Thursday, September 6, 2012
Cars, Plane, and Trains
Openers:
The More We Get Together
Stretch: Up to the Ceiling
The Ugly Truckling (David Gordon) 3-5
A young 'truckling' sets off to find his true home. A gentle story of our need to find where we belong.
Song: Ten Little Airplanes (tune: Ten Little Indians)
Wiggler: Wheels on the 'Jeep'
Sheep in a Jeep (Nancy Shaw) 2-4
Playful and whimsical, these sheep rhyme their way through an auto adventure!
Felt Board: Duck in the Muck
Song: Bumpin' Up and Down
How Will You Get There, Maisy? (Lucy Cousins) 2-4
Maisy and friends explore many ways to get around. Flaps and a guessing game make this book fun and memorable.
Song: Row, Row Row Your Boat
Felt Board: Who Sank the Boat
Closer: Wave Goodbye Peom (Rob Reid)
More Books! (from Story Time Source Page)
Toddler Read Alouds
Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O'Connell
Boy On the Bus by Penny Dale
Bridge is Up! by Babs Bell
Bus for Us by Suzanna Bloom
Clip Clop by Nicola Smee
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
Duck’s Key, Where Can It Be? by Jan Alborough
Giddy-Up! Let’s Ride! by Flora McDonnell
How will You Get There, Maisy? by Lucy Cousins
My Big Rig by Jonathan London
My Car by Byron Barton
Old MacDonald Drives A Tractor by Don Carter
Sputter, Sputter, Sput! by Babs Bell
Preschool Read Alouds
Beep Beep by Anne Miranda
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olson-Brown
In the Driver’s Seat by Max Haynes
Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham
Pugs in a Bug by Carolyn Crimi -- rhythmic and fun!
Scrubbly Bubbly Car Wash by Irene O'Garden
Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort
Sheep in A Jeep by Nancy Shaw
Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa by Jonathan London
Trucks Roll by George Ella Lyon
Vroomaloom Zoom by John Coy
Vroom! Vroom! by Steve Augarde
What Do Wheels Do All Day? by April Jones Prince
Wheels on the Race Car by Alex Zane
Who Is Driving? by Leo Timmers
School Age Read Alouds
All Aboard! by Susan Kuklin
Cows Going Past by Bruce Balan
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
From Kalamazoo to Timbuktu! by Harriet Ziefert
Hansel and Diesel by David Gordon
Hot Rod Hamster by Cynthia Lord
On the Go by Ann Morris
Rattletrap Car by Phyllis Root
Sakes Alive, A Cattle Drive by Karma Wilson
Smash! Mash! Crash! by Barbara Odanaka
Ugly Truckling by David Gordon