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Storytime Ideas
Mother's Day
Even young preschoolers can relate to stories about mothers,
even if they are raised by a grandparent or single father, because they
probably have an influential female in their lives. There are several
picture books that are popular for a "Mother's Day" storytime.
A simple craft activity could involve making Mother's Day cards. Another
popular craft are paper flowers. An easy version of a paper flower uses
cupcake papers, purchased from the grocery store. Then glue the paper
to a pipe cleaner or a green paper "stem," and it looks like
a daffodil. You can also make llama stick puppets, to go along with
Is Your Mama A Llama? Make a simple llama outline drawing, and glue
cotton balls to act as the fur. Cut out the llama and tape to a craft
stick.
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Guardino, Debbie. IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA?
A rhyming, humorous text invites audience participation in this story
of animal mothers.
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Flack, Marjorie. ASK MR. BEAR.
In this classic, a young boy asks several animals their advice as
to what he should give his mother for a birthday gift.
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Scott, Ann H. ON MOTHER'S LAP.
The audience will rock back and forth along with the characters in
this story, which depicts a native Alaskan family.
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Christelow, Eileen. FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS JUMPING ON
THE BED.
Wait for the surprise ending, where Mother is jumping on the bed!
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Smalls-Victor, Irene. JONATHAN AND HIS MOMMY.
Get everyone on their feet to follow along with the characters as
they walk, jump, and dance down the street, in this story depicting
an African-American mother and son.
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Mora, Pat. UNO, DOS, TRES - ONE, TWO, THREE.
A very brief rhyming story, using Spanish and English, about finding
a birthday present for Mama.
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Jill, Murphy. FIVE MINUTES PEACE.
Mother elephant wants just "five minutes peace" from her
three rambunctious offspring.
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Joosse, Barbara. MAMA, DO YOU LOVE ME?
In this story of an Inuit mother and daughter, the girl will try her
mother's patience but not test her love.
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July 21, 2003
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