PreK Bits - "D" is for DAY at the Farm

Tue, 09/23/2014 - 11:23am by ryanikoglu

Ms. Rachel brought Farm stories for Preschool Storytime this week.
In GOBBLE GOBBLE MOOoo TRACTOR BOOK by Jez Alborough ... Farmer Dougal did not get up one morning and the animals drove the tractor .... just pretend!
We sang "Farmer Brown Had 5 Red Apples" which can be found with other farm songs in the CD ABC and 123 Songs by Sharon, Lois and Bram...
Mr. Bingle needed help getting the last big apple from the top of his tree in APPLE PIE by Anne Wellington.
Both stories are fun, ... and unfortunately out of print, ... but you can still get copies through MelCat loans with your AADL card.

You can browse the webcatalog for farm stories or you can try some favorites listed below:
LITTLE APPLE GOAT by Caroline Church. The little goat who loves to eat apples ... unknowingly becomes the planter of the new apple trees.
CHARLIE And The NEW BABY by Ree Drummond, is a story of a new calf (with adorable pictures by Diane DeGroat) ... who needs extra attention while Charlie the dog is feeling neglected.
E-I-E-I-O: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm by Judy Sierra ... is a story that happens with the help of the Hen.
Henry is tired of an un-tidy farm so he creates HENRY'S MAP.
THESE BEES COUNT ... Farmer Ellen shows how to listen to the bees.
The NOISY FARM ... to practice lots of animal noises.
The YEAR At MAPLE HILL FARM ... an illustrated classic by Alice Provensen.

PreK Bits - Carrots (and Rabbits)

Tue, 09/16/2014 - 2:10pm by ryanikoglu

Carrots grow from carrot seeds and this is how we know it ... from Ms. Rachel's Storytime this week!
The CARROT SEED a classic by Ruth Krauss was re-enacted (with musical accompaniment).
CARROT SOUP brings farm friends together in a big surprise ending!

You can do the veggie cheer .... as you make soup!!
Go! Go veggies! Go, go, go veggies!
Chop veggies to the right
Chop veggies to the left
Throw them in the soup pot
Where we like them BEST!

Here are more carrot (and Rabbit) stories when you have the time:
WE'RE RABBITS! by Lisa Westberg Peters
The GIANT CARROT by Jan Peck, a carrot adaptation of a Russian Folktale.
RABBIT FOOD by Susanna Gretz. Young John Rabbit has a surprising dislike for .... ?
CHRISTOPHER COUNTING by Valeri Gorbachev. Christopher Rabbit has a new skill ... counting things.
When you feel adventurous and silly ..... try:
CREEPY CARROTS by Aaron Reynolds.
RABBIT And The NOT-SO-BIG BAD WOLF by Michael Escoffier.

Roar said Dragon!

Thu, 07/17/2014 - 4:06pm by manz

This week in Ms. Amanda’s preschool storytimes we read books about dragons! Dragons who breathe fire and eat castles in The Paper Bag Princess, dragons who are looking for a friend in A Friend For Dragon, and dragons who count and make way too much noise in One Drowsy Dragon. Which shows you that not all dragons are as fierce as Smaug.

For more picture books featuring dragons check out this nice list. And to see what else we've been reading at storytimes this summer check out this list of books.

Bawk Bawk!

Tue, 06/17/2014 - 1:45pm by manz

Think CHICKENS!

Last week Ms. Amanda told CHICKEN stories during her storytimes.
We heard about a hen with a surprise in Bumpety Bump, a hen searching for the best place to lay an egg in Mama Hen’s Big Day, and a little book that featured the littlest Little Chick.

Here’s a wonderful, new CHICKEN book to roost with, Peggy: A Brave Chicken on a Big Adventure. The beautiful illustrations tell the story of a chicken named Peggy who was happy living in countryside and one day she gets swooped off and lands in the big city! It’s a darling story about getting out of the nest once in a while and enjoying new things, while yet still enjoying that special place you call home.

If you still have chickens on the brain like I do, and are playing the SUMMER GAME, don’t forget to visit Director Josie Parker’s office downtown and look for the CHICKENS– it’s a CODE worth 1,000 points!

PreK BITS - Eggy-weggs

Wed, 06/04/2014 - 11:34am by ryanikoglu

Who lays eggs? Chickens, Geese and Ducks!
Ms. Rachel led eggy-wegg stories in Preschool Storytime this week.
The MOST WONDERFUL EGG In The WORLD is a modern-sday classic by Helme Heine.
RUBY In HER OWN TIME by Jonathan Emmett

For more eggy-wegg stories look for these favorite titles:
The PERFECT NEST
ROSIE'S WALK
ZINNIA And DOT
EGGS 1 2 3 WHO WILL The BABIES BE?
MAMA HEN'S BIG DAY
MISTER SEAHORSE
AND TANGO MAKES THREE
After all those eggs .... flapp your feathers in time to the tunes!

