Storytime Handbook

Whatcom County Library System
Preschool Storytime
Volunteer Handbook

QUESTIONS? REQUESTS?
Call 384-3150 ext. 255
Youth Services staff will be glad to help.
This handbook is updated regularly on
the teacher page of our Web site at www.wcls.org.

CONTENTS:

Yellow Section:
ABOUT STORYTIME
Guidelines for preparing and conducting preschool storytime.

Purple Section:
ABOUT THEMES
See also your Volunteer Resource Box lots of theme ideas.

Orange Section:
MOVEMENT RHYMES
Rhymes to begin and end storytime, with favorites, and whole
body stretches in between.

Green Section:
ENRICHMENTS
A list of the fun stuff for enriching Preschool Storytime:
flannel stories, puppets, pop-up books, and more. You’ll see
some of these in your storytime Volunteers’ Resource Box
each series.
You can also request them directly from Youth Services. Call
384-3150, ext. 255.

Blue Section:
STORYTIME COLLECTION
A list of books for Preschool Storytime. You’ll see some of
these in your Resource Box each series.
You can also request them directly from Youth Services. Call
384-3150, ext. 255. (Note: Be sure to call. Using the
computer to place a hold will get you the regular copy, not the
storytime copy, which may be in better condition.)

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME

1. These half-hour programs of stories and activities
introduce preschoolers to the delights of the library.

2. We invite 3 - 5 year-olds. Toddlers may attend if they
can participate in harmony with the group but we encourage parents
to take them to Toddler Time if it’s available at their branch.)

3. You select your own materials. Choose stories and
activities you enjoy. Youth Services is always glad to help out with
books, props, and ideas. Call 384-3150.

4. Resource Boxes contain a
wealth of storytime materials,
grouped by theme. A new supply
rotates to your library at the
beginning of each series. Ask your
librarian.

5. You can request other
goodies from the Storytime
Collection, or take books from the
regular library shelves.

6. Need more than three weeks’ check-out?
Tell library staff. They’ll make your Preschool Storytime
books due on the day of your program.

7. We rely on you to be on time and well prepared. If you can’t
make it, please let your librarian know as soon as possible so that a
substitute can be found.

HOW TO PREPARE
1. Plan early. Decide on a theme, if any. Choose your books and
fingerplays, etc. This lets you request things that may take a week
or so to arrive.

2. Practice. Practice expression and timing. Practice until you can
look away from the book and make eye contact with the children.
Practice until unfamiliar words flow smoothly.

3. When you Practice, think R.S.V.P.
R is for Rhythm. Every book has built-in rhythms that carry it to
the audience. The rhythms are not always obvious and the obvious
rhythms aren’t always the best. Read the book out loud until you
find the rhythms that make it dance.
S is for Speed. A story naturally needs to speed up for some bits,
slow down for others and sometimes come to a complete halt.
Practice until you can accelerate and decelerate at will. (But never
so fast that the children can’t follow you, or so slowly that they
grow restless.)
V is for volume. A story naturally asks to grow louder and softer
here and there along the way. (But never so loud that children
cover their ears or so low that those in the back can’t hear.)
Practice until you can make the story roar and whisper on demand.
P is for Pitch. This changes, too, as the story demands. A little
mouse gives a high squeak; a big old bear has a slow, low voice. A
scared voice is higher than a sleepy one. A sentence that starts out
calmly, at a medium pitch, might rise to an excited squeal. Practice
the story until you find the right pitch for each character and event.
P is for Power. Put energy into your reading. It doesn’t have to be
jump-up-and-down energy. It can be a quiet power that’s expressed
in your breath, your posture, the eye contact you make with the
children, and your masterful use of Rhythm, Speed, Volume, and
Pitch.

Think about beginnings, transitions,
and endings. A nice rhythm for storytime is:
a. Opening routine of 2-4 rhymes, songs, or fingerplays
b. Story
c. Whole body movement
d. Story
e. Participation of some kind.
f. Story
g. Ending song or rhyme or game

4. Plan movement. Make sure you’ve got enough fingerplays,
stretches, or other participatory activities to work out the fidgets.
See the orange section, Movement Rhymes for ideas.

5. Plan the nametags. See Nametags, next page. Do you
Nametags
want to prepare your own? Do you want the library to provide
generic ones? Discuss with your local library staff. The library will
provide whatever you need.

6. Plan a craft, if any. Crafts are not required. Some
storytellers like them, though. They should enrich, not overrun, the
storytime.

Call the children by their names!

Nametags

S
Nametags can be elaborate cut-outs in the
shape of an icon from the day’s theme. Or
they can be simple rectangles, perhaps
decorated with stamped or photocopied art.
The library can provide
Sam simple nametags or give you the
materials to make elaborate ones.
Ask your librarian.

C
Be ready at least 10 minutes
early to write nametags as children
arrive. Set up self-serve nametags for late
Josi arrivals. (Ask staff to help.)

Ask each child’s name
and introduce yourself.
Attach the nametag. (If it’s not
CALEB self-sticking, use masking tape or
hang it like a necklace.) Now
you’re not a stranger.

HOW TO CHOOSE
WHAT YOU’LL USE

1. Choose what you like. If you love it, so will they. If you
don’t like a story, please don’t use it.

2. Consider using a theme. See the purple section, About
Themes, and the Themes booklet, which has lots of ideas.
Also, materials in the Resource Box are bundled by theme. (You’re
welcome to mix and match.)

3. Choose beauty! Beautiful illustrations. Beautiful language.
Interesting rhythms. Unusual new words.

4. Choose variety: A funny story. A thoughtful one. A long
one. A short one. A song. A fingerplay. A flannel board story. Each
new twist creates a new wave of interest.

5. Choose books with large, clear pictures
so that everyone can see. (If a book’s too small, you can sometimes
present it a different way. Try telling it with a flannelboard, with
puppets, or with participation.)

6. Choose short, clear text. One to five lines to a page are
best. (There are exceptions, of course.) Don't choose long stories
and then shorten them. The children will know! You might want to
show the group your longer favorites and encourage children to
check them out.

7. Choose some things for audience
participation. Look for stories that allow kids to sing along,
or chant a chorus, clap, stamp, put pieces on the flannel board, etc.
See also the orange section, Movement Rhymes.

PRESENTING THE
STORYTIME
1. Set up the space so that distractions are out of sight and late
arrivals enter from behind the audience.

2. Write nametags as the children arrive. Treat this as an
important ritual. Be sure to wear a nametag yourself.

3. Gather the children in a semi-circle, where
everyone can see. Don’t hesitate to arrange children and parents to
your liking.

Narrow the group at Make sure no
the front, for the best children are beside
sightlines. you. They’ll
complain they
Ask parents can’t see.
to sit close
and join in.
Set up chairs at
the edge of the
group to encourage
this.
À
À If parents are noisy, quiet them
cheerfully but firmly. Parents
À don’t mean to be disruptive.
Late arrivals They’re glad to hush or take their
enter from the conversation elsewhere if you tell
back. them nicely.

4. Begin with a short opening. The children need time to
get comfortable, and you need an interruptible beginning, for late
arrivals. (For ideas, see Openings, p. 18 in the orange section.)

5. Introduce the story time. Tell what you’re going to do.

6. Introduce the first book. Announce the title, author, and
illustrator.
7. Read slowly, clearly, and with expression. Hold
the book toward the audience, wide open. Never turn a book away
from the audience, unless you’re preparing to show them a surprise.

8. Make eye-contact. Look at the children as much as you
can.

9. Don’t condescend. Treat the children as an intelligent group
of short human beings.

10. Pause a moment at the end of each book, to let
the story sink in. If children have spontaneous comments, they’ll
share. Otherwise, leave them to their own private reactions.

11. Make a transition to the next thing. Make contrasts and
connections. You can unite seemingly unrelated books this way.

12. Have a special ending after the last story is done. (See
p. 28 in the orange section, Endings.) It should include an
invitation for the children to check out books.
Note: Children may check out catalogued Storytime Collection
books. They may not check out the pop-ups or big books.

13. You can stamp the children’s hands before they
leave, if you want to. Look for fun stamps and stamp pads in the
Volunteer Resource Box. Or call Youth Services. We may have one
that relates to your theme.

14. Fill out the program report. How many attended?
What books, etc. were used? Comments? Get the report from the
check-out desk. We need your feedback.

HOW TO HOLD THE BOOK

1. Hold the book wide open, facing the audience, so that they can
see the pictures. Read it by looking sideways or down from above.
2. Hold it perpendicular, not tilting toward the floor or ceiling.
3. Hold it at either the top or bottom of the spine, being careful
not to cover up the illustrations with your fingers.
4. Turn the book to one side of the group and the other so that
everyone can see.
5. Turn the pages slowly, pausing longer for beautiful, surprising, or
otherwise special illustrations to give children a little more time to
appreciate them.
6. With Big Books, help is good. Ask a big child or an adult in the
audience to hold one side. An easel also works, but another person
standing beside you makes it easy to turn the pages.

CALMING THE WIGGLES

1. Before storytime begins, hand out our “Dear Parents and
Caregivers” bookmark to anyone who hasn’t seen it. It gives
guidelines for adults to help their children have an enjoyable time.

2. Provide lots of opportunities for kids to use their voices and
bodies. They will be more willing to sit and listen if they can move
sometimes. (See orange section: Movement Rhymes.)

3. If kids are being noisy while you’re reading, try speaking softly, so
that they have to be quiet to hear. Also try slowing down. Be extra
careful to show the pictures all around. Sometimes children fidget
because they’re having trouble following the story.

4. Make friendly eye contact with the noisy or wiggly ones to bring
attention back to you. Try inserting their names into the story.
“And then, Helen, the fox said …”

5. If the whole group is fidgety, they may all need to stand up
and move together before they’re asked to sit still again. End the
activity with a “quieting” rhyme. (See orange section.) Be flexible in
your plans so that you can respond to whatever’s happening.

