Shoo Fly Storytime

Shoo Fly Family Storytime:

Book Possibilities

• I Spy Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold*
• Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth, Illus. by Stephen Gammell*
• The Fly Flew In by David Catrow
• Horsefly and Honeybee by Randy Cecil
• The Spider and the Fly by Tony DiTerlizzi
• Soup for One by Ethan Long*
• Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen, Illus. by Kevin Waldron*
• A Fly Went By by Mike McClintock, Illus by Fritz Siebel
• When the Fly Flew In... by Lisa Westberg Peters, Illus. by Brad Sneed
• There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback*
• Shoo Fly! by Iza Trapani

*Books I used this time


We started with Old Black Fly and I sang the beginning and ending verses to the tune of "Buffalo Gals" and after "Shoo fly, Shoo fly, Shoo" we all gave a big "Swat!" and clapped our hands together.

I used the CD/Book set of There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback along with our Library system's Alma's Design There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly puppet. This was a huge hit, as the kids loved feeding her the animals as they listened to the song.

We also swatted flies along with Hap Palmer's song "Flick a Fly" from his CD Walter the Waltzing Worm. Warning: that song is infectious!

There are some excellent ideas for Fly Storytime on Storytime with Miss Tara and Friends and Sunflower Storytime . Don't miss them!