Here are a few more books I have used for storytime so far this year:
We loved this! The book poses a number of problems a child might experience in an ordinary day (spilling juice, can't reach a toy, etc...) and there is a little chorus "What are we going to do?" which we sang. The kids offered suggestions to solve the problem. Then we sang "That's what we will do".
This gorgeously illustrated book starts with a single wolf in January and travels through the seasons month-by-month, adding to the wolf pack as the snow melts, flowers bloom & fade, leaves turn and then finally twelve wolves play in deep snow in December. These are pretty abstract ideas for the very young children, so I discovered a couple tricks to keep their attention. First, they love to count the wolves on each set of pages. Very big deal. Second, we howl each time I turn a page, just for fun.
Ten in the Bed: Of course there are many charming illustrated versions of this out there, and mine is out of print. Oh well! It's a great way to teach or just enjoy this winning song.
Every year the kids LOVE this imaginative variation of this song they know so well. It never fails to capture their interest, and they seem to empathize with the lamb. Genius.
Here's another one that the kids love singing along with, and there's a cute additional storyline with a comical twist, although I have to tell them what a taxi is. Out here we see plenty of tractors -- taxis not so much!
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