20th Storytime of 2007

Theme:
FROGS

We Read...
One Frog Sang by Shirley Parenteau
The wide-mouthed frog by Keith Faulkner


I told a story...

The New Prince.

We Sang...
Five Little Frogs
Five Green and speckled frogs
Sitting on a hollow log
Eating some most delicious bugs
Yum Yum One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green & speckled frogs
Glub, glub

Repeat: Four, three, two, one.

We Danced...
Head Shoulders Knees & Toes

19th Storytime of 2007

Theme:
BIRDS!

We Read...
Grumpy Bird by Jermery Tankard
I love you! A Bushel & a Peck! By Frank Loessor

We Sang...

I'm bringing home a baby Duckie,

I'm bringing home a baby Duckie, Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
I'm bringing home a baby Duckie,eww! It’s smelly!(smell hands)

I'm scrubbing up the baby Duckie, Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
I'm scrubbing up a baby Duckie,Ooh! It's sticky!(sticky hands)

I'm wiping off the baby Duckie,Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
I'm wiping off the baby Duckie,Now my Birdie is nice and clean!

I'm bringing home a baby Duckie,Won't my mommy be so proud of me,
Yes, I'm bringing home a baby Duckie,and my mommy so proud of me!

We Danced...
The Chicken Dance!

Puppet Story:
The Baby BeeBee Bird
by Diane Redfield Massie

18th Storytime of 2007

Theme:
Father's Day

I read...
The Daddy Mountain By Jules Feiffer
Every Friday by Dan Yaccarino

We Sang...
DADDY (To the tune of Bingo)
I have a special friend of mine and Daddy is his name-o
D A D D Y, D A D D Y, D A D D Y and Daddy is his name-0

Daddy loves me (to the tune of Mary had a little lamb)
Daddy love me, Yes he does.
Yes he does. Yes he does. Daddy love me, Yes he does.
He loves me everyday

He gives me special hugs and kisses.
hugs and kisses, hugs and kisses.He gives me special hugs and kisses.
To show me he loves me.

I love my Daddy, yes I do.
Yes I do, yes I do.
I love my Daddy, yes I do.
And I know he loves me too!

We did a dad craft too!

17th Storytime of 2007

Theme:
DUCKS

We read...
Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic
Tickle the Duck by Ethan Long

We saw a puppet story...
Webster J. Duck by Martin Waddell

We Sang...

Old MacDonald had a farm

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I, E-I, O.
And on his farm he had a cow, E-I, E-I, O.
With a moo, moo here, and a moo, moo, there,
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo, moo.
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I, E-I, O.
Verse 2: dog ... bow wow
Verse 3: cat ... meow meow
Verse 4: pig ... oink oink
Verse 5: duck ... quack quack

Quack Quack Quack By Connie Kaldor From the CD Duck in New York