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Sneezy Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Llama Llama Home with Mama by Anna Dewdney
llama llama home with mama cover image

Song: “When I Woke Up Today” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Roar-Choo! by Charlotte Cheng, illustrated by Dan Santat

Puppet Song: “The Sneezing Song” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Song and Other Contagious Tunes

Song: “If You’re Sneezy and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re sneezy and you know it, say Ah-choo, “Ah-choo”…
If you’re shivery and you know it, slurp your soup, “Slurp, slurp”…
If you’re sweaty and you know it, drink your juice, “Glug, glug”…
If you’re sleepy and you know it, take a nap, “Snore”…
If you’re better and you know it, jump on up, “Woo-hoo”…

Book: How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? book cover

Puppets: “Animal Sneezes”
Gather a bunch of animal puppets and sneeze with the sound of the animal and have the patrons guess.
“What animal is sneezing? Moo-Achoo! Moo-Achoo! A Cow!”

Closing Rhyme

Underwear Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

When you learn to use the potty, you can wear underpants that are all kinds of colors and patterns.

Book: Polar Bear’s Underwear by Tupera Tupera
Polar Bear's Underwear

Song: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Underpants”
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants.
Eyes and ears and mouth and underpants.
Head, shoulders, knees and underpants, knees and underpants!
(Credit: Miss Sarah’s Storytime)

Book: Monsters Love Underpants by Claire Freedman, illustrated by Ben Cort

Song: “Monster Boogie” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Song: “Wheels on the Bus” – Kimbo Children’s Music: Toddlers on Parade

Book: What Color is Bear’s Underwear? by Todd H. Doodler

Song: “Peanut Butter” – Dr. Jean: Keep on Singing and Dancing with Dr. Jean

Song: “Reach for the Ceiling” – Kimbo Children’s Music: Toddlers on Parade

Closing Rhyme

Cat Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Jack the Library Cat by Marietta Apollonio

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)
Chase some yarn (swat high)
Say, “Meow!”

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: Cat Nap by Toni Yuly
cat nap book cover

Flannel: “The Cat of Many Colors”

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

Book: Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani

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

Closing Rhyme

Pie Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

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
Pete's a Pizza book cover

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

Closing Rhyme

Counting Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

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

Closing Rhyme

Animal Sounds Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Ear Worm! by Jo Knowles, illustrated by Galia Bernstein

Song: “Shakes Your Sillies Out” – The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

Book: After the Buzz Comes the Bee by Rachel Isadora and Robie Rogge

Puppet Song: “I Can Make My Voice Go” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
I can make my voice go ____, ____, ____,
____, ____, ____, ____, ____, ____,
I can make my voice go ____, ____, ____,
A _______ is what I see.

Verses:
Buzz – Bee
Ribbit – Frog
Munch – Caterpillar
Oink – Pig
Baa – Sheep
Quack – Duck
Huff, puff, squeak – Hedgehog
Arr – Panda
Ah – Sloth
Hoo – Owl
La – Me

Song: “This Is How I Do It” – Laurie Berkner: Superhero

Book: Flappy, Waggy, Wiggly by Amanda Leslie

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)

Closing Rhyme

Bear Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

Song: “The Cool Bear Hunt” – Dr. Jean: Dr. Jean Sings Silly Songs

Book: Bear Counts by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman

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

Big Book: Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich

Song: “If You’re A Bear and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Verses:
If you’re a polar bear and you know it…clap your paws
If you’re a black bear and you know it…show your teeth
If you’re a grizzly bear and you know it…growl out loud

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

Closing Rhyme

Snake Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh

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)

Rhyme: “6 Silly Snakes”
One silly snake, alone and blue,
Called for a friend: “Hiss!”, and then there were two.

Two silly snakes, fast as can be,
Called for a friend: “Hiss! Hiss!”, and then there were three.

Three silly snakes, slithering by the door,
Called for a friend: “Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”, and then there were four.

Four silly snakes, happy and alive,
Called for a friend: “Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”, and then there were five.

Five silly snakes, doing silly tricks,
Called for a friend: “Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”, and then there were six.

Six silly snakes, tired of all the fun,
Said time for a nap: “Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!”
And then there were none!

Book: Snakes in Space by Kathryn Dennis

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)

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Reptile Farm”
Verses: Snake, alligator, iguana, frog

Book: I Saw Anaconda by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Emma Dodd

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

Closing Rhyme

Farm Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Ragweed’s Farm Dog Handbook by Anne Vittur Kennedy

Flannel: “Bingo”
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o!
B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O,
And Bingo was his name-o!

Repeat, replacing each letter with a clap, one by one, until all the letters are gone.

Song: “Pig On Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: The Best of the Laurie Berkner Band

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

Puppet Song: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”

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

Pop-up Book: Chick by Ed Vere

Song: “The Chicken Dance” – Bob Kames: The Ultimate Party Survival Kit

Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

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

Song: “(Silly) Wheels on the Bus” – Miss Nina & the Jumping Jacks: Every Day’s Your Birthday!

Closing Rhyme

Frog and Toad Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Story: “Ice Cream” from Frog and Toad All Year by Arnold Lobel

Puppet Song: “Five Green and Speckled Frogs”
Five green and speckled frogs sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs. Yum, yum!
One jumped into the pool, where it was nice and cool.
Now there are four green and speckled frogs.

Repeat, taking a frog away each time until there are no green and speckled frogs.

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

Story: “A Lost Button” from Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

Song: “Croaky Pokey”
You put your right hand in,
You put your right hand out,
You put your right hand in,
And you shake it all about.
You do the croaky pokey,
And you hop yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about. (ribbit, ribbit)

Song: “All the Little Frogs” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
All the little frogs go Hop! Hop! Hop!
Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop! Hop!
All the little frogs go Hop! Hop! Hop!
All around the pond.

Additional verses:
All the little frogs go Splash! Splash! Splash!
All the little frogs go Swim! Swim! Swim!
All the little frogs go to sleep

Book: Frog or Toad? by Jamie Rice

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

Song: “I Like to Hop” – Brian Vogan & His Good Buddies: Born to Wiggle

Closing Rhyme