6. If children ask questions during a story, play it by ear. You
can acknowledge questions with a nod and go on. Or you can say
that you’ll answer when the story is over. Sometimes the story itself
answers the questions. Sometimes questions fit right in, and you can
answer them as you go. Do whatever feels right.

7. If a child moves in front of the book, motion for the child to sit
near you. If that doesn’t work, ask the child to sit down or move so
others can see. When everyone can see, resume the story.

8. If possible, the child’s adult should deal with really
distracting behavior. If you’re in the middle of a story and the
adult isn’t responding, eye contact and body language lets them
know you’d like them to step in. (A nod toward the child with a
sympathetic look and raised eyebrows works pretty well.) Between
stories, you can softly suggest that the adult hold the child, or take
her/him out of the group temporarily.

9. If the child’s adult isn’t present, sometimes another adult in
the group can be enlisted to help out.

10. Remember, preschoolers are restless by
nature. Keep stories short. Provide plenty of
opportunity for participation. Use the expressive
power of your stories to hold the group’s
attention. Whatever happens, be gentle, kind,
and firm.

ABOUT THEMES
• A theme is a unifying idea for storytime: Rain,
Pets, trains. A good theme makes storytime planning easier, and
storytime itself more coherent. It helps you narrow your choices of
books and activities.

• The Resource Box contains materials that
support 10-12 listed themes, but you’re welcome to
mix and match. One book can fit into many different themes.

• The Themes Handbook groups books and activities by
theme. Use this to help you decide which materials fit with your
theme.

• Avoid the Theme Trap! When you can’t find enough
really good material for your theme, don’t use mediocre stuff! Try
the strategies on the following page.

AVOID THE THEME TRAP!
Never use a ho-hum book just because you can’t find a
good one that fits your theme. Try these strategies instead.
1. BRAINSTORM
a. Write down all the words you associate with your theme.

Animals Spring Winter
Hibernation

Groundhog Seasons Snow
Sleep
Day
Weather
Dreams
Shadows Sun Clouds

b. Use these concepts to find great books related to the theme!
You can also use this technique to build a theme around a
book you love. Just write down other concepts the book
inspires.

2. USE AN UN-THEME (It lets you use diverse books.)
a. Kids’ Choice
♦ The Story Bag: put objects that relate to your stories in a
container such as a basket, bag, box, pail, pack, or pocket.
Choose a child to pick an object. Read the related story.
♦ Simple Choice: Put books on display. Let a child choose.
b. Storyteller’s Favorites
♦ Choose stories and activities that you love best. Maybe
sing, “These are a few of my favorite things.” Explain why
each is your favorite, or ask children why they think so.
c. Celebrate a Letter of the Alphabet
♦ Choose authors that start with the same letter: Carle,
Crews, Cowell, for example.
♦ Or choose topics by letter: Bears, Butterflies, Brothers.

TODDLER TIME

1. These brief programs of stories and activities are tailored
for the very short attention spans of our very young audience.
Toddler times are usually about 20 minutes long, with time for visiting
after the program. The visiting portion of the program is almost as
important as the program itself.

2. We invite 1 - 3 year-olds. Often mothers bring babies
along and they seem to really enjoy the songs and action as much as
their older siblings. Sometimes children as old as 4 can benefit from the
simple materials we use in toddler times, especially if English is a second
language for them. Otherwise most preschoolers are better served in a
regular preschool storytime.

3. You select your own materials.* Choose very short,
simple, concrete stories filled with color, rhythm, repetition, and
opportunities for participation. Equally important, choose many
lively, varied activities for the children and parents to take part in.
Youth Services is glad to help out with books, props, and ideas. Call
384-3150.

*For your first few sessions, someone at Youth Services will be happy to plan
your Toddler Time session and provide you with books and finger plays to use.

4. In branches with both a toddler time and
preschool storytime, the RESOURCE BOX will have
special toddler books, flannel stories, and big books marked on the
titles list. You can also use books from the regular library shelves.

5. You will especially want to use LOTS of songs,
fingerplays, and whole body action rhymes with
the younger crowd you will be entertaining.

6. You can find rhymes, songs and action rhymes
in many places: on the shelves (don’t forget tapes and CDs),
in the Resource boxes, and in our own publications, including
Toddler Time Favorites fingerplays and action rhymes.

7. It is very important that
the adults who bring their
toddlers participate
completely: be sure adults sit
comfortably with their youngsters
and sing along, doing all the hand
motions, and stand up for the activities.
If you are comfortable throwing
yourself into the action, other adults
will be too, and so will their children.
Besides it’s fun when everyone participates!

8. We rely on you to be on time and well prepared. If you can’t
make it, please let your librarian know as soon as possible so that a
substitute can be found.

Toddler Time is a wonderful mix of small children, adults, good
easy literature, movement, rhythm, and song. Everyone can have
a good time together — just keep it moving and enjoy!

HOW TO GET ORGANIZED
FOR TODDLER TIME
1. Watch our Toddler Time training videotape to
understand the form and fun of Toddler Time.

2. Need materials or ideas? We always welcome phone
calls to Youth Services: 384-3150.

3. Plan a twenty minute session. Decide on three or four
simple stories. Choose your songs, fingerplays, etc. (See How to
Choose What to Use, below.) You may want to do a simple game,
like blowing bubbles. Or call Youth Services for materials.

4. Plan nametags. We provide simple white labels to stick on
the children. They can be left plain or stamped with an image.

5. Plan to have a hand stamp or stickers to give
to the children at the end of storytime.

6. Practice your stories, songs and fingerplays.
Most songs and rhymes for these little ones are quite simple, but it is
surprisingly easy to misplace the first line when you get going with a
group. Practice until you have it memorized, but also write the
words down and bring them with you — just in case!

HOW TO CHOOSE WHAT
TO USE WITH TODDLERS
1. Choose only what you like. The children won’t enjoy a
story or rhyme unless you do.

2. Choose very simple stories using a few words
and clear ideas. You don’t need a theme.

3. Choose rhythm and rhyme. “Brown bear, brown bear,
what do you see? I see a red bird looking at me.”

4. Choose books with large, clear pictures so that
everyone can see.

5. Choose stories that are based on songs or
rhymes, or describe a toddler’s familiar world
so that everyone can relate. For example, little children know about
some animals and every day activities such as getting dressed and
spending time with family members.

6. Choose for audience participation. Look for songs,
stories, whole body rhymes, and circle games that allow toddlers
and adults to sing along, or chant a chorus, clap, stamp, name
things, put pieces on the flannel board, etc.

7. Choose variety: Toddler attention spans are only 2 — 3
minutes long, so you will be doing lots of different things! After a
story, immediately launch into active audience participation.

8. Your handbooks can help. Materials suitable for
toddlers are marked with a star in this handbook. They are listed in
the Theme Handbook under Toddler Specials. Find games, songs,
and fingerplays in the orange section of this handbook, Movement
Rhymes.

HOW TO PERFORM A
TODDLER TIME
1. Set up:
• Put nametags near the story room entrance for parents to fill
out for their kids.
• Put board books on the floor for early arrivals to look at until
it’s time to start.
• Put soft music on CD player. Sit and visit quietly with the
kids.

2. Nametags: As the children arrive, you will enjoy talking with them
and their caretakers. Write out a nametag for each and put them on
the children (sometimes you have to put them on their backs!)
Then when you sing or say an opening rhyme you can include their
names and welcome them personally.

3. Before Beginning: Explain a few guidelines to parents:
• Toddlers might not always sit to listen. That’s okay, I’ll hold
things high so that others can see.
• Please take a fussing child out of the room to calm down. It’s
perfectly all right to take children out quietly and then bring
them back in again.
• I hope you’ll feel comfortable joining in our songs and rhymes.
Please turn off your cell phones and save adult conversation
until our program is over.

4. Standard opening routine (Latecomers create less of a disturbance
when you begin with three to five opening rhymes, songs and
fingerplays.)
Open with I’m Glad that You Are Here My Friend or any
other greeting song or rhyme that incorporates the children’s

names. Do two or three other rhymes such as Two little
Blackbirds, Hello Toes, or Eensy Weensy Spider. Finish with a
quieting rhyme such as Open Shut Them.

5. First Story — make this your longest, most demanding, least
interactive book.

6. Three or four action rhymes, games, or songs such as:
Hickory Dickory Dock, Jack in the Box, Wheels on the Bus,
Three Little Sausages, Here’s the Beehive, or Ten Fat Peas. (Do
each one two or three times.)

7. Second Story -- a Big Book, or simple flannel story such as:
-
Blue Bird Through My Window, or other interactive story. Tip:
Close the flannel board after the flannel story is done. You can
put it out for children to revisit when toddler time is over.

8. Three or four action rhymes, games, or songs with props such
as (many are found on CDs — let them do the singing/direction):
Shake My Sillies Out, On My Toe There Is A Flea, Little Peter
Rabbit Has A Fly Upon His Nose, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,
Bean Bag Rock, or Can You Shake Your Egg With Me?

9. Third Story -- a Big Book, flannel story, or other interactive story

10. Closing Rhymes or Songs such as:
My Hands Say Thank You, Tickle the Clouds, or Touch Your Nose

11. Encourage the children and their caretakers to check out
books to take home, including the ones you have read that day.
Some adults will prefer not to take books but others will be pleased
to extend storytime in this way.

12. Each child gets a stamped hand or a sticker.

MOVEMENT RHYMES
• Everybody needs to move and stretch.

• Ring-a-Ring-o’-Roses has lots of rhymes, and stretches
for audience participation. Find it on library shelves. ( J 790.1922
RING A) A copy is always included in the Volunteer Resource Box,
as well.

• Here are a few for beginning storytime,
ending storytime, and favorite rhymes and whole body stretches for
the middle.

