sir,

Three bags full,

One for my master,

One for my dame,

And one for the little boy (girl)

Who lives down the lane,

Baa baa black sheep,

Have you any wool?

Yes, sir, yes sir,

Three bags full.

By Salley Mavor

 

Pease Porridge Hot

Pease Porridge Hot,

Pease Porridge Cold,

Pease Porridge in the Pot,

Nine Days Old.

 

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,

How I wonder what you are,

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky,

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,

How I wonder what you are.

 

Hey Diddle Diddle

Hey diddle, diddle! The cat and the fiddle.

The cow jumped over the moon.

The little dog laughed to see such sport,

And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Detail from "Hey Diddle, Diddle" by Salley Mavor

 

Read 1st book: Bunny and Me by Adele Aron Greenspun and Joanie Schwarz

4-5 Action Rhymes/Tickle Rhymes/Knee Bounces:

Cuckoo clock 

            (swing baby from side to side)

Tick-tock, tick-tock, I’m a little cuckoo clock.

Tick-tock, tick-tock,

Now I’m striking one o’clock.    

Cuckoo!         (lift baby up)

 

          Repeat first two lines….

Now I’m striking two o’clock. 

Cuckoo! Cuckoo!    (lift baby up two times)

 

Now I’m striking three o’clock. 

Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Cuckoo!    (lift baby up three times)

 

These Are Baby’s Fingers

 These are baby’s fingers (wiggle fingers)

And these are baby’s toes (wiggle toes)

This is baby’s belly button (circle finger on baby’s tummy)

Round and round it goes,

These are baby’s eyes (gently touch eyes)

And this is baby’s nose (touch nose)

This is baby’s belly button (tickle tummy)

Right where Mommy (Daddy, Grandma, etc.)blows!

(buzz lips on baby’s tummy)

 

Baby’s Hokey Pokey:

 

You put your arms up,  you put your arms down,

You put your arms up and wave them all around.

Then tickle tickle, wiggle wiggle

Everyone knows, that’s how the baby’s hokey pokey goes!

 

You put your legs up,  you put your legs down,

You put your legs up and kick them all around.

Then tickle tickle, wiggle wiggle

Everyone knows, that’s how the baby’s hokey pokey goes!

 

This is the Way the Ladies Ride

This is the way the ladies ride,

Bounce, bounce, bounce,

(Bounce baby on your knee)

This is the way the gentlemen ride,

Boom, boom, boom,

(Bounce baby faster)

This is the way the farmers ride,

Trot, trot, trot.

(Bounce one leg at a time)

This is the way the babies ride,

Whee!

(Lift baby high in the air)

 

The Kissing Rhyme

(Lift Baby up and down)

Up, up, up in the air like this

Down, down down for a great big kiss

(Give a kiss)

Up like this, down for a kiss,

(Give another kiss)

You’re a special baby!

(Give a big hug)

 

Next, I hand out egg shakers:

Shaker Song (to the tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down”)
Shake your shaker in the air
Shake it here, shake it there
Shake your shaker in the air,
Shake your shaker.

Shake it high and shake it low
Shake it yes, shake it no.
Shake it high and shake it low
Shake your shaker.

Shake it up and shake it down
Rub your shaker on the ground.
Shake it up and shake it down
Shaker your shaker.

“Shake Your Sillies Out” from More Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi

Read 2nd book : All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri

 

 Pat A Cake

Pat a cake pat a cake
Baker’s man
Bake me a cake as fast as you can
(Clap baby’s hands together)
Pat it
(Pat baby’s tummy)
And roll it
(Roll baby’s hands over each other)
And mark it with B
(Trace the letter B on baby’s tummy)
And put it in the oven for Baby and me!
(Clap again!)

Sing the goodbye song:

Storytime is Done (sing to The Farmer in the Dell)

Storytime is done, storytime is done,
hi ho the derrio, storytime is done.
It’s time to play with toys, it’s time to play with toys,
hi ho the derrio, it’s time to play with toys.

 

It's a Tiger!

When I get back to doing Family or Preschool Storytimes, I'll be sure to include David LaRochelle's new book, It's a Tiger! It's just the kind of story that I like to share most, somewhat silly, and begging for audience participation. The child narrator is telling us a story about monkeys in the jungle, when a tiger barges in. He is big, stripey, and has sharp teeth. Run! Jeremy Tankard's colorful pictures provide clues to the observant reader, who will never be surprised by the tiger's next appearance. A fun surprise ending completes this great storytime share.

Summer Fun Storytime

This is our last storytime until fall. I will miss it!

