Polar Animals Story Time

Books that we read :

"Five little penguins slipping on the ice" by Steve Metzger
"Polar Bear, polar bear what do you hear?" by Bill Martin Jr.
"The Penguin who wanted to fly" by Catherine Vase
"If you were a penguin" by Wendell and Florence Minor
"Polar Bear Night" by Lauren Thompson
"A Splendid Friend Indeed" by Suzanne Bloom
"Treasure" by Suzanne Bloom

Songs that we sang :

Head, shoulders, knees, toes & Neck, elbows, hips and feet
Ring around the rosies
Tick Tock, I'm a little cuckoo clock
We'll all join in a circle
Open shut them
Did you ever see a penguin
5 little polar bears go hop...up to 5 hops
Itsy Bitsy Spider
ABCs
Skidamarink
Happy Birthday to Christopher

Craft : Polar bear face with cut-out circles.

Toys Story Time

Books that we read :

"Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Eric Carle
"Llama llama mad at Mama" by Anna Dewdney
"Knuffle Bunny Too" by Mo Willems
"Olivia and the missing toy" by Ian Falconer
"Kipper's Toybox" by Mick Inkpen
"Max cleans up" by Rosemary Wells

Songs that we sang :

Open shut them
Knuckles, knees, nose, tummy, toes
Jumping and counting
2 birds
Hands on my head, shoulders, face, side and hide
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck, elbows, hips and feet
I'm a little cuckoo clock
Skidamarink

Craft : Take home a pinecone to decorate or make a birdfeeder out of it.

Toy Show 'n Tell

Book that we read :

"The Polar Express" by Chris Van Allsburg

We each told about a special toy and what it is that makes it special.

Craft : Jingle bell bracelets with chenille stems.

Family Story Time

Books that we read :

"Climb the family tree Jesse Bear" by Nancy Carlstrom
"Whose mouse are you?" by Robert Kraus
"The father who had 10 children" by Bénédicte Guettier
"I love you Mommy" by Sebastien Braun
"Let's have a daddy day" by Karen Kingsbury
"Is your Mama a Llama" by Deborah Guarino

Songs that we sang :

7 in a bed
Knuckles, knees, nose, tummy and toes
Shake your sillies out
Ring around the rosies
If you're happy and you know it
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
2 little birds
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Family flower by tracing our hands and the hands of family members. Then tie with a chenille stem.

Author Kitty Legge

Today we had special guest and author Kitty Legge come to story time to talk about her book Mr. Whiskersnuff Rabbit. Mrs. Legge also answered questions and signed copies of her book that were available to purchase.

Snow Story Time

Books that we read :

"The snowman storybook" by Raymond Briggs
"Snow" by Uri Shulevitz
"Lisa and the snowman" by Coby Hal
"Snowballs" by Lois Ehlert
"The missing mitten mystery" by Steven Kellogg
"Snow Day!" by Lester L. Laminack

Songs that we sang :

If you're happy and you know it
Open shut them
Jumping and counting
2 little birds
The color rhyme
Head shoulders knees toes and other body parts
Hands on my head, shoulders, face, hips and side
ABCs
Skidamarink

Craft : Make a snow scene will polyfiber fill and cotton balls on blue construction paper.

Food Story Time

Books that we read :

"Biscuit's picnic" by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
"If you give a moose a muffin" by Laura Numeroff
"Baker, baker, cookie maker" by Linda Hayward
"Sheep out to eat" by Nancy Shaw
"The gingerbread man" by Karen Schmidt
"All for pie, pie for all" by David Martin

Songs that we sang :

Milkshake song
Peanut butter and jelly
Open shut them
5 hotdogs in a pan
5 red apples
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Turkey cut-out with feathers

Wheels Story Time

Books that we read :

"I stink!" by Kate McMullan
"Five trucks" by Brian Floca
"Max cleans up" by Rosemary Wells
"Sheep in a jeep" by Nancy Shaw
"This car" by Paul Collicutt
"The great big fire engine book"

Songs that we sang :

Wheels on the Bus
Shake my sillies out
Open shut them
Hand upon my head I'll place, shoulders, face, hips, side and hide
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
5 apples
2 birds
Row, row, row your boat
You are my sunshine
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Car made from popscicle sticks and buttons for wheels.

