Baby/Toddler Story Time, 4/17/12

Story time is getting crazier and crazier here at my library, even though the groups have been smaller than usual. Yesterday, not only did I stop and scold the parents for talking, but I also had to delay the start of the 11:00 story time because one child bit another one on the eye. It was strange, to say the least, and more than a little bit stressful. That is the one thing I hate about three-day weekends. Tuesday is always brutal when we come back. But we press on. Here's yesterday's Baby/Toddler repertoire.

Opening Song: Hello, how are you?

Book: Little Cloud by Eric Carle (1996)

Rhyme: Two Little Clouds 
This was a new rhyme for us and a little bit tricky for the smaller kids. But we had some threes and fours  who really got into it.

Two little clouds one April Day
[Make two fists.]
Went sailing across the sky
[Move fists side to side.]
They went so fast, they bumped their heads
[Bump fists together.]
And both began to cry.
[Rub eyes with hands.]
Out came the big round sun who said
[Make huge circle over head with arms.]
Never mind my little dears,
I'll send sunbeams down
[Wiggle fingers on both hands downward.]
To dry your fallen tears.

Rhyme: This is Big, Big, Big

Book: Quack and Count by Keith Baker (1999)
To make this more interactive, I asked the adults to quack with me after each page. Most of them did. 

Song: The Ducks in the Pond
To the tune of The Wheels on the bus, we sang:

• The ducks on the pond go quack, quack, quack... all day long.
• The ducks on the pond go flap, flap, flap...all day long.
• The ducks on the pond go waddle, waddle, waddle... all day long.

Song: I'm a Little Teapot

Song: Clap, Clap, Clap Your Hands 

Book: The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Crockett Johnson (1945)

Song with Stick Puppets: Oh, Yellow Flower

Song: If You're Happy and You Know It

Song: The Wheels on the Bus

Song with Puppet: You Are My Sunshine

Goodbye Song: We Wave Goodbye Like This