Help your child go beyond consuming stories in books or on screen; encourage her to be a participant by extending stories or creating new ones.
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I CAN Tune: The Wheels on the Bus I make my hands go clap clap clap, clap clap clap, clap clap clap-- I make my hands go clap clpa clap 'cause they're a part of me. Other verses: feet...stop legs...jump head...up and down tongue...in and out A RAM SAM SAM A ram sam sam, A ram sam sam, guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam. A ram sam sam,A ram sam sam, guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam. A raffi! A raffi! Guli guli guli guli ram sam sam! A raffi! A raffi!Guli guli guli guli ram sam sam! Motions: ram sam sam : roll arms guli : wiggle fingers by face raffi : raise hands in air ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT Row, row, row your boat, Backward down the stream, Ha, ha! Fooled you! I’m a submarine! Row, row, row your boat, Backward down the stream. If you see an alligator, Don't forget to scream! MY FOOT WAVES HELLO Tune: Farmer in the Dell My foot waves hello, My foot waves hello, Every time I see a friend, My foot waves hello. My hands do a dance. My hands do a dance. Every time I hear a song, My hands do a dance. SHAKE MY SILLIES OUT By Raffi I’ve got to shake, shake, shake my sillies out, Shake, shake, shake my sillies out, Shake, shake, shake my sillies out, And wiggle my waggles away. Clap…my crazies out Jump…my jiggles out Yawn…my sleepies out Shake…my sillies out HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes— Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes— Eyes and ears and mouth and nose, Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes! TOOTY TA (ECHO CHANT) By Dr. Jean Feldman Chorus: A tooty ta, a tooty ta, a tooty ta ta Cumulative game--add a new motion each verse: Thumbs up… Elbows back… Feet apart… Knees together… Bottoms up… Eyes shut… Tongue out... Turn around… ARE YOU HIDING? Tune: Frere Jacques Are you hiding, are you hiding? Where are you? Where are you? I’ve looked here and there, I’ve looked everywhere, Where are you? Peek-a-boo! A BOX Here is a box. Put on a lid. I wonder whatever inside is hid. Why it’s a __(name of animal)__, without any doubt! Open it up and let it come out. (Pretend to be the animal) WILLABY WALLABY Willaby wallaby wee, An elephant sat on me. Willaby wallaby woo, An elephant sat on you. Willaby wallaby __(wenny__), An elephant sat on __(Jenny)_. APPLES AND BANANAS I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas. I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas. I like to ate, ate, ate ape-ples and bay-nay-nays. I like to ate, ate, ate ape-ples and bay-nay-nays. I like to eet, eet, eet, eeples and be-nee-nees. I like to eet, eet, eet, eeples and be-nee-nees. I like to ite, ite, ite ipe-ples and bie-nie-nies. I like to ite, ite, ite ipe-ples and bie-nie-nies. I like to oat, oat, oat oaples and bo-no-noes.
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That's how!
by Christoph Niemann
E NIE A very imaginative boy answers a girl's questions about how seven different vehicles work in a humorous and creative--albeit not scientific or accurate--way. By the creator of The Pet Dragon. 25,000 first printing.
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Crafty Chloe
by Kelly S. DiPucchio
E DIP Wanting to use her craft skills to create a unique birthday present for her best friend, Chloe struggles with doubts that a homemade gift will be as good as a store-bought one and anticipates the special day with growing dread until a disaster compels her to use her creativity to save the birthday party.
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Cooking with Henry and Elliebelly
by Carolyn Parkhurst
E PAR Five-year-old Henry, along with his two-year-old sister, pretend to make waffles on a make-believe television show, in a delicious read-aloud full of ingredients for story time: pretend, siblings and snacks.
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Draw!
by Raúl Colón
E COL A boy named Leonardo begins to imagine, then draw, a world crafted through the sheer power of his imagination.
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Bulldozer's big day
by Candace Fleming
E FLE Fearing that his birthday has been forgotten when all of his friends spend the day busily working, an increasingly glum little Bulldozer discovers a construction site surprise at the end of his day. Illustrated by the Caldecott Medal-winning artist of My Friend Rabbit. Simultaneous eBook.
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Flora and the flamingo
by Molly Schaar Idle
E IDL In this wordless book with interactive flaps, a friendship develops between a girl named Flora and a graceful flamingo, as they learn to dance together.
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Blue chicken
by Deborah Freedman
E FRE Wanting to help her friends at the farmyard, an exuberant young chicken wreaks havoc with a pot of paint, splashing vibrant blue everywhere she goes in spite of her best intentions.
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Bob Staake's look! Another book!
by Bob Staake
E STA Easy-to-read, rhyming text invites readers to search for items relating to a different theme on each page while celebrating the overall wonder of the picture book. 35,000 first printing.
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Louie!
by Will Hillenbrand
E HIL Although teased by others for always painting pictures at school, Louie the pig will not be discouraged and maintains true to his passion despite what anyone says in this inspiring tale of a determined artist based on the life of young Ludwig Bemelmans.
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The day the crayons quit
by Drew Daywalt
E DAY When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them. 75,000 first printing.
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Ballet Cat : the totally secret secret
by Bob Shea
ER SHE Unable to decide how to spend their play date together, Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony share secrets that they fear will challenge their friendship. By the creator of the Dinosaur vs. series.
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Not a box
by Antoinette Portis
E POR From mountain to rocket ship, a small, imaginative bunny shows that a box is not always just a box but an object that will go as far as the imagination allows.
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My garden
by Kevin Henkes
E HEN After helping her mother weed, water and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits and tomatoes the size of beach balls. 100,000 first printing.
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Sky color
by Peter Reynolds
E REY The award-winning creator of The Dot presents a conclusion to his "Creatrilogy" with a whimsical tale about seeing the world in new and unlimited ways.
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Rupert can dance
by Jules Feiffer
E FEI Slipping on his sleeping owner's dancing shoes to dance the nights away, a whimsical cat is discovered by his delighted owner, who horrifies Rupert the cat by offering him dancing lessons. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrator of The Phantom Tollbooth.
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Meeow and the big box
by Sebastien Braun
E BRA Through bold colors and whimsical illustrations, toddlers and preschoolers are invited to share fanciful adventures in learning with Meeow.
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Hooray for hat!
by Brian Won
E WON Elevated from a bad mood when he receives an exciting new hat, Elephant cheers up his equally grumpy friend Zebra before marching to the homes of other downcast friends who join them in a fabulous hat parade. Simultaneous eBook. 30,000 first printing.
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Brian Won's book Hooray for hat! makes us want to throw a parade! Here's a silly coloring sheet from Mr. Won's website--have fun with your child as you imagine animals wearing each of them. Want more? Visit the author's website and download a kit of festive ideas to make your own hats and decorations.
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