Verona Story Time

Vegetable Story Time – Toddler

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

Book: Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks, illustrated by Sue Hendra

Song: “Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Book: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott or Very Tasty Vegetables by Bryony Jones

Song: “When the Pod Went Pop!” – Rachel Buchman: Sing a Song of Seasons (say “pop,” then clap)

Song: “My Ups and Downs” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings Do Re Mi On His Toe Leg Knee

Fingerplay: “Five Plump Peas”
Five plump peas in a pea-pod pressed, (press two fists together)
One grew, two grew, and so did all the rest. (fingers gradually pop up from fist)
They grew…and grew…and did not stop, (slowly spread hands farther & farther apart)
Until one day the pod went…POP! (bring hands together with a big clap)

Book: Our Food Grows by Sarah M. White, illustrated by Tessa Gibbs

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

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

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

Amy’s Favorites Story Time – Sensory Friendly

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

Book: In a People House by Theo LeSieg, illustrated by Roy McKie

Song: “If I Was a Bird” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Book: Annabel by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Kathleen McCord

Song: “Mat Man” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Yoga: Hot air balloon

Social Story: If You’re Angry And You Know It! by Cecily Kaiser, illustrated by Cary Pillo

Closing Song

Craft: Popsicles

Nocturnal Animals Story Time – Everybody

Book: Secret Pizza Party by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

Puppet Rhyme: “There’s Something in the Woods”
There’s something in the woods, that I can’t really see. (hands around eyes like binoculars)
There’s something in the woods. Now what can it be? (hold up hands, shrug shoulders in question)

Repeat the rhyme above before giving each clue:
I’m an animal who’s big, brown, and furry and who “Roars.” (bear)
I’m an animal who has a long skinny tail and carries my babies on my back, “Click, click, click.” (opossum)
I’m an animal who says, “Whoo, whoo” at night. (owl)
I’m an animal who’s black and white and very stinky, “Stomp, stomp, stomp.” (skunk)
I’m an animal with a black mask and I’m nocturnal! (raccoon)

Song: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

Book: I Am Bat by Morag Hood

Song: “Bats Eat Bugs” – Banana Slug String Band: Dirt Made My Lunch
Bats eat bugs, they don’t eat people.
Bats eat bugs, they don’t fly in your hair.
Bats eat bugs, they eat insects for dinner,
That’s why they’re flying up there.

Coyotes eat rabbits, they don’t eat people.
Coyotes eat rabbits, ‘cuz you’re too big to bite.
Coyotes eat rabbits, they eat rabbits for dinner,
That’s why they’re out in the night.

Snakes eat mice, they don’t eat people.
Snakes eat mice, that’s why they’re on the ground.
Snakes eat mice, ‘cuz we’re too big to swallow,
So they don’t want you hanging around.

Bears eat berries, they don’t eat people.
Bears eat berries, they don’t eat you or me.
Bears eat berries, and they’ll steal your dinner,
So you better hang it high in a tree.

Nothing out there wants to eat you.
Nothing out there wants to make you its meal.
Nothing out there eats people for dinner
‘Cuz they know how sick they would feel

Flannel Rhyme: “One Whole Pie”
One whole pie
Set by the door,
Cut into pieces,
I count four.

Four pieces of pie,
All for us,
Bear ate one piece, (make loud eating sounds as you take the piece off the board)
Now there are three.

Three pieces of pie
All for us,
Opossum ate another piece,
Now there are two.

Two pieces of pie,
Oh! What fun!
Skunk ate another piece,
Now there is one.

One piece of pie,
I can’t wait!
I ate that last piece,
Empty plate!

Song: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”

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

Swimming Story Time – Preschool

Book: Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall

Flannel: “If You’re Going to the Pool” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re going to the pool, wear your suit, (show picture)
If you’re going to the pool, wear your suit,
If you’re going to the pool, then a suit will keep you cool,
If you’re going to the pool, wear your suit.

Additional verses:
…then a hat will keep you cool
…then your shoes will keep you cool
…then your shades will keep you cool
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Bubbles…UP! by Jacqueline Davies, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez

Song: “Swimming, Swimming”
Swimming, swimming (mime swimming)
In the swimming pool (outline rectangle with fingers)
When days are hot (fan yourself)
When days are cold (shiver)
In the swimming pool. (outline rectangle with fingers)
Breaststroke, sidestroke, (mime both strokes)
Fancy diving, too. (make diving hands)
Don’t you wish you never had anything else to do? (shrug)
(Credit: Miss Nina – Music & Movement for Preschool)

Book: Swim Swim Sink by Jenn Harney

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

Beach Story Time – Toddler

Book: Good Night, Good Beach by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper or Sandy Feet! Whose Feet? by Susan Wood, illustrated by Steliyana Doneva

Flannel: “Five Little Sandcastles”
Five little sandcastles built by the shore,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were four.

Four little sandcastles built by you and me,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were three.

