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Storytimes: D is for Dog!
by eapearce
Elizabeth shared Dog stories this week at storytimes at Traverwood and Westgate! We heard about the adorable, yet misbehaving dog who wouldn’t drop the shoe in Drop It, Rocket … until he heard a story, of course! Farm animals had to bravely venture into the scary doghouse to find their missing ball in Jan Thomas’ The Doghouse. Mack the dog ate a cake intended for the farmer in The Cake That Mack Ate, and we met a “talking” dog in Lois Ehlert’s Rrralph! Of course, storytime wouldn’t have been complete without a rousing version of B-I-N-G-O!
AADL’s new Westgate storytimes take place three times a week in the program room:
Mondays, from 11:00-11:30am
Wednesdays, from 1:00-1:30pm
Fridays, from 10:00-10:30am
Storytimes are intended for ages 2-5 years. All are welcome and no sign-up or registration is required.
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PreK Bits - "R" is for ROBOTS
by ryanikoglu
It was Robot time in Ms. Rachel’s Storytime this week.
HELLO ROBOTS … the robots do the work at home until … POP!
“COLOR ROBOTS” … we moved like robots with this rap & rhythm from Harry Kindergarten on youtube.
We danced the "Robo-POkey" with Banjo Betsy.
And in the ... BIRTHDAY BOX … we found a perfect present for a birthday kid.
For more ROBOT reads try these favorites:
ZOE And ROBOT: Let’s Pretend … do robots pretend?
DOUG UNPLUGGED … a robot adventure.
BABY BRAINS And ROBOMOM … an invention to give parents a rest.
NANOBOTS … an accidental discovery.
RALPH MASIELLO’S ROBOT DRAWING BOOK … get out the paper and pencils!
IF I HAD A ROBOT … Oh, the things I would do.
FRANKY … an almost wordless picture book. YOU help with telling the story.
BEEP! BEEP! GO TO SLEEP! … even robots need to sleep.
TWELVE BOTS OF CHRISTMAS … with two turbo doves and a cartridge in a gear tree.
La la la!
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PreK Bits - "T" is for Toys
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel brought Toy Stories to Storytime @ Malletts Creek Library.
“I Can Take Care Of My Bear” … I’ll show you how.
"A Tooty-Tah" was our action rhythm AND it practices the "T" sound too!
PLAYTIME? … Nope! “Bedtime!" for Gorilla.
For more toy stories try these favorites:
The LINE UP BOOK … when Sam wants to line up his toys from his room to Mom.
TOY BOAT … takes a solo adventure on the high seas.
The MARVELOUS TOY … a boy gets a toy that his father got when he was young.
The "Marvelous Toy" is a song by Tom Paxton and is recorded on the CD GOOD MISCHIEF by Gemini.
The TOY FAIRY … where did the toys go?
HENRY And LEO … a Boy and his toy get separated.
BETTY BUNNY WANTS EVERYTHING … and the rule is “You can get one thing.”
LIVING WITH MOM And LIVING WITH DAD … a sweet reassuring story with precious toys in both homes.
TOO MANY TOYS … and which one to keep? By David Shannon.
TOO MANY TOYS! … with an action plan. By Heide Deedman.
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PreK Bits - "G" is for Grandparents !
by ryanikoglu
“We are ThankFull for Grandparents!” was the Storytime theme @ Malletts Creek Branch this week.
HERE COMES GRANDMA is the story of all the transportation Grandma used to get to her Grandson … including sound effects for each mode.
“Walk, Walk, Walk Around The Block” was our activity song. We traveled in many modes as we sang.
You can find a recorded version of this song on the CD RISE And SHINE by Raffi and HONK HONK RATTLE RATTLE by Richele Bartkowiak.
In A FAR-FETCHED STORY … Grandma makes a “Story Quilt” out of the rags and stories the family brings home.
For more stories with GrandParents in them ... try these favorites:
The HELLO GOODBYE WINDOW … the window is at Grandpa and Grandma’s house.
TWO IS ENOUGH … to have family fun together.
GRANDPA’S GIRLS … love to visit his farm … and share memories.
