Pet Storytime, Wednesday, August 23 @ 10:30
B o o k s Pet Shop Lullaby by Mary Ann Fraser lets you read aloud with lots of animal noises, always a good ploy for this age group. This segues right into the turtle puppet poem. To make this work, try reading the book less and acting it out more. Turn off the lights, put the animals to sleep, do a big hush roomwide, and then have the hamster go crazy and make a lot of noise. Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. They loved it. An Octopus Followed Me Home by Dan Yaccarino. Unfortunately, babies don't get irony. But at least there are a lot animals, and it's short. Snuggle Puppy by Sandra Boynton. Cute. Really a little song. Fifteen Animals by Sandra Boynton. I corralled 15 stuffed animals in my storytime bag, and while reading the book, pulled out the animal. This could really be done with ANY 15 animals. It's a nice little play -- pull it out and show off the animals for this group. They were really noisy by this time and the lapsitters didn't get involved as much as the ...