• You don’t need to learn new rhymes for
every storytime. You can choose those you like best and
do them every time. Children love repetition.

OPENINGS
Possible Beginnings for Storytime. Pick one and then go on to a few
QUIETING or FAVORITE fingerplays or rhymes.

I’m Glad That You Are Welcome, Everyone
Here, My Friends To the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle
Little Star
Sing and clap in time.
Welcome, welcome everyone
I’m glad that you are here, Now you’re here
My friends We’ll have some fun.
Here my friends, First we’ll clap our hands just so.
Here my friends, Then we’ll bend
I’m glad that you are here, And touch our toe.
My friends. Welcome, welcome, Everyone.
How are you? Now you’re here,
Say: We’ll have some fun
Welcome to ___________,
__________ and _______,
(Name family groups, including
adult caregivers.)

We’ll Clap for You
Hello, __________
How are you?
Stand right up
And we’ll clap for you.

Cows Get Up In The
Morning
(From Helen and Richard Scholz, Songs
Everyone Can Sing tape, available from YS)

When cows get up in the morning
They always say “good-day”. The More We Get
When cows get up in the morning Together
They always say “good-day”. Traditional
The more we get together
Say: No Way! What do cows say?
Together, together,
Children respond: MOOOO
The happier we’ll be!
They say “mooo, mooo”. *For your friends are my friends
That is what they say! And my friends are your friends.
They say “mooo, mooo”. The more we get together
That is what they say! The happier we’ll be!

Continue with other As welcoming song, at *sing
animals — pigs,
There’s Ryan, and Emily, and
cats, horses,
etc. Ethan, and Tasha.
The happier we’ll be!
Go all the way around the group,
and sing everyone’s name

Abracadabra

Abracadabra Have the audience repeat each phrase as
Abracazoom you wave your hands over an invisible
Storytime magic crystal ball. Then raise your hands high
Come into this room. and swoop them down on the word
“room.” Of course, use a magic voice!

We’re so Glad If You Want To
to See You Hear A Story
(Sung to the tune of Frere Jacques) To tune of “If you’re happy and you
know it”
Where is _____________? If you want to hear a story,
Where is _____________? Clap your hands!
There s/he is. There s/he is. If you want to hear a story
We’re so glad to see you Clap your hands!
We’re so glad to see you If you want to hear a story, if you
Peek-a -boo, Peek-a-boo. want to hear a story, if you want
Or Hello, hello to hear a story, clap your hands!

Other verses: “nod your head,”
“rub your tummy”, “sit real still,
etc.

Hands Go Up
Sing to tune of Twinkle Twinkle
Little Star; or say
Hands go up and hands go down
I can turn around and round
I can jump upon two shoes.
I can listen; so can you.
I can sit. I’ll show you how.
Storytime is starting now.

This matches an ending: Hands
go up. See ENDINGS.

FAVORITES
These rhymes and fingerplays work anytime.

Two Little Blackbirds

Two little blackbirds Hands on shoulders, fingers
Sitting on a hill pointing up
One named Jack Bring hands one by one out in
One named Jill front of you
Fly away Jack, fly away Jill Each hand ‘flies’ behind back
Come back Jack, come back Jill. Each hand ‘flies’ out in front

Hello, Toes

Sit with your legs straight out in front of
you, tip toes toward you for ‘Hello’ and
away for ‘goodbye’

Hello toes Toes tip toward you
Good-bye toes Toes tip away
Hello toes Toes tip toward you
Good-bye toes. Toes tip away
My toes are feeling shy today One foot covers the other.
But now they’re feeling better! Stomp, stomp, those feet!
Hello hands Admire hands
Good-bye hands, Hands behind you
Hello hands Admire hands
Good-bye hands. Hands behind you
My hands are feeling shy today Hide your hands behind you
But now they’re feeling better! Clap, clap, clap your hands!

Here Is A Bunny
Here is a bunny Hold 2 fingers up.
With ears so funny Wiggle fingers
Here is his hole in the ground. Make hole with other hand.
When a noise he hears Clap hands
He perks up his ears Straighten fingers
Put hand into hole,
And jumps in the hole
ears first.
in the ground!

Variation: circle mouth with fingers
at “here is his hole in the ground”.
When the ‘bunny’ jumps in the hole,
you have your fingers in your mouth!

If You Listen And You Hear Me
To tune of “If you’re happy and you know it”

If you listen and you hear me,
Go like this Clap any rhythm
If you listen and you hear me
Go like this. Repeat clapping
If you listen, you will hear me
‘Cause you’re sitting really near me (or standing)

If you listen and you hear me
Go like this Repeat Clapping

For added verses: You can stomp
rhythms, pat your tummy or head,
clap quieter, etc.

Creepy Crawly, Little Mousey
Start with one hand sitting upon the other, hands
extended in front of you.
Creepy, crawly Crawl hand up arm…
Little mousey to elbow
From the barnie
To the housie.
Up upon the kitchen shelf to shoulder.
Here’s the cheese: Turn head, offering ear as ‘cheese’,
Help yourself! Right fingers ‘nibble on ear!

Here is a Beehive
A quiet fingerplay
Here is a beehive
Where are the bees? Make a fist
They’re hiding inside
Where nobody sees. Look intently “into” your fist
Soon they’ll come creeping
Out of the hive: Count your fingers out wide,
One, two, three, four, five displaying your full hand

Buzzzzzzz! Tickle your child.

QUIETING
Here are a few fingerplays with a calming effect. Use them as lead-ins
to the next story.

Roly-Poly
Roly-poly, roly-poly, up - up - up!
Roly-poly, roly-poly, out - out - out!
Roly-poly, roly-poly, clap - clap - clap!
Roly-poly, roly-poly, lay them in your lap!
Children enjoy rolling their hands around
each other to various speeds or without a sound.

Wiggle My Fingers My Thumbs Are
Can begin standing or sitting. Starting to Wiggle
I wiggle my fingers. Sung to the turn of The Bear
Went Over the Mountain
I wiggle my toes.
I wiggle my shoulders. My thumbs are starting to wiggle
I wiggle my nose. My thumbs are starting to wiggle
No more wiggles are left in me. My thumbs are starting to wiggle
So I’ll be as quiet as I can be. Around and around and around
Continue with other body parts.
Now I’m finished wiggling …
And I’m quiet as can be.

Glasses
Fingers in circles around eyes
These are Grandma’s glasses.
Hands in peak above head
This is Grandma’s cap.
Fold hands
Here’s the way she folds her hands
Lay them in lap
And puts them in her lap.
Hands in circles around eyes
These are grandpa’s glasses
Thumbs hooked at armpits
This is grandpa’s vest.
Fold arms chest high
This is the way he folds his arms
Lay crossed arms on chest
And lays them on his chest.

Open Shut Them
Open shut them
Open shut them
Give a great big clap
Open shut them
Open shut them
Lay them in your lap
Ten Fingers
I have ten little fingers Tall as a tree
And they all belong to me Takes children quietly from
I can make them do things standing to sitting position.
Would you like to see?
Tall as a tree (stretch arms high)
I can shut them up tight Wide as a house
I can open them up wide (stretch out wide)
I can put them together Thin as a pin (pin arms to side)
I can make them all hide Small as a mouse (Get down on
floor in little quiet ball.
I can make them jump high
Now ask the children to sit
I can make them jump low because we are ready for the
I can fold them like this next story.)
And hold them just so.
Two Little Hands
You’re So Great
Two little hands go
You’re so great, now please stand.
Clap, clap, clap.
And give yourself a great big hand!
Two little feet go
(Everyone applauds)
Tap, tap, tap.
Clap the floor, clap your hair,
Two little hands go
Clap your cheeks, and clap the air.
Thump, thump thump.
(Don’t quite touch hands together.)
(Make fists; thump one
Clap your elbows, clap your feet,
on top of the other.)
Clap your pinkies, and clap your seat!
Two little feet go
You’re so great, so take a bow!
Jump, jump, jump.
Then bend your knees
One little body turns around.
And sit down now.
Each little child sits
Quietly down.

WHOLE BODY STRETCHES
In the middle of storytime, kids need to get up and move.

Ten Fat Peas
Ten fat peas in a pea pod pressed, (Make fists and bump them together)
One grew, two grew, so did all the rest. (Raise 1 finger, then 2, then all)
They grew and grew and they would not stop, (Stretch up really tall)
Until one day, the pod went POP! (Smack hands together!)

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Sing to tune of “There is a tavern in the town”, or say.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes Point to each part of your body
Knees and toes. with both hands as you sing.
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, It’s fun to start at a slow- to-
Knees and toes. regular pace, then speed up
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose. through another verse or two,
Head, shoulders knees and toes, each one faster than the time
Knees and toes. before.

Two little apples
Way up high in an apple tree Stretch arms up over head
Two little apples smiled at me Make fists, turn them toward you
I shook that tree as hard as I could Shake ‘trunk’ hard with hands
Down fell the apples Drop hands down to floor
Mmmm, they were good! Take a bite and rub your tummy.

Can you hop like a rabbit?
Suit actions to words.
Can you hop like a rabbit?
Can you jump like a frog?
Can you walk like a duck?
Can you run like a dog?
Can you fly like a bird?
Can you swim like a fish?
And be as still as a mouse —
As still as this?

Jack in the box
Start crouched down small. On “Yes, I will!” jump up
and fling your arms up high over your head!
Jack in the box
Stay so still
Won’t you come out?
Yes, I will!!!

Be all kinds of animals: kitty, dog, monkey,
crocodile, lion. Ask the children what they
Want to be ‘in the box’. You can play this
one as long as you want.

Stop your motion
Clap your hands and STOP your motion
Turn around and STOP your motion
Touch your knees and STOP your motion
Everybody run, run, run around the mountain
Everybody STOP!
(Substitute other movements -- fly, hop, etc. Let kids decide.)

