OCTOBER Book Babies + Toddlers: Monsters
OCTOBER Book Babies + Toddlers: Monsters
There’s a monster in this book, and he’s adorable. We love our little monsters, and they are all so different from each other, just like children. As you embark on an exciting adventure into the world of friendly monsters, you’ll meet monsters who love to play, monsters who are a bit shy, and even monsters who love to bake yummy treats!
Book Babies: Wednesday @ 9:30am in Community Room
Ages 0 – 10 months
Toddler Time: Monday & Tuesday @ 9:30am in Community Room
Ages 11 – 23 months
Welcome Songs
Here We Are Together
Here we are together, together, together! Oh, here we are together in our library. There’s (sing names)… Here we are together in our library!
Hello Everybody
Hello everybody let’s clap our hands*, clap our hands, clap our hands. Hello everybody let’s clap our hands today! *pat our head, stretch up high, wiggle our fingers, tickle our knees, kick our feet, bounce up high!
S, T, R, W, P
(Sing while pointing to each finger on your child’s hand.) Sing, talk, read, write, play! Sing, talk, read write, play! Sing, talk, read, write, play! Sing, talk, read, write, play each day!
Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play
TIP
When you praise your child by clapping or saying “great job,” you encourage both independence and cooperation. At home, choose easy activities for your child and provide plenty of positive reinforcement to support these behaviors.
Activity
Choose an activity your child can do alone, like stacking blocks, putting straws in a bottle or putting toys away. When they finish, praise them specifically and show affection, such as a hug. Be consistent and make sure your praise is genuine and tailored to their efforts.
Books Presented
Pop-Up Peekaboo! Monsters by DK
This colorful pop-up peekaboo book follows adorable little monsters as they play hide-and-seek. Babies and toddlers can lift big flaps and see peekaboo surprises pop up from the pages: a funny little monster popping out of a plant pot, a hungry monster having a secret snack, a monster playing with bubbles in the bathroom, and a baby monster hiding under the bed!
The lively, read-aloud rhymes encourage literacy and early learning, while the surprise pop-up scenes will delight curious preschoolers. With the help of parents and caregivers, toddlers will have fun turning the sturdy board book pages, guessing what’s hiding under each flap, and then lifting the flaps to reveal the little monsters and play peekaboo!
Let's Play Monsters! by Lucy Cousins
The Bounciest Monster on Mill Street by Sarah Sparks
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Rebecca Emberley
Horns to Toes and In Between by Sandra Boynton
Five Little Monsters by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
Don't Push the Button! Let's Say Good Night by Bill Cotter
I am Scary by Elise Gravel
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Halloween Style
Zoom, zoom, zoom
Climb onto my broom
Zoom, zoom, zoom
Climb onto my broom
If you want to fly tonight
To give a spook a great big fright
Zoom, zoom, zoom
Climb onto my broom
In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1… BOO!
Source: Jbrary
Little Ghost, Little Ghost
Little ghost, little ghost.
Just say, BOO!
Are you in the _____ house?
We’re looking for you!
The Monsters Stomp Around the House
The monsters stomp around the house. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The monsters stomp around the house. Hurrah! Hurrah!
The monsters stomp around the house,
They sing and shout , and stomp* about.
Stomp, stomp, stomp, stomp…
And they make a lot of noise… around… the house.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
The monsters run…
The monsters jump…
The monsters dance…
The monsters sleep…
They snore, and snore, and sleep about.
And they make a lot of noise, around the house.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
Source: The Kiboomers
Horns, Fangs, Knees and Claws
Horns, fangs, knees and claws, knees and claws,
Horns, fangs, knees and claws, knees and claws,
Eyes and ears and tail and paws,
Horns, fangs, knees and claws, knees and claws.
Source: Verona Story Time
Polka-dot Monster
(tune: I’m a little teapot)
I’m a little monster, friendly and bright.
I promise I won’t give you a fright.
I really love polka dots, but I have none.
So step right up and give me _____ ones.
Five Little Monsters
(Tune: Five Little Ducks)
Five little monsters jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mommy called the doctor and the doctor said,
“No more monsters jumping on the bed!”
Source: Storytime Katie
There was a little man
There was a little man
who had a little crumb
And over the mountain he did run
With a belly full of fat
and a big tall hat
And a pancake stuck to his bum, bum, bum
Source: Jbrary
Zip Zip Zip
(tune: Wheels on the Bus)
Zip, Zip, Zip, off it goes!
I see baby without clothes.
Zip, zip, zip, oh what do I see?
Diaper’s on in one, two, three!
Hello Bubble
Hello bubble, hello bubble,
Come and land, come and land,
Right in the middle, right in the middle,
Of my hand, of my hand.
Source: King County Library System
My Bubble Floats Over the Ocean
My bubble floats over the ocean,
My bubble floats over the sea,
My bubble floats over the ocean,
Oh, bubbles make me so happy!
Source: King County Library System
Rainbows in My Bubbles
(Tune: She’ll be Coming Round the Mountain)
I’ve got rainbows in my bubbles, yes, I do
I’ve got rainbows in my bubbles, yes, I do
When I look up towards the sun,
They’ve got rainbows every one.
I’ve got rainbows in my bubbles, yes, I do.
