Baby & Me Storytime ~ June 4 & 5, 2014

Presented at Bellevue Public Library on June 4 & 5, 2014.

Book:
I Love You Through and Through/Te Quiero, Yo Te Quiero 
by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak, illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church

Songs:

Clap Your Hands, 1,2,3!
(tune: "This Old Man")

Clap your hands, 1,2,3!
Play a clapping game with me.
Now your hands have gone away...
(move baby's hands behind back, or cover with your own hands)
* Bring them back so we can play!

*(for the final verse, replace the previous line with:
We'll play this game another day!)



Hello, Friends!
(tune: "Goodnight Ladies")

Hello friends.
Hello friends.
Hello friends.
We're glad you came today!


My Little Baby
(tune: "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah")

My little baby is (child's name),
Cutest little baby I kno-o-o-ow.
My little baby is (child's name)
And I love you so!



Rhymes:

Everybody Knows I Love My Toes
(by Barbara Allyn, copyright SOCAN) 

Everybody knows I love my toes.
Everybody knows I love my toes.
I love my noggin', my knees,
my neck and my nose,
And everybody knows I love my toes!

Everybody knows I love my eyes.
Everybody knows I love my eyes.
I love my legs, my lips,
my neck and my nose,
And everybody knows I love my toes!

Everybody knows I love my feet.
Everybody knows I love my feet.
I love my skin, my chin,
my neck and my nose,
And everybody knows I love my toes!

It's Raining!

It's raining!  It's raining!
How the wind does blow!
Raindrops falling from the sky.
Oops!  One landed on my...head!

Have fun with your little one by continuing this rhyme, choosing other parts of her body where a raindrop might land and unexpectedly tickle her! Raindrops might land on Baby's neck, toes, ears, back, tummy, knee, etc.



Two Little Hands Go Clap, Clap, Clap

Two little hands go clap, clap, clap.

Two little hands lay in my lap.

Two little feet go bump, bump, bump.

Two little feet give one big jump.

Two little hands reach oh so high.

Two little hands wave bye, bye, bye.


Playtime Activity:
Hand Puppets!

Each Baby & Me Storytime includes activities that support one or more of the five early literacy practices identified as essential in helping your child develop the skills they need before they can learn to read. The five practices – singing, talking, reading, playing and writing –were developed for Every Child Ready to Read®, an initiative of the Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA).