Georgetown Public Library

This week’s storytime theme is the color purple! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

What If… written by Samantha Berger, illustrated by Mike Curato

Under the Lilacs by E. B. Goodale

Pretty Kitty by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Stephanie Laberis

Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds, pictures by Peter Brown

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Song: Purple (tune: Are You Sleeping?)
[Have them repeat after you to create an echo]
P-U-R
P-L-E
That spells purple
P-U-R
P-L-E

Song: Purple People (tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
Purple People like to sing, they’ll do it now
Purple people like to dance, and they know how.
Purple people spin around,
Purple people touch the ground,
Purple people know it’s time to take a bow.

Song: I Like Purple (tune: Oh, Susanna)
I like purple grapes, and purple plums,
And cabbage, too.
But I’m sure glad when I eat these
I don’t turn purple, too!

I like purple jelly, purple jam,
And yogurt, too.
But I’m sure glad when I eat these
I don’t turn purple, too!

Oh, that might be a funny thing to do,
But I’m sure glad when I eat these
I don’t turn purple, too!

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month

There will be no Storytime during the week of November 20th-24th for Thanksgiving. We’ll see you again for Storytime starting November 27th!

This week we are celebrating Native American Heritage Month! Here are some wonderful books written and/or illustrated by Native authors and artists we might read in storytime:

Fry Bread Written by Kevin Noble Maillard, Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

We All Play: Kimêtawânaw by Julie Flett

In My Anaana’s Amautik by Nadia Sammurtok, Illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko

You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith and Danielle Daniel

My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith, illustrations by Julie Flett

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Rhyme: Mix a Pancake & Fry Bread (Jbrary)
Mix a pancake,                      (Stir, stir, stir)
Stir a pancake,
Pop it in a pan,                      (Clap hands together)
Fry a pancake,                       (Pretend to hold a pan)
Toss a pancake                      (Pretend to toss)
Catch it if you can!               (Catch it!)

*Repeat with fry bread instead of pancake!

Song: The More We Get Together
The more we get together, together, together,  (sign: more, together)
The more we get together the happier we’ll be, (sign: more, together, happy)
‘Cause your friends are my friends,                         (sign: your, friends, my)
And my friends are your friends                                (sign: my, friends, your)
The more we get together the happier we’ll be.  (sign: more, together)

Song: Bananas Unite!
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas,
Peel bananas, peel, peel bananas,
Chop bananas, chop, chop bananas,
Chop bananas, chop, chop bananas,
Mash bananas, mash, mash bananas,
Mash bananas, mash, mash bananas,
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas,
Eat bananas, eat, eat bananas,
Go bananas, go, go bananas!
Go bananas, go, go bananas!
Bananas unite!

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month

This week’s storytime theme is “dinosaurs” for Dinovember! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

Flapdoodle Dinosaurs by David A. Carter

Dinosaurs Galore! by Paul and Henrietta Stickland

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton

If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Rhyme: Dinosaur, Dinosaur
Dinosaur, dinosaur, turn around!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, stomp the ground!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, make some claws!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, ROARS!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, big and tall!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, scary and small!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, shake the ground!
Dinosaur, dinosaur, sit back down!

Song: Dino-Pokey (Sung to: ” Hokey Pokey”)
You put your claws in
You put your claws out
You put your claws in
scratch ’em all about
You do the Dino-Pokey and you turn yourself about.
That’s what it’s all about.

More verses:
feet in/feet out/stomp them all about
teeth in/teeth out/chomp them all about
tail in/tail out/wag it all about

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month

This week’s storytime theme is “spiders”! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

Aaaarrgghh! Spider! by Lydia Monks

Frank the Seven-Legged Spider by Michaele Razi

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott

Bear’s Scare by Jacob Grant

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Song: Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout,
Down came the rain and wash the spider out,
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

Verses: The big, big spider (in a big voice)… the eensy weensy spider (in a soft voice)

Song: There’s a Spider on the Floor (tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor
There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor
Who could ask for anymore, than a spider on the floor
There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor

Now the spider’s up my leg, on my leg
Now the spider’s on my leg, on my leg
Oh, it’s really, really big, this old spider on my leg!
There’s a spider on my leg, on my leg

Now the spider’s on my stomach, on my stomach!
Oh, the spider’s on my stomach, on my stomach!
Oh, he’s just a dumb old lummock!
This old spider on my stomach
There’s a spider on my stomach, on my stomach!

