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Ocean Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: I Hear You, Ocean by Kallie George, illustrated by Carmen Mok
The cover of the book I Hear You, Ocean. The illustration is of two children relaxing on a rock by the ocean, while one child holds a shell to their ear.

Puppet Song: “The Waves in the Ocean” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
The waves in the ocean go up and down, (raise and lower arms)
Up and down, up and down,
The waves in the ocean go up and down
All day long!

Additional verses:
Tide/in and out (pull arms in and push arms out)
Fish/swim, swim, swim (put palms together and swim them like a fish)
Clams/open and shut (open and shut hands)
Octopus/wiggle, wiggle, wiggle (wiggle arms)
Seal/clap, clap, clap (clap your hands)
Shark/chomp, chomp, chomp (open and close arms like a mouth)
Penguin/waddle, waddle, waddle (put arms down by sides and waddle)
(Credit: Adapted from SurLaLune Storytime)

Book: I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry
The cover of the book I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean. The illustration is of a giant squid looking down at a tiny shrimp.

Flannel Song: “Bubble, Bubble, Pop!”
One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water,
Swimming in the water.

One little red fish
Swimming in the water,
Bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble…POP! (clap hands)

Additional verses: Increase the number and change the color of the fish.
(Credit: Jbrary)

Song: “The Goldfish” – Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito

Book: I Spy Under the Sea by Edward Gibbs
The cover of the book I Spy Under the Sea. The illustration is of a dolphin in the water and a hole in the cover shows the dolphin's eye on the next page.

Closing Rhyme

Daniel Tiger: Angry Feelings Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: I’m Feeling Mad by Natalie Shaw, illustrated by Jason Fruchter
The cover of the Daniel Tiger book I'm Feeling Mad. The illustration is of an angry Daniel Tiger surrounded by pictures of a hurt foot, a rain cloud, a wrecked sand castle, and an angry sun.

Song: “If You’re Angry and You Know It”
If you’re angry and you know it, blow it out. (x2)
If you’re angry and you know it, make peace when you show it.
If you’re angry and you know it, blow it out.

Additional verses:
If you’re angry and you know it, use your words…
If you’re angry and you know it, take a walk…
If you’re angry and you know it, calm down… (move hands down)
(Credit: Adapted from Jack Hartmann)

Book: How Do Dinosaurs Say I’m Mad? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague
The cover of the book How Do Dinosaurs Say I'm Mad? The illustration is of an angry long-necked dinosaur lifting up its foot next to a crushed bicycle while an adult and child scold it.

Song: “Candle Breath” or “Flower Breath” – Kira Willey: Mindful Moments for Kids

Video: “When You Feel So Mad that You Want to Roar” – PBS

Activity: Discussion/Q&A with therapists from Kind Therapy, LLC

Closing Rhyme

Craft: Breathing wand
A photograph of a pipe cleaner with beads on it shaped into a wand with a heart outline on top.

Spring Story Time – Family

Opening Song

Book: Big Yellow Sunflower by Frances Barry
The cover of the book Big Yellow Sunflower. The illustration is a sunflower that takes up the whole cover with a bee and two ladybugs on the petals.

Rhyme: “This Is Big”
This is big, big, big. (stretch hands far to sides)
This is small, small, small. (cup hands together)
This is short, short, short. (hold palms close vertically)
This is tall, tall, tall. (hold palms far apart vertically)
This is fast, fast, fast. (roll hands quickly)
This is slow, slow, slow. (roll hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes. (nod head)
This is no, no, no. (shake head)
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Butterfly, Butterfly: A Book of Colors by Petr Horáček
The cover of the book Butterfly, Butterfly: A Book of Colors. The illustration is of a large red, orange, yellow, and green butterfly.

Puppet Rhyme: “In My Garden”
There’s something in my garden,
Now, what can it be?
There’s something in my garden,
That I can’t really see.

