Night Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Nighttime Symphony by Timbaland and Christopher Myers, illustrated by Christopher Myers and Kaa Illustration

Activity: Make a rainstorm
Start with quiet, then rub hands together, snap fingers, pat legs, and clap. Go in reverse to make the storm go away.

Book: Awake by Mags DeRoma

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” (w/extra verses)
Additional verses:
The teensy weensy spider (do the motions as small as possible with just fingertips)
The great big giant spider (use whole body and stomp)

Big Book: Owl Babies by Martin Waddell, illustrated by Patrick Benson
owl babies

Puppet Rhyme: “There’s Something in the Nighttime”
There’s something in the nighttime that I can’t really see.
There’s something in the nighttime, now what can it be?
Whoo, Whoo. Hear it’s funny sound? Whoo, Whoo. An Owl is what I found!

Repeat with other nighttime animals (cat, mouse, possum, skunk, bat, etc.)
(Credit: Miss Barbara at the Library)

Closing Rhyme

Cookies Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? by Mo Willems

Song: “Let’s Bake Cookies!” – Pinkfong

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song

Book: Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? book cover

Flannel: “Five Plates of Cookies”
Five plates of cookies – I can’t bake any more!
Give one away, and now there are four.

Four plates of cookies, colorful to see;
Give one away, and now there are three.

Three plates of cookies, shall I give one to you?
I think I will, and now there are two.

Two plates of cookies for lots of fun.
Give one away, and now there is one.

One plate of cookies left, as you can plainly see –
That is the one I’m taking home with me!
(Credit: Geri Ceci Cupery – E.D. Locke Library)

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Book: Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? by David A. Carter
Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar? book cover

Song: “Bodies 1-2-3” – Peter and Ellen Allard: Sing It! Say It! Stamp It! Sway It! Vol. 2

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Rhyme

Family Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty, illustrated by David Roberts

Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “Love Grows”
Love grows one by one, two by two, and four by four. (cross arms over heart, “grow” one arm past the other like a tree, then show the number of fingers first on one hand then the other)
Love grows, round like a circle (repeat crossing arms and “growing” arm, then draw a circle in the air)
And comes back knocking at your front door. (roll arms, mime knocking, and put hands together and hinge one out like opening a door)
(Credit: Actions from Tom Pease)

Book: One, Two, Grandpa Loves You by Shelly Becker, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino or Grandma’s Tiny House by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Priscilla Burris

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Closing Rhyme

Thanksgiving Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, illustrated by Doris Barrette

Song: “If You’re Thankful and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
If you’re thankful and you know it, stomp your feet…
If you’re thankful and you know it, shout “I am!”…
If you’re thankful and you know it, do all three…

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Book: Turkey Gobble by Allison Black

Song: “Thanksgiving Freeze Dance” – The Kiboomers

Book: All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin, illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev

Flannel: “Four Pieces of Pie”
One whole pie
Set by the door,
Cut into four pieces,
I count…four.

Four pieces of pie,
All for me!
NomNomNomNomNom
I ate one piece
Now there are…three.
NomNomNomNomNom
[Gasp], Cat ate a piece!
Now there are…two.

Two pieces of pie,
All for me!
[“Squeak, sharing is fun!”] (mouse)
NomNomNomNomNom
[Gasp], Mouse ate a piece!
Now there is…one.

One piece of pie,
All for me!
[“Hurry, scurry, you’re my hero!”] (ant)
NomNomNomNomNom
[Gasp], Ant ate a piece!
Now there’s…zero.
My pie’s all gone.

Song: “Hot Potato” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Song: “Turkey Dance” – Patty’s Primary Songs

Song: “The Turkey Hop” – Carole Peterson: H.U.M. All Year Long

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Rhyme

Thanksgiving Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Thank you, turkey, eat, drink

Book: Duck, Duck, Gobble! by J. D. Forester, illustrated by Lydia Nichols

Song: “If You’re Thankful and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, and you really wanna show it,
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
Give a hug
Say, “Thank You”
(Credit: The Loudest Librarian)

Rhyme: “Chicken in the Barnyard”
Chicken in the barnyard (make a circle on baby’s tummy)
Staying out of trouble,
Along comes a turkey and – (creep fingers up to baby’s chin)
Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! (tickle baby under chin)
(Credit: Pasadena Public Library)

Book: Where Is Baby’s Turkey? by Karen Katz

Lap Rhyme: “I’m a Little Cuckoo Clock”
Tick tock, tick tock, I’m a little Cuckoo clock. (rock gently side to side)
Tick tock, tick tock, now I’m striking one o’clock.
Cuckoo! (lift in air once)

Repeat with: two o’clock (lift into air 2x), three o’clock (lift into air 3x)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Rhyme: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Lap Rhyme: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster, (bounce baby gently on lap)
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (sway baby from side to side gently)
Up I POP! (lift baby up in the air)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Shaker Eggs: “Mahalo” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Closing Rhyme

Cat Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: No Cats in the Library by Lauren Emmons

Song: “If You’re a Kitty and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a kitty and you know it, lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)
If you’re a kitty and you know it, lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)
If you’re a kitty and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you’re a kitty and you know it, lick your paws. (pretend to lick paws)

Additional verses:
Show your claws (show claws)
Swish your tail (wiggle bottom)
Chase some yarn (swat high)
Say “Meow!”