ENDINGS
How about one of these to end a storytime?

The More We Get Together
Hold hands, move in a circle and sing.

The more we get together, 2nd verse, change to:
Together, together Sing together (songs).
The more we get together, 3rd verse, change to:
The happier we’ll be. Read together (books)

Because your friends are my friends Finish with the first verse again,
And my friends are your friends moving the circle in the opposite
The more we get together direction, then cheer and clap!
The happier we’ll be.

Touch your nose Hands go up
Suit actions to words. Hands go up and hands go down.
Touch your nose, I can turn around and round.
Touch your chin. I can jump upon two shoes
That’s the way I can clap and so can you.
This game begins. I can wave, I’ll show you how.
Touch your eyes, Storytime is done for now.
Touch your knees. May want to use with variation given
in OPENINGS.
Now pretend
You’re going to sneeze.
Touch your ears,
Touch your hair.
Touch your ruby lips
Right there. (Blow a kiss.)
Touch your elbows
Where they bend.
Jump right up and say
THE END!!

Tickle the Clouds
Suit actions to words.
Tickle the clouds.
Tickle your toes.
Turn around
And tickle your nose.
Reach down low.
And reach up high.
Storytime’s over — wave
goodbye!

If you’re happy and
Thank-you clap you know it
Suit actions to words. This tune does so much to any set of
My hands say thank you words!
With a clap, clap, clap. If you’re happy and you know it,
My feet say thank you Clap your hands.
With a tap, tap, tap. If you’re happy and you know it,
Clap, clap, clap. Clap your hands.
Tap, tap, tap. If you’re happy and you know it
*Turn myself around and bow. Your face will surely show it.
Leaders says: Say thank you. If you’re happy and you know it,
Children do say “thank you”. Clap your hands.
Leader responds You’re welcome! Continue with ‘stomp your feet’,
end with ‘wave bye-bye’. Then
Variation: at *say do all three!.
We roll our hands round and say
Bye-Bye! (or Thank you!”)

Wave
Goodbye
by Rob Reid
(The picture
book is also
available.)
Wave high,
Wave low,
I think it’s time,
We gotta go.

Wave your elbows,
Wave your toes,
Wave your tongue
And wave your nose.

Wave your knees,
Wave your lips,
Blow a kiss with fingertips.

Wave your ears,
Wave your hair,
Wave your belly and derriere.

Wave your chin.
Wave your eye.
Wave your hand
And say goodbye!

ENRICHMENT MATERIALS

• The Volunteers’ Resource Box brings a new selection
of flannel stories, puppets, pop-ups, and props to your library at the
beginning of each series.

• The complete collection is listed here.
Caution: Books are the center of library storytime. Puppets
and props should be used carefully to make more of the story,
never to distract from it.

You can request any of these that aren’t in your box.
Call 384-3150. Ask for Youth Services. Anyone in
the office will be glad to help. You can ask for specific
material, or tell us your theme and let us send whatever
fits.

Or: ask your librarian to e-mail your
request to Theresa Hadley or Catherine Sarette.

Note: Try to request materials a week or two in advance.
We may have to arrange delivery from another branch.

• Please let us know if you have ideas for other
things we might add to this collection.

• We’ll gladly provide materials to make new flannel
stories or other materials for the library.

FLANNEL STORIES
A flannelboard is stored at your library. Ask staff to get it out for you.
+ Starred stories = especially good for toddlers.

+ AUTUMN LEAVES Kids put colored leaves on the flannelboard
while you read “What Color Is Autumn."

BALLOONS (for a party) Kids put colored balloon shapes on the
flannel board as you read the rhyme, Balloons for a Party. The
enclosed sheet also contains other participation ideas for a party
threme.

+ BEAR’S FEAST Little Bear wants blueberries, but he keeps
finding other tasty treats.

BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS Abandoned animals win a home,
with their “singing.”

BINGO “And Bingo was his name-O. B - I - N-G-O...”

THE BLUE JAY
No matter what tasty tidbits Mr. Jay brings Mrs. Jay, she won’t eat
one until her baby birds are hatched.

+ BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD THROUGH MY WINDOW
Bluebird, bluebird through my window, Oh Johnny I’m tired —
Night-night! Very fun to sing and ‘fly’ different colored birds onto
the board.

+ BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? The
favorite story, in colorful flannel.

THE CAT AND THE PARROT A greedy cat takes advantage of
the hospitable parrot but gets her “just desserts”.

COUNTING CROCODILES A little mouse-deer must cross
crocodile-infested waters but tricks them into helping him.

DEM BONES, “dem bones, dem dinosaur bones. Put ‘em all
together, and this is what you get!” Wow, kids love these big,
bright felt board dinosaurs.

DOG’S COLORFUL DAY
Dog begins his day with just one black spot but ends it with 10
spots in every color of the rainbow! A beautifully crafted felt dog
does the story proud.

+ DOWN IN THE BARNYARD (Sung to the tune of Down by the
Station) Down in the barnyard early in the morning, see the
chicken family all in a row…

THE ELF AND THE DORMOUSE
An elf uproots a toadstool and invents
himself an umbrella.

+ EGGS FOR BREAKFAST
Have kids make the motions with you and then put eac-h fried egg
on the board: “Give it a whack, hear it crack, drop it in the
middle, one egg’s frying’ on the griddle.”

THE ENORMOUS TURNIP, by Tolstoy. It takes the whole
family and their pets to pull the turnip out of the ground.

THE FEARSOME BEAST Like the book, Who’s In Rabbit’s
House, the fearsome beast in Rabbit’s house is just a caterpillar.

+ FISHIES “There are so many fishies in the deep blue sea. What
color fishy do you see?” Sung to a catchy tune, ask for the Little
Songs for Little Me tape for the tune.

THE FISH WITH THE DEEP SEA SMILE The fishermen catch
one fish after another, but not their quarry, the fish with the deep-
sea smile. He flips his tail and swims away.

FIVE ENORMOUS DINOSAURS These dinosaurs are made from
patterned fabric. Great participation counting rhyme and fun to
look at.
FIVE FAT SPIDERS Five fat spiders are we/ We’ve spun our web
in a tree/When the bugs came around/we swallowed them down/
That’s why we’re fat, you see!

FIVE LITTLE CHICKENS
Each little chicken asks for
something good to eat in this
simple rhyme

+ FIVE LITTLE SEASHELLS Five little seashells lying on the shore.
Swish went the waves. Then there were four.

+ FLIP FLAP JACK “There was a man made of food. Made of
food? Made of food! There was a man made of food and his name
was Flip-Flap Jack!”

+ FROGGY GETS DRESSED But he keeps forgetting to put on
something, including his underwear. Entertaining sound effects and
lots of giggles.

THE GIANT CARROT A woodland version of “The Enormous
Turnip.” When Rabbit can’t pull up the carrot alone, all the animals
help.

THE GOAT IN THE TURNIP FIELD The billy goat got into the
boy’s turnip field, and he’s eating all the turnips. Who can stop
him?

THE GUNNY WOLF How Little Girl got away from the Gunny
Wolf when he caught her in the forest.

HENNY PENNY The sky is falling!

+ HUMPTY DUMPTY Well, you know what happened to Humpty!
“They couldn’t put Humpty together again!”

+ HUSH LITTLE BABY In this traditional song, a baby is quieted
by the promise of many gifts from Papa.

THE HOUSE IN THE WOODS Farmyard animals all work
together to build themselves a house in the woods.

+ HOW TO I PUT IT ON? Dress the little bear all wrong and let
children tell you how to do it right.

+ I GOT ME A CAT
I got me a cat, and the cat pleased me, and I fed my cat
under yonder tree, and the cat said fiddle-I-fee!
(Keep adding animals and the sounds that they might make in
this rollicking song.)

+ IF I COULD HAVE A WINDMILL
These flannel figures illustrate an action song. Have the kids join
in swinging their arms for whole-body fun.

IN THE HOUSE
This one is a hit with the kids! Can you guess what kind of pet is
in each of the houses? There are clues for the children to guess.

+ IT LOOKED LIKE SPILT MILK, by Shaw Kids can put all the
different cloud shapes up on the flannelboard.

ITSY BITSY SPIDER
Itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out…

JENNIE JENKINS A picky dresser rhymes her way through her
fabulous wardrobe.

JOHNNY-CAKE Like the Gingerbread Boy, the Johnny Cake
runs away.

JOSEPH HAD A LITTLE OVERCOAT From the book by the
same name. The coat became a jacket, a vest, a tie, a
handkerchief, a button, and finally, a story.-

KATIE THE CATERPILLAR Adventurous Katie climbs on
board a bicycle, a train, and finally an airplane. How she wishes
she could fly! (Sometimes wishes do come true.)

+ LITTLE BOY BLUE come blow your horn. The sheep’s in the
meadow, the cow’s in the corn.

LITTLE COCKROACH MARTINA, a Puerto Rican tale. She
asks each creature that courts her “How will you speak to me in
the evening?” and she marries the mouse, for his beautiful voice.

LITTLE MISS MUFFET Along came a spider!

THE LITTLE MOUSE, THE RED RIPE STRAWBERRY AND
THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR How do you keep a red, ripe
strawberry away from a big, hungry bear?

LITTLE RED HEN No one will help her bake the bread

+ LITTLE ROCKET’S TRIP A little rocket roared off one day/On
a trip into space so far away.

+ THE LITTLE SCARECROW This set contains pieces of a fine
scarecrow to build on the small, handheld flannel board, two
sheets of scarecrow songs and action rhymes, a scarecrow craft
idea, and a scarecrow stick puppet idea with patterns included.

+ LOTS OF CARS “There were lots of cars driving down the
street. Tell me what color car do you see? Big ones, little ones,
beep, beep, beep!” To sing or say: lots of fun, too.

