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PreK Bits - "A" is for APPLES
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel presented an apple theme in Storytime this week.
FARMER DOOGIE … took care of all the chores on the farm. "Then what did Farmer Doogie Do?"
We clapped out letters to the “Apple Bingo” song … A-P-P-L-E !!
APPLE PIE … "Botheration!" That enormous juicy apple is up so high. However can we get it and put it in our pie?
Fall is apple season and here are more apple books:
TEN APPLES UP ON TOP … a Beginning Reader.
A APPLE PIE … a traditional apple pie alphabet with illustrations by Gennady Spirin.
APPLES A to Z … and apple alphabet and primer.
TEN RED APPLES .. a counting book.
FROM APPLE TREES To CIDER, PLEASE! … grab the wagon!
The SEASONS Of ARNOLD’S APPLE TREE … one year.
FLORENTINE And PIG ... includes recipes for a fine fall picnic!
The APPLE ORCHARD RIDDLE … the class field trip to the orchard.
LITTLE APPLE GOAT … how the trees were planted.
For more Fall related titles … see PreK Bits – FALL stories for 1-6 yrs. Old … an AADL Public List for preschool and young elementary ages.
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Preschool Storytimes Begin At Westgate Branch
by TimG
Great news!
AADL's popular storytimes for kids ages 2-5 will now be offered at Westgate Branch.
Dates and times will vary at first. Here are the sessions for September and October:
- Friday September 23, 11:00 am to 11:30 am
- Tuesday October 4, 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
- Wednesday October 12, noon to 12:30 pm
- Thursday October 20, 10:00 am to 10:30 am
- Friday October 28, 10:00 am to 10:30 am
Join us in the Westgate West Side Room for stories and songs for listeners age 2 to 5 years, accompanied by an adult. Siblings are welcome.
There is never registration for AADL storytimes and never a fee to attend. Just stop by and prepared for fun!
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PreK Bits - "B" is for BEARS and ... brown, birthdays, bananas, boots, bumble bees ...
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel and Ms. Betsy brought "Bs" to Storytime.
“Happy Birthday” is from DOG And BEAR: TWO Is COMPANY ... a book with three "Dog & Bear" stories together. They are best buddies!
“My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean” … a song about “B”
There is a BROWN BEAR In A BROWN CHAIR ... and nobody sees her sitting there. The problem gets solved "Beautifully!"
You can find more Bears in these books:
BEARS In The BATH and more bear books by Shirley Parenteau
BEAR’S PICTURE … bear likes to create art.
SHHHH! BEARS SLEEPING … a year in the life of bears.
The TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC … a new version with all the words (and pictures) to the song … SING-along!
The BEAR'S SURPRISE ... Bear wakes up and finds ...
MORE BEARS! ... say the kids.
And the classic tale of bears The THREE BEARS by Paul Galdone.
Try the following for traditional versions of the story:
GOLDILOCKS And The THREE BEARS by Jan Brett.
GOLDILOCKS And The THREE BEARS by Jim Aylesworth.
GOLDILOCKS And The THREE BEARS by Susanna Davidson.
The tale in ARABIC Language - Kūldīlūks wa-al-dibabah al-thalāthah by Kate Clynes.
The tale in SPANISH Language - Ricitos de oro y los tres osos by Ana Lomba.
Or try the following for spin-off versions:
GOLDILOCKS And The THREE BEARS by James Marshall.
BELIEVE ME, GOLDILOCKS ROCKS! : the story of the three bears as told by Baby Bear by Nancy Loewen.
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PreK Bits - Ice Cream !!
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel brought stories of ICE CREAM to Preschool Storytime.
WEMBERLY’S ICE CREAM STAR by Kevin Henkes ... is about a tea party for two ... and one ice cream cone.
We also went to the ice cream shop named FIFTEEN FLAVORS … an story passed from one Librarian-To-Another.
