Mischievous Monkeys

Those silly monkeys just won't stop jumping on the bed! We thought some funny monkey books would be just right for April Fool's Day.

Books for Babies & Toddlers:
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by Eileen Christelow
Little Gorilla by Ruth Bornstein
Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow

Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathman

Books for Preschoolers:
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
No More Kissing by Emma Chichester Clark

What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile? by Judy Sierra

Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra

No More Kissing! by Emma Chichester Clark

Monkey Lost by Ed Heck

And listen to No More Monkeys on Putumayo's Animal Playground CD for some more jumping fun!

Rain

Ahhhh, the sound of a soft rainfall.
The feel of the raindrops on your face.
The smell of a spring shower.




Books for Babies and Toddlers
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Rabbits & Raindrops by Jim Arnosky
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani
Big Rain Coming by Katrina Germein

Books for Preschoolers
In The Rain With Baby Duck by Amy Hest
The Rain Puddle by Adelaide Holl
One Rainy Day by Valeri Gorbachev
It's Raining, It's Pouring by Kin Eagle
The Puddle by David McPhail
Mud Puddle by Robert Munsch
Wet World by Norma Simon
Rain by Manya Stojik
Red Rubber Boot Day by Mary Lynn Ray
Mushroom in the Rain by Mirra Ginsburg

Pigs

So many little piggies in the story room this week.


"Oink , Oink"
We had lots of muddy fun!


Books for Babies and Toddlers:
Ten Dirty Pigs/Ten Clean Pigs by Carol Roth
A Mud Pie for Mother by Scott Beck
Piggies by Audrey and Don Wood
I'm a Pig by Sarah Weeks
Suddenly by Colin McNaughton

Books for Preschoolers:
Pig in the Pond by Martin Waddell
Five Little Piggies by David Martin
Ziggy Piggy and the Three Little Pigs by Frank Asch

GREEN!

If you like the color green, give a scream!
If you like the color green, give a scream!
If you like alligators, snakes and frogs
who are sitting on a log.
If you like the color green, give a scream!

In honor of Saint Patricks Day and the beginning of Spring,
we read stories about "green things"!

Books for Babies and Toddlers
Jump Frog Jump by Robert Kalan
Crocodile Beat by Gail Jorgensen
Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

Books for Preschoolers
Where's Your Smile, Crocodile? by Claire Freedman
Jump Frog Jump by Robert Kalan
Very Boring Alligator by Jean Gralley
Tudley Didn't Know by John Himmelman
Little White Duck by Walt Whippo
Turtle Splash! by Cathryn Falwell
In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming
Pickin' Peas by Margaret Read MacDonald
Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley

Windy Days

March certainly BLEEEEEW in like a lion.
Will it blow out like a lamb?

Books for Babies and Toddlers
One Windy Wednesday by Phyllis Root
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
Platypus and the Lucky Day by Chris Riddell
If I Were a Lion by Sarah Weeks
Kite Flying by Grace Lin
Mary Had a Little Lamb by Sarah Josepha Hale

Books for Preschoolers
The Sun and the Wind retold by Mairi Mackinnon
Someone Bigger by Jonathan Emmett
Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round by Teri Sloat
The Sheep Fairy by Ruth Symes
Who Took the Farmer's Hat? by Joan Nodset
Boo and Baa Have Company by Lena & Olof Landstrom

Fun "windy" things to do at home:

• when reading a story, you can "blow" at the book to turn the page!
• grab a scarf, t-shirt, or even a pillow case and fly a kite inside!
• gather some craft supplies and make your own pinwheel. Try these instructions.