In addition to St. Patrick's Day, there are lots of other great themes to use at story time in March. Here are my favorites.
Colors of the Rainbow
Suggested Books
- A Rainbow of My Own by Don Freeman
- Freight Train by Donald Crews
- Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett
- Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff
- Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle
Extension Activities
- I Can Sing a Rainbow
- Red and Yellow, Green and Blue
- Blue is the Lake
- Colorful Morning
- The Artist's Crayons
Up, Up, and Away
Suggested Books
- Higher Higher by Leslie Patricelli
- I Want to be an Astronaut by Byron Barton
- Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
- The Grumpalump by Sarah Hayes and Barbara Firth
- Molly Who Flew Away by Valeri Gorbachev
Extension Activities
The Color Green
Suggested Books
- Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
- Little Green by Keith Baker
- In the Tall Tall Grass by Denise Fleming
- Stanley Mows the Lawn by Craig Frazier
- Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
Extension Activities
Lions
Suggested Books
- Little Lions by Jim Arnosky
- How Loud is a Lion? by Claire Beaton
- We're Going on a Lion Hunt by Margery Cuyler
- Pierre by Maurice Sendak
Extension Activities
- Lots of Lions
- One Little Lion (based on One Little Monster)
- Lion Prowl
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Lambs
Suggested Books
- No Sleep for the Sheep by Karen Beaumont and Jackie Urbanovic
- Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
- When Sleep Sheep by Laura Numeroff and David McPhail
- Mary Had a Little Lamb by Iza Trapani
- Wee Little Lamb by Lauren Thompson
Extension Activities
- Baa Baa _____ Sheep
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Little Bo Peep
- Five Little Sheep