I hear its funny sound…
RIBBIT – RIBBIT – RIBBIT
A FROG is what I found!
RIBBIT – RIBBIT – RIBBIT

Additional verses:
THUMP – Rabbit
SQUEAK – Mouse
CAW – Crow
TWEET – Bird
BUZZ – Bee
WIGGLE – Caterpillar
FLUTTER – Butterfly

Book: Wiggly Worms by Neon Squid, illustrated by Tinna Guo
The cover of the book Wiggly Worms. The illustration is of a large, pink worm with a serene face that is curled in a spiral surrounded by four smaller worms.

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers”
Shake your shakers in the air,
Shake it here, shake it there,
Shake your shakers in the air,
Shake your shakers.
(Credit: Jbrary)

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

Closing Rhyme

Superhero Story Time – Baby

Opening Song

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)

Sign Language: Fly, up, help

Book: Superbaby by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard, illustrated by Lincoln Agnew

Rhyme/Fingerplay: “Five Brave Superheroes”
Five brave superheroes (hold up five fingers)
Ready to save the day. (hands on hips in superhero stance)
One flies off to chase a villain. (fly one finger behind back)
Up, up, and away! (lift baby up)

Repeat for 4, 3, 2, 1

Song: “This is the Way We Clap Our Hands”
This is the way we clap our hands,
Clap our hands, clap our hands.
This is the way we clap our hands,
So early in the morning.

Repeat with: tap our toes, touch our nose, stomp our feet, etc.

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: Hush, Little Hero by Annie Bailey, illustrated by Dawn Lo

Lap Song: “Zoom, Zoom, Zoom”
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon! (bounce baby)
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon!
Would you like 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! (lift baby up)
(Credit: Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Did You Ever See a Hero?” (Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
Did you ever see a hero, a hero, a hero,
Did you ever see a hero flying through the sky?
Fly this way and that way, and that way and this way.
Did you ever see a hero flying through the sky?

Additional verses:
…bouncing up and down?
…clapping their hands?
(Credit: Adapted from Jbrary)

Lap Song: “Bouncing, Bouncing, Baby on My Knee”
Bouncing, bouncing, baby on my knee.
Bouncing, bouncing, 1 – 2 – 3!

Clapping, clapping, baby on my knee.
Clapping, clapping, 1 – 2 – 3!

Rocking, rocking, baby on my knee.
Rocking, rocking, 1 – 2 – 3!
(Credit: Jbrary)

Shaker Eggs: “Superhero” – Laurie Berkner Band: Superhero

Closing Rhyme

Family Story Time – Everybody

Opening Song

Book: The Bear in My Family by Maya Tatsukawa

Song: “The More We Get Together”
The more we get together,
Together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.

Cause your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.

Oh, the more we get together,
Together, together,
The more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.
(Credit: Skokie Public Library)

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

Book: Wolfie the Bunny by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Zachariah OHora

Song: “Skinnamarink”

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

Book: One Family by George Shannon, illustrated by Blanca Gómez

Flannel: “Gerald and Piggie Play Hide and Seek!”
Piggie, Piggie, where do you hide?
Are you behind the ___ book? Let’s peek inside!

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

Closing Rhyme

Family Story Time – Preschool

Opening Song

Book: Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty, illustrated by David Roberts

Song: “Pig on Her Head” – Laurie Berkner: Buzz Buzz

Song: “Love Grows”
Love grows one by one, two by two, and four by four. (cross arms over heart, “grow” one arm past the other like a tree, then show the number of fingers first on one hand then the other)
Love grows, round like a circle (repeat crossing arms and “growing” arm, then draw a circle in the air)
And comes back knocking at your front door. (roll arms, mime knocking, and put hands together and hinge one out like opening a door)
(Credit: Actions from Tom Pease)

Book: One, Two, Grandpa Loves You by Shelly Becker, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino or Grandma’s Tiny House by JaNay Brown-Wood, illustrated by Priscilla Burris

Song: “Can’t Wait to Celebrate” – Jim Gill: Jim Gill’s Irrational Anthem

Closing Rhyme

Leaves Story Time – Family

Opening Song

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
Leaves book cover

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)

Closing Rhyme

Family Story Time – Toddler

Opening Song

Book: One Family by George Shannon, illustrated by Blanca Gómez

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

Flannel: “Five Little Kernels”
(Put up the five kernel shapes on the board, as spread out as you can. When you say “POP!” slap a white popcorn shape right on top of one of the kernels.)
Five little kernels sizzling in the pot.
All of a sudden, one went POP!