Porcupines and Hedgehogs

Books that we read :

"The Hat" by Jan Brett
"Hedgie loves to read" by Jan Brett
"Porcuping : A prickly love story" by Lisa Wheeler
"Hokey Pokey : Another prickly love story" by Lisa Wheeler
"Ouch" by Ragnhild Scamell

Songs that we sang :

The hedgehog rolls in a ball (Wheels on the bus tune)
One little hedgehog goes hop...up to 5 hops
2 little birds
If you're happy and you know it
Open shut them
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck elbows, hips and feet
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Porcupine made with half a paper plate and quills cut from brown construction paper.

Teddy Bear Story Time

Books that we read :

"Brown bear, brown bear" by Eric Carle
"The little mouse, the red ripe strawberry, and the big hungry bear" by Audrey Wood
"Mama's little bears" by Nancy Tafuri
"The bears in the bed and the great big storm" by Paul Bright
"Jamberry" by Bruce Degan
"Jesse Bear, what will you wear?" by Bruce Degan
"Time to sleep" by Denise Fleming

Songs that we sang :

7 in a bed
If you're a teddy and you know it
Jumping and Counting
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Bear and tree cut-out to make a nature scene.

Monsters Story Time

Books that we read :

"It's my birthday" by Pat Hutchins
"Go to bed monster" by Natasha Wing
"Where the wild things are" by Maurice Sendak
"How do dinosaurs eat their food" by Jane Yolen
"Go away big green monster" by Ed Emberley
"It's not easy being big" by Stephanie St. Pierre
"Leonardo, the terrible monster" by Mo Willems

Songs that we sang :

If you're happy and you know it
Jumping and Counting
Oscar the Grouch sang for us
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck, elbows, hips and feet
2 little birds
Wheels on the Bus
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Monster face made with paper plate, popsicle stick, yarn and pipe cleaners.

Author Maureen Wright

Today we had special guest Maureen Wright come and share two of her picture books with us.

Books that Maureen read :

Sleep, Big Bear Sleep
Sneezy the Snowman

Maureen also shared a craft with us and answered questions about her books.

Rhymes Story Time

Books that we read :

"Three little kittens" by Jerry Pinkney
"Let's count goats" by Mo Willems
"We're going on a bear hunt" by Michael Rosen
"Sheep in a jeep" by Nancy Shaw
"Is your Mama a llama" by Deborah Guarino
"Oh my gosh, Mrs. McNosh" by Sarah Weeks

Songs that we sang :

Hey Diddle Diddle
Little Boy Blue
Ring around the Rosies
Shake my sillies out
2 little birds
5 green and speckled frogs
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Skidamarink
ABCs
Happy Birthday to Giana and Isaac

Craft : Paper plate and plastic spoon to imitate the dish running away with the spoon from "Hey diddle diddle."

Scarecrow Story Time

Books that we read :

"Six Crows" by Leo Lionni
"Big Red Barn" by Margaret Wise Brown
"We're going on a leaf hunt" by Steve Metzger
"Sing a song of sixpence" by Tracey Campbell Pearson
"The Little old lady who was not afraid of anything" by Linda Williams
"Scarecrow" by Cynthia Rylant
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Bill Martin

Songs that we sang :

Shake my sillies out
5 little crows
Head, shoulders, knees, toes, and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
Scarecrow, scarecrow turn around (Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turn around)
H-A-Y spells Hay (Happy Birthday tune)
2 little birds
Flippy floppy scarecrow
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You are my sunshine
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Scarecrow head made with paperbag and popsicle stick.

Apples Story Time

Books that we read :

"Little apple goat" by Caroline Jayne Church
"Bark George" by Jules Feiffer
"Apples and pumpkins" by Anne Rockwell
"Five little monkeys jumping on the bed" by Eileen Christelow
"The Little mouse, the red ripe strawberry and the big hungry bear" by Don and Audrey Wood
"Ten red apples" by Virginia Miller
"The Pigeon wants a puppy!" by Mo Willems

Songs that we sang :

5 apples
Open shut them
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Wheels on the bus
If you're happy and you know it
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
ABCs
Skidamarink

Craft : Apples go in a circle to make a wreath.

Fall Story Time

Books that we read :

"Nuts to you!" by Lois Ehlert
"When the leaf blew in" by Steve Metzger
"I know it's autumn" by Eileen Spinelli
"Time to Sleep" by Denise Fleming
"Leaf Man" by Lois Ehlert
"Fall leaves, Fall!" by Zoe Hall

Songs that we sang :

5 little leaves so bright and gay
Hung on a tree one nice Fall day
The wind blew round and round
And one little leaf came tumbling down
Repeat with 4,3,2,1

10 little leaves to tune of "10 little piggies"
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Jumping and Counting
Shake my sillies out
If you're happy and you know it
You are my sunshine
Itsy Bitsy Spider
ABCs
Skidamarink

Craft : Put leaves under a sheet of paper and rub crayons over them to see the indentation on the page.

