While you can’t come to story time at the library, Miss Sharon brings story time to you! Enjoy books, songs, and a magical flannel story. Starting Monday, July 20, stop by the library to pick up your own DIY Rabbit In A Hat craft to take and make at home, available while supplies last.
Hey Presto!Written & Illustrated by Nadia Shireen
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Itsy Bitsy Spider – Fingerplay (movements)
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Touch the thumb of one hand to the index finger of the other hand. Then touch the index finger to the thumb of the other hand.
Do it over again while lifting your hands up.
Down came the rain,
Bring your hands down. While you are doing this, wiggle your fingers to simulate rain.
and washed the spider out.
Sweep your hands away from one another while hand palms are pointing towards the floor.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
Form a circle with your hands (sun), and rise your hands (the sun is rising).
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.
Repeat step one.
Credit: https://www.nurseryrhymes.org/itsy-bitsy-spider.html
White Rabbit’s Color Book (flannel story)
Adapted from White Rabbit’s Color Book by Alan Baker
This is Little White Rabbit. (hold up one white felt rabbit)
One day, she found one, two, three (point to pails while you count) pails of paint.
They were yellow, blue and red. (point to pails as you say each color)
Oh, this one is yellow like the sun, said Rabbit. I think I’ll take a quick dip.
Hop, swish, swish, swish. (place white felt rabbit in yellow pail and then take out the yellow rabbit)
Now she is yellow and bright as the sun.
Now what about red, said Rabbit.
Hop, swish swish swish. (place yellow rabbit in red pail and pull out orange rabbit)
What’s this? She’s an orange rabbit! Look. Red and yellow together make orange. (point to pails as you say each color)
Time for a wash. Hop, scrub scrub scrub. (place orange rabbit in wash pail and take out a white rabbit)
Let’s try red on its own now.
Hop, swish swish swish. (white rabbit in red pail and take out red rabbit)
Now she is red. Hot sizzling red.
The blue looks so cool.
Hop, swish swish swish. (place red rabbit in blue pail and take out purple rabbit)
Oooh, now she’s purple rabbit. Look. Red and blue together make purple. (point to pails as you say each color)
Princess purple rabbit needs to take a shower!
Hop, scrub scrub scrub. (place purple rabbit in wash pail and take out last white rabbit)
Blue will do said Rabbit.
Hop, swish swish swish. (place white rabbit in blue pail and take out blue rabbit)
Oh, icy cold blue. Brrrr. How warm yellow looks.
Hop, swish swish swish. (place blue rabbit in yellow pail and take out green rabbit)
Now she’s green! Look. Blue and yellow together makes green. (point to pails as you say each color)
Time for a wash. Oh dear. There’s no more water!
All that’s left is a little red paint. Now what would happen… hmmmm.
Hop, swish, swish, swish. (place green rabbit in red pail and take out brown rabbit.)
Hooray! Now she’s brown. Lovely warm brown.
Look. Blue, yellow and red together make brown. (point to pails as you say each color)
And brown is just right for me, said Rabbit.
The End.
Credit: https://sunflowerstorytime.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/white-rabbits-color-book-for-web1.pdf
Monty and Milli: The Totally Amazing Magic Trick
Written by Tracey Corderoy
Illustrated by Tim Warnes
Published by Good Books
Craft: Rabbit In A Hat
Pick up a craft kit at the library or at the drive-up window to take and make at home!
ABC Song
A-B-C-D-E-F-G
H-I-J-K-LMNOP
Q-R-S
T-U-V
W and X
Y and Zee
Now I know my “ABCs”
Next time won’t you sing with me?
The Wheels on the Bus
The wheels on the bus go Round and Round,
Round and round,
Round and round.
The wheels on the bus go Round and Round,
all through the town.
(Roll hands around each other)
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish;
Swish, swish, swish.
The wipers on the bus go Swish, swish, swish,
all through the town.
(“Swish” hands in front of you like windshield wipers)
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep;
Beep, beep, beep.
The horn on the bus goes Beep, beep, beep,
all through the town.
(Slap palm in front of you like honking a horn)
The doors on the bus go open and shut;
Open and shut;
Open and shut.
The doors on the bus go open and shut;
all through the town.
(Push hands back and forth in front of you)
The Driver on the bus says “Move on back,
move on back, move on back;”
The Driver on the bus says “Move on back”,
all through the town.
(Point thumb over your shoulder)
The babies on the bus says “Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah;
Wah, wah, wah”.
The babies on the bus says “Wah, wah, wah”,
all through the town.
(Rub fists in front of eyes)
The mommies on the bus says “Shh, shh, shh;
Shush, shush, shush;
Shush, shush, shush.”
The mommies on the bus says “Shh, shh, shh”
all through the town.
(Hold index finger in front of mouth as if saying shhh)
– Sharon, Youth Services Specialist