Now the spider’s on my neck, on my neck!
Oh, the spider’s on my neck, on my neck!
Oh, I’m gonna be a wreck, I’ve got a spider on my neck!
There’s a spider on my neck, on my neck!

Now the spider’s on my face, on my face!
Oh, the spider’s on my face, on my face!
Oh, what a big disgrace, I’ve got a spider on my face!
There’s a spider’s on my face, on my face

Now the spider’s on my head, on my head!
Oh, the spider’s on my head, on my head!
Oh, I wish that I were dead, I’ve got a spider on my head!
There’s a spider on my head, on my head!
But he jumps off!

Now there’s a spider on the floor, on the floor
There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor
Who could ask for anymore, than a spider on the floor
There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor

Song: The Spider Spins a Web (tune: Farmer in the Dell)
The spider spins a web,
The spider spins a web,
Heigh-ho, just watch it go!
The spider spins a web.

The spider traps a _________.
The spider traps a _________.
Heigh-ho, just watch it go!
The spider eats a __________.

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month

This week’s storytime theme is “cats”! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

Stack the Cats by Susie Ghahremani

Meeow and the Pots and Pans by Sebastien Braun

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes Story by Eric Litwin, Art by James Dean

This Little Kitty by Karen Obuhanych

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Song: I’m a Little Kitty Cat (tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a little kitty cat,
Nice and sweet,
Here are my whiskers,
And here are my feet,
When I go out hunting, mice beware,
Or you might just have a scare!

Song: Soft Kitty
Soft kitty, warm kitty,
Little ball of fur,
Happy kitty, sleepy kitty,
Purr, purr, purr

Song: Cool Cat
Hey there friend, you’re a real cool cat (finger gun pointing)
You got a lot of this (roll to the left)
And you got a lot of that (roll to the right)
So come on in (motion to come over)
And get down (fingers point down) ch ch ch ch ch ch
To the left (point to your right/their left) ch ch ch ch ch ch
To the right (point to your left/their right) ch ch ch ch ch ch
Up in the air (point up) ch ch ch ch ch ch
And get down (point down) ch ch ch ch ch ch

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month

This week’s we are gearing up for the Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14th! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

Sun Flower Lion by Kevin Henkes

A Day in the Sun by Diana Ejaita

Fun in the Sun by Marv Alinas, illustrated by Kathleen Petelinsek

Space Voyager: Sun by Vanessa Black

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Song: Mr. Sun (by Raffi)

(Warm up: stretch arms out, stretch up high, and while we’re up here let’s make a sun

Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
(arms make a sun)
Please shine down on me
(hand motions down)
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
(arms make a sun)
Hiding behind a tree
(hide face behind hands)

These little children are asking you
(point to self then to the sky)
To please come out so we can play with you
(motion to come out then point to sky)
Oh, Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun
(arms make a sun)
Please shine down on me
(hand motions down & rest hands on chest)

Song: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon,
If you want to take a trip,
Climb aboard my rocket ship,
Zoom, zoom, zoom, we’re going to the moon,
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, blast off!

Verses: sun… stars… etc.

Song: You Are My Sunshine
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.
You make me happy when skies are gray.
You’ll never know, dear, how much I love you.
Please don’t take my sunshine away.

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month

This week’s storytime theme is “Monsters”! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley

El Cucuy is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera, Pictures by Juliana Perdomo

Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner, illustrated by Ben Clanton

Don’t Touch This Book! by Bill Cotter

Big Bad Bubble by Adam Rubin, pictures by Daniel Salmieri

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Song: Go Away, Scary Monster
Go away, scary monster, go away. GO AWAY!
Go away, scary monster, go away. GO AWAY!
Go away, scary monster.
Go away, scary monster.
Go away, scary monster, go away. GO AWAY!

Song: Monsters Stomp Around the House (Tune: Ants Go Marching)
The monsters stomp around the house, hurrah hurrah
The monsters stomp around the house, hurrah hurrah
The monsters stomp around the house,
They sing, and shout, and stomp about,
And they make a lot of noise
Around the house, boom boom boom

Verses: run… jump… dance… sleep…

Song: Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed (MINOR KEY)
Five little monsters jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped her head,
Mummy called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monsters jumping bed!”

