Verona Story Time

Book: My Leaf Book by Monica Wellington

Song: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Book: Leaves by David Ezra Stein

Flannel: “The Green Grass Grew All Around”

Book: One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! by John Micklos Jr., illustrated by Clive McFarland

Song: “Orange, Yellow, Red and Brown” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”) (with colored felt leaves)
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Autumn leaves are twirling all around, (hold your arms out to your sides and spin them around and around)
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown.

Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Autumn leaves are dancing in the breeze, (hold your arms up and dance them all around)
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown.

Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown,
Autumn leaves are falling to the ground, (go down to the floor and lay down)
Orange, yellow, red and brown, red and brown.
(Credit: From the CD, “Children’s Favorite Autumn Songs & Fingerplays” by The Learning Station)

Monsters Story Time – Baby

Puppet Song: “When Ducks Go on an Adventure”
When ducks go on an adventure, they always say good day.
When ducks go on an adventure, 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: Monster, please, thank you

Book: Monster Knows Please and Thank You by Connie Colwell Miller, illustrated by Maira Chiodi

Rhyme: “Criss Cross Applesauce”
Criss, cross, applesauce (draw X on back)
Spiders crawling up your back (crawl fingers up)
Cool breeze, tight squeeze, (blow air, squeeze)
Now you’ve got the shivers! (tickle)

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 Itsy Bitsy Spider”
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Book: Tickle Monster by Édouard Manceau

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’

Lap Rhyme: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin”
Pumpkin, pumpkin, sitting on a wall,
Pumpkin, pumpkin, tip and fall.
Pumpkin, pumpkin, rolling down the street,
Pumpkin, pumpkin, tickle those feet!

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)

Shaker Eggs: “Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Shaker Eggs: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
Verses: shake up high, shake down low, shout, “Hooray!”

Pie Story Time – Everybody

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

Song: “This Is the Way We Make a Pie”
This is the way we slice the pumpkin, slice the pumpkin, slice the pumpkin,
This is the way we slice the pumpkin to make a yummy pie.

Additional verses:
Pour the flour
Roll the dough
Stir the filling
Sprinkle spices
Bake our pie
Eat a slice

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: Pete’s a Pizza by William Steig

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

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

Four pieces of pie,
All for us,
Panda 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,
Parrot ate another piece,
Now there are two.

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

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

Book: I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson, illustrated by Judy Schachner

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

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

Spooky Story Time – Preschool

Book: I Want To Be in a Scary Story by Sean Taylor, illustrated by Jean Jullien

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

Prop Box: “Five Little Cookies”
Five little cookies, with frosting galore,
Cookie Monster ate the pink one, then there were four.
Four little cookies, two and two, you see,
Cookie Monster ate the green one, then there were three.
Three little cookies, but before I knew,
Cookie Monster ate the blue one, then there were two.
Two little cookies, oh, what fun!
Cookie Monster ate the orange one, then there was one.
One little cookie, watch me run!
Cookie Monster ate the red one, then there were none.

Song: “Horns, Fangs, Knees and Claws” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Horns, fangs, knees and claws, knees and claws,
Horns, fangs, knees and claws, knees and claws,
Eyes and ears and tail and paws,
Horns, fangs, knees and claws, knees and claws.
(Credit: King County Library System)

Book: Boo! by Ben Newman

Song: “Sleeping Bag Chant” – Carole Peterson: H.U.M. All Year Long

Song: “Spider on the Floor” – Raffi: Singable Songs for the Very Young

Puppet Story: The Mouse Who Wasn’t Scared by Petr Horáček

Fall Story Time – Toddler

Book: One Leaf, Two Leaves, Count with Me! by John Micklos Jr., illustrated by Clive McFarland

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: “Autumn Leaves are Falling” (Tune: “London Bridge”)
Autumn leaves are in the trees,
In the trees, in the trees.
Autumn leaves are in the trees
All over town.

Additional verses:
Autumn leaves are falling down…
Autumn leaves are whirling round…
Everybody rake them up…
Jump into the pile we made…

Book: Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara

Song: “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

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

Book: Turkey Gobble by Allison Black

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

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

Apples and Pumpkins Story Time – Baby

Song: “When Ducks Go on an Adventure”
When ducks go on an adventure, they always say good day.
When ducks go on an adventure, 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: Apple, pumpkin

Puppet Story: Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins

Book: Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills or I’m a Little Pumpkin by Hannah Eliot, illustrated by Anna Daviscourt

Lap Rhyme: “Way Up High in the Apple Tree”
Way up high in the apple tree, (lift baby)
I saw a little baby smiling at me.
I shook that tree as hard as I could. (wobble gently)
Down came the baby. (bring down)
Mmm, was she good! (Kiss)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Lap Rhyme: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin”
Pumpkin, pumpkin, sitting on a wall,
Pumpkin, pumpkin, tip and fall.
Pumpkin, pumpkin, rolling down the street,
Pumpkin, pumpkin, tickle those feet!

Shaker Eggs: “Apple Pickin’ Time” – Tom Pease: I’m Gonna Reach!

Alphabet Story Time – Sensory Friendly

Book: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert

Song: “There’s a Dog in the School” – Stuart Stotts and Tom Pease: Celebrate, A Song Resource

Book: Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Betsy Lewin

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

Yoga: R is for Roar

Social Story: “Asking Kids to Play” from Quinn at School: Relating, Connecting, and Responding at School by Rick H. Warren

Closing Song

Craft: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom letter trees

Counting Story Time – Everybody

Book: How to Count to ONE: And Don’t Even Think About Bigger Numbers! by Caspar Salmon, illustrated by Matt Hunt

Song: “1-2 Hands” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

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

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

Song: “We Are Dinosaurs” – Laurie Berkner: Whaddaya Think of That?

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

Book with Puppets: Count! by Denise Fleming

Pumpkin Story Time – Preschool

Book: Let It Grow by Mary Ann Fraser, illustrated by Riley Samels

Song: “Have You Ever Seen a Pumpkin?” (Tune: “Have You Ever Seen a Lassie?”)
Have you ever seen a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin? (show pumpkin)
Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows on a vine? (show pumpkin, twirl finger like vine)
Short ones and tall ones and big ones and small ones. (hold hand down low, up higher, hold arms in big circle, hands in small circle)
Have you ever seen a pumpkin that grows on a vine? (show pumpkin, twirl finger like vine)
(Credit: Adventures in Storytime)

Song: “Pumpkin, Pumpkin” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)
Once you were a seed so small, (hold hands together)
Now you are a great big ball! (make a big circle)
Pumpkin, pumpkin on the ground, (touch the ground)
How’d you get so big and round? (make a big circle)

Book: Penguin and Pumpkin by Salina Yoon

Puppet Song: “So Many Leaves Are Falling on the Ground” (Tune: “Five Little Ducks”)
So many leaves are falling on the ground,
Orange ones, yellow ones, and even brown,
But the one little leaf that rhymes with ____________,
Is my favorite color, it’s the color ___________.

Verses: (bed) red, (wink) pink, (true) blue, (snack) black, (may) gray, (mean) green

Scarf Song: “Shakin’ Like a Leafy Tree” – The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

Flannel: “Five Big Pumpkins”
5 big pumpkins sitting in a line, (hold fingers up)
All growing on one long vine. (hold flat arm up)
Along came the wind, WHOOSH! (make arm ripple)
It made the squashes sway, (sway back and forth)
And one big pumpkin rolled away. (roll arms)

Repeat, counting down until:
One big pumpkin sitting all alone,
A family picked it and took it home!
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Book: Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson and Jennifer Rofé