A Visitors guide to a Scare-orrific Tour of your Local Library

SCAry THinGs

that aren't really all that scary

Librarians do tours. There is nothing I like more than to spend an hour with a school group. This is one such booktalk, book care discussion, and storytelling as told to a group of second-graders.

October Tour Ideas
Some books to Share others to Read

Who's afraid of spiders? Anyone?


Aaaarrgghh Spider by Lydia Monks
OPL Link

You are all much too big to be afraid of those teeny tiny itsy bitsy spiders, aren't you? You aren't afraid. Right? 
Right.




Aha, but a fly, now a fly has every right to be afraid of a spider

Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt / illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi 
OPL Link



Or, maybe it's BUGS you are afraid of? No? Maybe?

Not Beetle McGrady, she's not afraid of bugs. She EATS bugs.


Beetle McGrady Eats Bugs! by Jane Manning
OPL Link

As a matter of fact, the library has cookbooks that have RECIPES for eating bugs.






Oh, but Charlotte from Charlotte's Web certainly isn't afraid of bugs. I know they make Wilbur a little ill. But then, pig slop makes ME feel ill.

Or, even the

Wide Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
OPL Link


He certainly loves bugs. No need to be afraid there.




What else do people think are scary?

The dark?

There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer

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Alfie Is Not Afraid by Patricia Carlin
OPL Link

Scary Times?

What about the first day of Kindergarten?

 

Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! by Hyewon Yum

...author of 

I Broke My Butt! The Cheeky Sequel to the International Bestseller I Need a New Butt!

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or

My Brave Year of Firsts by Jamie Lee Curtis
OPL Link 

Storms?

Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco

p.s. there's a recipe in the back to bake as the storm approaches

OPL Link

Scary Stories?

Owl at Home by Arnold Lobel
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Bunnicula by James Howe

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Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly Swamp by Mercer Mayer
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shhhhhh
or the super super scary . . .  

 

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

OPL Link 

Maybe just being different can be a little scary


Hooway for Wodney Wat by Helen Lester
A story of a Rat who can't say his R's and is teased.
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Ugly by Donna Jo Napoli

The story of the Ugly Duckling

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Babe the Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith
Do you kids know why Babe was different? What did he want to be? That's right, a SHEEPpig, a pig that herds sheep like a sheepdog. 
OPL Link

Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems

a monster who can't scare anyone

OPL Link

... ah, but our friends help us through.
Friends like






Elephant and Piggie, My Friend is Sad by Mo Willems
OPL Link 


 

Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel

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BabyMouse: Our Hero by Jennifer Holm
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Brave Squish Rabbit by Katherine Battersby

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Jumpy Jack and Googily by Meg Rosoff

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Bertie was a Watchdog by Rick Walton
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Maybe you have a favorite stuffed animal that gets you through tough times



Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
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A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
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But, of all the scary things out there, the scariest thing I was ever scared of as a kids was . . .
THE LIBRARIAN!

Yes. The Librarian.

I knew she knew I had a fine and she, in her all-knowing way she had, she also knew I didn't have a single penny to pay that .10 cent fine and because of that fine, I would not be allowed to check out a book. Not a single solitary book. . .  anyway . . .

Speaking of scary Librarians, the children at Sunrise Elementary School also had a problem,


The Library Dragon by Carmen Deedy
OPL Link

Whew, I'm so glad she turned out to be nice after all. I'm sure my librarian might have been nice after all, but I was too scared to ever find out.

That is why I, as a librarian, am determined to never ever be a scary librarian!






Now, there are a few things that do scare us librarians - - - 

DAMAGED BOOKS

(refer to the Rules as posted in Miss Lotty's New Kid Friendly Library)

Now that all of you kids know how to take care of your library books, and you also know how to check hurt books into the book hospital--I can trust you with the most fragile of all of our books--


POP-UP books like this one we saw earlier . . .



Wide Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
(at this point the kids need a movement break--add actions, repetitive phrases and the like to this telling) OPL Link

mmm, do I trust you all yet? Maybe? Maybe not ;) 

(Let them opt for the flannel story, or the pop up, or even a telling with the puppets)

Once again, those flies need to really watch out, don't they? Not just for spiders, but frogs too!

Oh, dear. We haven't talked about the scariest of the scary yet . . .

MONSTERS!

Monsters lurking under the bed,

Monster Bed by Jeanne Willis
OPL Link 

Junie B Jones has a Monster Under her Bed by Barbara Park

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or . . . maybe, maybe...


Monster Mama by Liz Rosenberg
( I know I turn into a Monster Mama after a certain time late at night!)
OPL Link







Ah, but those are just stories. Right?

I mean, as one of my favorite storytellers Bill Harley says, there are a lot of kids that think they have a monster that lives under their bed. But, really, it's just their imagination. 

