A Little Bit of This....Storytime, October 5

It is fall, isn't it? And sometime soon the leaves will be changing, etc., etc. But with 80 or 90 degree days we've been having, they're not doing that yet, so in the meantime....we'll be doing a little bit of this, and a little bit of that this week. These are some books and authors that I really like for toddlers.

Books (click on the title to place a hold on the book)

Gotcha, by Gail Jorgensen

This is actually the only book by Jorgensen that we still have in the system - most of her books are out of print. I wish they weren't! It's Bertha Bear's birthday, and she's celebrating with cake, but the fly wasn't invited....

Tall, by Jez Alborough

Jez Alborough is probably a favorite author of many a toddler, even if they don't know what an author is. Check out some of his other books, about characters such as Duck (try, Duck in the Truck) or Bear (My Friend Bear).





Where is Tippy Toes, by Betsy Lewin

This is a new one that just came in, and seemed like fun for our toddler time....Betsy Lewin does more illustration than writing - she's done a lot of the illustrations for Doreen Cronin's books, for example (Click, Clack, Moo).







Songs

Happy song

Walking, walking

and, we'll be adding the Wiggle Song (from the Dragon Tunes cd). The actions are somewhat self explanatory:
Wiggle your fingers
Wiggle your toes
Wiggle your hands and
Wiggle your nose
Wiggle your pinkies
Wiggle your thumbs
Wiggle and a giggle
And beat that drum
Come on and let's get busy
Wiggling is so much fun
Come on and let's get busy
Lot's of fun now everyone

--- Chorus ---
Na na na na na na
Wiggle up
Na na na na na na
Wiggle down
Na na na na na na
Wiggle all around
Na na na
The Wiggle Song

Some of the fingerplays and action rhymes we'll be doing include:

Me
I can stand
up very tall
Then make myself
so very small

I can be
tall like a tree
But here I am
Just being me

Make a wish
Big chocolate cake
Ice cream in a dish
Here are the candles
Now make a wish!

Birthday cakeToday is my birthday,
Let's make a birthday cake
Mix and stir
Stir and mix
Then into the oven to bake.
Peek in the oven
How long does it take?
Sniff, sniff,
It smells so good!
My beautiful birthday cake.

If it's as rainy as it's supposed to be, it might be fun to go home after storytime and bake a cake - your toddler's job is to dump in the ingredients and lick the spoons, of course. Or, maybe just stop in the bakery down the street and browse the display there....