Boats Story Time

Books that we read :

"On Noah's Ark" by Jan Brett
"Little Bear's Little Boat" by Eve Bunting
"This Boat" by Paul Collicutt
"One-Dog Canoe" by Mary Casanova
"Rub-a-dub Sub" by Linda Ashman

Songs that we sang :

Row, row, row your boat
Open Shut Them
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You are my sunshine
Head, shoulders, knees, toes
If you're happy and you know it
ABCs
Skidamarink

Craft : Boat made from foam, paper plate, and straw.

School Story Time / Eye Tests

Jerrod Nolan from North Central Sight Services came and performed free eye tests for the preschoolers during story time.

Books we read :

"Bus stop, bus go" by Daniel Kirk
"Jack's talent" by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
"School bus" by Donald Crews
"Don't let the pigeon drive the bus" by Mo Willems
"Timothy goes to school" by Rosemary Wells
"The bus stop" by Janet Morgan Stoeke

Songs that we sang :

Wheels on the Bus
5 red apples
We'll all join in a circle
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
Red Light, Green Light
Skidamarink

Craft : Yellow foam with buttons to make a school bus.

Beach Story Time

Books that we read :

"Six sandy sheep" by Judith Ross Enderle
"I saw the sea and the sea saw me" by Megan Montague Cash
"Sea, sand, me!" by Patricia Hubbell
"To the beach!" by Linda Ashman
"Bats at the Beach" by Brian Lies

Songs that we sang :

5 seashells
Wheels on the Bus
Open shut them
Jumping and Counting
ABCs
Skidamarink

Also, we looked at seashells and held them up to "hear the ocean."
Craft : Beach scene with paper plate and chenille stem and green mesh for palm tree.

Ducks Story Time

Books that we read :

"Duckie's Ducklings" by Frances Barry
"This way Ruby!" by Jonathan Emmett and Rebecca Harry
"Ducks don't wear socks" by John Nedwidek
"Quack, Daisy, Quack!" by Jane Simmons

Songs that we sang :

6 little ducks that I once knew
5 little ducks
Did you ever see a duckie?
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
2 little birds
ABCs
Skidamarink

"Shalock and the cloud of bad dreams"

Children's author and illustrator C.F. Lawrenson came to story hour to discuss his new book. Afterwards he signed copies for children.

Colors Story Time / Internet Safety

Debbie from ACRR came in to discuss Internet Safety.

Books that we read :

"Seven blind mice" by Ed Young
"Go away big green monster" by Ed Emberley
"Lemons are not red" by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Bill Martin Jr.

Songs that we sang :

Color rhyme
Scruffy the cat wore his colors
Inside the little house
Little Boy Blue
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Skidamarink

Craft : Coffee filter colored and sprayed with water so colors mixed. Then tied up with pipecleaner to make a beautiful butterfly.

Fishing Story Time

Books that we read :

"One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish" by Dr. Seuss
"Sheep on a ship" by Nancy Shaw
"The Bear on the Bed" by Ruth Miller
"Swimmy" by Lio Lionni
"Five little monkeys with nothing to do" by Eileen Christelow
"Feathers for lunch" by Lois Ehlert
"Fish eyes" by Lois Ehlert

Songs that we sang :

Five little goldfish
Fishy Hokey Pokey (left fin, right fin, back fin)
Hey Diddle Diddle
Head, Shoulders, Knees, Toes and Neck, Elbows, Hips and Feet
Seven in a bed
5 little apples
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Skidamarink

Craft : Ocean scene with fish crackers

Reptiles Story Time

Books that we read :

"A color of his own" by Lio Lionni
"The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash" by Trika Hakes Noble
"Clarabella's teeth" by An Vrombaut
"The wide mouthed frog" by Keith Faulkner
"How do dinosaurs get well soon?" by Jane Yolen

Songs that we sang :

5 green and speckled frogs
5 little monkeys in a tree
Jumping and counting
Going on a dinosaur hunt
ABCs
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Skidamarink

Craft : Snake folded from paper in accordian style.