+ LOU AT THE ZOO Animals are placed behind images
representing their habitats, to be revealed after the children guess
who.
MASTER OF ALL MASTERS He wants the servant girl to call
everything by very unusual names!

MAY I BRING A FRIEND? by De Regniers He brings a
different friend on every day of the week, and they’re all zoo
animals!

THE MILLER, THE BOY AND THE DONKEY, by Aesop
Everyone has different advice about who should ride, and who
should walk. Moral: You can’t please everyone.

THE MONKEY AND THE CROCODILE Crocodile fools
monkey into getting close enough to eat, but monkey fools
crocodile into setting him free.

THE MOUSE AND THE WINDS, by Lobel The Winds blow
Mouse’s boat on top of a tree, a house, and a hill!

+ MOUSE’S HALLOWEEN HOUSE A mother mouse makes a
jack-o-lantern for her babies.

THE OLD WOMAN AND HER PIG “Fire! Fire! Burn stick!
stick won’t beat dog, dog won’t bite pig, piggy won’t jump over the
stile, and I’ll never get home tonight.”

+ ONE ELEPHANT WENT OUT TO PLAY on a spider web one
day. (Count one to ten, and let kids put elephants on board.)

OPPOSITES Use felt these felt animals to illustrate opposites.
Put one on the board and let the children guess what the opposite
is. Fast, slow — Horse and turtle. Hard, soft — Crab and chick …

THE OWL AND THE PUSSY-CAT, a poem by Edward Lear
They went to sea in a beautiful pea green boat...

PATRICK NEEDS SHAMROCKS Children can put lots of
leprechauns on the flannel board for Patrick the leprechaun.

PEACE AND QUIET A man can’t get any peace until the wise
woman tells him to bring all his animals into the house.

+ PIZZA PIECES
The flannel pizza pieces come in a real pizza box. You can use
them to illustrate the counting rhyme Five Little Pizza Pieces and
Pizza; or the hilarious song, I Am a Pizza, all included.

+ PLANT A LITTLE SEED “Plant a little seed, watch it grow,
soon you’ll have a vegetable.” Beautiful brightly colored
vegetables look good enough to eat.
There’s a fruit set too. Music available on Plant a Little Seed tape-
request it at the same time.

+ PUMPKIN HAPPY Pumpkin (jack-o’ lantern) has many moods,
but the best is pumpkin pie.

QUICK AS A CRICKET
A young boy describes himself as "loud as a lion," "quiet as a
clam," "tough as a rhino," and "gentle as a lamb."

RATTLESNAKE, MOUSE, AND COYOTE a Mexican tale
Mouse rescues, rattlesnake, only to be caught by him. But Coyote
tricks Rattlesnake into letting Mouse go.

THE RUNAWAY BUNNY, by Margaret Wise Brown No matter
how the little bunny changes, his mother always knows him and
brings him home.

+ THE RUNAWAY COOKIES “They danced away so very far,
they never came back to the cookie jar.”

THE SHADY HAT Each animal grabs the hat away from the one
who had it before, but what’s this? The hat is buzzing!

+ THE SNOWMAN Hand the pieces of felt out to the children and
as the poem builds, so will the snowman.

SOUP FROM A NAIL, a Swedish tale The old woman says she
has no food for the beggar, but the promise of soup from a nail has
her bringing out all sorts of things to add to the pot.

SPRING VEGETABLE GARDEN This rhyme lists all the
vegetables that are planted in the garden.

THE STONE IN THE ROAD, The king rolls a big stone into the
road, to see what his lazy subjects will do.

STREET SOUNDS Each vehicle has a particular noise to make.

+ TEDDY WORE HIS RED SHIRT Such a cute bear with
clothes. The little ones can help dress him.

+ TEN LITTLE FISHES A counting rhyme.

THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT A cumulative tale.
This is the rat that ate the malt, that lay in the house that Jack
built.

+ THIS LITTLE TRAIN Brightly colored train cars, they go chug
chug chugging right by you.

THE THREE BILLY GOATS Trip trap, trip trap. “Who’s that
tripping over my bridge?” roared the troll...

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow
your house down.”

THREE LITTLE PUMPKINS “The third one said, I’m on my
way/To be a Jack-o-Lantern today.”

THE THREE WISHES 1. for a sausage. 2. for the sausage to
grow on the silly wisher’s nose. 3. To get the sausage off the
nose. How sad! How silly! No more wishes left!

TRAFFIC JAM No matter where Mrs. Bailey drives, she finds
herself in the middle of a traffic jam. (Lots of cars for kids to put
on the flannelboard.

UWUNGELEMA An African (Bantu) tale in which, one after
another, animals fail to remember the name of a magic tree. It is
taken from the beautifully illustrated book, The Name of the Tree
(J 398.2049 Lottridge), which families can check out after story
time.

VALENTINE RHYMES 6 bright felt hearts and three different
rhymes, ready to use for the holiday.

+ WHAT’S INSIDE THE POCKET?
“I have a little pocket where many things can hide.” Behind each
pocket hides an object for the children to guess.

+ WHEELS
Picture cards of a wheelbarrow, bicycle, tricycle, and wagon: use
to sing “My wheelbarrow has one wheel, my wheelbarrow has
one wheel, My wheelbarrow has one wheel, and that wheel goes
around”.

+ WHEN COWS GET UP IN THE MORNING
They always say good-day” Fun to sing: ask
for “More Songs anyone can sing” tape for the
tune.

+ WHEN MARCH WINDS BLOW Nine colorful hats ‘blow’
through the air. Kids can help the second time through.

THE WIDE MOUTHED FROG FROM THE POND
A little wide-mouthed frog asks animal mothers what they feed
their babies. The snake answers, “wide-mouthed frogs” and
suddenly the frog decides to talk with a tiny, narrow mouth!

THE WIND AND THE CLOTHES The Wind steals an old
rabbit’s clothes from the clothesline, but the old rabbit shows him
how to make his own.

PUPPETS
These could be used to introduce stories or to act them out. (No need
for a big production, and you can move your lips.)
Ant, Bears Bunny, Finger puppets: Mouse,
Chicken, Cat, Cow, Bat, Snail, Bumblebee,
Chimpanzee Turtle, Rabbit in Hat, Worm in
Crocodile Crow apple,
Dogs (3 — one very large
and loveable) Mouse Count
One snake sock puppet, ten little,
warm, and tasty sock mice for the
flannel board or to hand out to
children, and a big jar for the
snake to drop the mice into as he
counts.

Old Woman Who
Swallowed a Fly:
Frogs, Grasshopper Hand out the animals to children
Hedgehog, Lamb, and have them put them in her
mouth as you all sing the rhyme.
Mole Lion,
Monkey, Mouse, Sylvester and
Platypus, (soft and furry) The Magic Pebble
Spider, Rabbit, With the help of Velcro, Sylvester
changes into a rock.
Toucan, Zebra
Animal Muzzles to The Very Hungry
wear: Pig, Horse, Duck, Caterpillar
Chicken, Cow, Cat, Donkey Feed the caterpillar sock puppet
and it becomes a butterfly!

POP-UP BOOKS
Pop-up pictures, flaps, and parts that move. Some are too fragile for
check-out, but fun for story time.

+ Carter FLAPDOODLE DINOSAURS
Delightful, colorful dinosaurs are revealed behind
familiar foods.

+ Cimarus PEEK A MOO
Guess who? Peek a moo! says the cow. Guess
who? Peek a squeak! says the mouse. Lots of fun.

+ Cousins HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAISY
It’s Maisy’s birthday, with tabs to pull and flaps to
lift.

+ Cousins MAISY’S ABC
A lift the flap, pull-the-tab ABC book.

Faulkner THE LONG-NOSED PIG
Fabulous long noses jut out from this story about a
pig who brags “too bad your nose isn’t as long as
mine.”

Faulkner SANTA’S SURPRISE
Poor Santa can’t see very well, and everywhere he
looks, he thinks he sees the reindeer’s red nose.

Faulkner THE SCARED LITTLE BEAR
It’s bedtime, but there’s a scary noise in the house:
is it an elephant, or a rhino or… Little bear
investigates in this ‘not-too-scary- pop-up.

+ Fowler MR. LITTLE’S NOISY BOAT
A lift-the-flap book. Animals are hiding all over
Mr. Little’s boat.

+ Hawkins OLD MOTHER HUBBARD
A lift-the-flap book of the old nursery rhyme.

Hewitt FACE TO FACE SAFARI
Beware! Giant pop-up animals inside!

+ Hill WHERE’S SPOT?
Flaps open to reveal the answer.

+ Hill SPOT GOES TO THE PARK
Spot and friends take a trip to the park and have
some trouble keeping track of their ball.

Inkpen LULLABYHULLABALLOO!
A princess has trouble getting to sleep, until some
clanking knights, snorting dragons, eerie ghosts,
and forest creatures come to her aid.
Has fold-out pages.
Moore THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

+ Pienkowski BIG MACHINES
A wonderful collection of work-a-day machinery.

+ Pienkowski BOATS
A variety of boats pop out in bright colors.

+ Pienkowski GOOD NIGHT
Can everyone finally get to bed?

+ Pienkowski PIZZA!
The king is coming for lunch! Quick, what does he
like on his pizza? Cheese, tadpoles, worms??

+ Pienkowski PLANES AND OTHER
THINGS THAT FLY
Take a ride in a hot air balloon, helicopter and
more.

+ Pienkowski TRUCKS AND OTHER
WORKING WHEELS
See a fire engine, taxi, moving van and other
familiar working vehicles.

Price WHERE’S ALFIE?
Alfie doesn’t want to go to bed. Have fun with
finding Alfie and the pop-up action.

Ruschak THE COUNTING ZOO

Ryder IN THE WILD
Beautifully illustrated animals in the African
savanna hide in these pages.

Sabuda THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
…And a partridge in a pear tree!

Seymour DINOSAURS
A pop-up book with great illustrations.

