Storytime, November 16 (Last in Session)

We were talking turkey today in toddler time, with Jim Arnosky's I'm A Turkey! Extend this book at home with this fingerplay from everythingpreschool.com:

Mr. Turkey
Mr. Turkey's tail is big and wide (spread fingers wide),
He swings it when he walks (move fingers around),
His neck is long (stand on tip toes and stretch neck and head up),
His chin is red (stroke chin),
And he gobbles when he talks(open and close hands while gobbling)

We also read Nancy Tafuri's The Busy Little Squirrel. Squirrel was getting ready for winter, and he was so busy! Maybe your toddler can help you get ready too. Tafuri is a great author for toddlers, and you'll find many of her titles in the picture book section.

If you haven't yet filled out a storytime evaluation, see the link under the November 8 posting.

I'll be looking forward to the start of regular storytimes again in January. In the meantime, be sure to check out the programs we have in December.
Happy Holidays everyone!

Storytime, November 9

ABC...1,2,3...There are so many fun books to help toddlers learn the alphabet and counting. At Holladay Library there's a "Concept Book" area that features alphabet, counting, and color books. Not sure where to find it? Please ask!

Today we started with Paul Stickland's pop-up, A Number of Dinosaurs. If your toddler enjoys dinosaurs, you might explore Stickland's other books, such as Dinosaur Roar, or his board books such as Dinosaur Colors.

If you want to move on to other dinosaur titles, you might take a look at Tumblebooks online (on our website, go to the Kid Zone and then choose Tumblebooks), and the book All Aboard the Dinotrain.

Our dinosaur song, to the tune of "Wheels on the Bus" went like this:

Pterodactyls wings go

flap, flap, flap

flap, flap, flap

flap, flap, flap

Pterodactyls wings go

flap, flap, flap

All around the swamp.

Tyrannosaurus Rex goes roar, roar, roar...

Triceratop's horn goes poke, poke, poke...

Stegosaurus's tail goes spike, spike, spike...

Brontosaurus goes munch, munch, munch...

After a flannel board rendition of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, we moved on to Bill Martin Jr.'s classic, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.

Alphabet books cover a range of ages - another favorite for toddlers includes Kipper's A to Z: An Alphabet Adventure, by Mike Inkpen.

I know the "Walking, Walking" song is very popular with the kids. Look for this and other fun songs on the CD, Songs for Wiggleworms, by Old Town School of Folk Music.

I'm looking forward to next week's storytime - I hope you and your toddler are too!

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No Storytime - Election Day

Just a reminder, there will be no storytime tomorrow because the auditorium is in use for elections....so go vote instead! See you next week, but in the meantime, when your kids are missing storytime, check out Tumblebooks on our website. It's an online collection of animated, talking picture books, and is available online anytime, accessible free through our website (click on the Tumblebooks link here, or go to the Kid Zone, and look for Tumblebooks in the Reading Corner). A fun, at-home storytime for your toddler might be:
I Got Two Dogs, by John Lithgow
Wiggle, by Doreen Cronin
and, Lola at the Library, by Anna McQuinn
You can find them by title with Tumblesearch, add them to a playlist, then play them all together. You can create lists of favorites, too.
Have fun!