Fall 08 Storytime - Sept. 30 - SCHOOL

Books:
Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook by Michael Garland
Crictor by Tomi Ungerer
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming
Maisy Goes to the Library by Lucy Cousins

Action Rhymes & Songs:
Five Apples Hanging in a Tree
Autumn Leaves are Falling Down
The Seals on the Bus

Drawing Story:
Bread and Honey by Frank Asch

Craft:
paper plate spiral snake

Fall 2008 Storytime - Sept. 23 - AUTUMN & APPLES

Books:
All for Pie, Pie for All by David Martin
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall
Every Autumn Comes the Bear by Jim Arnosky
Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson
Who Stole the Apples? by Sigrid Heuck (a Rebus story)
Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert
Fall Leaves Fall! by Zoe Hall

Action Rhymes/Songs:
Autumn Leaves are Falling Down (tune: London Bridge)
Way Up High in the Apple Tree

Story:
The Apple Star Story

Craft:
paper plate leaf wreath

Spring 08 Storytime - May 6 - MOTHERS

Books:
A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza
Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney
What Moms Can't Do by Douglas Wood
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle
Mother, Mother, I Want Another by Maria Robbins
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse
My Mom by Anthony Browne
A Mouse Told His Mother by Bethany Roberts

Fingerplays & Action Rhymes:
Grandma's Spectacles
Give Mom a Kiss

Flannel Song:
Five Little Ducks Went Out One Day

Flannel Story:
Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack

Spring 08 Storytime - Apr. 29 - COLORS

Books:
Kid Tea by Elizabeth Ficocelli
Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
Frederick by Leo Lionni
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by George Shaw
White is for Blueberry by George Shannon
Cat's Colors by Jane Cabrera

Flannel Songs/Rhymes:
Teddy Wore His Red Shirt
Color Train

Song:
If You're Wearing Red Today

Nursery Rhyme:
Little Boy Blue

Craft:
watercolor sheep

Spring 08 Storytime - Apr. 22 - GARDENS

Books:
The Surprise Garden by Zoe Hall
Sunflower House by Eve Bunting
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Farm-Fresh Cats by Scott Santoro
In My Garden by Ward Schumaker
Butterfly, Butterfly by Petr Horacek (pop-up)

Fingerplays:
Five Fat Peas
Way Up High in the Apple Tree
My Garden
Here is a Beehive

Flannel Rhyme:
Here is a Nest

Flannel Stories:
The Turnip
The Gunniwolf

Craft:
magazine leaf paper plate tree

Storytime Spring 08 - Apr. 15 - SPACE

Books:
I Want to Be an Astronaut by Byron Barton
The Sun Is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
How to Make a Night by Linda Ashman
What Next, Baby Bear! by Jill Murphy
Astro Bunnies by Christine Loomis
What the Moon Sees/ What the Sun Sees by Nancy Tafuri
The Moon Ring by Randy DuBurke
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle

Action Rhyme:
Bend and Stretch, Reach for the Stars

Flannel Rhyme:
Four Little Stars

Flannel Story:
The Rat's Daughter

Craft:
aluminum foil and ribbon comets

Storytime Spring 08 - Apr. 8 - PIGS

Books:
The Long-Nosed Pig by Keith Faulkner (pop-up)
The Pigs' Picnic by Keiko Kasza
Piggies by Audrey Wood
Annabel by Janice Boland
Cows in the Kitchen by June Crebbin
Punk Farm by Jarrett Krosoczka
Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore! by David McPhail

Nursery Rhyme:
This Little Piggie

Fingerplay:
Two Mother Pigs

Flannel Story:
The Three Little Pigs

Craft:
pig cookies