 . . . except for Alicia, now Alicia really had a monster that lived under her bed . . .

Alicia and the Little Monster by Bill Harley
(as told on the CD One More Time)  
OPL Link

And last, but not least--

I know what scares Monster and Moms. Truly terrifies them . . .

it's, it's . . .

BLACK SOCKS!

(and sing it!) 

OPL Link to Bill Harley's Play it Again CD

Black socks, they never get dirty, the longer you wear them the stronger they get!

 
Now run on home, check under your bed, make sure there are no monsters, no hairy heebly jeebly creatures, and most importantly, no dirty socks left to rot under your bed--for you never know, you might just get a stinky sock-loving creepy crawly or two that happen to love BLACK SOCKS!

 Goodbye everybody and remember to check out lots of books!

Scary Scary Monsters!

Hairy Scary Monsters!

Oogily, Boogily Monsters!

Rumbily Bumbly Monsters!

BOO!

A somewhat scary storytime for 3 year olds and up.

I played Monsters in the Bathroom (OPL Link) on a loop in the 5-10 minutes leading up to storytime.
(Click Here for a Monster Storytime Outline for very large groups --too large to see a book)

(all set up)

Hello everyone!

Can you tell me what you think my storytime is about today?

       Ooh, that's right - MONsTeRS!

How many of you have ever thought there was a monster under your bed? Oh, a lot of you.

Well, I'm telling you. It's just in your imagination.

None of those monsters are real.

Except for Alicia, now her monster was real...

Tell Bill Harley's

Alicia and the Little Monster

from the CD One More Time (OPL Link)

...I’m a little monster, with some fancy shoes!

Jumpy Jack and Googily by Meg Rosoff

(OPL Link)

(Make sure you point the book down at the kids for a good picture view- this photo just showed the jacket nicely ;))

Whew!
Who knew? Socks!!

I bet I know who else is scared of socks... black socks anyway...

(whisper) ...your mom

Black Socks

from the CD Monsters in the Bathroom by Bill Harley (OPL Link)

Sing 2-3 times so that everyone can get the tune

Oh, I know another monster - - a terrible monster - -

Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems

(OPL Link)

I’m a Little Monster

(to the tune of I’m a Little Teapot)

I’m a little monster short and stout

Here is my tail and here is my snout

When I get all angry hear me shout

Roaaaaar, all run out.

Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley

(OPL Link)

Flannel story

...and don't come back unless I say so!

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Play Black Socks from the CD Do it Together by Bill Harley (OPL Link) or Nighty Noodles from the  One More Time CD as exit music.

A sign of a good storytime-- all the kids rushing up to get the books on display

New Monster Books and a Some Old Favorites

Jane and Mizmo by Matthew Armstrong
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Always Listen to Your Mother by Florence Heide
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What’s Under my Bed by James Stevenson
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Socksquatch by Frank Dormer
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My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
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My Mama Says There ain’t any Zombies, ghosts, . . .by Judith Viorst
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Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Kaplan
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My Creature Teacher by Laura Leuck
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Goodnight Little Monster Helen Ketteman
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Welcome to Monster Town by Ryan Heshka
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Monster Sleepover by Scott Beck
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Harry and the Terrible Whatzit by Dick Gackenbach
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Monster Bed by Jeanne Willis
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I Need my Monster by Amanda Noll
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Monster at the End of this Book by Sesame Street
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Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli by Barbara Hicks
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If You’re a Monster and You Know It Rebecca Emberly
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Bill Harley's Stories and songs on CD

Play it Again

One More Time (Alicia and the Monster)

Monsters in the Bathroom

Do It Together

*Okay, I admit it: I am a big Bill Harley fan. You will be too. You can't help it. And, if you ever see that Bill is telling stories anywhere near you - don't miss out! Get your ticket and go ;)

Everything's all coming up green!

Open with Kermit Unpigged
OPL Link
(it's best as pre-music, it's rather slow to be using during the program)


Green de dum, greeny grin green. Green, green green . . .
(walking along, on a stroll with the Laptime Box in my arms)

Oh, hello there everyone! What a surprise to see all of you here!
You know, you are just in time!

I'm on a hunt. A big hunt!
I'm looking for Green.

See, I've heard a lot of people talking about going green and well,

I just figured I needed to find green before I go turning green. Gotta see if I like it, you know? I mean, really now, what if tastes funny, or what if it's big and gigantic and huge and it won't fit in my bedroom and it squashes my bed and I don't want it anymore and it won't go away!

No?
You say it's not like that?

It's a color?? Like in the rainbow?

Phew. What a relief. I'm still trying to figure out what it IS.

Guess what though, my friends have put together this box of green for me, I'm going to see what we have . . .

Hmm, it's a book.
(pull book out of the box)

Hah!
It looks like I'm not the only one having hard time finding green . . .


Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox
OPL Link


So that's green!
He's the same color as a bush!
And a bush is green too!

What else do we have in the box . . .


Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you See?
by Bill Martin
OPL Link
(I use a flannel version, saving the frog for the last)

Ooooh, Frogs! Frogs are Green!
I know frogs. Ribbit Ribbit.
(Reading in Bed is Terrific! Ribit!)
No? Yes?

(go back to the box and pull out... FROGS!)

Five Green and Speckled Frogs

Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs,
Yum, yum.

One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool,
("get your 'fours' out, can you show me 4?" - little ones are SO much fun to watch as they try to get the right amount of fingers up!)

Now there are four green speckled frogs
Glub, glub.

Four green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log . . .
(diving into the box again, we find...book/flannel/puppet version - whatever works for the age you've got today)


Wide-Mouthed Frog by Keith Faulkner
OPL Link
(once more to the box, and it's a TURTLE!)











I Had a Little Turtle

I had a little turtle,
His name was Tiny Tim
I put him in the bathtub
To see if he could swim.

He drank up all the water
He ate up all the soap,
And now he's sick in bed
With a bubble in his throat.

Hiccup!

big
-blow a bubble, hands expand larger and larger as we go
Bigger
BIGGEST
-watch out, turn your head away, get ready, and . . .

POP!
-clap!


Wow, that was fun!
Let's see what else we have in our box . . .
(reach into box again, shy away- really ham this one up - act VERY worried, scared and timid.)

Uh, I think we are done now.
Yep.

I don't think we can do this next one.
Nope. Not at all.

It's, well, it's . . .
scary (said in that very timid scared voice)

You really want to see it?
No, I don't think so.

You DO think so?
Are you sure?
Oh, oh...okay, but don't say I didn't warn you,
(pull the felt green circle for the beginnings of Go Away Big Green Monster--I really work this one up, you can have the kids rolling in the aisles if you do this right--as you put each item on the green flannel face, you can hardly stand to touch it, it's so scary! Add sound effects, some zoops and schwoops as you take away parts for the last half.)

Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
OPL Link


...and no more Green! Not right now, nope - not unless I say so!


Close the storytelling with more
The Muppet Show Music, Mayhem, and More! / Bein' Green
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Need more?

Little Pea by Amy Rosenthal
OPL Link

ToriAnn's Goodbye song - found in the Goodbye post here

Bedtime

Please can I go back to bed? Pretty please with sugar on top?

Whatever do you do if you wake up in the morning and all you want to do is go back to bed!


Well?
What do you do?


You go to bed of course!
But first, we need to have a bedtime bath...


Bath Time by Eileen Spinelli
OPL link


Oh dear, that was one FULL bathtub! Good thing mom know just what to do.
Ooooo - what cute little piggie toes you have my dear, what cute little piggie fingers you have too!


Piggies by Audrey Wood
(I do this as a fingerplay - it works wonderfully)
OPL link


Okay, time to get out and dry off.
Now what is it that we do?
You got it - we brush our teeth!


Brush Your Teeth
(I used a shark puppet to show some good teeth here!)
- check out the Raffi cd!
OPL link

When you wakeup in the mornin' at a quarter to one
and you want to have a little fun
You brush your teeth
chh, chh, chh, chh, cha, cha, cha, cha!

...two, and you just don't know what to do
...three, and want the biggest smile for me
...four, and someone's knockin' upon your door
...five, and you're so happy to be alive

Let me see those shiney clean teeth! Open wide!
Wow, I'm blinded! You all did a superb job brushing those teeth.
Now it's off to bed with some snuggy fuzzy pj's and a bedtime story.


Wide-Mouthed Frog by Faulkner
OPL link


Are you all snuggled in bed now?
Good.
You want more? How about a little song?


Slippery Fish

Slippery fish, slippery fish
- Slide palms backwards and forwards - slipping
Swimming through the water,
Slippery fish, slippery fish
Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!
-hands to face, dismay, surprise, shock

Oh, NO! I've been eaten by an...
Octopus, Octopus,
- arms out and slowly waving up and down like an octopus

Swimming in the water,
Oh, Octopus, Octopus...
Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!
-hands to face, dismay, surprise, shock

Oh, NO! I've been eaten by a...
Great big shark, great big shark
-arms open and shut from the elbow to the hands, fingers interlock when they meet for sharp teeth.

Swimming in the water
Great big shark, great big shark
Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!
-hands to face, dismay, surprise, shock

Oh, NO! I've been eaten by a ...
Humongous whale, humongous whale
-arms open and shut in a huge 'whale-mouth' motion

Swimming in the water,
Humongous whale, humongous whale
Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!
-hands to face, dismay, surprise, shock

Oh, NO!!! Oh ..
-look around, look...who ate it...

