Opening Song: Hello, how are you?
In honor of the first day of school, which is today for the local public schools. (Only a small percentage of my library kids go to public school, but still.) This is the simple story of several kids and a bus driver preparing for the bus ride to school, and eagerly waiting to do it all again when school is over. The oldest child in the audience said the book was too short, but she informed me that she did like it.
Song: The Wheels on The Bus
This book is set up like a guessing game. An animal's feet appear on one page, and the reader must guess who is dancing. Most of the twos and threes were too shy to make guesses, but one or two reliable little voices correctly guessed each one. (Except the lizard. He's tricky.)
Song: Shake My Sillies Out
Song: Turn Around
This is a good one for calming down a wild group. They can't participate if they don't listen, and turn the volume down so they won't be able to hear if they're shouting.
I just started reviewing the books in this series on my book blog this weekend, and wanted to see how it would go at story time. Not so well, is the final verdict. The rhyme is great, but the pictures didn't seem to engage most of the kids. Then again, this group is either climbing the walls or sitting in stony silence, so I try not to judge books based on their reactions!
Song: Monkeys on the Bed
Song: One Little Finger
Song: ABCD Medley
Song: Chickadee
Goodbye Song: Skinnamarink
