Lizard Stories

Let's kick off our Spring storytimes with great celebrations of "critters:" insects, birds, or lizards. After hearing some great stories and songs, you could give each child a small handful of clay or playdoh to make their own lizard, and then bring in a real lizard, borrowed from a pet store or from the Sulpher Creek Nature Center for them to observe!

• Shannon, George. LIZARD'S HOME.
  Snake takes over Lizard's sleeping rock. Sequel to LIZARD'S SONG, both with great repetitive chants that the children will call out!
• Johnston, Tony. THE IGUANA BROTHERS: A TALE OF TWO LIZARDS.
  Dom and Tom, brother Iguanas, are seen in their adventures in the Southwest.
• Carle, Eric. THE MIXED-UP CHAMELEON.
  A chameleon changes shape and color to match with his best friends.
• Lionni, Leo. A COLOR OF HIS WORLD.
  At first, chameleon laments that he doesn't have his "own" color, but then realizes that changing colors is to his advantage!
• Mazer, Anne. THE SALAMANDER ROOM.
  Set in the real world, a boy can't find the salamander that has escaped his cage.
• Hadithi, Mwenye. CRAFTY CHAMELEON.
  Chameleon outwits Leopard and Crocodile in this pourquoi-style story.
• Ryder, Joanne. LIZARD IN THE SUN.
  A child transforms into an Anole lizard.
  

July 21, 2003