Good Reads Library
Storytime This Week: Think Green!
And yes, Beth, I did use "Green Eggs and Ham"--I showed the video to my oldest group!
A Frog In the Bog
by Karma Wilson
"What a hog, that frog!"
Sitting "on a half sunk log in the middle of the bog" this silly frog eats insects ranging from a tick to 5 snails, and with each meal "the frog grows a little bit BIGGER"
Just one problem--that log he's sitting on may NOT be a log!
Rhyming, rhythmic text,funny pictures and a surprise ending make this one a winner.
Little Blue and Little Yellow
by Leo Lionni
Leo Lionni is one of the greats of the picture book world and this simply told story of how "blue and yellow make green" is one EVERY child should know. The illustrations are made with torn paper and could inspire some wonderful artwork at home or school.
Where Is the Green Sheep?
by Mem Fox
There is just something purely comic about sheep, and the sheep in this book are no exception. There are sheep on surfboards, in the bathtub, even on the moon. But where IS that green sheep?This is a book of opposites, a "find that sheep" book and a just plain fun book.
It is also simple enough for a new reader to try on their own--at my afternoon story hour the two oldest girls read this out loud and their younger sisters were able to chime in on "But where is the green sheep?"
We also did this rhyme, which doesn't seem like a St Patrick's Day rhyme, but is one if you are a mid-Atlantic gardener. For us, St Patrick's Day means it's time to plant peas:
Five plump peas in a pea pod pressed (hold your fingers up in a fist)
One grew (hold up one finger:"pop!") and another (second finger:"pop!")
And so did all the rest (hold up other fingers "pop,pop,pop!")
And they grew (hold hands apart) and they grew (move hands farther apart)
And they would not stop (move hands wide apart)
Until one day that pod went: POP!!! (clap hands together)
That's all for this week. I'm probably doing wind and kites next week. Stay tuned................
