Cows: a story time that mooos...well,sometimes.

 Openers:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Flower Stretch

Prop: 
Milk and Cheese
Highlander photo

Kiss the Cow (Phyllis Root) 4-6
Annalisa WILL NOT kiss the cow.  YUCK!  What happens to her many siblings and mother when the stubborn girl breaks the milky magic of the family cow?  Discover the answer and learn what Annalisa concludes about cow kisses.  --A sweet and fun folk tale highlighting a strong-willed child.

Finger Play:  Pitter Pat Rain
Song:  We're Stomping the the Rain


CLICK, CLACK, MOO  Cows That Type (Doreen Cronin) 3-6
This Caldecott Honor book in the wacky Farmer Brown series is sure to tickle your funny bone.  Farmer Brown's barnyard is always throwing him for a loop, but this time, the cows have gone too far...or have they?  Repetition and a creative, silly story line with lovable characters make Cronin's books a hit.  Be sure find out what FB's animals are up to this time.

Song:  Old Mac Donald (or...for a twist...Farmer Brown--with a click, clack here and a click clack there)


Millie Wants to Play (Janet Pedersen) 2-4
Every child can relate to the difficulty of having to W...A...I...T. Millie greets waking friends as she patiently waits for that special rise-and-shine sound that tells her it's time to PLAY!  Naming who makes familiar barnyard sounds and guessing who will wake next keeps young readers engaged until the special sound appears.  Guess what it is!
Wiggler:  Hokey Pokey

Felt Board: Baa Baa Black Sheep
Closer: Wave Goodbye


 Other Marvelous MOOOOing Books:
The Cow Who Clucked (Denise Fleming)
Cows Going Past (Bruce Balan)
Cock-a-Doodle Quack Quack (Ivor Baddiel, Sophie Jubb, Allie Busby)

Stinky Smelly

Openers:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
PBJ Stretch

Little Oink (Amy Crouse Rosenthal)3-5
Little Oink has a problem.  He HATES to mess up his room. Find out he solves his pungent problem in this oh-so-cute twist on a common household theme.
Song:  Clean Up, Clean Up!
Song:  This is the Way We Take a Bath

Big Smelly Bear (Britta Teckentrup) 2-5
BSB (big smelly bear) finds a friend who can help him out of his smelly trouble and discovers that being clean is a bit less lonely.  Large, cuddly illustrations underscore this tale of good advice.
Chant:  We're Going on a Bear Hunt







I Stink (Kate and Jim McMullan) 2-5
Get ready for the ride of your life as the McMullans take us through a gritty day in the life of a garbage truck.  From A to Z, find garbage bits and steely bolts with all the sights, sounds, and...smells...of a New York City trash truck.
Rhyme:  Garbage

Felt Board:  Garbage Trucks

GARBAGE!

Pick up garbage, and throw it in the bin!
Push it down, and stomp it in!
Carry the cans to the street
for the garbage trucks to eat.
When the truck comes roaring by,
workers lift the cans up high.
Garbage falls into the back.
Crush it, mash it, smash it flat!
Set the cans down with a thump.
Now drive that garbage to the dump!

Closer:  Wave Goodbye (Rob Reid)

Other Books:

Smash! Mash! Crash! There Goes the Trash (Odanaka)

Trashy Town (Zimmerman/Clemesha)

Purple, please!

Openers:
Oh Hey, Oh Hi!
Snowflakes/Snowball Fun

Harold and the Purple Crayon (Crockett Johnson) 3-5
Okay, if you have a name like Crockett, you're bound to be pretty creatiave, and this crayon character, Harold, certainly is.  Hang on the the edge of your purple seat and find out how Harold draws his way into and out of scrapes while adventuring form his own room--and trying to get back.
Song:  Sticky, Sticky Bubblegum
Song:  Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Purple: Seeing Purple All Around Us (Sarah L Scheuette) 2-4
Vivid close-up photography bathes the readers in a purple display of items--some obvious, some not-so-obvious--that bear the color.  Rhyming text and bite-sized factual blurbs carry this theme along nicely.  Enjoy the purpleness!
Wiggler:  My Thumbs are Starting to Wiggle

Felt Board:  10 in a Bunch

Closer:
Wave Goodbye Poem

Snack/Project:  Yogurt color-mix (red and blue to make purple, of course!) and graham crackers.  (The kids loved this!)