Repeat, counting down until all the kernels have popped.
(Credit: Mel’s Desk)

Book: Theo’s Thanksgiving by David Steinberg, illustrated by Julia Woolf

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: “If You’re Thankful and You Know It” (Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, then your face will surely show it.
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.

Additional verses:
Stomp your feet
Jump up and down
Shout, “Hooray!”

Shaker Eggs: “Egg Shakers Up”
Egg shakers up.
Egg shakers down.
Egg shakers dancing all around the town.
Dance them on your shoulders.
Dance them on your head.
Dance them on your knees,
And tuck them into bed!

Shaker Eggs: “Shake Your Shakers” (Tune: “The Wheels on the Bus”)
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake.
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake,
Shake your shakers.

Additional verses:
Shake your shakers high, high, high
Shake your shakers low, low, low
Shake your shakers fast, fast, fast
Shake your shakers slow, slow, slow

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

Closing Rhyme

Mother Bruce Story Time – Family

Opening song

Book: Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Song: “Bruce is Sleeping” (Tune: “Frere Jacques”)
Bruce is sleeping, Bruce is sleeping (lay head on hands)
Wake him up, wake him up (cover face with hands)
Come and say hello Bruce, come and say hello Bruce (wave hello)
Time to eat, time to eat (pretend to eat food)

Book: Spring Stinks by Ryan T. Higgins

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

Additional verses:
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it…take a nap
If you’re Mother Bruce and you know it…chase the goslings

Flannel: Where’s Bruce? with hidden Bruce and goslings

Book: Peek-a-Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Song: “Goslings, Goslings” (Tune: “Twinkle Twinkle”)
Goslings, goslings, jump up and down
Goslings, goslings, don’t make a sound
Goslings, goslings, tip-toe to me
Goslings, goslings, bend your knees
Goslings, goslings, peep, peep, peep
Goslings, goslings, sleep, sleep, sleep
Goslings, goslings, fly to the leaves
Goslings, goslings, sit down please

Book: 1 Grumpy Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Closing Song

Family Story Time – Baby

Sign Language:
Intro: family, mom, dad, I love you
The Family Book: book, same, different, special
“More! More! More!” Said the Baby: more, say/said, baby, grandma
Huggy Kissy: hug, kiss, want, friend, grandpa, uncle, auntie

Book: The Family Book by Todd Parr
The Family Book book cover

Song: “Bouncing, Bouncing, Baby on My Knee”
Bouncing, bouncing, baby on my knee.
Bouncing, bouncing, 1 – 2 – 3!

Clapping, clapping, baby on my knee.
Clapping, clapping, 1 – 2 – 3!

Rocking, rocking, baby on my knee.
Rocking, rocking, 1 – 2 – 3!
(Credit: Jbrary)  

Rhyme: Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John
Went to bed with his sweatpants on;
One shoe off, and one shoe on,
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John.

Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my little Sue
Fell asleep in her jeans so blue.
One shoe old, and one shoe new.
Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my little Sue.
(New rhyme credit: Christina Makos)

Book: “More, More, More,” Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams
"More, More, More," Said the Baby book cover

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: “Blow a Kiss” – Laurie Berkner: Under a Shady Tree

Rhyme: “Icky bicky soda cracker”
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Up goes you! (lift baby up)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
Icky, bicky, boo! (lean forward on ‘boo‘)
Icky, bicky, soda cracker (bounce to rhythm)
I love you! (hug baby)
(Credit: King County Library System)

Book: Huggy Kissy by Leslie Patricelli

Song (shaky eggs): “Skinnamarink” – Sharon, Lois & Bram: One Elephant Went out to Play

Closing rhyme