Friday, May 5, 2017

June Story Time Themes


My favorite story time themes for June are all about welcoming warm weather, being outside, and of course, summer reading.



The Beach


Suggested Books:

  • All You Need for a Beach by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Barbara Lavallee
  • To the Beach by Thomas Docherty
  • Senses at the Seashore by Shelley Rotner 
  • At the Beach by Anne Rockwell 


Extension Activities:




Sunshine


Suggested Books:

  • What the Sun Sees / What the Moon Sees by Nancy Tafuri
  • One Light, One Sun by Raffi
  • The Sun is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch
  • This is the Sunflower by Lola M. Schaefer, illustrated by Donald Crews


Extension Activities:





Playing Outside


Suggested Books:

  • All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Marla Frazee
  • Into the Outdoors by Susan Gal
  • Play With Me by Marie Hall Ets
  • Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle by Chris Raschka


Extension Activities:





Zoo


Suggested Books:

  • 1, 2, 3, to the Zoo by Eric Carle
  • Bruno Munari's Zoo by Bruno Munari
  • The Opposite Zoo by Il Sung Na
  • Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell 
  • My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall

Extension Activities:





(Summer) Reading


Suggested Books:
  • We Are in a Book! by Mo Willems
  • Book! by Kristine O'Connell George, illustrated by Maggie Smith 
  • The Wonderful Book by Leonid Gore
  • I Like Books by Anthony Browne 
  • Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn, illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Extension Activities: 
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