Anyway, I combined the letters J and K because I never did an actual storytime for either, so I was kind of working from scratch. Also, I don’t have Cybils-nominated books for either letter — at least that I’ve received yet — so I’m highlighting two school-themed picture books that I’ve reviewed before.
Jake Starts School
by Michael Wright

Kindergarten Cat
by J. Patrick Lewis, illustrated by Alice Busby

Consider giving these books with fun school supplies like a Hello Kitty set or some scented markers, or look for 105 other ways to give a book and 45 ways to give a picture book.
The Letters J and K
Book: This is the House that Jack Built, by Simms Taback
Rhyme: “Jack and the Candlestick”
Jack be nimble, Jack be quickBook: One, Two, Three... Jump! by Penelope Lively
Jack jump over the candlestick.
Book: I Love You, Blue Kangaroo, by Emma Chichester Clark
Fingerplay: “The Brown Kangaroo”
The brown kangaroo is very funnyBook: Katie Loves the Kittens, by John Himmelman
She leaps and runs and hops like a bunny
(two fingers up and hop)
And on her stomach is a pocket so wide
(place other hand on tummy)
Her baby can jump in and go for a ride
(first hand jumps into “pocket”)
Fingerplay: “Five Little Kittens”
Five little kittens standing in a rowAlternate Books: A Kiss Like This, by Catherine Anholt; Jumpy Jack and Googily, by Meg Rosoff, and Knuffle Bunny, by Mo Willems.
(hold up five fingers)
They nod their heads to the children so
(bend fingers)
They run to the left, they run to the right
(run fingers to the left and then to the right)
They stand up and stretch in the bright sunlight
(stretch fingers out tall)
Along comes a dog who’s in for some fun
(hold up one finger from opposite hand)
MEOW! See those little kittens run!
(let fingers run)
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10 comments:
I am loving JUMP by Scott Fischer. As far as K books I also love Katie Loves the Kittens. Some other great kitten books are Kitten's First Full Moon (Henkes), Pinkney's new Three Little Kittens, A Kitten Tale (Rohmann).
I like Katy Duck, Dance Star but lessons about saying you're sorry don't do well at storytime. So I'll go with Kitty Cuddles. Kitty likes different kinds of hugs ... and the favorite is from his new baby brother.
I love using Jump Frog Jump by Kalan and my construction minded library kids love Jack's House by Karen Magnuson Beil. As for K--I'm with Sarah. I also love Katie Loves the Kittens, Kitten's First Full Moon & A Kitten Tale :)
I like The Purple Kangaroo by Michael Ian Black and Kiki's Blankie by Bynum.
Thanks for the great story time plan!
Great comments! I was going to say Jump, Frog, Jump too! Great read aloud! For lap reading we adore Katy No-Pocket. Seconding The Purple Kangaroo too. My entire family loves this book more than most. It's a little bizarre. :)
For J there's Jamberry (which you could give with jam, but I don't think many children would want jam).
J is for Jamberry, for sure.
I love Just a Mess by Mercer Mayer and also Kiss Kiss by Mandine.
We love The Jolly Christmas Postman and Katy and the Big Snow
"June 29, 1999" & "Kidogo"
- AZ
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