Thursday, April 21, 2016

Five Little Ducks by Raffi

This lovely counting song will invoke squeals of delight from babies and toddlers. They'll love counting down as first five little ducks, then four, then three, then two, then one go out to play, not to return. Sadly, Mother Duck waits alone through all four seasons until spring returns and with it her five ducks, all grown up-along with their new families of baby ducks.
This is fun to do with little duck puppets also.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Peek-A-Moo! by Marie Torres Cimarusti

Readers play peek-a-boo with a different animal on each page, guessing what it is, then lifting the flap to find out. Each animal has a different sound that becomes part of the peek-a-boo game: Guess who? "Peek-a-moo!" says the cow. "Peek-a-squeak!" says the mouse. The bold, funny illustrations will keep kids laughing.

Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz

1 tiny baby starts to run.
Along comes another...
...to have some fun!
 

2 silly babies spin around.
Along comes another...
...and she falls down. 

The fun continues until ten tiny babies are exhausted from the day, fast asleep in their beds! Karen Katz's bright colors and irresistibly adorable babies are sure to be a hit. 

Friday, April 8, 2016

Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett

Destined to become a contemporary classic, this book has spare text and sweet illustrations but contains only five words: apple,pear, orange, bear--and there. Emily Gravett creates clever variations on this theme by rearranging the words--on one spread, a brown bear juggles an orange, apple, and pear; on another spread, there is an orange-colored apple and a pear-shaped bear.

Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli

Even before he was born, Mike started drumming. Kick! Thump! Pow! Wherever he goes, his rhythms sing: swis, thak, go his books; bang, clank, goes the trash can; tap, tap, go his pencils; and "BE QUIET, MIKE!" yells everyone around him. But one day Mike sees a drum set in a store window-- and puts his hands-on talents to work in a most impressive way.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Buenos días

Buenos días, Buenos días,
¿cómo estás? ¿cómo estás?
Muy bien, gracias,
Muy bien, gracias,
¿Y usted? ¿Y usted?

Good morning, good morning,
How are you? How are you?
Very well, I thank you,
Very well, I thank you,
How about you? How about you?

I do this with two finger puppets talking to each other, or just pointer fingers.