Big Cats Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Aesop’s The Lion and the Mouse by Susan Pearson, illustrated by Susanne Göhlich

Rhyme: “Tiger Cub, Tiger Cub”
Tiger cub, tiger cub turn around,
Tiger cub, tiger cub touch the ground.
Tiger cub, tiger cub show your claws,
Tiger cub, tiger cub shake your paws.
Tiger cub, tiger cub jump up high,
Tiger cub, tiger cub show me a smile.
Tiger cub, tiger cub creep along the ground,
Tiger cub, tiger cub pounce without a sound.

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

Book: It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle, illustrated by Jeremy Tankard

Flannel: “Five Little Kitty Cats”
Five little kitty cats sleeping on the floor
One pounced away, and now there are four!

Four little kitty cats, cute as can be,
One leapt away, and now there are three!

Three little kitty cats, hunters through and through,
One caught a mouse, and now there are two!

Two little kitty cats, basking in the sun,
One slinked away, and now there’s only one!

One little kitty cat got up to stretch and yawn,
I looked away…and now he’s gone!
(Credit: Flannel Board Fun)

Song: “If You’re a Tiger and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a tiger and you know it give a growl. (Rawr!)
If you’re a tiger and you know it give a growl. (Rawr!)
If you’re a tiger and you know it , and you really want to show it,
If you’re a tiger and you know it give a growl. (Rawr!)

Additional verses:
…switch your tail
…show your claws

Book: Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani

Song: “Jumping and Counting” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

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

Closing Rhyme

Birthday Story Time – Toddler

Opening song

Book: Guinea Pig Party by Holly Surplice

Rhyme: “Jello in the Bowl” (tune: A Hunting We Will Go)
Jello in the bowl, jello in the bowl,
Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble,
Jello in the bowl.

Cookies in the jar, cookies in the jar,
Shake ‘em up, shake ‘em up,
cookies in the jar.

Candles on the cake, candles on the cake,
Blow ‘em out, blow ‘em out,
candles on the cake.
(Credit: King County Library System)

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

Book: The Fairytale Cake by Mark Sperring, illustrated by Jonathan Langley

Flannel: “Five Candles”
Five candles on a birthday cake
Five, and not one more
You may blow one candle out,
Now there are four!
(There for all to see / three; Standing straight and true / two; Helping us have fun / one; We know its task is done / none)
(Credit: Addison Public Library)

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands,
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands,
If you’re happy and you know it, and you really wanna show it,
If you’re happy and you know it, clap you’re hands

Repeat with:
Stomp your feet
Blow out the candles
Shout “Hooray”

Song: “10 Little Candles”
1 little, 2 little, 3 little candles
4 little, 5 little, 6 little candles,
7 little, 8 little, 9 little candles,
10 little candles on the cake

Count back down from 10

Book: A Birthday for Cow! by Jan Thomas

Song: “Happy Birthday” to Cow
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Cow,
Happy Birthday to you

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

Closing rhyme

Opposites Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: We Love You, Rosie! by Cynthia Rylant and Linda Davick

Rhyme: “This is big”
This is big big big
This is small small small
This is short short short
This is tall tall tall
This is fast fast fast
This is slow slow slow
This is yes yes yes
This is no no no

Song: “Open Shut Them”
Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Give a little clap, clap, clap

Open, shut them
Open, shut them
Put them in your lap

Creep them, crawl them
Creep them, crawl them
Right up to your chin

Open wide your little mouth…
But do not let them in.

Book: Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek
Where is the Green Sheep book cover

Fingerplay: “Two Little Blackbirds”
Two little blackbirds sitting on a hill.
One named Jack and one named Jill.
Fly away Jack, flay away Jill.
Come back Jack, come back Jill.

Two little blackbirds flying in the sky.
One named Low and one named High…

Two little blackbirds sitting on a pole.
One named Fast and one named Slow…

Two little blackbirds sitting on a gate…
One named Early and one named Late…

Song: “Once There Was a Snowman”
Once was there was a snowman, snowman, snowman
Once there was a snowman
Tall, tall, tall
In the sun he melted, he melted, he melted
In the sun he melted
Small, small, small
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Yummy Yucky by Leslie Patricelli
yummy yucky

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Are You Sleeping?”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Roly poly, roly poly
out, out, out
out, out, out
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
in, in, in
in, in, in

Roly poly, roly poly
fast, fast, fast
fast, fast, fast
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
slow, slow, slow
slow, slow, slow

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Song