Story Window Storytime Blog: August 2007
Peek inside for storytime ideas! Wilmette Librarians share suggestions for age-appropriate books, rhymes, songs, and crafts.
August 9, 2007
Jumping About
(For 1.5-2.5 Year Olds)
It is always fun to read a book that invites the storytime kids to move and jump about. They just love to do this together. Bounce, by Doreen Cronin, welcomes active participation as the kids hop, bounce and jump to the story. Another fun book with bright and bold cartoon illustrations, is I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean , by Kevin Sherry. A giant squid who is very confident in his big size, brags to the other animals that he is the biggest animal in the ocean - until a whale eats him up. No matter, for he can then be the biggest creature inside of the whale. The Chick and the Duckling , by Vladimir Suteev, is funny to kids who watch the chick try to do everything the duck does, except swim, which he discovers is beyond his chick abilities for he is not a duck. Raffi sings a nice version of the song Five Green and Speckled Frogs which we have as a cute flannel board. You can find this song in book form by Priscilla Burris. The kids like the colorful frogs jumping into the water and it is also a clever counting song.
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