Books:

• Duck Tents by Lynne Berry, Illus. by Hiroe Nakata
• Got to Dance by M.C. Helldorfer, Illus. by Hiroe Kakata
• Chilly Milly Moo by Fiona Ross (ice cream)
• Going to the Beach with Lily and Milo by Pauline Oud
• The Enormous Turnip a folktale Illus. by Kathy Parkinson (gardening)
• I Want to Do It Myself by Tony Ross (camping)
• Brownie & Pearl Take a Dip by Cynthia Rylant, Illus. by Brian Biggs
• Minerva Louise at the Fair by Janet Morgan Stoeke
• Oh My Gosh, Mrs. McNosh! by Sarah Weeks, Illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott (fun in the park)
• Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems

Perfect Pets Storytime

Books:

• No Dogs Allowed! by Linda Ashman, Illus. by Kristin Sorra
• Wiener Wolf by Jeff Crosby
• Please Take Me For a Walk by Susan Gal
• One Moon, Two Cats by Laura Godwin, Illus. by Yoko Tanaka
• I Need a Snake by Lynne Jonell and Petra Mathers
• Dog Parade by Barbara Joose Illus. by Eugene Yelchin
• Dogs, Dogs, Dogs! by Leslea Newman, Illus. by Erika Olier
• The Best Pet of All by David LaRochelle, Illus. by Hanako Wakiyama
• The Complete Adventures of Big Dog and Little Dog by Dav Pilkey
• Swim! Swim! by Lerch (James Proimos)
• There Are Cats in This Book by Viviane Schwarz

Action Songs:

Head, Whiskers Knees and Tail

Head, whiskers, knees and tail, knees and tail.
Head, whiskers, knees and tail, knees and tail.
And eyes, and ears, and mouth and nose.
Head, whiskers, knees and tail, knees and tail.

From: Jacksonville Public Library, Library Storytime

If You’re a Pet and You Know It

If you’re a doggie and you know it,

Say, “Woof, woof”.

If you’re a doggie and you know it,

Say, “Woof, woof”.

If you’re a doggie and you know it,

And you really want to show it,

If you’re a doggie and you know it,

Say, “Woof, woof”.

Repeat with kitty/meow, fishy/blub, hamster/run in place, bird/tweet.

--Miss Mollie

From: What Happens In Storytime

Everything Changes Storytime

This week's books:

• Bob and Otto by Robert O. Bruel, Pictures by Nick Bruel (friendship between a worm and a caterpillar)
• Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett
• One Little Seed by Elaine Greenstein
• Perfect Square by Michael Hall ( a square is happy, no matter what form he takes)
• The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent
• Tale of a Tadpole by Barbara Ann Porter, Illus. by Annie Cannon
• First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
• Do You Know Which Ones Will Grow? by Susan A. Shea, Paintings by Tom Slaughter
• Dot and Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery by Ellen Stoll Walsh (How did that Oak tree get there?)

This week's songs and rhymes:

The Life of a Butterfly

Tune: "Skip to My Lou"

I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,

I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,

I'm a caterpillar, wiggle with me,

What'll I be my darlin'?

A chrysalis, now sleep like me,

A chrysalis, now sleep like me,

A chrysalis, now sleep like me,

What'll I be my darlin'?

A butterfly, come fly with me,

A butterfly, come fly with me,

A butterfly, come fly with me,

What'll I be my darlin'?

Now all together, let's do all three,

A caterpillar, a chrysalis, a butterfly, three!

Move your body like this with me,

The life of a butterfly, darlin'!

Dig a Little Hole

Dig a little hole (Dig)

Plant a little seed (Drop seed)

Pour a little water (Pour)

Pull a little weed (Pull up and throw aaway)

Chase a little bug (Shoo)

Heigh-ho, there she goes (Shade eyes)

Give a little sunshine (Cup hands, Lift to the sun)

Grow a little rose. (Smell flower)

The Frog Life Cycle Song

(to the tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb)

Tadpole hatched out from an egg,

From an egg, from an egg,

Tadpole hatched out from an egg,

And liked to swim around.

Tadpole grew his two hind legs,

Two hind legs, two hind legs,

Tadpole grew his two hind legs,

And still he swims around.

Tadpole grew his two front legs,

Two front legs, two front legs,

Tadpole grew his two front legs,

And still he swims around.

Tadpole lost his tail so fine,

Tail so fine, tail so fine,

Tadpole lost his tail so fine,

And still he swims around.

Tadpole has become a frog,

Become a frog, become a frog,

Tadpole has become a frog,

And now he jumps on land.