New Books for July

Juvenile Picture Books :

"Shark vs. Train" by Chris Barton
"The Very Fairy Princess" by Julie Andrews
"The Sandwich Swap"

Juvenile Chapter Books :

"Theodore Boone : Kid Lawyer" by John Grisham
"The Birthday Ball" by Lois Lowery
"Alchemy and Meggy Swan" by Karen Cushman
"The Dancing Pancake" by Eileen Spinelli

Teen Chapter Books :

"Runaway" by Meg Cabot
"Fang" by James Patterson
"The Carrie Diaries" by Candace Bushnell
"Before I fall" by Lauren Oliver

Juvenile Non-Fiction

"Candy Bomber : The story of the Berlin airlift's chocolate pilot" J 943.155 Tun
"Disasters : Natural and Man-Made catastrophes through the centuries" J 904 Gui
"The Bionic Hand" J 617.5
"Hybrid Cars" J 629.22 Jue
"Water from Air : Water-Harvesting Machines" J 628.1 Car
"Recycled Tires" J 678.32 All
"Home Windmills" J 621.4 Car
"Sunscreen for plants" J 632.12 Moo

PA. Fair Queen Story Time

PA. State Fair Queen Casey Hall and Troy Fair Queen Second Alternate Kristin Zimmer came and read stories.

Books that we read :

"Who said moo?" by Harriet Ziefert and Simms Taback
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Bill Martin Jr.
"Mrs. McNosh and the Great Big Squash" by Sarah Weeks
"Chickens aren't the only ones" by Ruth Heller

Songs that we sang :

BINGO
Wheels on the Bus

Casey and Kristin showed a video about Fair Safety.

Sea Animals Story Time

Books that we read :

"Barry the fish with fingers" by Sue Hendra
"Shark vs. Train" by Chris Barton
"Way down deep in the deep blue sea" by Jan Peck
"Ten, nine, eight" by Molly Bang
"Arthur's nose" by Marc Brown
"Old Mother Hubbard" by Jane Cabrera
"Five little ducks" by Penny Dann

Songs that we sang :

Hokey Pokey (lobster claws, octopus legs, shark fin)
Wheels on the Bus (crabs go pinch, octopus' squiggle, fish go swim)
Slippery Fish song
Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Tick Tock, I'm a little cuckoo clock
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
You are my sunshine
Itsy Bitsy Spider

Craft : Octopus from paper bag

Pirates Story Time

Books that we read :

"This little pirate" by Philemon Sturges
"Llama Llama mad at Momma" by Anna Dewdney
"We're going on a a bear hunt" by Michael Rosen
"Sheep in a Jeep" by Nancy Shaw
"Shark in the park" by Nick Sharratt

Songs that we sang :

Jumping and Counting
10 little pirates
Head, shoulder, knees, toes, and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
Slippery Fish
Little Boy Blue
5 apples
Inside the house
ABCs
Skidamarink

Craft : Treasure map

Dad / Grandpa Story Time

Books that we read :

"My Daddy is a giant" by Carl Norac
"My Father knows the names of things" by Jane Yolen
"Five little monkeys sitting in a tree" by Eileen Christelow
"The Trouble with Dad" by Babette Cole
"If you give a moose a muffin" by Laura Numeroff
"Grandpa's garden" by Judith Caseley

Songs that we sang :

Name song
Slippery Fish
Head, shoulders, knees, toes and Neck, elbows, hips, feet
2 little birds
5 little ducks
D-A-D-D-Y to BINGO tune
Jack and Jill nursery rhyme
Jack by Nimble nursery rhyme
Wheels on the Bus
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You are my sunshine
Skidamarink

Craft : Cards for Dad and Grandpa

One Book Every Young Child / Emotions Story Time

County Commissioner Mark Smith came and read "What a treasure" by Jane and Will Hillenbrand.

Other Books that we read :

"I like me!" by Nancy Carlson
"Don't worry bear" by Greg Foley
"How do dinosaurs say goodnight" by Jane Yolen
"No David!" by David Shannon
"Scaredy Squirrel" by Melanie Watt

Songs that we sang :

Wheels on the bus
If you're happy and you know it
It isn't any trouble to SMILE, LAUGH, GRIN
We'll all sit in a circle
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You are my sunshine
Humpty Dumpty
5 red apples
Slipper Fish song from 10 carrot diamond cd
Oscar the grouch sang a song
ABCs
Skidamarink

New Books for June

Juvenile Picture Books :