WHAT’S IN THE JUNGLE?
A colorful pop-up, lift-the-flap book of jungle
+ Seymour animals.

+ Seymour WHAT’S IN THE
PREHISTORIC FOREST?
A lift-the-flap pop-up book.

+ Simmons DAISY’S HIDE AND SEEK
Daisy and Pip play hide and seek throughout the
barnyard. Very cute.

Strickland DINOSAUR STOMP
Colorful pop-up dinosaurs invite you to the dance.
Could be fun to act out.

+ Ziefert WHO SAID MOO?
Red Rooster goes through the entire farmyard
asking all the animals if they said moo.
A lift-the-flap book.

OTHER ENRICHMENTS
ANIMAL MASKS Heavy paper printed with the faces of mostly
farm animals (and one rabbit.) Hand them out to the children and let
them act out a story or song such as Old MacDonald.

BINOCULARS use them with the LET’S GO FOR A JUNGLE
WALK pictures, below.

CLOSED BASKET Let kids guess mystery objects by feel. Or put
story-related objects inside, and let kids reach in and choose.

CUT AND TELL SCISSOR STORIES (372.64 Warren)
Each book covers a season; Spring, Fall, Winter. The stories need
rephrasing, but children love to watch you cut the paper plate!

SHAKERS+ “Can you shake your egg with me, shake your
EGG SHAKERS
egg along with me?”

EENSY WEENSY SPIDER SPIDER+ a spider on a glove with sun and
rain props: fun to use!

SPECKLED FROGS+ Frogs on a glove
FIVE GREEN AND S PECKLED FROGS
and a felt covered “log”.

JUNGLE WALK 5 pictures of jungle animals to use with
Let’s Go for a Jungle Walk from the “Dippin’ in the
Paintbox” CD or from the Ready to Go storytime Book
and CD. Take our storytime collection binoculars along
on your trip!

MATRESHKA Russian nesting dolls, each tinier than the last.

“MAX from Where The Wild Things Are
MAX”
MAX

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Thumb piano, rain stick, and
INSTRUMENTS+
rhythm instruments such as tambourine, triangle, sticks, and drums.

MONKEY MITT a furry glove with Velcro fingers. We’ve got
MITT+
attachable ducks, monkeys, pumpkins, kittens, and frogs, with fingerplays.

PICTURE CARDS Wheels

SILK FLOWERS for use with The Gunniwolf. Hold them up as you
tell how Little Girl picks them.

THREE TEDDY BEARS They can be used for bear stories.
BEARS.

TRAFFIC SIGNS Red light. Green Light. Right turn. Left turn.
You show the signs. Kids do the actions.

STORYTIME COLLECTION
• The Volunteers’ Resource Box brings a new selection
of books from the Storytime Collection to your library at the
beginning of each series.

• The complete storytime collection is listed here.

• You can request any that aren’t in your box. Here’s the
quickest way:

Call 384-3150. Ask for Youth Services.
Anyone in the office will be glad to help.
You can ask for specific titles, or tell us your theme
and let us send whatever fits.
Or: Ask your librarian to e-mail your request
to Catherine Sarette or Theresa Hadley.

Note:
Try to request books a week or two in advance.
We may have to arrange delivery from another branch.

• Your own library may have copies of many of these
books. (But the storytime copy will often be in better condition.)

• You can use any other appropriate books you
like. (See How to Choose, p. 4 in the yellow section.)

• If you have ideas for other books we might add to
this collection, please let us know.

PICTURE BOOKS
Starred stories ( + ) are especially appropriate for toddlers. (One to
three year olds in toddler story time.)

E LOUELLA MAE,
Alarcon SHE’S RUN AWAY!
Pause before the last word in each
rhyme. “Has anyone seen her? Now
where could she be? Go look in the
hollowed-out trunk of that tree.

+ E HUG
Alborough Hug. Hug. All the animals have
someone to hug. Little chimp wants
a hug, too.

E IT’S THE BEAR!
Alborough Eddie and his mom go into the woods for a
picnic and meet a very large, very hungry
bear.

E SOME DOGS DO
Alborough Sid’s classmates laugh, “Dogs don’t fly!”
when he tells them that he flew. Sid’s Dad
has a different answer.

E WATCH OUT! BIG BRO’S
Alborough COMING!
Terror spreads through the jungle as animals
hear the news that rough, tough Big Bro is
coming.

E WHERE’S
Alborough MY TEDDY?
Eddie can't find
his bear when he
comes across a
gigantic bear
with a similar
problem.

E YOU’RE A GENIUS,
Alexander BLACKBOARD BEAR
Blackboard Bear helps a small boy build a
spaceship for a trip to the moon.

E MUCKY MOOSE
Allen Mucky, the smelliest moose in the forest,
proves that smelling bad has its advantages
when trying to outwit a fierce wolf.

+ E WE’RE GOING ON SAFARI
Arma “We're going on safari. We're going to
shoot some photos.... Get your camera
ready-snap!" Babies dressed as animals are
juxtaposed with real wild animals.

E BABY BIRD’S FIRST NEST
Asch When Baby Bird takes a tumble from her
mama's nest in the middle of the night, she
finds a friend in Little Frog.

E CAN YOU MAKE
Ashman A PIGGY GIGGLE?
Can you make a piggy giggle if you waddle
through a puddle? A duck might chuckle but
a pig won’t giggle… but everyone else will be
laughing a lot.

E BABIES ON THE GO
Ashman Animal and human babies. “It doesn’t
matter how they go. Inside, outside, fast, or
slow. On the ground or high above, babies
always ride with love.”

E MOTHER HALVERSON’S
Aylesworth NEW CAT
Farmer Halverson tries out each of the barn
cats as a house cat for his wife until he finds
just the right one.

E OLD BLACK FLY
Aylesworth Old black fly’s been buzzin’ around and he’s
had a very busy bad day. Sing this to a
catchy tune and enjoy the funny mischief.

+ E BIG FAT HEN
Baker “One two, buckle my shoe”; the old favorite
with bold, enchanting illustrations.

E HUMBUG RABBIT
Balian Funny Easter story.
Is father Rabbit the
Easter bunny?

+ E FISH WISH
Barner A small swimmer imagines being different
brightly colored sea creatures in this
wonderfully illustrated book.

E ANIMALS SHOULD
Barrett DEFINITELY
NOT WEAR
CLOTHING
The problems that
would cause!

+ E MY CAR
Barton Sam describes in loving detail his car and
how he drives it. Very simple text, very
simple pictures.

+ E THE LITTLE RED HEN
Barton The classic tale, told with simple text and
bold pictures.

+ E MY MOTHER IS MINE
Bauer All sorts of cuddly baby animals sing their
mothers’ praises, as a young child makes a
card for her own mother. Lovely, soft
illustrations.

E WHY DO KITTENS PURR?
Bauer Simple rhymes tell why kittens, bears,
kangaroos, and other animals behave the
way they do.

E PEPITO THE BRAVE
Beck A little bird can’t face the challenge of flying,
but learns to hop, swim, dig, etc his way to a
family gathering, where he learns he CAN fly
after all!

E GRANDFATHER TWILIGHT
Berger The amazing watercolors in this picture book
will hold the children spellbound as
Grandfather Twilight settles in for the night.

E TUMBLE BUMBLE
Bond As a tiny bug walks along, he is joined by a
cat, a crocodile, a pig, and other animals, all
of which end up in a boy's bed.

E RABBIT’S GOOD NEWS
Bornstein Rabbit leaves her warm, dark burrow and
discovers that spring has come.

E THE HAT
Brett Hedgehog puts a stocking on his head, and
all the animals want a hat like that! This is a
companion volume to The Mitten, by the
same artist.

E THE MITTEN
Brett An increasing number of animals fit snugly
in Nicki's lost mitten --until the bear
sneezes.

E QUIET!
Bright Papa Lion threatens to eat any animal who
wakes up Baby Lion. He hopes someone will
wake up the baby. Papa Lion is extremely
hungry. In the end, his own growling
stomach wakes the baby.

E THE BIG SNEEZE
Brown A farmer’s big sneeze wrecks hilarious havoc
on a peaceful barn full of animals.

E THE DIRTY LITTLE BOY
Brown Mama says it’s time for a bath, so the little
boy bathes like a bird, like a pig, and just
gets dirtier and dirtier!

+ E GOODNIGHT MOON
Brown A very charming small bunny looks all
around his/her bedroom; and then carefully
bids everything goodnight.
A classic children’s book.

+ E THE RUNAWAY BUNNY
Brown No matter what the bunny might change
into, Mother bunny will always find him and
bring him home. There is a flannel-board
version of this in our collection.

E THE SCARECROW’S HAT
Brown Chicken thinks Scarecrow's hat will make a
nice nest, but first she must make a series of
swaps with Badger, Crow, Sheep, Owl, and
Donkey, so each gets what they want.

E MY DAD
Browne A child describes the many wonderful things
about "my dad," who can jump over the
moon, swim like a fish, and be as warm as
toast.

E HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR DUCK
Bunting Duck's birthday gifts from his animal friends
are wonderful but cannot be used away from
the water, a problem eventually solved by
the arrival of his last gift.

E MR. GUMPY’S MOTOR CAR
Burningham Very simple, but well loved. All the animals
ride in the motor car.

+ E MR. GUMPY’S OUTING
Burningham Also simple, but well loved. All the animals
go for an outing.

E CAN YOU CUDDLE LIKE A
Butler KOALA?
From leaping like a frog to winking like an
owl, young readers can enjoy copying
different animals and the ways they move.

+ E IF YOU SEE A KITTEN
Butler If you see a kitten…say oooh. But if you see
a spider say….EEEEK!

+ E CAT’S COLORS
Cabrera What is Little Cat’s favorite color: “Is it
blue?” “Blue is the sky where I chase the
birds.” Can you guess what his favorite
color could be?