We wiggled, hopped, marched, and stopped "around the block" ... to the action song “Walk, Walk, Walk”.
You can find this song on the CD recording HONK HONK RATTLE RATTLE by Richele Bartkowiak.
For more ICE CREAM ... try the following:
ICE CREAM SUMMER … letters to Grandparents and … ICE CREAM !
WEMBERLY WORRIED … another Wemberly story.
VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR … there IS ice cream in this story !
BACKWARDS BIRTHDAY PARTY.
JOONE …. Likes ice cream and turtles and colors purple and orange ….
MY DAD At The ZOO … a silly story with Dad.
MINJI’S SALON … a silly story with Mom.
MAX’S DRAGON SHIRT … and out-of-control ice cream.
Try not to drip.
Happy Summer !
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PreK Bits - "I" is for INSECTS
by ryanikoglu
The Letter Carrier delivered letter “I” to the Letter Box this week.
Ms. Rachel and Ms. Betsy used "I" for an INSECT theme.
Elephant says, GO TO SLEEP GECKO … there are fireflies and mosquitoes ... for very good reasons.
"Sometimes you just have to put up with them."
We chased “Fireflies On The Hill” as recorded by Lena on the CD HAPPY AS CLAMS.
And then GOLLY GUMP SWALLOWED A FLY … unfortunately !!
For more INSECT INTERESTS try these:
BUTTERFLY COUNTING BOOK …26 kinds of butterflies.
GROUCHY LADYBUG, VERY BUSY SPIDER and VERY LONELY FIREFLY by Eric Carle.
I LOVE BUGS … a beginner guide on the subject.
DIARY OF A FLY … a day in the life … from a fly point of view!
SUPER BUGS
BUGS! BUGS! BUGS! … a silly rhyme and some fun facts.
STEP GENTLY OUT! … look closely and see.
UNDER The GROUND and The BUTTERFLY by Anna Milbourne.
IT'S A FIREFLY NIGHT ... catch 'em! Then let them go ....
TINY LITTLE FLY ... and the BIG Lion.
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"W" is for Wet and Windy Weather
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel brought stories of wet and windy weather to Preschool Storytime.
“The Wind And The Clothes” and … “Spring Showers” are two stories in the beginning reader WAITING For SPRING by Bethany Roberts.
WAITING For SPRING is out-of-print and the AADL copies are worn out =-(
You can still borrow it through MelCat.
The stories are as charming as Arnold Lobel’s beginning reader tales with Frog & Toad and Mouse Tales and the pictures are also charming for lap-time..
Here are more favorite weather stories:
The “Mouse And The Winds” is a story in MOUSE TALES by Arnold Lobel.
THUNDER CAKE and BOAT RIDE With LILLIAN TWO BLOSSOM by Patricia Polacco.
TOAD WEATHER by Sandra Markle.
MR GUMPY'S MOTOR CAR by John Burningham.
RAINDROPS ROLL by April Pulley Sayre.
BOOM! BOOM! by Sarvinder Naberhaus.
And if you are into "crazy" ... here are some "crazy" weather stories to try:
CLOUDY WITH CHANCE Of MEATBALLS by Judi Barrett.
BARTHOLOMEW And The OOBLECK by Dr. Seuss.
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PreK Bits - "V" is for Very VALUABLE
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel brought stories of valuable things to Preschool Storytime @ Malletts Creek Branch Library.
SOMETHING From NOTHING … is from Jewish oral tradition. Grandfather makes a beautiful blanket when Joseph is born.
The baby gift turns into something even more valuable ... a family story.
In BUNNY MONEY … Max and Ruby set out to buy a birthday present for grandmother and they manage successfully.
For more valuable stories try these favorites:
The TWO TIMS … friendship is valuable.
LITTLE BITTY FRIENDS … the value of backyard nature.
BEAR And HARE SHARE … sharing is valuable.
TOO MANY CARROTS … the value of carrots.