Book: Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin, illustrated by James Dean

Song/Video: “Dance for the Sun” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Yoga/Breathing: Cat

Social Story: I Want to Be Mad for a While! by Barney Saltzberg

Closing Song

Craft: Cats in sweaters

(Credit: Krokotak.com)

Sneezy Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney
llama llama home with mama cover image

Song: “When I Woke Up Today” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Roar-Choo! by Charlotte Cheng, illustrated by Dan Santat

Puppet Song: “The Sneezing Song” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes

Song: “If You’re Sneezy and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re sneezy and you know it, say Ah-choo, “Ah-choo”…
If you’re shivery and you know it, slurp your soup, “Slurp, slurp”…
If you’re sweaty and you know it, drink your juice, “Glug, glug”…
If you’re sleepy and you know it, take a nap, “Snore”…
If you’re better and you know it, jump on up, “Woo-hoo”…

Book: How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? book cover

Puppets: “Animal Sneezes”
Gather a bunch of animal puppets and sneeze with the sound of the animal and have the patrons guess.
“What animal is sneezing? Moo-Achoo! Moo-Achoo! A Cow!”

Closing Rhyme

Sleepy Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Big Book: The Napping House by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood
Napping House book cover

Fingerplay: “Five in the Bed”
There were five in the bed and the little one said,
“Roll over, roll over!”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.
There were four in the bed and the little one said,
“Roll over, roll over!”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.
There were three in the bed and the little one said,
“Roll over, roll over!”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.
There were two in the bed and the little one said,
“Roll over, roll over!”

So they all rolled over and one fell out.
There was one in the bed and the little one said, “Goodnight.”

Action Song: “This Is the Way We Yawn & Stretch” (Tune: “Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way we yawn and stretch,
Yawn and stretch, yawn and stretch.
This is the way we yawn and stretch
On our way to bed.

Additional verses:
This is the way we take a bath…
This is the way we read a book…
This is the way we hug and kiss…
This is the way we close our eyes…
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Shhh! The Baby’s Asleep by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Elissambura

Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Rhyme

Zoo Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Song: “The Animals at the Zoo” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar,
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar, roar!
The lions at the zoo go roar, roar, roar!
All day long!

Additional verses:
Monkeys…ooh ooh ah!
Snakes…hiss hiss hiss!
Penguins…waddle, waddle, waddle!

Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Hot Potatoes!

Book: The Underpants Zoo by Brian Sendelbach

Action Rhyme: “Monkey See, Monkey Do”
Monkey see, monkey do,
Little monkey at the zoo.
Monkey, monkey in the tree.
Can you ________ like me?

Actions: jump around, swing your arms, scratch an itch, eat a banana, screech
(Credit: Perry Public Library)

Book: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Dear Zoo

Song: “At the Zoo” – B Minor Music

Song: “Wheels on the Bus (at the Zoo)” – Bounce Patrol

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubble Gum” – David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Rhyme

Animal Sounds Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Get Up in the Morning”
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
When ducks get up in the morning, they always say good day.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.
Quack, quack, quack, quack, this is what they say.

Repeat with other animals/sounds
(Credit: King County Library System)

Sign Language: Cat, duck, bear

Book: Flappy, Waggy, Wiggly by Amanda Leslie

Rhyme: “Chicken in the Barnyard”
Chicken in the barnyard, (make a circle on baby’s tummy)
Staying out of trouble,
Along comes a turkey and – (creep fingers up to baby’s chin)
Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! (tickle baby under chin)
(Credit: Pasadena Public Library)

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.
And on his farm, he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O.
With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo there,
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Repeat with other animals/sounds

Book: Peek-a-Moo! by Marie Torres Cimarusti, illustrated by Stephanie Peterson

Lap Rhyme: “Little Frog”
A little frog in a pond am I,
Hippity, hippity, hop, (bounce)
And I can jump in the air so high, (lift)
Hippity, hippity, hop! (bounce)

Lap Rhyme: “A Hippopotamus Got On A City Bus”
A hip, a hip, a hippopotamus,
Got on, got on, got on a city bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“You’re squishing us!” (hug baby)

A cow, a cow, a cow got on the bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Moooove over!” (lean baby to side)

A sheep, a sheep, a sheep got on the bus,
And all, and all, and all the people said,
“Baaaaaack up!” (lean baby back)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Rhyme: “Giddyap Giddyap”
Giddyap, giddyap ride to town (bounce)
Giddyap, giddyap up and down (lift)
Giddyap fast, giddyap slow
Giddyap, giddyap WHOA! (lean baby back)
(Credit: Read Sing Play)

Bell Song: “The Monkey Dance” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Closing Rhyme