Three little sandcastles built by me and you,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were two.

Two little sandcastles built in the sun,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there was one.

One little sandcastle built just for fun,
Along came a wave and WHOOSH!
there were none.

(Credit: Story Tree)

Song: “All the Fish” – Sue Schnitzer: Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap

Book: On My Swim by Kari-Lynn Winters, illustrated by Christina Leist

Song: “Little Red Wagon” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Wiggleworms Love You

Book: Hide and Seek Harry at the Beach by Kenny Harrison

Song: “Baby Shark” – Pinkfong

Shaker Eggs: “Mr. Sun” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young

Shaker Eggs: “Shaky Shaky” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

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

Outer Space Story Time – Baby

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: Sleep, up

Book: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera

Flannel: “Four Little Rockets”
Four little rockets winking at me.
One shot off and then there were three!
Three little rockets with nothing to do.
One shot off, and then there were two!
Two little rockets afraid of the sun.
One shot off, and then there was one!
One little rocket alone is no fun.
It shot off, and then there were none!

(Credit: RovingFiddlehead KidLit)

Song: “Roly Poly” (Tune: “Frère Jacques”)
Roly poly, roly poly
Up, up, up
up, up, up
Roly roly poly
roly roly poly
down, down, down
down, down, down

Repeat with: out/in, fast/slow
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom” (baby version)
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon! (swing baby through the air)
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon!
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, (bending knees, lower baby as you count)
BLAST OFF! (baby “flies” or swings up into the air)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Where’s the Astronaut? by Ingela P. Arrhenius

Song: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!

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 Song: “Did You Ever See a Baby?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a baby, a baby, a baby?
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean side to side)
Go this way and that way and this way and that way (lean front to back, side to side)
Did you ever see a baby go this way and that? (lean front to back)

Lap Song: “Bouncing, Bouncing, Baby on My Knee”
Bouncing, bouncing, baby on my knee.
Bouncing, bouncing, 1 – 2 – 3!

Clapping, clapping, baby on my knee.
Clapping, clapping, 1 – 2 – 3!

Rocking, rocking, baby on my knee.
Rocking, rocking, 1 – 2 – 3!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake.
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers.

Additional verses:
Shake your shakers high, high, high
Shake your shakers low, low, low
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow

Boat Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Book: Boats on the Bay by Jeanne Walker Harvey, illustrated by Grady McFerrin

Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: And Then Came Hope by Stephen Savage

Song: “Tap, Tap, Tap” – Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer: Get Set for School Sing Along

Movement: Learn the yoga pose “row your boat”

Social Story: We’re All in the Same Boat! by Barney Saltzberg

Closing Song

Craft: Pool noodle boats

Color Story Time – Everybody

Big Book: I Went Walking by Sue Williams, illustrated by Julie Vivas

Song: “I Like to Walk” – Grenadilla: Can’t Wait (-1:24)

Book: Butterfly Butterfly by Petr Horáček

Song: “Colors” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Flannel Song: “Rainbow Soup” (pull out scarves)
Take an apple,
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now.
What will it be?
The prettiest RED you ever did see!

Repeat with carrot, banana, broccoli, blueberry, and a bunch of grapes.

Action Rhyme: “The Color I See”
Red, red is the color I see.
If you’re wearing red, then show it to me.
Stand up, take a bow, turn around.
Show me your red and sit back on the ground.

Repeat for different colors
(Credit: Everything Preschool – Colors)

Puppet Story: Adapted from Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle

BROWN bear, brown bear, what do you see?
I see a _____ looking at me.

Verses: RED dog, YELLOW caterpillar, BLUE seal, GREEN iguana, PURPLE worm, WHITE owl, BLACK cat, GOLD dragonfly, LIBRARIAN, CHILDREN…

CHILDREN, children, what do you see?
WE see a __(ALL)__ looking at us. That’s what we see.

Dirt and Mud Story Time – Preschool

Book: Mud Puddle by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Dušan Petričić

Song: “Bubble Bath” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Book: Roy Digs Dirt by David Shannon

Flannel Song: “Five Pigs So Squeaky Clean” (Tune: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”)
Five pigs so squeaky clean,
Cleanest you’ve ever seen,
Wanted to go outside and play.
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud,
Landed with a big THUD,
Then there were four clean and squeaky pigs.

Repeat, counting down until there are no clean and squeaky pigs.

(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Mud! by Annie Bailey, illustrated by Jen Corace

Action Rhyme: “Make a Mud Pie”
Make a mud pie in the mud, mud, mud! (pat lap)
Digging… (digging motion downward)
Scooping… (scoop hands upward)
Patting… (pat hands in air)
It’s so much fun! (hands out, emphasizing)

Where else should we make a mud pie? How about our head!? Scoop together some mud…
Make a mud pie on your head, head, head… (pat head)
Digging… Scooping… Patting…
It’s so much fun!

Repeat for toes, tum, etc.
(Credit: Tacoma Public Library)