"Backyardigans : Mission to Mars" by Wendy Wax
"Backyardigans : Pirate Treasures" by Justin Spelvin
"Dora loves Boots" by Alison Inches
"Meet Diego!" by Leslie Valdes
"Spongebob Squarepants : Great Snail Race" by Kim Ostrow
"Spongebob Squarepants : Ice Cream Dreams" by Nancy Krulik

Teen Fiction :

"The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner" by Stephanie Meyer
"Red Pyramid" by Rick Riordan
"Ranger's Apprentice : The Kings of Clonmel (bk. 8)" by John Flanagan
"The Necromancer : The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel" by Michael Scott

Juvenile/Teen Non-Fiction :

"A Smart Kid's Guide to Online Bullying" J 302.3 Jak
"A Smart Kid's Guide to Avoiding Online Predators" J 001.67 Jak
"Stephanie Meyer : Author of the Twilight Saga" YA B Meyer
"Ashley Tisdale" J B Tisdale
"Vanessa Hudgens" J B Hudgens
"The Jonas Brothers" J B Jonas
"Miley Cyrus" J B Cyrus
"Zac Efron" J B Efron
"The Storm in the Barn" by Matt Phelan J 741.597 Phelan
"Frederick Douglass : A Noble Life" J B Douglass

Alphabet Story Time

Books that we read :

"Don't let the pigeon stay up late" by Mo Willems
"Sheep out to eat" by Nancy Shaw
"If you give a mouse a cookie" by Laura Numeroff
"Chicka chicka boom boom" by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
"Firefighters A to Z" by Chris L. Demarest

Songs that we sang :

Scruffy the cat puppet sang the ABCs
C is for Cookie
Jumping and Counting
B-I-N-G-O
Old McDonald
It isn't any trouble just to SMILE, LAUGH, GRIN
Wheels on the Bus
Hey Diddle, Diddle
5 Red Apples
ABCs
Skidamarink

Insects Story Time

Books that we read :

"The flea's sneeze" by Lynn Downey
"Snug as a big red bug" by Frank B. Edwards
"The very hungry caterpillar" by Eric Carle
"Waiting for wings" by Lois Ehlert

Songs that we sang :

If you're happy and you know it...clap, stomp, hooray!
It isn't any trouble just to SMILE, LAUGH, GRIN
Jumping and Counting
5 little bees
Little Miss Muffett
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You are my sunshine
ABCs

Craft : Clothesline clip and pipecleaners with googley eyes to make a bug.

Music and Movement Story Time

Books that we read :

"Chuck's Band" by Peggy Sue Anderson
"Boom, baby, boom, boom!" by Margaret Mahy
"I ain't gonna paint no more!" by Karen Beaumont
"One little seed" by Elaine Greenstein

Songs that we sang :

Sesame Street song with shakers
I'm a little cuckoo clock
Skidamarink

Also :
listened to Sarah play her clarinet

Craft :
Pipecleaner with a bell as homemade shaker.

Boxes/Shapes Story Time

Books that we read :

"Go away big green monster" by Ed Emberley
"Thank you bear" by Greg Foley
"Big Fat Hen" by Keith Baker
"Brown bear brown bear" by Eric Carle
"What's your sound, hound the hound?" by Mo Willems
"Kitten's first full moon" by Kevin Henkes
"Ollie" by Olivier Dunrea

Songs that we sang :

What do I have in my box today?
Inside the big circle is an oval, rectangle, square, triangle
Hold your square in the air
Wheels on the bus
Jack in the box jump up, down, hop and turn around
2 little birds
Happy Birthday
ABCs
Skidamarink


Craft :

Cut out shapes that are put together in the shape of house.

Mothers/Grandmothers Story Time

Books that we read :

"Mother, mother I want another" by Maria Polushkin Robbins
"Is your Mama a Llama" by Deborah Guarino
"Llama, llama red pajama" by Anna Dewdney
"The Doorbell rang" by Pat Hutchins

Songs that we sang :

Jumping and counting
7 in a bed
5 little ducks
We'll all join in a circle (clap, spin, tap our knees, hop)
ABCs
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You are my sunshine
Skidamarink

New Books for May

Picture Books

"What's your sound hound the hound" by Mo Willems
"My father knows the names of things" by Jane Yolen
"Snail Trail" by Jo Saxon
"Punk Farm" by Jarrett Krosoczka
"Lawn to Lawn" by Dan Yaccarino

