August Story Time Themes

These story times themes for August are a mixed bag of my favorites that didn't quite fit in other months.

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Berries

Suggested Books:

• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
• Blackberry Ramble by Thacher Hurd 
• Jamberry by Bruce Degen
• The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey and Don Wood

Extension Activities

• Jamberry Felt Story
• Pop Goes the Berry 
• Picked a Strawberry
• Fruit Salad Salsa

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Australia

Suggested Books:

• Hunwick's Egg by Mem Fox
• Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst
• Can You Cuddle Like a Koala? by John Butler 
• Wombat Walkabout by Carol Diggory Shields
• Over in the Ocean in a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes 

Extension Activities

• Kookaburra 
• Taba Naba
• Cuddly Koalas

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Bedtime

Suggested Books:

• The Bunnies Are Not in Their Beds by Marisabina Russo
• Feet Go to Sleep by Barbara Bottner 
• Tiger Can't Sleep by S.J. Fore
• Tell Me About Your Day Today by Mem Fox
• Little Donkey Close Your Eyes by Margaret Wise Brown

Extension Activities

• Goodnight
• Monkeys on the Bed
• Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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Water

Suggested Books: 

• All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon
• Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen
• Water in the Park by Emily Jenkins 
• Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom
• Row Row Row Your Boat by Iza Trapani

Extension Activities

• I Like to Feel the Raindrops Fall
• Five Rowers in a Boat 
• Boots