Welcome back to Storytime and Happy New Year! It’s so great to see everyone again.

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

Warning: Do Not Open This Book! by Adam Lehrhaupt, illustrated by Matthew Forsythe

The Strange Egg by Mary Newell DePalma

Monkey Time by Michael Hall

Cuddle Monkey Words by Blake Liliane Hellman, Pictures by Chad Otis

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: Itsy Bitsy Monkey (tune: Itsy Bitsy Spider)
The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up a palm tree (pretend to climb up tree)
Down came a coconut, and hit him on his knee – OUCH!
(“hit” knee with hand, say ouch loudly)
Out came a lion and gave a mighty roar (ROAR!)
And the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree once more
(pretend to climb tree, faster this time)

Song: Monkeys Swinging (tune: Skip to My Lou)
Monkeys swinging, swinging all day
Monkeys swinging, swinging all day
Monkeys swinging, swinging all day
Swinging till I saaaaaaay —- STOP!

Other verses:
Monkeys tickling, tickling all day…
Monkeys eating, eating all day…
Monkeys scratching, scratching all day…
Monkeys chatter, chatter all day…

See you there!

Family Storytimes starting January 2nd-May 31st: 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 unless otherwise stated in the calendar