+ E DOG’S DAY
Cabrera Dog has a very busy day with his animal
friends, swinging from the trees with
Monkey, flying through the clouds with Bird,
hopping and jumping with Rabbit, and more.

+ E RORY AND
Cabrera THE LION
Rory loves lions,
and he is
convinced that he
hears one roaring
in the night.

E HOT AIR HENRY
Calhoun A sassy Siamese cat stows away on a hot air
balloon and ends up taking a fur raising
flight.

+ E FROM HEAD TO TOE
Carle Encourages the reader to exercise by
following the movements of various animals.

E HAVE YOU SEEN MY CAT?
Carle A young boy encounters all sorts of cats
while searching for the one he lost.

E “SLOWLY, SLOWLY, SLOWLY”,
Carle SAID THE SLOTH’
The sloth explains he isn’t lazy — he’s
languid, stoic, impassive, sluggish, placid,
calm, and, well, slothful!

E TODAY IS MONDAY
Carle Each day of the week brings a new food,
until on Sunday all the world’s children
come and eat it up. It’s a song too!

E THE VERY BUSY SPIDER
Carle A little spider works steadily through all the
farm animals’ interruptions and produces a
beautiful and efficient web.

+ E THE VERY HUNGRY
Carle CATERPILLAR
Days of the week, and a counting book!
Good story, too.

+ E JESSE BEAR, WHAT
Carlson WILL YOU WEAR?
A rollicking rhyme through a child’s day.

E EIEIO
Clarke In this illustrated version of the familiar folk
song, Old MacDonald chooses a new
profession when his farm gets too crowded
and noisy.

E I LOVE YOU, BLUE KANGAROO
Chichester When Lily's relatives give her lots of new
stuffed animals, Blue Kangaroo fears that he
will be replaced in her affections.

+ E ELLA SARAH GETS DRESSED
Chodos Ella’s sister, mother, and father try to tell
her what to wear but she knows exactly what
she wants.

+ E FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS
Christelow JUMPING ON THE BED
One fell off and bumped his head: a counting
book.

E FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS
Christelow PLAY HIDE-AND-SEEK
Where are those monkeys? Where did they
go? Where are they hiding? I really don’t
know!

E JACK’S GARDEN
Cole A boy plants a garden and watches it grow -
beautifully detailed illustrations

E SO MUCH
Cooke All the relatives arrive to hug, play with, and
fuss over the baby. The occasion: Daddy’s
birthday. You’ll love the family — So Much!

E ANIMAL LINGO
Conrad Did you know that dogs in Turkey say “Hav!
Hav! and cats in Japan say “Neow!”

+ E MAISY DRESSES UP
Cousins Maisy gets out her art supplies and makes a
clever costume!
+ E MAISY MAKES GINGERBREAD
Cousins Maisy is in her kitchen. Mmmm,
gingerbread!

+ E MAISY’S BEDTIME
Cousins Is Maisy ready for bed? Not yet!

+ E WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE
Cowell BOO-HOO BABY?
The animals pitch in to feed, bathe and play
with the cranky, boo-hoo baby. Will nothing
work? Very fun.

MRS. WISHY-WASHY’S FARM
E Cowley
The farm animals all run away, tired of being
washed. But when they get into a big,
colorful mess in the city, they’re glad to
jump into the tub. Home is best.

Cronin CLICK, CLACK, MOO
COWS THAT TYPE
The cows love to type on an old typewriter
they found. What do they type? Demands!

+ FREIGHT TRAIN
Crews Freight train. Moving. Participation story.
Kids can make train sounds the whole time
you are reading it. Slow at first, then fast,
then Whoo!
Whoo! at the
end.

E DOWN BY THE POND
Cruikshank The farm animals all make noises as they
chase a sneaky fox into the nearby pond.

E LEON AND ALBERTINE
Davenier Leon, the pig, asks all of his barnyard friends
for advice on how to woo the lovely
Albertine (a chicken). Hilarious illustrations!

+ E WHO HOPS?
Davis Brightly colored creatures hop, fly, slither,
swim, and crawl through this lively book.

E MAY I BRING A FRIEND?
DeRegniers Every day of the week, the boy brings
surprise animal friends. Flannelboard also
available.

E DOG’S COLORFUL DAY : A
Dodd MESSY STORY ABOUT COLORS
AND COUNTING.
An endearing little white dog collects
colorful spots, one to ten; and ends the day
in a bath. Cute and colorful.

E HAIRY MACLARY FROM
Dodd DONALDSON’S DAIRY
A small black dog and his canine friends set
out on a bold adventure.

E ARE YOU MY MOTHER?
Eastman Little bird asks all kinds of creatures before
finding his real mother.

E COPY ME, COPYCUB
Edwards A mother bear and her cub play an
important game of follow the leader. Little
does the cub know that each time he imitates
his mom, he’s learning precious life lessons.

E COLOR FARM
Ehlert The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig and other
animals on a farm are made up of colorful
shapes such as square, circle, rectangle, and
triangle.

E COLOR ZOO
Ehlert Introduces colors and shapes with
illustrations of shapes that form animal faces
when placed on top of one another.

E GO AWAY, BIG GREEN MONSTER!
Emberley Cut-out pages build a “monster” and take it
away again, and all because the children say
so!
+ E CATS SLEEP ANYWHERE
Farjeon Cats sleep on tables, in closets, in
shoeboxes...

E BARK, GEORGE
Feiffer You'll all laugh with this one: a young dog
can't bark because he meows, moos, oinks,
etc. Why??

E I’M A TIGER TOO!
Fitzpatrick A little boy tries to play imaginatively with
real animals and imaginary ones. To his
delight he finds another child to play with.

+ E] BARNYARD BANTER
Fleming Cows Moo. Rooster Cock a doodle doo.
Goose is hiding. Who will find her?

+ E MAMA CAT HAS THREE
Fleming KITTENS
While two kittens copy everything their
mother does, their brother naps. But when
Mama and the sisters nap, the tables are
turned.

E MUNCHA! MUNCHA!
Fleming MUNCHA!
After planting the
garden he has
dreamed of for
years, Mr.
McGreely tries to
find a way to keep
some persistent
bunnies from eating
all his vegetables.

E THIS IS THE BABY
Fleming This is the baby who hates to be dressed.
here’s the mommy who must get baby
dressed. Join in the fun of this gleeful battle
of wills.

E VEGETABLE GARDEN
Florian Spade, rake, hoe. Seeds in a row. Three or
four words per page make a vegetable
garden.

E ASTRONAUT PIGGY WIGGY
Fox Piggy dreams of what he’d do if he could be
an astronaut.

E THE MAGIC HAT
Fox A wizard's hat blows into town, changing
people into different animals when it lands
on their heads! Clever and colorful.

E TIME FOR BED
Fox As darkness falls, mamas and papas try to
settle their little animals to sleep.

E WHERE IS THE GREEN SHEEP?
Fox Here is the red sheep. Here is the bath
sheep. And here is the bed sheep. But
where is the green sheep?

E GOOSEBERRY GOOSE
Freedman All Gooseberry wants to do is practice his
flying, not prepare for winter like the other
animals. But flying is exactly the right way
for a goose to get ready for winter.

E CORDUROY
Freeman A toy teddy bear wants a child to buy him,
but he’s missing a button.

E A RAINBOW OF MY OWN
Freeman Oh, the pleasures of playing with a rainbow!
(If only in imagination.)

E OLIVER’S VEGETABLES
French “I don’t eat vegetables,” Oliver told
Grandpa. “I only eat french fries.” But
Grandpa has a surprise for Oliver, from his
vegetable garden.

E THE RUNAWAY
Frost A poem about a young colt who charges off
in fear of new snow, to be retrieved by his
mother.

E MILLIONS OF CATS
Gag A little old man goes looking for a pet.

E THE GINGERBREAD BOY
Galdone Well-known folk tales in picture book form.
Simple, funny illustrations.

E MOONBEAM ON A CAT’S EAR
Gay Was it just a dream or did they really try to
steal the moon out of the sky?

E PIZZA PAT
Gelman “This is the tray that Pat bought. This is the
dough, all stretchy and floppy, that lay in the
tray that Pat bought.”

+ E BABY! TALK!
Gentieu Simple text “Go, baby go!” accompanies
great photos of babies showing the action.

E MUSHROOM
Ginsburg IN THE RAIN
It shelters all kinds
of animals.

E BEASTLY FEAST
Goldstone Antelopes and cantaloupes, fleas and peas get
ready for a beastly feast that will twist your
tongue and make your mouth water.

E THE JAZZ FLY: STARRING THE
Gollub JAZZ BUGS
Rockin’ and jivin’, a fly picks up the sounds
of a frog, hog, donkey and dog and works
them into his jazz band. Get ready to bop!

E ARTHUR”S TRACTOR : A FAIRY
Goodhart TALE WITH MECHANICAL
PARTS
Unaware that a princess in distress and a
dragon on the loose are right behind him,
Arthur the farmer thinks that the strange
noises he keeps hearing are being made by
his tractor! Very funny.

E QUEENIE, ONE OF THE FAMILY
Graham A family rescues a small hen who makes her
presence pleasantly felt in the family.

E OVER ON THE FARM
Gunson Kids can stretch, splash, leap, flap, and
snuggle, with their favorite farmyard animals
in this bright and sunny picture book.

E THE APPLE PIE TREE
Hall A story about the tree that grows the best
part of apple pie! Follows the tree through
the seasons and stages of fruit development.

+ E LITTLE ROBIN REDBREAST
Halpern Traditional rhyme,
in collage illustrations:
will little robin get
away from the cat?

E LOST CAT
Hardy In this lively rhyme, a cat owner lovingly
describes his beloved lost pet, while the
finder views the cat very differently!

E THE BED JUST SO
Hardendorff The tailor can’t sleep. Every night, someone,
or something pulls the covers off his bed.

