Cat Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song (sing with cat puppet)

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Kitten's First Full Moon book cover

Poster Song: “Hey, Diddle, Diddle”

Rhyme: “Tiptoe Soft” by Margaret Hillert
Tiptoe soft as a tiny cat,
Soft on little cat feet.
Flap your wings like a baby bird.
Open your beak for a treat.
Clomp, clomp, clomp like a big old horse.
Pick up a hoof, and then
Tip, tip, tip on the tips of your toes,
Soft as a cat again.

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)
Say “Meow!”

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

Flannel: “The Cat of Many Colors”

Song: “I Know a Cat” (Tune: “B-I-N-G-O”)
I know a cat with perky ears, and Kitty is her name-o.
K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, and Kitty is her name-o.

She makes a sound and it’s “Meow”, and Kitty is her name-o.
K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, K-I-T-T-Y, and Kitty is her name-o.

Book: Where Is Tippy Toes? by Betsy Lewin
where is tippy toes book cover

Rhyme: “Can You Meow Like Me” (make appropriate noises)
Meow very loudly.
Meow like a giant cat.
Meow in a squeaky voice.
Meow like a scared cat.
Meow like a happy cat.
Meow like a sad cat.
Meow like an angry cat.
Meow in a whisper voice.

Pop-up Book: If You’re Happy and You Know It by David A. Carter
if youre happy

Song: “All the Little Kitties” – Gabby’s Dollhouse

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

Closing Rhyme

Family Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa

Song: “The More We Get Together”
The more we get together,
Together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.

Cause your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.

Oh, the more we get together,
Together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.
(Credit: Skokie Public Library)

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

Book: Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Zachariah OHora

Song: “Skinnamarink”

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
All through the town!

Additional verses:
Horn/beep-beep-beep
Wipers/swish-swish-swish
Doors/open and shut
Babies/up & down
Parents/I love you

Book: One Family by George Shannon, illustrated by Blanca Gómez

Flannel: “Gerald and Piggie Play Hide and Seek!”
Piggie, Piggie, where do you hide?
Are you behind the ___ book? Let’s peek inside!

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

Closing Rhyme

Mice Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book/Flannel: Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

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

Book: House Mouse by Michael Hall

Song: “Mouse in My Toolbox” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Rhyme: “Little Clapping Mouse” (clap when you see *)
Behind the tree * *
And under the house * *
There lived a teeny * *
Tiny mouse * *
She loved to sing * *
She loved to tap * *
But most of all * *
She loved to clap * *
She clapped all night * *
She clapped all day * *
She clapped to frighten * *
The cat away * * * * * * * * (lots of claps, meow)

Book: Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley

Closing Rhyme

Spring Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Laura Dronzek

Flannel: “There’s Something in My Garden”
There’s something in my garden,
Now what can it be?
There’s something in my garden
That I can’t really see.
Hear its funny sound…
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit-Ribbit-Ribbit

Repeat with other animals, such as a crow (caw-caw-caw), mouse (squeak-squeak-squeak), rabbit (thump-thump-thump), bird (tweet-tweet-tweet), etc.
(Credit: Sunflower Storytime)

Song: “It Is Springtime” – Junior Jukebox: Four Seasons

Book: Wake Up, It’s Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst or Animals in Spring by Martha E. H. Rustad

Song: “It’s Raining/Itsy Bitsy Spider Medley” – Music for Little People: Toddler Favorites

Song: “La Araña Pequeñita”

Book: Abracadabra, It’s Spring! by Anne Sibley O’Brien, illustrated by Susan Gal

Song: “Reach for the Ceiling” – Kimbo Educational: Toddlers on Parade

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

Closing Rhyme

Garden 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: Garden, flower, bugs

Book with Puppets: Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Fingerplay: “Round and Round the Garden”
Round and round the garden,
Like a teddy bear. (trace circles on baby’s hand)
One step, two steps,
A tickle under there! (crawl up their arm and tickle armpit)
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Rhyme: “There’s Something in My Garden”
There’s something in my garden, now what can it be?
There’s something in my garden, that I really can’t see.
I hear its funny sound…
Ribbit—Ribbit—Ribbit
A Frog is what I found!
Ribbit—Ribbit—Ribbit

Fingerplay: “Here is the Beehive”
Here is the beehive, (make fist)
But where are the bees?
Hidden away where nobody sees.
Soon they’ll come creeping out of the hive.
One! Two! Three! Four! Five! (open hand one finger at a time)
BZZZZZZ!!!!! Back in the hive, bees! (buzz and tickle)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry

Lap Song: “Bunny Hop”
Hop, hop, hop along,
And bounce on someone’s knee,
Higher & higher & higher & higher,
Bunny-hop with me.