Froggie can both swim and jump.

Swim and jump, swim and jump,

Froggie can both swim and jump,

He’s an amphibian.

From: www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/gifted_ed/.../frog_song.doc

 

Zoo Storytime

• Zoo Borns! Zoo babies from around the world by Andrew Bleiman & Chris Eastland
• Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
• More Life-Size Zoo by Teruyuki Komiya (non-fiction)
• The Baby BeeBee Bird by Diane Realfield Massie, Illus. by Steven Kellogg
• Zoozical by Judy Sierra, Illus. by Marc Brown
• Two at the Zoo: a Counting Book by Danna Smith, Illus. by Valeria Petrone
• My School's a Zoo! by Stu Smith, Illus. by David Catrow

 “Came to the Zoo” (Tune: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)

I came to the zoo to see lions, elephants, tigers, and bears!
I came to the zoo to see zebras. I love all the animals there!
Lions, tigers, elephants, zebras, and bears, and bears!
Lions, tigers, elephants, zebras, and bears!

Credit: Mel’s Desk

Song: “You Can Hear” (Tune: She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain)

You can hear the lions roaring at the zoo, ROAR ROAR!
You can hear the lions roaring at the zoo, ROAR ROAR!
You can hear the lions roaring, you can hear the lions roaring,
You can hear the lions roaring at the zoo, ROAR ROAR!

(Snakes hissing, bears growling, wolves howling, frogs croaking, zebras braying)

Perpetual Preschool

Movement activity:

Walk and stomp like an elephant.
Gallop like a zebra.
Waddle like a penguin.
Dance like a monkey.
Roar like a lion.
Run like a cheetah.
Slither like a snake.
Jump like a kangaroo.

http://www.kidssoup.com/Zoo/Zoo_Activities.html

Storytime: What is a Hole?

• My Rhinoceros by Jon Agee (pokes holes in kites)
• The Great Doughnut Parade by Rebecca Bond
• Roslyn Rutabaga and the Biggest Hole On Earth! by Marie-Louise Gay
• A Hole is To Dig by Ruth Krauss, Illus. by Maurice Sendak
• What's In a...Hole? by Tracy Nelson Maurer (non-fiction)
• Too Many Bunnies by Matt Novak
• Richard Scarry's Egg in the Hole
• The Pocket Dogs by Margaret Wild & Stephen Michael King

The Doughnut Song

(Sung to the tune of Do Your Ears Hang Low)

 Well I walked around the corner and I walked around the block

And I walked right into a doughnut shop
And I picked up a doughnut fresh from the grease
And I handed the lady a five cent piece

 Well she looked at the nickle and she looked at me

And she said this nickle is no good, you see
There's a hole in the middle and it goes right through
And I said there's a hole in the doughnut too!

 Thanks for the doughnut

Good day!

Fingerplay:

Here is a bunny with ears so funny,
And her is her hole in the ground.
When a noise she hears,
She pricks up her ears,
And jumps in her hole so round.

Insect Storytime

• There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
• I Love Bugs! by Emma Dodd
• What the Ladybug Heard by Julia Donaldson, Illus. by Lydia Monks
• Beetle Bop by Denise Fleming
• Bugs Galore by Peter Stein, Illus. by Bob Staake
• I Love Bugs! by Philomeon Sturges, Illus. by Shari Halpern
• Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas (ladybug)

Songs:

Bug Song


(sung to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")


Oh, I wish I were an eensy-weensy spider.
*clap, clap*


Yes, I wish I were an eensy-weensy spider.
*clap, clap*


I'd go "creepy-creepy-crawly" down your hall and up your "wall-y!"


Oh, I wish I were an eensy-weensy spider.
*Clap Clap* (clap hands twice)

Oh, I wish I were a yellow honeybee.
*clap, clap*


Yes, I wish i were a yellow honeybee.
*clap, clap*


I'd go "buzzy-buzzy-buzzy" and my stripes would all be fuzzy!


Oh, I wish I were a yellow honeybee.
*2 claps, 2 stomps* (stomp feet twice)


Oh, I wish I were a wiggly caterpillar.
*clap, clap*


Yes, I wish I were a wiggly caterpillar.
*clap, clap*


I'd go "munchy-munchy-munchy." All the leaves would be my "lunch-y"!


Oh, I wish i were a wiggly caterpillar.
*clap, clap, stomp, stomp, click, click* (2 clicks with tongue)


Oh, I wish I were a small red army ant.
*clap, clap*


Yes, i wish i were a small red army ant.
*clap, clap*


I'd go "trompy-trompy-trompy" over hills and through the
"swamp-y"!


