Celebrate aunts and uncles with a storytime! Craft ideas can include framed artwork done by the niece or nephew, or an ornament with the child’s photo.
Aliki. AUNT NINA AND HER NEPHEWS AND NIECES. Aliki. AUNT NINA, GOOD NIGHT. Brief but charming stories about a young aunt who is visited by her nieces and nephews.
Bruel, Nick. BAD KITTY VS. UNCLE MURRAY: THE UPROAR AT THE FRONT DOOR. Uncle Murray comes to babysit Bad Kitty and Puppy while their owners are away.
Caines, Jeannette. JUST US WOMEN. A young girl and her favorite aunt share a car trip. A Reading Rainbow book featuring an African-American family.
Carlstrom, Nancy White. CLIMB THE FAMILY TREE, JESSE BEAR! Jesse Bear sees his aunts and uncles at a family reunion.
Chen, Yong. A GIFT. Amy receives a gift from her aunt and uncle who live in China.
Lester, Helen. SOMETHING MIGHT HAPPEN. Fidget the lemur worries about everything until his Aunt Bridget Fidget comes to visit.
Manning, Maurie. THE AUNTS GO MARCHING. A spoof of the camp song, with aunts instead of ants doing the marching.
McMenemy, Sarah. JACK’S NEW BOAT. Jack visits Uncle Jim, a sailor, and can’t wait to sail his new toy boat.
McPhail, David. PIG PIG RETURNS. Pig Pig misses his mom when he is on vacation with his aunt and uncle.
Numeroff, Laura. WHAT AUNTS DO BEST; WHAT UNCLES DO BEST. In one of her signature books that read forward and backward, readers will celebrate all the fun things they can do with an aunt or uncle.
O’Connor, George. UNCLE BIGFOOT. A young boy is convinced his Uncle Bernie is the bigfoot monster.
Prigger, Mary S. AUNT MINNIE MCGRANAHAN. A neat and orderly spinster takes in her nine nieces and nephews.
Rattigan, Jama Kim. TRUMAN’S AUNT FARM. Truman sends away for an ant farm but receives several aunts instead.