Story Time: Something NEW Just for YOU! in November

by | Nov 25, 2025 | Blog, Kid's Corner, Story Time | 0 comments

Discover your new favorite story! We've curated a collection of fresh books, each paired with a special activity to spark your child’s imagination and extend the fun.

Join us Tuesdays, and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Community Room or Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Activity Room.

Ages 3-5

Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play

Tip

The holidays are a good time to learn about gratitude with your child. As your child gives and receives gifts, you can talk about acts of kindness and the feelings and or emotions associated with giving and receiving a gift. - TenderHeartedTeacher.com

Activity

 Make a gratitude jar with your child. Decorate a jar or box, write down things that both of you are grateful for on small pieces of paper, and put them in the jar. Then, throughout the year, pull out a paper and talk about why you were grateful for that particular thing. You can also add more slips of paper to your jar as you both discover and experience new things!

Books Presented

Book cover for Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Christmas by Joy Cowley

Mrs. Wishy-Washy's Christmas by Joy Cowley

When Mrs. Wishy-Washy asks her farm animals to take a bath for Christmas, they find a way to take one without freezing.
Book cover for Fire Pups to the Rescue! by Lisa Desimini

Fire Pus to the Rescue! by Lisa Desimini

Four Dalmatian heroes use their senses to help a family, and their pets, safely escape a house fire.
Book cover for Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes

Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes

At Thanksgiving time, children express their gratitude for the people and things in their lives.
Book cover for Bouncing Bunnies! by Fix Osborne

Bouncing Bunnies by Fiz Osborne

A group of bunnies bounce around, their favorite thing to do, and as they shake from head to toe, they invite you to join in too.

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays

Two Little Bunny Rabbits

Two little bunny rabbits sitting on a hill, 
One named Brooke, and the other named Bill.
Hop away, Brooke! Hop away, Bill! 
Come back, Brooke! Come back, Bill!
Two little bunny rabbits  sitting on a hill, 
One named Brooke, and the other named Bill.

Two little bunny rabbits looking at a cloud,
One was quiet, and the other was loud 
Hop away, Quiet! Hop away, Loud!
Come back, Quiet! Come back, Loud!
Two little bunny rabbits looking at a cloud,
One was quiet, and the other was loud!

Adapted from King County Library System

There's Something in the Barn

Tune: Up on the Housetop
Open up the barn door, the spring goes “Boink.”
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Oink, oink, oink.”
Open up the barn door, the clock strikes two.
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Moo, moo, moo.”

Open up the barn door, it’s a snowy day.
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Neigh, neigh, neigh.”
Open up the barn door, singing, “Tra-la-la.”
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Blaa, blaa, blaa.”

Open up the barn door, while the sky is blue.
There’s something in the barn, saying, “Cock-a-doodle-do!”

Five Apple Pies in the Bakery Shop

Five apple pies in the bakery shop
Five apple pies with sugar on top
Along came a man with a penny in his hand
Click, clock, click, clock, click, clock, click, clock
He took one pie and away he ran.

Four apple pies in the bakery shop…..
Three apple pies in the bakery shop…
Two apple pies in the bakery shop…
One apple pies in the bakery shop…

But we’re not finished:
No apple pies in the bakery shop.
No apple pies with sugar on top.
Along came a man with a penny in his hand.
Click, clock, click, clock, click, clock, click, clock
He took one look… and away he ran!

Adapted from King County Library System

Hurry, Hurry! Drive the Fire Truck

Hurry, hurry! Drive the fire truck
Hurry, hurry! Drive the fire truck
Hurry, hurry! Drive the fire truck
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

Hurry, hurry! Turn the corner… ding!
Hurry, hurry! Climb the ladder… ding!
Hurry, hurry! Spray the water… ding!
Slowly, slowly back to the station… Shh! 

Source: The Kiboomers

Crafts and Activities

Coloring page of a bunny frolicking in autumn leaves.

Autumn Bunny Coloring Page

 

 

A bunny puppet that comes out of a cardboard tube.

Pop Up Bunny Craft

Additional Books

Book cover for The Cow Who Clucked by Denise Fleming

The Cow Who Clucked by Denise Fleming

When a cow loses her moo, she searches to see if another animal in the barn has it.

Book cover for The Hippo-not-amus by Tony Payne

The Hippo-not-amus by Tony Payne

Portly grows tired of being a hippopotamus so he becomes a hipponoceros, a hippo-bat-onoceros, a hippo-ele-bat-onoceros, and a hippo-gir-ele-bat-onoceros!
Book cover for String Ball by Chris Monroe

String Ball by Chris Monroe

When a kitten finds its young owner's string ball craft project, adventures ensue. Includes instructions on making a hollow string ball.
Book cover for Wind Watchers by Micha Archer

Wind Watchers by Micha Archer

Seasons come and go, and the wind wafts its way through them all. This delights a family of children, and when they ask the wind, "How will you blow today?" they get a kick out of not knowing what answer they'll get. Will the wind send gentle breezes that tickle and delight, cooling them off on hot days? Or strong gusts that knock their hats off and send them running inside on stormy days? One thing is for certain to our wind watchers--the wind is an always-changing wonder and constantly takes their breath away!

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