New Books 2026

 

I am always on the lookout for a guessing book 

to read at storytime.  

This book is perfect!  

Counting Storytime

 

This week our letter is "O" for one and counting.

Below are the books I read (for all three storytimes-preschool, two's, lapsit), fingerplays and crafts we made.

Book: How to Count to 1

Book: Counting to Bananas

Book: How Many Squirrels Are in the World?

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

*Had to throw in a picture of me dressed up like Pete the Cat.

*I like to have paper buttons "rain" down on the kids like confetti as I read this book.  They go crazy anytime I do this with them!

Book: Hen in the Bed

Book: Everybunny Count

Book: Bear Counts

Preschool Craft:

Two's Craft:

Letter "N" Storytime

 This week our letter is "N" for nests and night.

Below are the books I read (for all three storytimes-preschool, two's, lapsit), fingerplays and crafts we made.

Book: Apples and Robins

Book: Monsters Go Night-Night

Board Book: Night Prints

Book: Don't You Know It's Bedtime?

Book: Whooo Is Still Awake?

Preschool Crafts:

Two's Craft:

Moon Storytime

This week our letter is "M" for moon.

Below are the books I read (for all three storytimes-preschool, two's, lapsit), fingerplays and crafts we made.

Book: Mixed-Up Truck

Book: Hickory Dickory Dock 

Book: Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake

This is the top of my cupcake I made for the flannelboard.  As I'm reading the story, I take down a piece of the cupcake. The parents and kids went wild over this!  I hide my mouse behind the cupcake liner and show reveal the mouse at the end of the book.

Preschool Craft:

Two's Craft:

Lion Storytime

This week our letter is "L" for lion.

Below are the books I read (for all three storytimes-preschool, two's, lapsit), fingerplays and crafts we made.

Book: Do Crocs Kiss?

Book: We're Going on a Lion Hunt

Book: Watch Out for the Lion!

Fingerplay: 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Fingerplay: 

The lions in the jungle go roar, roar, roar.

Roar, roar, roar.  Roar, roar, roar.

The lions in the jungle go roar, roar, roar.

All through the day.
Continue:

Alligators go snap, snap, snap.

Birds go flap, flap, flap.

Preschool Craft:

Two's Craft:

K is for Kyndra's Favorites

 

This week is the letter K is for Kyndra's favorite, me!  Below are the books I read (for all three storytimes-preschool, two's, lapsit), fingerplays and crafts we made.

Book: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

(Read to two's only.)

Book: Near, Far

*The kids adore this book and normally I don't care for wordless picture books.  This one is a perfect guessing book and there is always at least one that nobody can guess.

Book: Whose Tracks Are These?

Preschool Craft:

Two's Craft:

J is for Jump

This week is the letter J is for jump.  Below are the books I read (for all three storytimes-preschool, two's, lapsit), fingerplays and crafts we made.

Book: Nuts Keep Rolling

Book: Pouch 

Book: Elephants Cannot Dance

Book: If You're Hoppy

Book: Roo Knows Blue

Fingerplays:

Clap, clap, clap your hands.
As slowly as you can.
Clap, clap, clap your hands.
As quickly as you can.
Continue:
Stomp your feet
Stretch your arms

Fingerplays:

Ten little kittens, standing in a row.

They bow their heads to the kids just so.

They run to the left, they run to the right.

They run real fast and then real slow.

They run real high and then real low.

Along comes a puppy dog, looking for some fun.

Woof, woof, woof!  Away the kittens run.

Fingerplays:

Walking, walking, walking, walking.  Hop, hop, hop.  Hop, hop, hop.

Running, running, running.  

Running, running, running.

Now we stop!  Now we stop!

Continue: Stomping, stomping….

Preschool Craft:

Two's Craft:

Ice Cream Storytime

 

This week is the letter I is for ice cream.  Below are the books I read (for all three storytimes-preschool, two's, lapsit), fingerplays and craft we made.

Book: Good Luck, Ice Cream Truck

Book: The Ice Cream Vanishes

Book: Pete the Cat Screams for Ice Cream

Book: The Cookie Fiasco

Fingerplay:

Five yummy lemons sitting in a bowl,

One fell out and it started to roll.  (Roll hands)

It bumped the table (Clap hands)

And hit my toe (Tap foot)

How many lemons left in the bowl?

Preschool Craft:

Two's Craft:

Letter H Storytime

  

This week is the letter H is for horses.  Below are the books I read (for all three storytimes-preschool, two's, lapsit), fingerplays and craft we made.

Book: I Spy on the Farm

Book: Cindy Moo

Book: Don't Push the Button Farm Edition

Book: Do Cows Meow?

Book: Barnyard Banter

Fingerplay:

All the pigs are rolling around,

Rolling around, rolling around.

All the pigs are rolling around,

All through the farm.

Continue:

Spinning around.

Jumping around.

Preschool Craft:

Two's Craft: