Groundhog Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: Ten Grouchy Groundhogs by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook, illustrated by Jay Johnson

Puppet Rhyme: “Mr. Groundhog”
Mr. Groundhog is inside his home, warm and fast asleep.
But he’ll wake up and poke his head out for one tiny peep.
If the day is cloudy and cool, he’ll go for a stroll.
But if the sun is shining bright – Pop! Back in his hole!

Song: “The Groundhog Song” – Rick Goldin: I Like to Read

Book: Who Will See Their Shadows This Year? by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by David Biedrzycki

Song: “Where is Groundhog?” (Tune: “Where is Thumbkin?”)
Where is groundhog? Where is groundhog? (thumb behind back your back)
Here I am! Here I am! (bring thumb in front of you)
Shadows on this sunny day (wiggle thumb)
Frighten groundhogs all away. (move thumb behind back)
Winter will stay. Winter will stay. (sign for winter)

Where is groundhog? Where is groundhog? (thumb behind back your back)
Here I am! Here I am! (bring thumb in front of you)
My, oh, my a cloudy day, (wiggle thumb)
I will stay outside and play! (move thumb around)
Spring is near! Spring is near! (sign for spring)
(Credit: Sand Lake Town Library)

Flannel: “Where is Groundhog Hiding?” (with shapes)
Ask kids which shape they think groundhog is hiding under.

Song: “Groundhog Pop-Up!” – Miss Carole: Polka Dots!

Book: A Greyhound, A Groundhog by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Chris Appelhans

Song: “Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn Around” – The Wiggles: Taking Off!

Closing Rhyme

Penguin Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Penguin on Vacation by Salina Yoon
Penguin on Vacation book cover

Song: “The Airplane Song” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

Song: “Waddling Penguins” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Penguins, penguins, having fun,
Waddling in the shining sun.
Waddling fast and waddling slow,
Waddling to and waddling fro.
Penguins, penguins, having fun,
Waddling in the shining sun.
(Credit: Jen in the Library)

Book: Penguin Journey by Angela Burke Kunkel, illustrated by Catherine Odell

Puppet: “The Penguin Went Over the Iceberg” (Tune: “The Bear Went Over the Mountain”)
The penguin went over the iceberg,
The penguin went over the iceberg,
The penguin went over the iceberg
To see what he could see.

But all that he could see,
But all that he could see was
The other side of the iceberg,
The other side of the iceberg,
The other side of the iceberg
Was all that he could see.
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Fingerplay: “Two Little Penguins”
Two little penguins sitting on the ice, (hold up two fingers)
One bows once, the other bows twice. (made index fingers bow)
Waddle, little penguins, waddle away. (put fingers behind back)
Come back penguins, time to play! (bring fingers to the front)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Flannel: “Five Perky Penguins”
Five perky penguins
Stood on the shore.
One went for a swim, (swimming motions)
And then there were four.

Four perky penguins,
Looked out to sea. (look around)
One went swimming, (swimming motions)
And then there were three.

Three perky penguins said,
“What can we do?” (shrug shoulders)
One went swimming, (swimming motions)
And then there were two.

Two perky penguins
Sat in the sun. (fan self)
One went swimming, (swimming motions)
And then there was one.

One perky penguin said,
“This is no fun!” (grumpy look)
They went swimming, (swimming motions)
And then there were none.
5 Little Penguins

Rhyme:
I’m a little penguin.
Aren’t I cute? (raise arms as if questioning)

I’m a bird
In a penguin suit. (flap arms at sides)

My suit has thick feathers,
Black and white. (turn around, show off outfit)

I can’t fly,
But I swim all right. (swimming motions)

I can waddle ’round
On my webbed feet. (waddle)

Fresh fish are what
I like to eat! (eating motions)
(Credit: Abby the Librarian)

Book: Waddle! Waddle! by James Proimos

Closing Rhyme

Counting Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: One-osaurus, Two-osaurus by Kim Norman, illustrated by Pierre Collet-Derby

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.

