Georgetown Public Library

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

You Don’t Want a Dragon! Written by Ame Dyckman, Illustrated by Liz Climo

Duncan the Story Dragon by Amanda Driscoll

There’s a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, Illustrated by Greg Abbott

Good Dream Dragon by Jacky Davis, Illustrated by Courtney Dawson

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

Rhyme: Swing Your Dragon Tail
Turn around once and swing your dragon tail,
Turn around twice, flap your wings, and shake your scales,
Turn around three times, stomp your feet and roar,
Jump up high then sit down on the floor.

Flannel: Five Little Dragons
One little dragon with scales of blue
Ran to meet the green one
And then there were two
Two little dragons sitting under a tree
The red dragon joined them
And then there were three
Three little dragons wishing there were more
Along came the purple dragon
And then there were four
Four little dragons, happy to be alive
Found an orange dragon
And then there were five
Five little dragons all out to play
“Watch out, they breathe fire” is all I have to say

Song: 5 Little Dragons (tune: 5 Little Ducks)
5 little dragons went out one day,
Over the hills and far away,
Mother dragon said, “It’s time for your snack,”
And only four little dragons came back.

Repeat until none, then:
No little dragons went out one day,
Over the hills and far away,
Mother dragon said, “It’s a really good snack!”
And five little dragons came roaring back!

Rhyme: Dragon, Dragon
Dragon, dragon, turn around
Dragon, dragon, touch the ground
Dragon, dragon, fly up high
Dragon, dragon, touch the sky
Dragon, dragon, swing your tail
Dragon, dragon, shake your scales
Dragon, dragon, give a ROAR
Dragon, dragon, sit on the floor

See you there!

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

Storytimes start back on Friday, September 1st! There will be a storytime at 9:30 and 10:30.

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

A Normal Pig by K-Fai Steele

Pirates Don’t Take Baths by John Segal

The Book Hog by Greg Pizzoli

Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis

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

Song: I’m a Little Piggy (tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a little piggy, short and stout
Here are my ears and here are my snout,
When I see the farmer in the dell,
I oink, oink, oink, and wiggle my tail.

Song: Five Clean and Squeaky Pigs (tune: Five Green and Speckled Frogs)
Five pigs so squeaky clean, cleanest you’ve ever seen,
Wanted to go outside and play, Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud, landed with a big THUD,
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.

Song: Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O
And on this farm, he had some ________________,
E-I-E-I-O
With a _____-______ here,
And a _____-______ there,
Here a ______, there a ______,
Everywhere a ______-______,
Old MacDonald had a farm,
E-I-E-I-O

Fingerplay: Two Mother Pigs
Two mother pigs lived in a pen (show thumbs)
Each had four babies, and that made ten (show fingers & thumbs)
These four babies were black as night (thumb in palm, wiggle fingers)
These four babies were black and white (switch hands, repeat)
But all eight babies loved to play
And they rolled and rolled in the mud all day (roll hands)
At night, with their mother, they curled up in a heap (clasp hands)
And squealed and squealed till they fell fast asleep.

See you there!

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

The last day of Storytimes for the summer is July 28th. We use August to plan for the Fall and to take our vacations. Still visit us and we’ll see you again for Storytime on September 1st!

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

Let’s be Friends: Seamos Amigos by René Colato Laínez

Hippos Go Berserk by Sandra Boynton

Meesha Makes Friends by Tom Percival

My Friends Make Me Happy! by Jan Thomas

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

Song: Buenos Días (tune: Are You Sleeping?)
Sing the bolded 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 translations!
Good morning, good morning,
How are you, how are you?
Very well, thank you,
Very well, thank you,
How about you, how about you?

Song: Do You Want to Be My Friend? (tune: Do You Know the Muffin Man or Mary Had a Little Lamb)
Do you want to be my friend,
Be my friend, be my friend?
Do you want to be my friend,
And JUMP along with me?

Verses: clap, spin, nod, dance, pat, skip, wiggle, etc.

Song: Where are Three Friends? (variation of Where is Thumbkin?)
Where is thumbkin, where is thumbkin?
Here I am, Here I am!
How are you today, friend?
Very well, I thank you.
Run away, run away.

(repeat with pointer, pinky, then all three:)

Where are 3 friends, where are 3 friends?
Here we are, here we are!
How are you today, friends?
Very well, we thank you.
I love you, I love you. (ASL hand sign for “I love you!”)

See you there!

Family Storytimes during the summer: Thursdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 11 a.m.

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

The last day of Storytimes for the summer is July 28th. We use August to plan for the Fall and to take our vacations. Still visit us and we’ll see you again for Storytime on September 1st!

This week’s storytime theme is featuring books by the author Beth Ferry! Here are some wonderful books we might read in storytime:

Stick and Stone

Stick and Stone: Best Friends Forever!

