Storytime: Clothes (Let's Get Dressed)

Storytime for preschoolers about getting dressed and the clothes we wear.


 
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
by Simms Taback


 
The Magic Hat 
by Mem Fox and pictures by Tricia Tusa


 
Whose Shoe?
by Margaret Miller


 
Ella Sarah Gets Dressed
by Margaret Chodos-Irvine


 
Jesse Bear What Will You Wear?
by Nancy White Carlstrom and pictures by Bruce Degen  



Put Your Finger on Your Shirt
(tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It")

Put your finger on your shirt, on your shirt.
Put your finger on your shirt, on your shirt.
Put your finger on your shirt,
put your finger on your shirt.
Put your finger on your shirt, on your shirt.

Put your finger on your pants, on your pants.
Put your finger on your pant, on your pants.
Put your finger on your pants,
put your finger on your pants.
Put your finger on your pants, on your pants.

Put your finger on your shoe, on your shoe.
 Put your finger on your shoe, on your shoe.
Put your finger on your shoe,
put your finger on your shoe.
Put your finger on your shoe, on your shoe.  


Grandma's Glasses

These are grandma’s glasses.
(Make circles around eyes.)
This is grandma’s hat.
(Cup hands and place on head.)
And this is the way she folds her hands and puts them in her lap.
(Fold hands and put them in your lap.)

(Say with a deep voice:)
These are grandpa’s glasses.
(Make circles around eyes.)
This is grandpa’s hat.
(Pretend to put on a hat.)
And this is the way he folds his arms.
(Cross arms and fold.)
Just like that!

Storytime: Jungle

Storytime featuring jungles for older kids: grades 3-5.



The Great Kapok Tree
by Lynne Cherry
as Reader's Theater


 
Horton Hatches the Egg
by Dr. Seuss


 
Cha-Cha Chimps 
by Julia Durango and pictures by Eleanor Taylor

Storytime: Laugh it Up

Jokes and silly stuff for the parks and rec crowd (older kids, grades 3-5).  They loved this set of books.

 
(excerpts from) Jokelopedia 
by Ilana Weitzman, Eva Blank, and Roseanne Green


 
Monster Goose
by Judy Sierra and pictures by Jack E. Davis


 
The Dumb Bunnies Go to the Zoo
by Sue Denim and pictures by Dav Pilkey


 
Dog Breath
by Dav Pilkey

Summer's Almost Over

And Walmart's offering free wake up calls from Hannah Montana to help kids get ready for heading on back to school. http://www.hannahmontanacalls.com/

Upcoming Movies From Books

Click on each movie title for more information.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants II

August 8th Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist October 3rd City of Ember October 10 (not a book, but it'll be a big deal) High School Musical 3: Senior Year October 24th Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince July 17th Twilight November 21st The Tale of Despereaux December 19th Inkheart January 30th Coraline February 6th Other movies that have no release date but have been "announced" are as follows... 2008-- Ender's Game, Flipped, A Great and Terrible Beauty, H.I.V.E., Larklight, Stargirl, Uglies 2009-- The Alchemyst: Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel; The Amulet of Samarkand; The Book Thief; Cirque du Freak; The Fantastic Mr. Fox; Everlost; The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp; Peter and the Starcatchers; Peter Pan in Scarlet; Ramona; The Secret Diary of Adrain Mole; The Subtle Knife; The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle; Where the Wild Things Are 2010-- Alice in Wonderland; Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader; Diary of a Wimpy Kid; The Great Gilly Hopkins; Guardians of Ga'Hoole; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1; Here Be Monsters; Maximum Ride; New Moon; Septimus Heap: Magyk; The Sisters Grimm 2011-- Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair; The Giver; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2 For a full list of upcoming movies based on books: Check IMDB here.

Storytime: Sports

I was requested to provide teamwork/"always strive to do your best" books for older kids (grades 3-5). I put the books, not in the order I read them, but based on how well they were received by the group.


 
Wilma Unlimited
by Kathleen Krull and pictures by David Diaz





Miss Nelson Has a Field Day 
by Harry G. Allard and pictures by James Marshall


 
JoJo's Flying Side Kick
by Brian Pinkney


 
Little Granny Quarterback
by Bill Martin, Jr. and Michaek Sampson
and pictures by Michael D. Chesworth



Salt in His Shoes 
by Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan
and pictures by Kadir Nelson