Our Colorful World!

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.

Article: Simple Things Families Can Do to Help Their Child Become a Reader

Story Time Books

Red Is a Dragon

Color: A Poem

White is for Blueberry

Growing Colors

My Many Colored Days

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Rhymes

Music CDs: "Baby's Wearing a Red Hat" Wee Sing for Baby; "Little Green Frog" Wee Sing Children's Songs and Fingerplays; and "Colors" Learning Basic Skills Through Music.

Color Book List

Eric Carle

For Parents & Caregivers: Learning words begins at birth. Most children start school knowing between 3,000 and 5, 000 words. Storytime provides opportunities for hearing and learning more words!
Article: Summer Reading Guide


Storytime Books
The Secret Birthday Message
Little Cloud
1-2-3 to the Zoo
From Head to Toe



Rhymes



Music CDs: "Five Little Joeys" Dance Party, "Bean Bag Boogie" Kids in Motion, "Roy's Dog Rover" ABC Sing Along

Picnic Fun!

For Parents & Caregivers: Help your pre-reader become aware of the smaller sounds that make up words.
Article: Activities to Increase Print Awareness and Phonological Awareness

Storytime Books
The Picnic
Picnic Farm
The Stray Dog
Jamberry

Music CD: "Ants Go Marching" Barney's Greatest Hits: The Early Years.

Rhymes

Picnic Booklist

Teddy Bears!

For Parents & Caregivers: Silly songs, rhymes, and chants in storytime help children hear and play with language. They build phonemic awareness and vocabulary.
Article: Literacy Tips

Storytime Books
When the Teddy Bears Came
Where's My Teddy?
If You Love a Bear
Golden Bear

Rhymes

Music CDs: "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear" Five Little Monkeys and "Bear Went Over the Mountain" Six Little Ducks

Bear Booklist