Owls – Revised Owl Babies by Martin Waddell is one of my favorite storytime readalouds. Here are some other fun owl stories listed below. For a craft project, make: Paper Plate and Cupcake Liner Owl [continue reading]
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Boats – Revised
Boats – Revised Preschoolers often have a toy boat at home, so a storytime on the subject can be very relatable. For a craft project, make one of the ideas suggested here: 25 Hands-On Preschool [continue reading]
Fractured Fairytales
Fractured Fairytales Revised January 2023 Aesop’s Fables Hartman, Bob. The Wolf Who Cried Boy. Lessie, Pat. Fablesauce: Aesop Reinterpreted in Rhyming Couplets. Levine, Gail Caron. Betsy Who Cried Wolf. Rosenthal, Paul. Yo, Aesop! Get [continue reading]
Interactive Books for Storytime – Revised
Pop-up, Flap, Tactile, and Interactive Books Revised January 2023 Amato, Max. Perfect. Anstee, Ashlyn. Tickle Tickle, Little Tum. Brown, Carron. Shine-A-Light: Starting School. Byrne, Richard. This Book Just Ate My Dog! Caston, Jane. Can You [continue reading]
Circular Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Circular – such as Laura Numeroff’s If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (HarperCollins, 1985) or Jules Feiffer’s Back George (HarperCollins, 1999). Revised January 2023 Archer, Peggy, and Anne Wilsdorf. A Hippy-Hoppy Toad. Barnett, Mac. [continue reading]
Dance Party Storytime – Revised
Storytime Dance Party Revised January 2023 Dance party programs are one of the latest innovations in storytime, encouraging movement and exercise as well as self-expression and the enjoyment of music. You can think of [continue reading]
Cumulative Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Revised January 2023 Cumulative – such as The House That Jack Built by various authors, Don and Audrey Wood’s The Napping House (Harcourt, 1984), or Laura Thompson’s The Apple Pie That Papa Baked (S&S, 2007). [continue reading]
Participation/Call and Response Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Revised January 2023 Participation – such as Bill Martin’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Holt, 1983), Remy Charlip’s Fortunately (Four Winds, 1964), Jules Feiffer’s Bark, George (HarperCollins, 1999), or Ed Emberley’s [continue reading]