E THE GUNNIWOLF
Harper Little Girl went into the jungle to pick
flowers, and up rose the Gunniwolf! Simple,
not really scary, and you can have the kids
pat their knees “pit pat” when Little Girl is
running away.

E MY CATS NICK & NORA
Harper In simple language and exuberant
watercolor, painter Barry Moser created this
picture book with his little granddaughter,
Isabelle Harper. Watch out Nick and Nora!
Isabelle and cousin Emmie have big plans for
you!

+ E MY DOG ROSIE
Harper When grandpa Barry Moser goes to work in
his studio, it’s Isabelle’s job to take care of
Grandpa’s dog, Rosie.

E OUR NEW PUPPY
Harper When the puppy Floyd joins the family,
Isabelle and her little sister Eliza see how
Rosie, the family dog, reacts, and learn what
it is like having-- and being-- a younger
sibling.

E TELLING TIME WITH
Harper BIG MAMA CAT
Who says a cat can’t tell time? Follow Mama
Cat throughout her day. Features a clock
with moveable hands.

E IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT
Haynes Start the engine and rev it up, Brrrroom,
Brrrroom! You are the driver in this zany,
giggle-filled adventure.

+ E THE BABY DANCES
Henderson Charmingly illustrated, an older brother
watches his baby sister grow more
accomplished through her first year.

E GUESS WHO, BABY DUCK!
Hest Grandpa shows Baby Duck his pictures of
her. She likes them!

E IN THE RAIN WITH BABY DUCK
Hest Although her parents love walking in the
rain, Baby Duck does not--until Grandpa
shares a secret with her.

E KISS GOOD NIGHT
Hest Sam, the little bear is waiting, waiting to go
to sleep. Until at last Mrs. Bear said, “Oh, I
know! Kiss good night am!” Plenty of kisses
do the trick.

E DOWN BY THE STATION
Hillenbrand It’s not just the tourists who get to ride the
zoo train!

E THE BIG RED BUS
Hindley A bus gets stuck in a hole in the road,
holding up a long line of other vehicles and
the repair of the road.

+ E DO LIKE A DUCK DOES!
Hindley “There go the ducklings, all in a line,
But who’s creep-creeping close, following
behind?” It’s a hairy-scary stranger who
claims he’s a duck. He doesn’t fool Mama!

+ E WHICH HAT IS THAT?
Hines A mouse tries on many kinds of hats and
becomes a firefighter, gardener, chef,
teaparty hostess, and space traveler.

E HUSH! : A THAI LULLABY
Ho All the animals on a Thai farm keep the baby
awake. Finally they all fall asleep -- except
the baby.

E THE SEALS ON THE BUS
Hort Sung to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus,”
this imagines a busload of noisy animals.
Kids can join in!

E COSMO ZOOMS!
Howard Cosmo thinks he can't do anything special
until he accidentally takes a nap on a
skateboard!

E TRUCKS WHIZZ! ZOOM!
Hubbell RUMBLE!
Old trucks. New trucks. Going-to-the-zoo
trucks. All kinds of trucks travel on a long,
long road!

E ONE MONDAY
Huntington What a week! Day after day the wind assails
Annabelle’s farm, straightening the pigs’
tails, blowing the spots off the cow, until it
finally blows itself away!

E DON’T FORGET THE BACON!
Hutchins A little boy goes grocery shopping for his
mother and tries hard to remember her
instructions.

E THE DOORBELL RANG
Hutchins Each time the doorbell rings, there are more
people who have come to share Ma’s
wonderful cookies.

E HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAM
Hutchins One special present brings a solution to
several of Sam’s problems.

+ E ROSIE’S WALK
Hutchins Under, over and
through, and the
fox never catches
Rosie the hen.
Take the kids on
Rosie’s Walk for a
great whole body stretch.

E THE SURPRISE PARTY
Hutchins As a secret is passed along, it gets horribly
distorted, and Rabbit gets a surprise when he
tries to get people to come to his surprise
party.

E WE’RE GOING ON A PICNIC!
Hutchins Silly Hen, Goose and Duck try to find the
perfect spot for their picnic, only to discover
Mouse, Squirrel and other small creatures
have helped themselves to the lunch basket!

E THE WINDY BLEW
Hutchins A rhymed tale describing
the antics of a
capricious wind.

E YOU’LL SOON GROW
Hutchins INTO THEM, TITCH
The tables turn at last for Titch, who has
been inheriting his older siblings’ outgrown
clothes.
+ E PEEKABOO MORNING
Isadora A toddler plays peek-a-boo throughout the
day.

E THE GOOSE WHO WENT OFF IN
Johnson A HUFF
Magnolia, the goose, wants to mother all the
animals on the farm and gets scolded for her
efforts. Off she goes with hurt feelings.

E HAROLD’S FAIRY TALE
Johnson All of the “Harold” books can be told by
drawing the story. The drawings are
childishly simple. In this one, Harold tries to
figure out why no flowers grow in the
enchanted garden.

E HAROLD’S TRIP TO THE SKY
Johnson Harold draws a rocket that takes him into
space. You can draw the story for the
children.

E COLOR DANCE
Jonas Four dancers show what happens when
colors combine.

E CROCODILE BEAT
Jorgensen While the crocodile naps the jungle animals
play by the riverbank, but when he wakes, it
is up to King Lion to protect his friends. Full
of rhythm and rhyme!

E MY LUCKY DAY
Kasza When a delicious-looking piglet knocks on
Mr. Fox’s door by mistake, Mr. Fox thinks
it’s his lucky day. But the piglet has other
plans.

+ E JUMP, FROG, JUMP
Kalan Kids can join in the chorus. How did the
frog get away? Jump, frog, jump!

E MOVING DAY
Kalan A hermit crab looking for a new home tries
several different shells before finding one
that fits just right.

E THE PIG’S PICNIC
Kasza Mr. Pig, on his way to picnic with Miss Pig,
is persuaded by his friends to change his
appearance with an alarming results.

+ E COUNTING KISSES
Katz “My tired little baby, do you need a kiss? 10
little kisses on teeny tiny toes…”

E PETER’S CHAIR
Keats Peter was jealous of the new baby and didn’t
want his outgrown furniture to go to her.
+ E THE SNOWY DAY
Keats Simple exploration of a small boy in the
snow.

E WHISTLE FOR WILLIE
Keats Oh, how Peter wished he could whistle!

E GERALDINE’S BLANKET
Keller Geraldine loves her baby blanket. The
trouble is, she’s not a baby any more.

E FALL IS NOT EASY
Kelly Fall is not easy for the tree because its leaves
keep turning colors in unusual designs -
rainbow, smiley face!?

+ E FIVE GREEN AND
Kelly SPECKLED FROGS
“Sat on a speckled log, eating some most
delicious bugs, Yum! Yum!” An
indestructible board book version.

E THERE’S NO SUCH THING
Kent AS A DRAGON
A little boy’s dragon grows enormous. He
just wants to be noticed!

+ Ketteman GRANDMA’S CAT
A young girl pursues her grandmother’s cat —
and learns how to be friends with him.

E HENRY AND AMY (RIGHT-WAY-
King ROUND AND UPSIDE DOWN)
Even though they are very different, Henry
and Amy are good friends. Readers will
enjoy both characters very much.

+ E DAISY IS A MOMMY
Kopper Daisy, the dog, and Mommy take care of
their babies. Definitely warm and fuzzy!

+ E DAISY’S BABIES
Kopper Every time Daisy's puppies and their friend,
Baby, want to do something, the puppies
have different ideas.

E COME OUT AND PLAY,
Kraus LITTLE MOUSE
Little mouse is busy helping his family five
days of the week, but he gets to play with
them on weekends.

+ E WHOSE MOUSE ARE YOU?
Kraus Mouse shakes his mother from the cat,
rescues his father from the trap, and brings
his sister home.

E THE CARROT SEED
Krauss Everyone says it won’t grow, but it does!

E HOW SANTA GOT HIS JOB
Krensky A delightful tale of Santa trying a number of
jobs that are just not quite right, until he
combines all his skills into the perfect job:
Santa on Christmas eve!

E TO BATHE A BOA
Kudrna The bathroom becomes a battleground
between a youngster and his elusive reptile.
Ask for our huge stuffed Boa to go with the
story.

E THE NORTH WIND
La Fontaine AND THE SUN
Who is stronger? The wind and sun have a
contest.

E WHO TOOK THE COOKIES
Lass FROM THE COOKIE JAR?
An old game to sing
with a new cute
animal twist.

+ E THIS LITTLE CHICK
Lawrence “This little chick from over the way/ Went to
play with the pigs one day/ And what do you
think they heard him say?” Well, you know,
and so will the children!

+ E FLAPPY WAGGY WIGGLY
Leslie Who has a wavy gray trunk and big flappy
ears? Guess!

E THIS IS THE TURKEY
Fine A Thanksgiving celebration is proclaimed the
best ever in spite of no turkey. (The turkey
fell into the fish tank when Max’s mother
tripped.))

+ E CHUGGA CHUGGA CHOO
Lewis CHOO
A rhyming story about a toy freight train's
day, from loading freight in the morning to
retiring to the roundhouse after the day's
work is done.

E MY TRUCK IS STUCK
Lewis When a dump truck "haulin' a great big
load" gets stuck in the mud, progressively
larger vehicles try to pull it out.

E THE DAY THE GOOSE GOT
Lindbergh LOOSE
The day the goose gets loose, havoc reigns at
the farm as all the animals react.

E THE TOMTEN AND THE FOX
Lindgren The fox sneaks to the farm to raid the
chickens, but the Tomten is kindly on guard.

E FREDERICK
Lionni What supplies is Frederick laying up for the
Winter? Stories of summer!

E INCH BY INCH
Lionni The little inchworm saves his own life by
measuring inch by inch.

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