Count down until no more monsters jumping on the bed

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month

This week we are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena, Illustrated by Angela Dominguez

El Cucuy is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera, Pictures by Juliana Perdomo

¡Fiesta! by Ginger Foglesong Guy, Pictures by René King Moreno

What Can You Do With a Rebozo? by Carmen Tafolla, Illustrated by Amy Córdova

How Do You Say? ¿Cómo se dice? by Angela Dominguez

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Song: Buenos Días & Días de la semana (tune: Are You Sleeping?)
Sing the first part and have your kiddo echo it back to you
Buenos días, buenos días,
¿Cómo estás? ¿Cómo estás?
Muy bien, gracias
Muy bien, gracias
¿Y usted? ¿Y usted?
Repeat with English translation

Lunes Martes, Lunes Martes
Miércoles, Miércoles
Jueves Viernes Sábado, Jueves Viernes Sábado,
Domingo, Domingo

Song: Échale la Fruta by Maria Fernanda y sus amigos
Échale
Échale la Fruta, échale
Échale la Fruta, échale
Échale la Fruta, échale
Fruta yo quiero comer
Ay de mí, fruta yo quiero comer
Ay de mí, fruta yo quiero comer

Song: Chocolate by José-Luis Orozco
Uno, dos, tres, CHO!
Uno, dos, tres, CO!
Uno, dos, tres, LA!
Uno, dos, tres, TE!
Chocolate, chocolate
Bate, bate (stir, stir) chocolate
Chocolate, chocolate
Bate, bate chocolate

Song: Los meses del año (tune: 1 Little, 2 Little)
Enero, Febrero, Marzo, Abril,
Mayo, Junio, Julio, Agosto,
Septiembre, Octubre, Noviembre, Diciembre,
Son los meses del año

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month

This week’s storytime theme is the color orange! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

Black Cat, White Cat by Silvia Borando

Little Owl’s Orange Scarf by Tatyana Feeney

The Strange Egg by Mary Newel DePalma

Mathilda and the Orange Balloon by Randall de Seve, Illustrated by Jen Corace

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Song: Five Little Carrots by Music with Gina
Five little carrots in the garden,
Five little carrots in the garden,
Along came a bunny and hop, hop, hop!
And they picked a little carrot,
And they ate it up.

Countdown (4…3…2…1…) until no carrots
No more carrots in the garden,
No more carrots in the garden,
It’s time to plant 5 more seeds,
To grow more carrots for my bunnies.

Song: Can We Find? (tune: Muffin Man)
Can we find an orange cat,
An orange cat, an orange cat?
Can we find an orange cat?
We want to say hello!

Song: Picked a Pumpkin (tune: Oh My Darling Clementine)
Picked a pumpkin, picked a pumpkin,
That was growing on a vine,
Then I carved a jack-o-lantern,
And it turned out mighty fine.

Song: I See a Box (tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
Someone’s at the door. I hear knocks. (knock knock)
I open up the door. I see a box. (shout “Hooray!”)
I open up the box. The box is full of rocks. (show a rock or 2)
I really do not want a box of rocks. (boo hoo)

Repeat with blocks.

Someone’s at the door. I hear knocks. (knock knock)
I open up the door. I see a box. (shout “Hooray!”)
I open up the box. The box is full of socks. (show some socks)
I really, really want a box of socks. (clap and cheer!)

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month

This week’s storytime theme is “Pizza”! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

Hoot Owl: Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor, Illustrated by Jean Jullien

How to Eat Pizza by Jon Burgerman

Pizza at Sally’s by Monica Wellington

Pizza Party by Brick Puffinton, Illustrated by Joel and Ashley Selby

Here are some songs and/or rhymes we might do in storytime:

Song: If You Wanna Eat Some Pizza (tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
If you wanna eat some pizza, clap your hands,
If you wanna eat some pizza, clap your hands,
If you like bubbly cheese, then just say, “Pizza please!”
If you wanna eat some pizza, clap your hands

Song: Baking Pizza (tune: Shortnin’ Bread)
I can make a pizza! You can, too!
Listen and you’ll know just what to do.

Every little baker loves mixing, mixing
Every little baker loves mixing dough!

Every little baker loves kneading, kneading
Every little baked loves kneading dough!

Every little baker loves tossing, tossing
Every little baker loves tossing dough!

Song: Roll Your Dough (tune: Row, Row, Row Your Boat)
Roll, roll, roll your dough smoothly as can be,
Roll it till it’s big and round, then add some toppings.

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting September 1st until May:
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30, 10:15. and 11:00 a.m.
Fridays at 9:30 and 10:30 except the 3rd Friday of each month