We Believe in You

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

Song: I Like Tacos! (tune: Alouette)
I like tacos, tacos, tacos, tacos,
I like tacos, they’re the best for me.
Guacamole on my nose?
Guacamole on your nose!
On my nose? On your nose.
Ohhhh! (repeat with different body parts)

Song: What’s the Weather? (tune: Oh, My Darling Clementine)
What’s the weather?
What’s the weather?
What’s the weather like today?
Is it sunny, is it rainy?
What’s the weather like today?

Song: Freeze Dance by The Kiboomers
Let’s play the party freeze game! (practice freezing and dancing)
Dancing, dancing all around,
Dancing, dancing, dancing,
Dancing any way you please,
But stop when I say FREEZE!

See you there!

Family Storytimes during the summer: Thursdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 11 a.m.

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

Turtle Walk by Matt Phelan

Croc & Turtle by Mike Wohnoutka

Al Mar/To the Sea by April T. Evans

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

Rhyme/Fingerplay: My Little Turtle
This is my little turtle                      (make a fist)
He lives alone in a shell.
He likes his little home,
He thinks it’s really swell.
He pokes out his head                   (poke out thumb)
When he wants to eat,
Then he pulls it back in                  (hide thumb in fist)
When he wants to sleep

Rhyme: I Had a Little Turtle
I had a little turtle
And he lived in a box.
He swam in the water
And he climbed on the rocks.
He snapped at a minnow.
He snapped at a flea.
He snapped at a mosquito.
And he snapped at me!
He caught the minnow.
He caught the flea.
He caught the mosquito.
But he didn’t catch me!

Song: 10 Little Turtles (tune: 10 Little Indians)
1 little, 2 little, 3 little turtles,
4 little, 5 little, 6 little turtles,
7 little, 8 little, 9 little turtles,
10 little turtles in the pond!

Song: Freeze Dance by The Kiboomers
Let’s play the party freeze game! (practice freezing and dancing)
Dancing, dancing all around,
Dancing, dancing, dancing,
Dancing any way you please,
But stop when I say FREEZE!

See you there!

Family Storytimes during the summer: Thursdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 11 a.m.

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

Hide and Seek by Polly Noakes

Hum and Swish by Matt Myers

I Can be Anything by Shinsuke Yoshitake

Zonia’s Rain Forest by Juana Martinez-Neal

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

Song: Five Little Monkeys
Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped her head
Mommy called the doctor and the doctor said
“No more monkeys jumping on the bed!”
(Continue counting down to zero)

Song: Twinkle Twinkle Traffic Light
Twinkle twinkle traffic light,
On the corner shining bright.
Red means, “Stop.” Green means, “Go.”
Yellow means, “Go very slow.”
Twinkle twinkle traffic light,
On the corner shining bright.

Song: I Like Tacos! (tune: Alouette)
I like tacos, tacos, tacos, tacos,
I like tacos, they’re the best for me.
Guacamole on my nose?
Guacamole on your nose!
On my nose? On your nose.
Ohhhh! (repeat with different body parts)

Song: Icky Sticky Bubble Gum
Spoken: First we gotta take a piece of bubble gum out from our pocket! Unwrap it, stick it in your mouth, and chew it. Nom nom. Now… we’ve gotta blow a big bubble, are you ready? You’ve gotta use your hands to show me the bubble. (Blow a big bubble) and POP! (clap your hands together) Oh no… looks like we’ve got some icky sticky bubble gum all over our hands!

Icky sticky, icky sticky bubble gum, bubble gum, bubble gum,
Icky sticky, icky sticky bubble gum,
Has my hands stuck to my head! Oh no!
So let’s pull, and pull, and pull them away!
(Clasp hands together) Oh no… (start the song again and have gum stick to different body parts)

See you there!

Family Storytimes during the summer: Thursdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 11 a.m.

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

Play This Book by Jessica Young and Daniel Wiseman

There Was a Tree by Rachel Isadora

Music Class Today! by David Weinstone, pictures by Vin Vogel

Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler, illustrations by R. Gregory Christie

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

Rhyme: My Little Horn
Watch me play my little horn
I put my fingers so                                   (place fists end to end)
Then I lift it to my mouth
And blow and blow and blow                 (bring fists to mouth and toot)

Egg Shaker Song: Shake and Stop (by Lynn Kleiner)
We’re gonna shake and shake and stop,
Shake and shake and shake and stop,
Shake and shake and shake and stop,
Now we’ll shake some more!

Egg Shaker Song: Shake your shakers (tune: London Bridge)
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake
Shake your shakers, shake, shake, shake
Shake your shakers

Verses: high and low… fast and slow… left and right…

See you there!

Family Storytimes during the summer: Thursdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and 11 a.m.