The BEAR And The PIANO … talent is valuable … and home is too.
YOU And ME … the value of serendipity.
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD … the world is valuable.
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PreK Bits - "U" is for UP (and under)
by ryanikoglu
Things went UP in Storytime this week with Ms. Rachel and Ms. Betsy.
COME BACK BEN … Ben floated UP with his red balloon.
“The Grand Old Duke of York” … marched UP and Down the hill!
COYOTE And The LAUGHING BUTTERFLIES … a tricky flight.
For more stories with something UP, try these:
UP In The GARDEN And DOWN In The DIRT.
LITTLE HOME BIRD … UP in his nest.
SECRET TREE FORT … “just look UP, please.”
BEAR Is NOT TIRED … so he is still UP when he should be hibernating.
WHEN I GROW UP … says little bear to big bear …
SWEEP UP The SUN … a photographic and textual poem of birds UP in flight.
The TURNIP by Jan Brett … Who can pull it UP ?!!
CIRCLE … bird’s eye view from UP … is in this book.
FALLING UP: Poems and Drawings by x">l&sort=newest">Shel silverstein.
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PreK BITS - "T" is for "troubles"
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel was visited by “troubles” at Storytime at Malletts this week.
There were bug troubles in SOUP For ONE … spiders are NOT trouble … unless you’re a bug (or afraid of spiders) ... or in the soup!
Ms. Betsy and Ms. Rachel helped the kids chase “Fireflies” ... as sung by Lena on the CD HAPPY AS CLAMS.
Fireflies are fun, but it’s troublesome to have to let them go.
We took a walk ONCE AROUND The BLOCK. Beatrice had a “troubled” afternoon until she took a walk … “once around the block”.
This book is out of print and AADL has no copies left. That's trouble.
BUT ... the resolution is … You can still find a copy by Kevin Henkes and Victoria Chess and borrow it through Melcat.
For more stories of “troubles” (and “resolutions”) try some of these suggestions:
LEOPARD’S DRUM by Jessica Souhami.
COYOTE And The LAUGHING BUTTERFLIES by Harriet Peck Taylor.
VERY TRICKY ALFIE ATKINS by Gunilla Bergstrom.
THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF by Janet Stevens.
JUST In CASE: A Trickster Tale And Spanish Alphabet Book by Yuyi Morales.
FLOSSIE And The FOX by Rachel Isadora.
The GRUFFALO by Julia Donaldson.
COUNTING CROCODILES by Judy Sierra.
TORTUGA In TROUBLE by Anna Whitford Paul.
Can you tell what the trouble is?
Can you tell what the resolution was?
Try it.
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PreK Bits - "S" is for SILLY
by ryanikoglu
Ms. Rachel brought Anansi to storytime especially to tell his story about ANANSI And The MOSS-COVERED ROCK.
Of course he did NOT get to keep the fruit, and of course he WAS tricked in the end. Anansi is SO Silly !!
"We Went Floating Down The River" with Ms. Betsy and her ukulele for our action song ... since the "silly one" standing in the boat really needs to "Sit Down!"
In the story BLUE HAT GREEN HAT by Sandra Boynton ... the animals are getting dressed and Turkey is the "silly one"
For more Silliness please try these favorites:
MOO! by David LaRochelle.
SILLY SUZY GOOSE by Petr Horacek.
I'M STILL HERE IN The BATHTUB: Brand New Silly Dilly Songs by Alan Katz.
OOPS! ... poems by Alan Katz.
The SNEECHES And Other STORIES by Dr Seuss.
SILLY SALLY by Audrey Wood.
The SEVEN SILLY EATERS by Mary Ann Hoberman.
A CAMPING SPREE WITH MR MAGEE by Chris Van Dusen.
WARNING! DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK! by Adam Lehrhaupt.
SIX SHEEP SIP THICK SHAKES: and Other Tricky Tongue Twisters by Brian P. Cleary.
Now you can be silly too!