Gingerbread Friends The Gingerbread Baby is lonely and decides to do something about it. At a bakery, he dances and prances in front of a sugar cookie girl, trying to make friends. But she just stares and doesn’t say a word, like all the other sweet treats he tries to meet. Amazon The Matzo Ball… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales — The Runaway Gingerbread — Slightly Fractured Tales TWO
Category: Children’s and Teen Books
Lion and the Mouse — For Teachers
The Lion and the Mouse, Narrated by the Timid But Truthful Mouse (The Other Side of the Fable) She’s always been the “invisible” twin, but when her sister reneges on a promise to the king of beasts, a timid mouse chews her way into the spotlight. This sweet, fractured twist on a classic Aesop’s fable,… Continue reading Lion and the Mouse — For Teachers
Musical Booklists — Picture Books Featuring Music
Little Critter: Just a Little Music Little Critter has a musical hobby . . . and it’s noisy! He’s excited about his new drums, and this means playing them everywhere. But Little Critter soon realizes that he might need just a few more lessons before he’s ready for his own rock-and-roll band! Amazon Music Is… Continue reading Musical Booklists — Picture Books Featuring Music
Music-based Biography — Picture Books about Musical People
Beethoven for Kids: His Life and Music with 21 Activities Ludwig van Beethoven was a great innovator who expanded the limits of classical music to write some of the biggest, boldest, most complex and revolutionary compositions of all time. This fascinating man and his works are brought vividly to life and made relevant to today… Continue reading Music-based Biography — Picture Books about Musical People
Picture Books To Sing & Share
The Eency Weency Spider Readers can push a button to hear music, and count down as ten spiders climb up the water spout in different ways, while Eency Weency Spider stays behind. Amazon Wheels on the Bus (Raffi Songs to Read) Singing supports and encourages even the youngest child’s speech and listening skills, which makes… Continue reading Picture Books To Sing & Share
Storytime Help!
The books included in these posts will not necessarily be specifically about how to offer a great storytime. BUT they are extraordinarily useful for suggesting how to teach music, how to add rhythm, how to make your programs interesting. Use the tools in these books to make your storytimes sing! Parachutes and Ribbons and Scarves,… Continue reading Storytime Help!
Thought Provoking Reads 