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Friday, September 28, 2007

Storytime: Bears

This month's preschool storytime for outreach is Bears!

Books:

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear (Child's Play Library)
by Don and Audrey Wood


The Three Bears
by Byron Barton


 We're Going on a Bear Hunt: Anniversary Edition of a Modern Classic
by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury


 Where's My Teddy?
by Jez Alborough 
 

 Jamberry
by Bruce Degen

With a little "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear" stretch thrown in the middle when they get antsy.


I decided to try something crazy this year and start my storytime with a book about the library. Not all the children I work with have a chance to come to the library, so they don't all know what I do. So I read them all Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw's Lola at the Library.

Lola at the Library

I think it worked because at the end of my storytime I explained to the kids that I had to go back to the library to do my work. "Remember," I told them, "I have to go buzz in the books." There were lots of nodding heads at that and then I was reminded to bring lots more books next time. With kids like that, who wouldn't?

[Additions for Family Storytime for ages 3-8 with craft.  Added 1-8-2011]

Additional Books:
Bears! Bears! Bears! by Bob Barner
Big Bear Hug by Nicholas Oldland
Big Smelly Bear by Britta Teckentrup
Scare A Bear by Kathy-jo Wargin and pictures by John Bendall-Brunello


Three Bears Craft
Kathy Ross Crafts Numbers

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I have a copy of Jamberry, it reminds me of Washington and berry picking.
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