January Story Time Themes

My favorite themes for January are related to winter weather (snowmen), the new year (calendar/seasons), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (friendship), and flu season (sickness.)

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Snowmen

Suggested Books:

• All You Need for a Snowman by Alice Schertle
• Making a Friend by Alison McGhee
• Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
• Pip and Squeak by Ian Schoenherr

Extension Activities:

• Snowman, Snowman
• Five Little Snowmen Riding on the Sled
• Friendly Snowman

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Friendship

Suggested Books:

• Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folgueira
• Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
• Little Bitty Friends by Elizabeth McPike
• How to Grow a Friend by Sara Gillingham
• Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka 

Extension Activities:

• May There Always Be Friendship
• Ten Little Friends
• Make New Friends

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Calendar/Seasons 

Suggested Books:

• Snowy Flowy Blowy by Nancy Tafuri
• A Year with Friends by John Seven and Jana Christy 
• Parade Day by Bob Barner
• Calendar by Myra Cohn Livingston
• Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak

Extension Activities

• Seasons of the Year
• Twelve Months Song
• We Skate on the Lake

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Get Well Soon 

Suggested Books:

• Chu's Day by Neil Gaiman
• A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead
• Imogene's Antlers by David Small
• Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Extension Activities

• Wash Your Hands
• Monkeys on the Bed
• This is Dr. Bell