HOW To TAKE YOUR GRANDMOTHER To The MUSEUM ... a guide book that can also relate to Grandfathers!
MR FRANK ... grandfather moves in with the family and he has a special talent!
The LINES ON NANA’S FACE … each set of wrinkles reminds a child of favorite things they have done together.
OUR GRANDPARENTS: A Global Album … a beautiful multi-cultural photo essay of grandparents with grandchildren around the world.
OR … choose stories from this PUBLIC LIST.
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PreK Bits - "S" is for sumptuous SOUP
by ryanikoglu
Harvest is coming in. Weather is turning cold.
'Tis the season for SOUP!
Ms. Rachel brought sumptuous Soup tales to Storytime at Malletts Creek Branch Library this week.
We pulled and pulled … The TURNIP ... and made soup enough for All.
We chopped the vegetables in “Chop, Chop, Choppity Chop” Gari Stein's SING WITH ME - WINTER FUN and threw what’s left into the pot!
The REAL STORY Of STONE SOUP … is a Chinese folk tale of how to make soup from finding the right stones.
For more SOUP tales, try these favorites:
STONE SOUP WITH MATZOH BALLS: a Chelm tale of Passover … a Russian Jewish version of stone soup.
FOX TALE SOUP … so many ways to tell a tale!
SOUP DAY … a nice snowy day spent making soup … recipe included.
SOUP For ONE … a silly tale of imagined ownership.
DUCK SOUP … Duck. Soup. Silly! ... All good!
GAZPACHO For NACHO … it’s the only soup Nacho wants to eat.
CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE … a book of months with a song to sing, by Maurice Sendak. You can listen to the recording in this Book + CD Kit set.
THERE’S A GIRAFFE IN MY SOUP … uh-oh!
MARTHA SPEAKS … because she ate the alphabet soup …
For FUN in the KITCHEN (including SOUP), here are great cook books for children:
PRETEND SOUP And Other REAL RECIPES … Author from from Moosewood Cookbok fame.
COOL THANKSGIVING DINNER.
MAKE And EAT VEGETARIAN FOOD.
CHILDREN’S COOKBOOK … from Usborne Farmyard Tales.
MOMMY And ME START COOKING.
Or browse HERE for more more more ideas to make in the kitchen.
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PreK Bits - "O" is for OWLS
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel brought Owl stories to Storytime @ Malletts Creek Branch this week.
Baby Owl was lost and the forest animals helped find Mama in … LITTLE OWL LOST by Chris Haughton
Ms. Rachel led the action rhyme "Dr. Knickerbocker" which can be found on the CD SINGING ALL The WAY HOME by Liz Buchanan.
Banjo Betsy led the song "If You're Happy And You Know It" which can be found on the CD LAURIE BERKNER'S FAVORITE CLASSIC KIDS' SONGS.
All the forest animals tell Baby Owl “You are SO So cute! And fluffy!” but ... Baby Owl knows he’s a “huge scary hunting machine” in … I’M NOT CUTE! by Jonathan Allen.
Here are more of Ms. Rachel’s favorite owl stories:
OWL BABIES by Martin Waddell … also In SPANISH language and in FRENCH language. The illustrations are among my all time favorites.
OWL MOON … 1988 Caldecott Award Winner.
OWL SEES OWL … a book regarding reflection.
HOOT OWL: Master Of Disguise … a book regarding dinner plans.
NIGHT OWL … a book of sound effects.
TOO TALL HOUSES … a competitive housing project between Owl and Rabbit.
WINTER’S COMING: A Story Of Seasonal Change … winter is coming.
I ENJOY Owls!
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Bedtime Sleepy Style Stories
by manz
This week at storytime Ms. Amanda told some fun bedtime tales! Not ones to make us fall asleep, but ones that involved bedtime rituals and other such fun.
First we met a little chicken who had the habit of interrupting bedtime stories her dad tried to tell her in Interrupting Chicken. This tale includes other favorite stories like Little Red Riding Hood and Little Red Hen, so it reads as stories within a story.
We then met a scaredy cat cowboy in Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy as he met up with some shadowy figures as he tried to sing a lullaby. It’s such a cute book! Written by author Jan Thomas, who is a preschool crowd favorite.
