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

Mouse Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman

Puppet Rhyme: “Where Are the Baby Mice?” (with the mice in a box puppet)
Where are the baby mice?
Squeak, squeak, squeak!
I cannot see them,
Peek, peek, peek.
Here they come out of their hole,
One, two, three, and that is all!
(Credit: Perry Public Library)

Song: “The Little Mouse Goes Creeping” – Miss Carole: Tiny Tunes

Rhyme: “Hickory Dickory Dock” (with cardboard cutout)
Repeat, doing toes, tummy, and head (standing)

Book: Mommy, Where Are You? by Leonid Gore

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)

Song: “Mickey Mouse March” – Disney: Children’s Favorite Songs Volume 4

Book: Run Home, Little Mouse by Britta Teckentrup

Song: “Three Blind Mice” – Caspar Babypants: Here I Am!

Song: “Put Your Finger in the Air” – Jacki Berger

Closing Rhyme

Silly Song Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Dear Zoo

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)

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

Book: I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

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.

Book: Itsy Bitsy Spider by Richard Egielski

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: “Four Corners”
My scarf has four corners,
Four corners has my scarf.
And if there weren’t four corners,
It would not be my…scarf.

Additional verses:
My hat…
My blanket…
My cape…
My pillow…

Scarf Rhyme: “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

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

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