Book: Daniel Chooses to Be Kind by Rachel Kalban (Simon & Schuster)

Song: “If You’re Kind and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re kind and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re kind and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re kind and you know it, and you really want to show it.
If you’re kind and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
If you’re helpful and you know it, stomp your feet…
If you’re generous and you know it, peekaboo…
If you’re thoughtful and you know it, shout hooray…

Book: Time to Say “Please” by Mo Willems (Hyperion)

Flannel: Rainbow Soup
Take an apple
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest red you ever did see!

Take an orange
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest orange you ever did see!

Take an banana
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest yellow you ever did see!

Take an pear
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest green you ever did see!

Take some blueberries
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest blue you ever did see!

Take some grapes
Put it in the pot.
Stir it, stir it, stir it a lot.
Take it out now. What will it be? The prettiest purple you ever did see!

Song: “We’ll Wave Hello Together” (Tune: “Farmer in the Dell”)
We’ll wave hello together,
We’ll wave hello together,
We’ll wave hello together,
‘Cause it’s fun to do.

Book: If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson (HarperCollins)

Song: “You Are My Sunshine”
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are grey
You’ll never know, dear
How much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away

The other night dear
As you lay sleeping
I held you closely in my arms
You looked so lovely
Sleeping peacefully
I watched you all through the night

You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are grey
You’ll never know, dear
How much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away

I’ll always love you
And be there for you
I’ll protect you from harm’s way
‘Cause I adore you
You’re my dream come true
You’re my beautiful sunshine

You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When skies are grey
You’ll never know dear
How much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away

Closing Rhyme

Earth Day Virtual Story Time with Ms. Julie – Family

April 23, 2020April 24, 2020

Opening Song

Book: Green on Green by Dianne White, illustrated by Felicita Sala (Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster)

Song: “Leaves, Branches, Trunk and Roots” (Tune: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”)
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (under the ground)
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (under the ground)
The leaves grow up and the roots grow down
Leaves, branches, trunk and roots (under the ground)

Song: “This is the Way to Help Mother Earth” (Tune: “Mulberry Bush”)
This is the way we pick up trash,
pick up trash, pick up trash.
This is the way we pick up trash
To help our Mother Earth.

This is the way we turn off the light,
we turn off the light, we turn off the light,
This is the way we turn off the light,
To help our Mother Earth.

This is the way we plant a seed,
plant a seed, plant a seed,
This is the way we plant a seed,
To help our Mother Earth.

Book: My Garden by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Song: “Sleeping Bunnies” with ukulele
Sleeping Bunnies (C)C [G7] F C See the little bunnies sleeping, till it's nearly noon G7 C G7 C Shall we wake them with a merry tune C Oh, so still. Are they ill? G7 C Wake up... and C Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop C G7 C Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop C Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop, and C G7 C Stop little bunnies, stop, stop, STOP!

Sleeping Bunnies (G)G [D] C G See the little bunnies sleeping, till it's nearly noon D G D G Shall we wake them with a merry tune G Oh, so still. Are they ill? D G Wake up... and G Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop G D G Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop G Hop little bunnies, hop, hop, hop, and G D G Stop little bunnies, stop, stop, STOP! (Credit: Storytime Ukulele)

Book/Song: If You’re Happy and You Know It by David A. Carter (Scholastic)

Song: “Icky Sticky Bubblegum”- David Landau: Kids and Kitties

Closing Song

Family Story Time – Everybody

November 27, 2017

Opening Song

Book: The Family Book by Todd Parr

Song: “Love Grows”
Love grows one by one, two by two, and four by four
Love grows, round like a circle
And comes back knocking at your front door
(Credit: Actions from Tom Pease)

Book: One Family by George Shannon

Flannel: Hearts
Hearts, hearts, how many do I see?
Hearts, hearts, 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.
Hearts, hearts, how many do I see?
Hearts, hearts, count them with me.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.

Song: If You Have a Brother . . . (Tune: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”)

If you have a brother
A brother, a brother
If you have a brother
Please stand up!

Repeat with different family members.
(Credit: Abby the Librarian)

Book: Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems