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Love Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Flubby Does Not Like Valentine’s Day by Jennifer E. Morris

Flannel: “Valentine Hearts”
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with me.
I have a red one, orange one, yellow one too.
I have a green one, purple one, and one that is blue.
I have a pink one, brown one, and one that is white.
And one last valentine as black as the night.
Valentines, valentines, how many do I see?
Valentines, valentines, count them with me.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.

Song: “There’s A Little Wheel A-Turnin’ in My Heart” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “If You Love Somebody” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
Verses: Clap your hands, shout hooray, blow a kiss, jump around

Book: All Kinds of Kisses by Nancy Tafuri
All Kinds of Kisses book cover

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

Song: “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois, and Bram: Sing Around the Campfire

Book: Where Is Baby’s Valentine? by Karen Katz

Song: “Hearts and Kisses”
One little, two little, three little hearts,
Four little, five little, six little hearts,
Seven little, eight little, nine little hearts,
Ten little hearts and a kiss.
(Credit: SurLaLune Storytime)

Song: “Tap Your Toe and Follow Me” – Susan Salidor: Come and Make a Circle

Closing Rhyme

Dinosaur Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Snappy Little Dinosaurs by Dugald A. Steer, illustrated by Derek Matthews
Snappy Little Dinosaurs book cover

Song: “The Dinosaurs in the Swamp” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr,
Grr grr grr, grr grr grr,
The Tyrannosaurus Rex goes grr grr grr,
All through the swamp.

Additional verses:
The Triceratops’ horns go poke poke poke…
The Stegosaurus tail goes spike, spike, spike…
The Apatasaurus mouth goes munch, munch, munch…
The Pteranodon’s wings go flap flap flap…

Flannel/Movement: “Dinosaur, Dinosaur”
Dinosaur, dinosaur,
Runs so fast.
Will we find one
If we follow these tracks?
Which tracks?
________ tracks!

Color tracks: red, orange, yellow, green, blue

Dinosaur, dinosaur,
Runs so fast.
We have found one
By following PINK tracks!
What have we found?
A . . . FLAMINGO!
Painting the ground!
(Credit: Leah Portz)

Flannel Story: How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague

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

Book with Movement: Dancing with the Dinosaurs by Jane Clarke, illustrated by Lee Wildish
Dancing with the Dinosaurs book cover

Closing Rhyme

Winter Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Winter Is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer

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

Song: “Snow on the Rooftops” – Kathy Reid-Naiman: Sing the Cold Winter Away

Song: “Boots, Parka, Scarf and Hat” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
In wintertime we dress like that!
Boots, parka, scarf and hat, scarf and hat.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Go, Sled! Go! by James Yang

Song: “Snowflake, Snowflake” (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”)
Snowflake, snowflake, dance around.
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.
Snowflake landing on my nose.
Snowflake landing on my toes.
Snowflake, snowflake, dance around.
Snowflake, snowflake, touch the ground.

Song: “Snowman Freeze” – The Learning Station (stop after small head “freeze”)

Book: Bear & Hare, Snow! by Emily Gravett

Song: “Winter Pokey” (Tune: “Hokey Pokey”)
You put your right mitten in, you put your right mitten out,
You put your right mitten in, and you shake it all about.
You do the winter pokey and you turn yourself around,
That’s what it’s all about!

Additional verses:
You put your left mitten in…
You put your right boot in…
You put your left boot in…
You put your winter hat in…
You put your snowsuit in…
(Credit: Sturdy for Common Things)

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song

Closing Rhyme

Olaf Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Do You Want To Build A Snowman? by Calliope Glass, illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda

Song: “Snowman Song” (Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”)
I’m a little snowman, round and fat.
Here are my mittens, here is my hat.
When the sun comes out I melt away.
See you next year
On a snowy day.

Song: “Snowman Freeze” – The Learning Station

Book: An Amazing Snowman by Barbara Jean Hicks, illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda

Flannel: Build a snowman

Song: “We’re Marching in the Snow” – Miss Carole: Season Sings!

Book: Do You Want a Hug? by Kevin Lewis, illustrated by Olga T. Mosqueda

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Breger: Here’s a Song

Song: “In Summer” – Josh Gad: Frozen

Closing Rhyme

Hibernation Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Goodnight, Grizzle Grump! by Aaron Blecha

Puppet Song: “Where Is Hedgehog?” (Tune: “Where Is Thumbkin?”)
Where is Hedgehog? Where is Hedgehog?
Here I am. Here I am.
How are you this winter?
Very tired, thank you.
Go to sleep. Go to sleep.

Additional verses:
Snake
Skunk (torpor)
Frog
Bear
(Credit: Adapted from Lady Librarian Life)

Song: “Big Brown Bear” – Kira Willey: Dance for the Sun

Book: I Don’t Want to Go to Sleep by Dev Petty, illustrated by Mike Boldt

Rhyme: “Winter Is Cold”
Winter is cold, (hug yourself and shiver)
There is snow in the sky, (flutter fingers above head)
The squirrel gathers nuts, (pretend to gather nuts)
And the wild geese fly, (flap arms)
The fluffy red fox (cup hands over head to form ears)
Has his fur to keep warm, (stroke arms)
The bear’s in her cave (form a cave with arms)
Sleeping all through the storm. (pretend to sleep)
(Credit: Rhyming Reasor)

Flannel: “Bear in the Lair”
Sleepy bear, sleepy bear,
Are you in the _________ lair?

Have caves in different colors, repeat until the bear is found.

(Credit: Lady Librarian Life)

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

Book with Puppets: Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer, illustrated by Richard Jones

Closing Rhyme

Airplane Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: I Love Planes! by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
I Love Planes

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

Flannel: “Six Little Airplanes”
Six little airplanes flying around,
Zoom…zoom…zoom!
One decided to touch down, …zoom!
Leaving 5 little airplanes flying around.

Repeat, counting down until there are no airplanes left.

Book: Planes Fly! by George Ella Lyon, illustrated by Mick Wiggins

Song: “The Wings On the Airplane” (Tune: “The Wheels On the Bus”)
The wings on the airplane fly, fly, fly,
Fly, fly, fly, Fly, fly, fly.
The wings on the airplane fly, fly, fly,
All through the sky.

Additional verses:
The people on the airplane buckle their seatbelts…
The bags on the airplane stow away…

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: Airplanes by Rebecca Stromstad Glaser
Airplanes

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

Closing Rhyme

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