Lap Song: “A Bouncing We Will Go” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
A bouncing we will go, a bouncing we will go,
High-ho the dairy oh, a bouncing we will go.

Repeat with rocking and tickling
(Credit: King County Library System)

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)

Shaker Eggs: “The Valley of Vegetables” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Closing Rhyme

Shapes Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Opening Song

Book: Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Rhyme: “Star Chant” (pass out star cutouts to each of the children)
Put your star shape in the air, (hold in the air)
Hold it high and keep it there.
Put your star shape on your back, (reach back and put star on back)
Now lay it on your lap. (put star on lap)
Put your star shape on your toes, (touch star to toes)
Now hold it by your nose. (touch star to nose)
Hold your star shape in your hand, (stretch hand out in front of you)
Now everyone please stand. (have children stand up)
Wave your star shape at the door, (face door and shake star)
Now touch your star to the floor. (touch star to floor in front of you)
Hold your star in your hand and jump, jump, jump, (hold star and jump up and down)
Now toss your star shape way, way, up! (toss star up in front of you)

Book: A Starfish: A Shapes Book by Britta Teckentrup

Yoga/Breathing: Learn the yoga pose “triangle”

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

Social Story: Thank You by Janet Riehecky

Closing Song

Craft: Pictures made from different shapes

Box Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: My Book Box by Will Hillenbrand
My Book Box book cover

Song: “Cardboard Box” – Justin Roberts: Jungle Gym

Book: Sitting in My Box by Dee Lillegard, illustrated by Jon Agee
sitting in my box cover image

Rhyme: “I Like to Be a Jumping Jack”
I like to be a jumping jack
And jump out from a box.
I like to be a rocking horse
And rock and rock and rock.
I like to be a spinning top
And spin around and round.
I like to be a rubber ball
And bounce right to the ground.

Puppets/Movement: “I Have a Friend” (Tune: “I Saw a Bear”)
I have a friend,
From in my box.
They like to ____
Until they stop.

(Take out puppets from a box and do an associated movement (jump, run, etc.))
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Book: Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
not a box

Closing Rhyme

Treasure Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: I Won’t Give Up My Rubber Band by Shinsuke Yoshitake

Song: “Rubber Ball” – Caspar Babypants: Keep It Real! (-2:07)

Book: What’s in Your Pocket?: Collecting Nature’s Treasures by Heather L. Montgomery, illustrated by Maribel Lechuga (abridged)

Flannel Song: “Have You Ever Seen a Lizard?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?”)
Have you ever seen a lizard, a lizard, a lizard?
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Green?
With Green eyes, and Green nose,
And Green legs, and Green toes.
Have you ever seen a lizard all dressed up in Green?
(Credit: Perfectly Preschool)

Song: “All Around My Room” – Laurie Berkner: Rocketship Run

Book: Just Right for Two by Tracey Corderoy, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Just Right for Two book cover

Puppet Song: “It’s So Much Fun to Share” (Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell”)
It’s so much fun to share.
It’s so much fun to share.
I have a log
I’ll share with frog.
It’s so much fun to share.

Additional verses:
chair – bear
box – fox
hat – bat
house – mouse
pail – whale
wig – pig
(Credit: Adapted from Jen in the Library)

Closing Rhyme

Cozy Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Lucky Pennies and Hot Chocolate by Carol Diggory Shields, illustrated by Hiroe Nakata

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)

Song: “¡CHOCOLATE!”
Uno, dos, tres, cho-
uno, dos, tres, co-
uno, dos, tres, la-
uno, dos, tres, te.
¡Chocolate! ¡Chocolate!
¡Bate! ¡Bate! ¡El chocolate!

Book: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat book cover

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes,
Eyes and ears and mouth and nose,
Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes.

Book: Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket by Tatyana Feeney

Scarf Song: “Wishy Washy Washerwoman”
Way down in the valley where nobody goes,
There’s a wishy washy washerwoman washing her clothes.
She goes, “Oooh! Ahhh! Oooh! Ahhh! Oooh! Ahhh!”
And that’s the way she washes her clothes.

Additional verses:
Drying her clothes (blowing on the scarves)
Folding her clothes
Wearing her clothes

Scarf Rhyme: “I’m Toast in the Toaster”
I’m toast in the toaster, (crumple scarf in hands)
And I’m getting very hot.
Tick, tock, tick, tock, (shake hands side to side)
Up I POP! (toss scarf in the air)
(Credit: King County Library System)

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

Closing Rhyme