Readers

"Dora the Explorer: Follow those feet!" by Christine Ricci
"Diego saves the tree frogs" by Sarah Willson

Juvenile Chapter Books

"Necropolis" by Anthony Horowitz
"Among the free" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
"Stink and the world's worst super-stinky sneakers" by Megan McDonald
"Diary of a wimpy kid : The last straw" by Jeff Kinney

Teen Chapter Books

"Burned" by P.C. and Kristin Cast
"Going Bovine" by Libba Bray
"Hunter Brown and the consuming fire" by the Miller Brothers
"To save a life" by Jim and Rachel Britts
"Caleb + Kate" by Cindy Martinusen-Coloma

Seeds/Growing Story Time

Books that we read :

"Up, down and around" by Katherine Ayres
"The carrot seed" by Ruth Krauss
"Flower Garden" by Kathryn Hewitt
"Who is in the garden" by Vera Rosenberry
"Five little monkeys jumping on the bed" by Eileen Christelow

Songs that we sang :

Name song
We'll all join in a circle...(spin, clap, hop, touch out toes, etc.)
BINGO
Farmer in the dell
5 jumping beans go HOP!
Head, shoulders, knees and toes
Sunflower seed
Itsy Bitsy Spider
You are my sunshine
ABCs

Rain Story Time

Books that we read :

"Rain Song" by Lezlie Evans
"The Puddle" by David McPhail
"In the rain with baby duck" by Amy Hest
"I love you more than rainbows" by Susan E. Crites
"Wiggle" by Doreen Cronin

Songs that we sang :

Make a rainstorm
Going on a rainbow hunt
If you're happy and you know it
Row, row, row your boat
Skidamarink
ABCs

Craft : Hands traced out of construction paper and glued together to make rainbow.

New Books for April

Board Books

"Spot's snowy day" by Eric Hill
"Happy Valentine's Day Mouse" by Laura Numeroff
"The Old woman who swallowed a fly" by Charles E. Reasoner
"The duck quacks" by Nancy Parent
"Leon minds his manners"
"Elly offers to help"
"Carla learns to share"
"Spot's bus trip" by Eric Hill

Picture Books

"Ready for anything!" by Keiko Kasza
"Mr. and Mrs. Portly and their little dog snack" by Sandra Jordan
"It's time to sleep, my love" by Nancy Tillman
"Sheetzu Caca Poopoo : my kind of dog" by Joy Behar
"The Very greedy bee" by Steve Smallman
"Peeny butter fudge" by Toni Morrison
"Chester raccoon and the acorn full of memories" by Audrey Penn
"Firefighter Ted" by Andrea Beaty and Pascal Lemaitre
"No Dragons for tea" by Jean Pendziwol

Juvenile chapter books

"The Case of the Creepy Castle" from Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen series
"Nightmare" from the Saddle Club series
"Wild card" by Tiki & Ronde Barber
"In the cards life" by Mariah Fredericks

Teen chapter books

"Food, girls, and other things I can't have" by Allen Zadoff
"Sleeping freshman never lie" by David Lubar

Non-fiction

"Michelle" by Deborah Hopkinson, call # JB Obama Hopkinson
"Barack Obama" by Catherine Nichols, call # JB Obama

Earth Day Story Time

Books that we read :

"It's Earth Day" by Mercer Mayer
"Trash Trucks" by Daniel Kirk
"Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed" by Eileen Christelow
"Wheels on the Bus" a little golden book

Songs that we sang :

"Itsy Bitsy Spider"
"If you see a pick of garbage pick it up" to tune of If you're happy and you know it
"ABCs"
"Shake My Sillies Out"
"Skinnamarink"
"You are my sunshine"

Oscar the grounch puppet helped us sort recycling

Rabbits Story Time

Books that we read:

"Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!" by Candace Fleming
"Max cleans up" by Rosemary Wells
"Runaway Bunny" by Margaret Wise Brown

Songs that we sang

Name song
ABCs
Skinnamarink
One little bunny goes hop
Bunny Hop
5 little jelly beans flannel
Did you ever see a bunny

Vision Testing/You swallowed what?

Free vision testing with James Nolan occurred during story hour.

Books that we read
Brown Bear, brown bear by Eric Carle
The cow who clucked by Denise Fleming
If you hopped like a frog by David Schwartz
The cow that went oink by Bernard Most

Songs that we sang
Peanut Butter song on CD Songs for Wiggleworms
ABCs with chart
Name song

5 red apples flannel

Old Lady who swallowed a fly puppet