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

Book: Five Little Chicks by Nancy Tafuri

Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)

Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip
climb aboard my rocket ship.
Zoom, zoom, zoom,
We’re going to the moon.
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
Blast off!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Flannel: “Five Elephants in the Bathtub”
One elephant in the bathtub,
Going for a swim.
Knock, knock, (clap twice)
Splash, splash, (slap knees twice)
Come on in! (motion with both hands to come in)

Repeat for 2, 3, and 4 elephants.

Five elephants in the bathtub,
Going for a swim.
Knock, knock, (clap twice)
Splash, splash, (slap knees twice)
It all fell in! (knock the felt pieces down)

Shaker Eggs: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Verses: Give a shake, give a tap, clap your hands

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

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

Closing Rhyme

Messy and Clean Story Time – Baby

Opening Song: “Hello Bubble”
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.

Name Song: “Choo Choo”
Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo (rub hands together)
Up the railroad track, (inch up baby’s arm)
Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo
Then we’ll come right back. (inch down baby’s arm)
First we’ll go to (name)’s house, and then we’ll go to… (repeat for each child)
And then we’ll come right back.
(Credit: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library)

Sign Language: Messy, clean up, bath, wash

Book: Applesauce Is Fun to Wear by Nancy Raines Day, illustrated by Jane Massey

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)

Song: “Hands are Clapping” (Tune: “Skip to My Lou”)
Hands are clapping, clap, clap, clap,
Hands are clapping, clap, clap, clap,
Hands are clapping, clap, clap, clap,
Clap your hands my darling.

Repeat with: toes/tapping, hands/waving, arms/rolling, eyes/hiding “peek-a-boo”
(Credit: Jbrary)

Flannel: “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: Tubby by Leslie Patricelli
tubby

Lap Song: “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: “Little Bar of Soap”
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap. (lift baby)
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap.
Oh, I’d slippy and I’d slidey over everybody’s hidey, (tickle)
Oh, I wish I was a little bar of soap, bar of soap!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Tiny Little Babies”
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, bouncin’.
Tiny little babies love bouncin’, yeah. (x2)
Lean to the left, lean to the right,
Now hug that baby nice and tight! (x2)

Repeat with: ticklin’, wigglin’, or clappin’

Book: Pig Takes a Bath by Michael Dahl, illustrated by Oriol Vidal

Scarf Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” – Joanie Bartels: Bathtime Magic

Scarf Song: “This is the Way We Wash” (Tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
(Get out scarves and pretend they are washcloths while singing this song.)
This is the way we wash our arms,
Wash our arms, wash our arms.
This is the way we wash our arms
When we’re in the bathtub.

Additional verses: legs, tummies, heads

Closing Rhyme

Penguin Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon
Penguin and Pinecone book cover

Song: “If You’re a Penguin and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a penguin and you know it, flap your wings.
If you’re a penguin and you know it, flap your wings.
If you’re a penguin and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a penguin and you know it, flap your wings.

Additional verses:
Catch a fish
Waddle your feet
(Credit: The Lion is a Bookworm)

Book: Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Penguin book cover

Song: “Did You Ever See a Penguin?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a penguin, a penguin, a penguin?
Did you ever see a penguin waddle this way and that?
Waddle this way and that way, waddle this way and that way.
Did you ever see a penguin waddle this way and that?
(Credit: Storytime Katie)

Song: “Bubble Bubble Pop”
One little penguin swimming in the water,
swimming in the water,
swimming in the water.
One little penguin swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP!
(Credit: The Storytime Station and Jbrary)

Book: Penguins, Penguins, Everywhere! by Bob Barner

Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together
Because it’s fun to do.

