Join Miss Paula for Eric Carle Story Time!
This week, we will be reading …
From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too? by Eric Carle
Below you will find the words for this week’s rhymes/songs and book recommendations!
If You’d Like to Read a Book
(Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
If you’d like to read a book, clap your hands.
If you’d like to read a book, clap your hands.
If you’d like to read a book, listen up and take a look.
If you’d like to read a book, clap your hands.
Other Verses:
(If you’d like to read a book, stamp your feet…)
(If you’d like to read a book, sit and say shh!…)
Zoo Animals
(tune: If You Are Happy and You Know It)
If you want to be a monkey, jump up high!
If you want to be a monkey, jump up high!
If you want to be a monkey, if you want to be a monkey,
If you want to be a monkey, jump up high!
Other Verses:
Parrot – flap your wings, Elephant – wing your trunk, Lion – roar out loud, Giraffe – stand up tall
Didn’t get a chance to sign up for our Story Time craft bag? Try this Caterpillar to Butterfly science challenge from The Educator’s Spin On It blog post.
Here are some Eric Carle related book recommendations!
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- The Art of Eric Carle by Eric Carle
- The Foolish Tortoise by Richard Buckley
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
- Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
- I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
Looking for more Story Time videos? Check out our Storytime from Home page!
If you have any questions?
Call us! (203) 230-3770
Email us! childrensdept@hamdenlibrary.org