Oh, I wish i were a small red army ant.
*clap, clap, stomp, stomp, click, click, jump, jump*


Oh, I wish i were a hungry little skeeter.
*clap, clap*


Yes, I wish i were a hungry little skeeter.
*clap, clap*


I'd go "bitey-bitey-bitey" when you went outside at "night- y"!


Oh, I wish i were a hungry little skeeter.
*clap, clap, stomp, stomp, click, click, jump, jump, Shhhh, Shhhh!!


The End!
From Perpetual Preschool

The Buggy Wuggy
Tune: Hokey Pokey

(right arm bent)
You put your right wing in,
You put your right wing out,
You put your right wing in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the Buggy Wuggy
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.


(left arm bent)
You put your left wing in,
You put your left wing out,
You put your left wing in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the Buggy Wuggy
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.


(head)
You put your head in,
You put your head out,
You put your head in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the Buggy Wuggy
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.


(two fingers on top of head)
You put your antennae in,
You put your antennae out,
You put your antennae in,
Then you shake them all about.
You do the Buggy Wuggy
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.


(body)
"an external supportive covering of an animal such as an arthropod"
You put your exoskeleton in,
You put your exoskeleton out,
You put your exoskeleton in,
Then you shake it all about.
You do the Buggy Wuggy
And you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about.

From Mrs. Jones' Room

Bright Yellow Storytime

• Chicks Run Wild by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Illus. by Ward Jenkins
• Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry
• Sam and the Tigers by Julius Lester, Illus. by Jerry Pinkney (probably too long for my group, but I desperately want to use it)
• Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
• My Race Car by Michael Rex
• Yellow Everywhere by Kristen Sterling (non-fiction)
• Banana! by Ed Vere
• Max's Bunny Business by Rosemary Wells (lemonade)

Songs:

Mister Sun (as sung by Raffi)

Oh mister sun, sun, mister golden sun, (Place hands over head to form sun)
Please shine down on me. (Wiggle fingers while moving hands down)
Oh mister sun, sun, mister golden sun,(Place hands over head to form sun)
Hiding behind the tree. (Place hands over eyes)
These little children are asking you, (Points to children)
To please come out so we can play with you. (I don't know sign)
Oh mister sun, sun, mister golden sun,(Place hands over head to form sun)
Please shine down on,(Wiggle fingers while moving hands down)
Won't you shine down on,(Wiggle fingers while moving hands down)
Please shine down on me.(Point at self)

Color Blue Storytime

• Not All Animals Are Blue: a Big Book of Little Differences by Beatrice Boutignon (workable with a small group)
• Blue Chicken by Deborah Freedman
• One Little Blueberry by Tammi Salzano, Illus. by Kat Whelan
• Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri
• Little Blue Truck and Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle, Illus. by Jill McElmurray
• Bubble Gum, Bubble Gum by Lisa Wheeler, Illus. by Laura Huliska-Beith (features blue truck)

The Blueberry Bush
(Tune: The Mulberry Bush)

Here we go round the blueberry bush,
The blueberry bush, the blueberry bush.
Here we go round the blueberry bush,
So early in the morning.

Pick the blueberries small and round,
Small and round, small and round.
Pick the blueberries small and round,
So early in the morning.

from Easy Fun School

Color Green Storytime

Green Sheep Cupcakes from memfox.com

• Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
• In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming
• Where Is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
• Stanley Mows the Lawn by Craig Frazier
• Too Many Frogs by Ann and John Hassett
• Little Pea by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Illus. by Jen Corace

Green, Green All Around
Green, green all around,
Look at all the green things we have found.
We found a green __________ under a tree.
We found a green __________ drinking tea.
We found a green __________ riding in a car.
We found a green __________ playing a guitar.
We found a green __________ floating in a boat.
We found a green __________ wearing a coat.

Things that Are Green Words apple, artichoke, avocado, broccoli, cactus, caterpillar, celery, cucumber, emerald, fern, frog, grass, grasshopper, iguana, ivy, leaf, luna moth, lettuce, lime, olive, parrot, peas, pickle, pine tree, praying mantis, shamrock, turtle, zucchini

Both of the above are from: Kidsoup.

5 Little Frogs

5 green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log.
Eating the most delicious bugs- yum yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are 4 green speckled frogs- glub glub!

4 Little speckled frogs.... (Continue until there are no frogs left)

Pink, Pink, Pink! Storytime

• A Small Brown Dog with a Wet Pink Nose by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen & Linzie Hunter
• Bear in Pink Underwear by Todd H. Doodler
• Milo Armadillo by Jan Fearnley
• Polly's Pink Pajamas by Vivian French, Illus. by Sue Heap
• The Pink Party by Maryann Macdonald, Illus. by Judy Stead
• Annie and Snowball and the Pink Surprise by Cynthia Rylant, Illus. by Sucie Stevenson (Early Reader)
• Sylvie by Jennifer Sattler
• Spots and Feathers and Curly Tales by Nancy Tafuri (pink pigs on the cover)

I’M A LITTLE PIGGYTune: “I’m a Little Teapot”

I’m a little piggy
With a round pig nose.
I’m all pink
From my head to my toes.

Here’s my piggy tail,
As you can see,
It’s pink and curly
As it can be.

            Elizabeth Scofield

Pink

Sung to: "Are You Sleeping"

P-I-N-K

P-I-N-K

That spells pink.

That spells pink.

Bubble gum is pink,

Piggies can be pink,

Pink, pink, pink.

Pink, pink, pink.

and the big hit of the day:

The Color I See

Pink, pink is the color I see. If you are wearing red then show it to me. Stand up, turn around. Show me your pink then sit back down.

Yellow, Yellow is the color I see. If you are wearing Yellow then show it to me. Stand up, turn around. Show me your yellow then sit back down.

Go through as many colors as you wish

 

Toes and Feet Storytime

Who Has These Feet? by Laura Hulbert, Illus. by Erik Brooks
(Let's Read About Our Bodies) Feet by Cynthia Klingel and Robert B. Noyed (non-fiction)
Hello Toes! Hello Feet! by Ann Whitford Paul, Illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Harris Finds His Feet by Catherine Rayner
I Feel a Foot! by Maranke Rinck & Martin van der Linden
One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab: a Counting by Feet Book by April Pulley Sayre & Jeff Sayre, Illus. by Randy Cecil
Tippy-Toe Chick, Go! by George Shannon, Illus. by Laura Dronzek
New Socks by Bob Shea
Piggies by Audrey Wood& Don Wood (fingers & toes)

We'll be singing "Everybody Knows That I Love My Toes." Here is an example of the song that I found on Youtube:


We'll also try:

This Old Man (Feet version)

This old man, he has feet,
See him walking down the street,
With a tippy-tap, tippy-tap, watch him go,
Sometimes fast and some…times…slow.

Repeat with:
See him dancing down the street...
See him skipping down the street...
See him marching down the street...

from the trusty Storytime Source Page. I love this site!

Storytime Down Under: Australian Animals

Possum Magic by Mem Fox, Illus. by Julie Vivas
The Adventures of Little Wombat by Charles Fuge, including:
Sometimes I Like To Curl Up In a Ball
Found You, Little Wombat
Swim, Little Wombat, Swim!
Where To, Little Wombat?
Yes We Can! by Sam McBratney, Illus. by Charles Fuge (Kangaroo)
The Biggest Frog in Australia by Susan L. Roth
Wombat Walkabout by Carol Diggory Shields, Illus. by Sophie Blackall
Pouch! by David Ezra Stein (Kangaroo)
The Trouble with Cauliflower by Jane Sutton, Illus. by Jim Harris (Koala)
Snap! by Marcia Vaughan, Illus by Sascha Hutchinson
Bobbie Dazzler by Margaret Wild and Janine Dawson (Wallaby)

I started out this Storytime by showing the kids a simple map of the world and then pointed out North America and Australia. We also looked at photos of wombats, wallabies, kookaburras and Australian possums. I referred back to these pictures when the animals turned up in the stories.

We did an action rhyme (source unknown) in the same way, first viewing each animal and talking about how they move:

Here is Australia

Here's the emu straight and tall,
Nodding his head above us all.
(Raise one arm, fingers down for head)
Here's the long snake on the ground,
Wriggling upon the stone he found.
(Wiggle hand & arm)
Here's the echidna prickly and small,
Rolling herself into a ball.
(Curl body and squat)
Here's the kangaroo jumping around,
covering yards with every bound.
(Jump!)
Here is Australia far away,
That's where our stories come from today.

Cuddly Koalas (Tune is Frere Jacque)

 Cuddly Koalas, Cuddly Koalas (Make ears on top of your head)
Possums too, Possums too ((hands around eyes as a circle)
Wallabies and Wombats, Wallabies and Wombats (right hand to left shoulder then left hand to right shoulder)
Kangaroos, kangaroos (Hands in front like a kangaroo)

From Childfun

Kookaburra Song

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That's not a monkey that's me