PreK BITS - SPRING time STORIES

Wed, 05/21/2014 - 11:14am by ryanikoglu

Who's seen TULIPS? Whose seen ROBINS with WORMS?
Who's heard THUNDER? Who wears BOOTS in the RAIN?
Who's seen GREEN GRASS?
It's SPRING !!!

Ms. Rachel led WAITING For SPRING STORIES in Storytime.
The Bunnies hid from the rain. The Wind stole the clothes from the laundry line and the Tree gave the clothes back.
Everyone in the house got into bed as the thunder went BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!.

If you want more stories of SPRING, here are some favorites:
999 FROGS WAKE UP by Ken Kimura
KEVIN DISCOVERS SPRING by Liesbet Slegers
FLETCHER And The SPRINGTIME BLOSSOMS by Julia Rawlinson
SPRING THINGS by Bob Raczka
10 HUNGRY RABBITS by Anita Lobel
RUNNY BABBIT: A Billy Sook ... poetry in spoonerisms by Shel Silverstein

PreK BITS - GO TO SLEEP !

Wed, 05/14/2014 - 11:27am by ryanikoglu

Did you ever have troubles at bedtime? Did anyone ever beg you to "Go To Sleep!" ?
Ms. Rachel told some "Go to Sleep!" stories in Preschool Storytime.
GO TO SLEEP GECKO !" is a tale from Bali about the inter-connected-ness of everything in life. "Some things you sjust have to put up with!"
PAPA, PLEASE GET The MOON For ME is the story of a little girl who asks for the moon to play with. It is written and illustrated by Eric Carle. Papa solves the problem ... with time enough for the waxing and waning of the moon's phases.

Perhaps you'd like to try some more stories:
GOOD NIGHT SLEEP TIGHT ... when the favorite babysitter is putting Bonnie and Ben to bed.
HUGLESS DOUGLAS AND The BIG SLEEPOVER ... by David MElling
LET'S SING A LULLABY WITH The BRAVE COWBOY ... by Jan Thomas
GOODNIGHT GOODNIGHT CONSTRUCTION SITE ... by Sherry Rinker

Nighty Night!

PreK BITS - Bunny Money

Wed, 04/30/2014 - 12:31pm by ryanikoglu

Ms. Rachel celebrated the letter B in Preschool storytime.
"B" is for birthdays and Bunnies and Balloons and the song that has the phrase ... "Bring Back my Bonnie (Bunny?) to me."

BUNNY MONEY is a Max and Ruby story about buying a birthday present for Grandma.
More Max & Ruby stories can be watched on the DVD RAINY DAY PLAY.
Max & Ruby, sibling rabbits, ... are favorite Bunny characters of Rosemary Wells.

FAVORITE Birthday stories are below:
MR RABBIT And The LOVELY PRESENT is a Classic by Charlotte Zolotow.
WHAT A PARTY! by Anna Maria Machado
BIRTHDAY PRESENTS is a Classic by Cynthia Rylant
HAVING A PARTY WITH LILY And MILO by Pauline Oud
The BIG RED LOLLIPOP by Rukhsana Khan
EVEN MORE Birthday Stories can be found in this link.

"Happy Birthday anytime !!"
Just blow out the candles =)

PreK BITS - Monkey Mimics

Wed, 04/23/2014 - 9:23am by ryanikoglu

Ms. Rachel found a Monkey who was COUNTING CROCODILES in Storytime today.
Who won the count? Monkeys? or Crocs?
We met a Peddler having a crazy day at work in the Classic CAPS For SALE by Esphyr Slobodkina

If you are a Monkey Scout searching for favorite monkey stories ... here are more monkey adventures I recommend:
CURIOUS GEORGE LEARNS TO COUNT FROM 1 to 100 featuring the monkey friend originally created by H.A. Rey.
The HATSELLER And The MONKEYS by Baba Wagué Diakité
FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS READING IN BED by the monkey Queen of picture books, Eileen Christelow.
NAUGHTY MONKEYS
MONKEY WITH A TOOL BELT
Monkey SEE... Monkey DO ... Monkey does the same as YOU !

Socktastic stories!

Wed, 04/16/2014 - 12:42pm by manz

This week Ms. Amanda featured stories about socks at preschool storytime! Socks?! Yep, socks. And we brought out Pete the Cat’s white shoes, too. We listened to some fun stories. Here are some titles to settle your socks into:

Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? Duck cannot find them! Where are they? Does Fox know? A super fun rhyming story.

New Socks Author Bob Shea writes some funny picture books. The book features the coolest pair of orange socks that just might change your world.

Lizette’s Green Sock Here we have a duck that’s so excited about her green sock, until she learns that socks come in pairs and she gets made fun of.

Duck Sock Hop Who knows what will happen when ducks pull socks from a box. Duck sock hop comes once a week – get ready to rock with your sock!

Sally and the Purple Socks Sally gets a pair of fabulous purple socks in the mail. But when they get wet something odd starts to happen, and it’s quite a silly thing!

For more sock stories check out this book list.