And we finished ‘er off with Beep Beep Go to Sleep, where a little boy was trying to get little robots to go to sleep, be he kept hearing the beep beep of the little bots who were stalling.
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PreK Bits - "F" is for FARM Fix-It
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel took Storytime to the FARM this week.
OLD MacDONALD HAD A WOODSHOP on the farm … and we used all the tools to build something.
We sang with Banjo Betsy … “Johnny Works With 1 Hammer".
TOPS And BOTTOMS ... Which side of the crop does Bear want? “The tops”? Or … “The bottoms”?
Spoiler Alert!
Bear lost!
Here are more favorite stories from the farm:
DUCK On A TRACTOR or DUCK In The TRUCK … Anyway ... Duck has great ideas.
TURKEY TOT ... when animals use tools ...
The LOOPY COOP HENS LETTING GO ... when the apples are "letting go" on their heads.
JOB WANTED ... a dog appears on the farm.
FARMER'S MARKET DAY ... when the harvest comes in.
FARMER FALGU GOES ON A TRIP ... his farm is too noisy !
Or... choose more farm stories HERE.
For fun and information ... Here are just a few spin-offs from the "Old MacDonald" traditional song:
OLD MacDONALD HAD A TRUCK
OLD MacDONALD HAD A DRAGON
OLD MIKAMBA HAD A FARM ... in Africa.
E-I-E-I-O: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm (With A Little Help From Hen)
"Old MacDonald's Farm" on the CD BABY GENIUS PRESENTS FAVORITE NURSERY RHYMES
"Old MacDonald's Vowel Farm" on the CD LITTLE PEOPLE: ABC Sing-Along
"Old MacDonald Had A Farm" on the Kit CD OLD MacDONALD HAD A FARM which includes a book too.
EEE - I - EEE - I - OoOoOoh !
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PreK Bits - "H" is for Happy HOME !
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel's Storytime Theme this week was House and Home.
First ... WE WERE TIRED Of LIVING IN A HOUSE ... "so we moved out!"
psst! The books are wearing out ... but you can still get a copy from another Library through MelCat.
We played "Up The Hill And Down The Hill" ... a story with fingers, hands and arms.
Then I was SITTING IN MY BOX ... just Me. Folks began to knock. "May I come in?"
... well of course, I moved over!
Here are more stories of "HOME" for you to check out:
LITTLE HOME BIRD
HOME FOR A BUNNY ... a classic by Margaret Wise Brown!
The BEAR And The PIANO ... home is where you are happy.
The NOT-SO-FARAWAY ADVENTURE ... with grandfather.
WELCOME HOME BEAR: A Book Of Animal Habitats.
HOME LOVELY ... moving to a new home and making it "lovely".
LITTLE HOUSES: A Counting Book.
JULIA'S HOUSE FOR LOST CREATURES ... and everyone has a job to do to make it work well.
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PreK Bits - "C" is for CARROT
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel's StoryTime theme this week was CARROTS.
You cannot have too many carrots, in Rabbit's opinion!
In the story The CARROT SEED and in Spanish Language LA SEMILLA De ZANAHORIA ... a little boy plants a carrot seed.
In the story CARROT SOUP ... Rabbit plants carrots in the spring to have carrot soup in the fall.
Then what happens? In the story TOO MANY CARROTS ... Rabbit has a social skills lesson with hoarding.
For more carrot stories try the following. Believe me! There's a carrot in each one.
WE’RE RABBITS! ... what do we like?
TUCKER’S FOUR-CARROT SCHOOL DAY ... going to school is difficult for Tucker, but after he's been there, he knows it is worth it!
The GIANT CARROT ... Oh My! We need more help!.
The RUNAWAY BUNNY, TAO JIA XIOU TU and EL CONEJITO ANDARIN ... and Mama is near.
LITTLE CHICK ... find the carrot!
BUNNY DREAMS ... you guessed it!
The RABBIT PROBLEM ... Hoo boy! What a problem!
Did you find the carrots?
There ya go.
'Cuz CARROT, CARROT, CARROT ... starts with "C".