Just Being Silly

For Parents & Caregivers: Children who enjoy books will want to learn how to read!  An enjoyable storytime supports your child's literacy development!
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Storytime Books
On Top of Spaghetti
Tiki Tiki Tembo
Pigs Ahoy!
Good Thing You're Not an Octopus!
The Problem with Chickens
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy

Rhymes

Music CDs: "Over the Deep Blue Sea" Come and Make a Circle and "Chicken Dance" Dance Along.

Silly Storytime Booklist

Ducks

For Parents & Caregivers: Being comfortable with printed language helps children feel comfortable with books and understand that print is useful.  Reading to your child everyday develops print awareness.
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Storytime Books
Danny's Duck
All Night Near the Water
Across the Stream
Quacky Duck
Mommy Is That You?
Duck! Rabbit!
Have You Seen My Duckling?
Whose Chick Are You?

Rhymes

Music CDs: "Six Little Ducks" and "Little White Duck" Six Little Ducks, and  "Alle meine Entchen -- All My Little Ducklings" Favorite Traditinal German Songs.

Duck Storytime Booklist