Wave them up high,
Wave them down low,
Wave them in the middle
Because it’s fun to do.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Scarf Song: “Popcorn Kernels”
Popcorn kernels (wave scarves overhead)
In the pot. (make their scarves ‘disappear’ by bunching them up in their fists)
Shake them, shake them, shake them (shake fists)
‘Til they POP! (toss scarves up into the air)

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

Closing Rhyme

Hockey Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: I’m Cool! by Kate and Jim McMullan
I'm Cool! book cover

Song: “Hockey Pokey”
You put your right glove in,
You put your right glove out,
You put your right glove in,
And you shake it all about.

You do the hockey pokey,
And you skate yourself around.
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses:
2) left glove
3) right skate
4) left skate
5) helmet
6) stick
(Credit: Leah Portz, Verona Story Time)

Book: Dino-Hockey by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Barry Gott
Dino-Hockey book cover

Song: “Hockey Game” (Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)
Pat, pat, pat your gloves
Quickly on your knees.
Hurry now, hurry now, hurry now, hurry now,
Your fingers mustn’t freeze.

Bend, bend, bend your legs
Quickly, it’s your role.
Hurry now, hurry now, hurry now, hurry now,
You must defend the goal.

Pass, pass, pass the puck
Quickly, with your stick
Hurry now, hurry now, hurry now, hurry now,
To score you must be quick.

Skate, skate toward the net
Quickly win the game.
Happy now, happy now, happy now, happy now,
Fans will shout your name, hooray!
(Credit: Leah Portz, Verona Story Time)

Book/Flannel: Hockey Shapes by Mark Weakland (abridged – with felt shapes)
Hockey Shapes book cover

Closing Rhyme

Clothes Story Time – Baby

Opening Song: “Hello Bubble”
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.

Name Song: “Choo Choo”
Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo (rub hands together)
Up the railroad track, (inch up baby’s arm)
Choo-choo-choo-choo, choo-choo-choo-choo
Then we’ll come right back. (inch down baby’s arm)
First we’ll go to (name)’s house, and then we’ll go to… (repeat for each child)
And then we’ll come right back.
(Credit: L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library)

Sign Language: Coat, gloves, hat

Book: One Mitten by Kristine O’Connell George, illustrated by Maggie Smith
one mitten cover image

Song: “Baby Put Your Pants On” (Tune: “Shortnin’ Bread”)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on, (move baby’s legs)
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three. (gently poke baby’s belly)
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on,
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three.

Leg to the left, leg to the right, (move legs)
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight.
Leg to the left, leg to the right,
Wiggle and jiggle and pull them up tight.

Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on,
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three.
Baby put your pants on, pants on, pants on,
Baby put your pants on, one, two, three!
(Credit: Jbrary)

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)

Flannel: “Red Mitten, Red Mitten”
Red mitten, red mitten, what do you see?
I see a blue mitten looking at me.

(Repeat for different colored mittens)

Book: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka

Lap Song: “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: “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 Song: “Bumpity Bumpity Goes the Dump Truck”
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Bumpity bumpity goes the dump truck.
Dump out the load. (tip baby to the side)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Toes, Ears, & Nose! by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Karen Katz

Shaker Eggs: “Fingers & Toes” – Milkshake: Happy Songs

Closing Rhyme

Unicorn Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song: “Bread and Butter”

Book: I’m a Unicorn by Helen Yoon

Song: “If You’re a Unicorn and You Know It”
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, and you really want to show it,
If you’re a unicorn and you know it, shake your horn.

Additional verses:
Stamp your hooves
Toss your mane
Twitch your tail
Prance around

Rhyme: “Two Little Unicorns”
Two little unicorns sitting in the grass,
One named slow, the other named fast.
Run away slow, run away fast.
Come back slow, come back fast.

Additional verses:
Sitting on a wall, big/small
Flying in the sky, low/high

Song: “Walking, Walking” – Old Town School of Folk Music: Songs for Wiggleworms

Book: I Am a Unicorn! by Michaela Schuett
I Am a Unicorn book cover

Flannel: “I Saw Five Unicorns”
I saw five little unicorns – creatures from folklore.
I watched the blue one prance away, and then there were four.

I saw four little unicorns resting by a tree.
I watched the orange one prance away, and then there were three.

I saw three little unicorns, but as near to them I drew,
The green one pranced away, and then there were two.

I saw two little unicorns – I watched them run and run.
The red one pranced away, and then there was one.

I saw a lonely purple unicorn standing in the sun.
When I blinked my eyes, it pranced away, and then there were none.
(Credit: Story Time Secrets)

Rhyme: “Unicorn, Unicorn”
Unicorn, unicorn touch your toes.
Unicorn, unicorn touch your nose.
Unicorn, unicorn pat your head.
Unicorn, unicorn go to bed.
Unicorn, unicorn wake up now.
Unicorn, unicorn take a bow.
Unicorn, unicorn touch the ground.
Unicorn, unicorn turn around.
Unicorn, unicorn sit back down.
Unicorn, unicorn don’t make a sound.

Book: Unicorn Day by Diana Murray, illustrated by Luke Flowers

Song: “The Party Freeze Dance Song” – The Kiboomers

Closing Rhyme

Alligator and Crocodile Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Crocodile or Alligator? by Susan Kralovansky

Fingerplay: “Alligator on a Log”
There was an alligator (make an alligator mouth with hand)
Who sat on a log. (set the alligator arm over your log arm)
He looked in the water, (make hand look in water)
And saw a little frog.
In dove the ‘gator, (dive hand down)
Round went the log, (roll arms around each other)
Splash! Went the water, (make splashing motion)
And away swam the frog! (swim away)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Song: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” (with animal verses)
Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream,
If you see a crocodile,
Don’t forget to scream.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the Nile,
If you see a camel,
Don’t forget to smile.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the river,
If you see a polar bear,
Don’t forget to shiver.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently to the shore,
If you see a lion there,
Don’t forget to roar!

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the creek,
If you see a little mouse,
Don’t forget to squeak.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Book: Gator, Gator, Gator! by Daniel Bernstrom, illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon

Flannel: “Alligator Pie”
Alligator, alligator, alligator pie.
If I don’t get some,
I think I’m gonna cry.
Take away the green grass,
Take away the sky,
But don’t take away
My alligator pie.

Alligator, alligator, alligator cake.
If I don’t get some,
I think I’m gonna shake.
Take away the river,
Take away the lake,
But don’t take away
My alligator cake.

Alligator, alligator, alligator soup.
If I don’t get some,
I think I’m gonna droop.
Take away my basketball,
Take away my hoop,
But don’t take away
My alligator soup.

Alligator, alligator, alligator stew.
If I don’t get some,
I don’t know what I’ll do.
Take away my socks,
Take away my shoe,
But don’t take away
My alligator stew.

Alligator, alligator, alligator tea.
If I don’t get some,
I think I’ll climb a tree.
Take away the ocean,
Take away the sea,
But don’t take away
My alligator tea.
(Credit: Pre-K Fun)

Book: Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner

Closing Rhyme

Messy & Clean Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: Trashy Town by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino

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
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “The Wheels on the Bus”

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

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.

Song: “This is Big”
This is big big big (hold arms out to the side)
This is small small small (cup hands together)
This is short short short (hold hands close with palms facing each other)
This is tall tall tall (reach one hand above head)
This is fast fast fast (circle fists quickly)
This is slow slow slow (circle fists slowly)
This is yes yes yes (nod)
This is no no no (shake head)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Flannel: “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)

Scarf Song: “This is the Way”
This is the way we wash our arms,
Wash our arms, wash our arms.
This is the way we wash our arms
When we’re in the bathtub.

Scarf Song: “We Wave Our Scarves Together”
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
We wave our scarves together,
because it’s fun to do.

Wave them up high,
Wave them down low,
Wave them in the middle,
Because it’s fun to do.
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Closing Rhyme