ACL

Association of Children's Librarians

Storytimes

Get inspired and discover suggested books, activities, and crafts with hundreds of thematic storytime ideas compiled by Penny Peck. 

The Latest Storytime Themes from Our Collection

Storytime Themes by Category

Animals

  • Eggs for Babies Storytime
  • Cats for Babies Storytime
  • Farms for Babies Storytime
  • Birds for Babies Storytime

    • Our complete Animals collection

    Book Lists

  • Interactive Books for Storytime
  • Sing-Along Picture Books for Storytime
  • Circular Picture Books for Storytime
  • Cumulative Picture Books for Storytime

    • Our complete Book Lists collection

    Everyday things

  • Singing Storytime
  • Bikes Storytime
  • Drums Storytime
  • Cars Storytime

    • Our complete Everyday things collection

    Miscellaneous

  • Maps and Travel Storytime
  • Personal Names Storytime
  • Circus Storytime (revised)
  • Cities and Towns Storytime (revised)

    • Our complete Miscellaneous collection

    Multi-cultural

  • Jazz Storytime
  • Ethnicities and Cultures Storytime Ideas
  • Cesar Chavez’s Birthday Storytime Ideas (2013)
  • France Storytime Ideas

    • Our complete Multi-cultural collection

    People

  • Jazz Storytime
  • Family for Babies Storytimes
  • Personal Names Storytime
  • Cities and Towns Storytime (revised)

    • Our complete People collection

    Science

  • Noise/Sounds Storytime (revised)
  • Outer Space Storytime (revised)
  • Shadows Storytime (revised)
  • Habitats Storytime

    • Our complete Science collection

    Special Days

  • Eggs for Babies Storytime
  • Halloween for Babies Storytime Ideas
  • Olympics Storytime Ideas (2016)
  • Sports Day Storytime Ideas (2016)

    • Our complete Special Days collection

    Summer Reading

  • Singing Storytime
  • Bikes Storytime
  • Drums Storytime
  • Cars Storytime

    • Our complete Summer Reading collection