Storytime: Bats

 Family storytime for ages 3-8 with craft.


Books:

Bats at the Library

by Brian Lies

Hello, Bumblebee Bat

By Darrin Lunde and pictures by Patricia J. Wynne

Excerpts from

Batty Riddles

By Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg with pictures by Nicole Rubel

Baby Bat's Lullaby

by Jacquelyn Mitchard and pictures by Julia Noonan

Other Books:

Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies and pictures by Sarah Fox-Davies

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Songs:

Bats Are Sleeping

(Sung to: Frere Jacques)

Bats are sleeping

Bats are sleeping

Upside down

Upside down

Sleeping in the morning sun

Waiting for the night to come

Then they'll fly all around

Then they'll fly all around

From www.thebestkidsbooksite.com

Black Bat

Black bat, black bat fly around

Black bat, black bat touch the ground

Black bat, black bat fly up high

Black bat, black bat touch the sky

From www.earthkids.com/halloween.htm

Children can pretend to be bats with scarves and "fly".

For calm evening bats try:

"What Fall in the Fall?" from Laurie Berkner's

Whaddaya Think of That

For playful, silly bats try:

 

"Silly Dance Contest" from Jim Gill's

The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes

Magnet or Flannel Board:

Five Little Bats (pdf)

Craft:

Adorable Bat

From www.thebestkidsbooksite.com