Baby Rhyme Time (For babies 0-11 months and a caregiver)
Tall and Short by Litton Click here to find the book in the catalog.
Action Rhyme: This is Big!
This is big, big, big (hold arms out wide)
This is small, small, small (make a circle with hands)
This is short, short, short (hold hands low to ground)
This is tall, tall, tall (hold hands up high)
This is fast, fast, fast (clap hands fast)
This is slow, slow, slow (clap hands slowly)
This is yes, yes, yes (nod head "yes"))
This is no, no, no ((shake head "no")
Acting out rhymes helps your baby learn about size and shape. You can also develop your baby's vocabulary about these concepts by comparing the sizes and shapes of objects around the house.
Baby Storytime Magic by MacMillan & Kirker
Wonderful Ones (For babies 12-23 months and a caregiver)
Books
Where Is the Green Sheep? by Fox Click here to find the book in the catalog.
Action Rhyme: Three Little Sheep
Three little sheep jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
The mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more sheep jumping on the bed!"
Two little sheep jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
The mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"No more sheep jumping on the bed!"
One little sheep jumping on the bed
He fell off and bumped his head
The mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"Put those sheep straight to bed!"
He fell off and bumped his head
The mama called the doctor and the doctor said,
"Put those sheep straight to bed!"
Sheep aren't usually green! Find things that are green in your house or neighborhood.
Terrific Twos (For toddlers 2-3 years and a caregiver)
A Monkey Among Us by Horowitz Click here to find the book in the catalog.
Action Rhyme: If You Want To Be a Monkey
If you want to be a monkey, jump up high
If you want to be a monkey, jump up high
If you want to be a monkey, if you want to be a monkey
If you want to be a monkey, jump up high
Elephant - swing your trunk
Lion - roar out loud
Giraffe - stand up tall
Sing songs and rhymes with your toddler! Sing and dance to your heart's content, just for the joy of it!
1, 2, Go! (For children 1-3 years and a caregiver)
Books
Hocus Pocus, It's Fall by O'Brien Click here to find the book in the catalog.
Fall Leaves by Shores Click here to find the book in the catalog.
Action Rhyme: Saw a Leaf (Tune: My Darling Clementine)
Saw a leaf
Saw a leaf
Saw a leaf falling down
It was floating
It was twirling
As it spun and spun around
Tried to catch it
Tried to catch it
When it landed on the ground
But it kept right on twirling
As it danced across the town
Enjoy the beautiful leaves of the season when you are outside together. Talk about the leaves on the trees and on the ground. Find some to crunch through or jump in!
StoryMix For 3 to 6 (For children 3-6 years without caregiver)
Books
Lucy and Lila by Fletcher Click here to find the book in the catalog.
Sally and the Purple Socks by Bechtold Click here to find the book in the catalog.
Action Rhyme: PINK (Tune: Are You Sleeping?)
P-I-N-K
P-I-N-K
That spells pink
That spells pink
Bubble gum is pink
Piggies can be pink
Pink, pink, pink
Pink, pink, pink
This week's action rhyme is a fun way to help your child recognize the letters in the word "PINK". Write "PINK" on a piece of paper and point to each letter as you sing the song together. Once your child has mastered this, cut the letters apart and see if he can put them in the correct order again.
Family Jam (For families with young children)
Books
All Through My Town by Reidy Click here to find the book in the catalog.
Music
Sesame Street: B is for Book (with Pharrell Williams)
If you'd like to listen to this fun song again, click on the image below.
Book does starts with the letter "B". What else can you find that starts with the same letter?
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