YOU ate it!
-look of utter surpise on your face as you gesture to a child


Speaking of Fish - I'm wanna kiss that little fish-fish face of yours!
Uh-oh, no kissing? Are you sure?


Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
OPL link


Five in the Bed
(I used a penguin, a shark, a frog, a pig, and for the little one - a hedgehog)

Five in the bed and the little one said,
Roll over, roll over
So they all rolled over and one fell out.
(puppets roll over and OFF the table/bed)


Hmmm.
Are you asleep yet?
No?
Me either.

(wait)

How about now?
Phoowy.
How long does it take to fall asleep?


Tick Tock

Tick tock
Tick tock
Tick tock
Goes my daddy's big clock.
(repeat)

But my mommy's little clock goes
tick tick tick tick tick!
(and TICKLE those kids!)

...repeat this one again, particularly if you see that it's new for a lot of the kids/parents

Are you out of bed little one?
You need a kiss?
Oh, how could we have forgotten a goodnight kiss!?


Kissy Kissy Baby

Kissy, Kissy, fingers,
Kissy, Kissy, toes,
Kissy, Kissy, baby,
On your kissy nose

I Love to kiss your fingers,
I Love to kiss your toes,
I Love to kiss my baby,
On your kissy nose!


Are you ready to go to sleep now?
No?
Why not?
Ah, you are afraid there is a monster.


Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Edward Emberley
(flannel board story or book)
OPL link


Now no more monsters!
Let's rub your back and sing a quiet song


Sleep My Treasure
Let's Play Music - a MUST musical program for your 4 to 5 year olds, IMHO
- now rock slowly back and forth, if mama or daddy are near, have them come rock their children...

Sleep my treasure,
Close to mother.
Hush my baby do,
To your cradle comes a moonbeam.
Shining just for you.

...repeat for a father verse


Good night now, sleep tight.

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More:

If Animals Kissed Good Night by Ann Paul
OPL link

Monsters & Aliens Everywhere

Monsters, Aliens and Octopi, Oh My!
Laptime Travels around the World and Beyond
- printable handout -


On you mark! Get set! GO!
Let's go exploring!

The Kids go Marching One by One
I you've just got babies and only a few toddlers, don't actually go marching, just tap you legs to keep the beat. For a Storytime you can use rhythm sticks though!

The kids go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The kids go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah
The kids go marching one by one,
The little one stops to suck his thumb
And they all go marching down around the town
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The kids go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The kids go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah
The kids go marching two by two,
The little one stops to tie his shoe
And they all go marching down around the town
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The kids go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The kids go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah
The kids go marching three by three,
The little one stops to climb a tree
And they all go marching down around the town
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!


Whew, that was some good marching there.
How far do you think we traveled?


I've Been to Harlem
I like to roll my arms for this song ...over, over, over...


I've been to Harlem
I've been to Dover
I've traveled this whole wide world over, over, over
Three times over,
Drink all the lemonade and turn the glasses over.


Well, we've been all over the world, but what about outer space?

Zzzzzrrroooomm! putt-putt-putt-putt CRASH!
What was that?

Did you just see a space ship zoom by?
Let's go investigate.

Oh dear, I think it's a, a, a monster, or a space alien, or maybe it's a, a, a hungry alien monster!

Hungry Monster by Phyllis Root
OPL link
(I just tell this story since the book is too small to read to a group. I use a puppet monster(or dragon or alien) a daisy, a rock and a little tree. I like to have a few older children hold the rock, the flower, the tree and the banana - older kids that will not be scared by the monster)

That was a little scary there.
Glad we were able to be friends with that alien monster.
Do you think he will take us for a trip in his rocket ship?

Take a Trip in my Rocket Ship

Zoom, zoom, zoom, I'm going to the moon.
If you want to take a trip
Climb aboard my rocket ship...
step into a ship, crouch down as you countdown

5
4
3
2
1
BLAST-OFF
Jump!


Zoooooom, Vrooooooommmmmm, Zoooooom
fly around, arms out like a plane -have kids do the same it they are old enough.


We're Off to Look for Aliens by Colin McNaughton
OPL link
You can read the book for Storytime, but just sing the Universe verse for Laptime
p.s. this book can be sung to 'Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush'
...Here we go round the Universe the Universe the Universe...


Here we are! We're on the MOON!
Some important safety notes -
We can't breath on the moon without some special equipment.
Put on your helmet, step into your jumpsuit...
mime putting on a helmet, make breathing sounds, give a thumbs up...


Let's go see what the moon is made of, I hear that it's made of cheese!
Nope, not cheese. Just sandy dust, but let's keep exploring...


Reach for the Stars


 Bend and stretch and reach for the stars
There goes Jupiter, there goes Mars.
Bend and stretch and reach for the sky,
Stand on tip-e-toe, oh so high!Wait a minute? What was THAT?
That was a COW! How did a cow get up here?



Hey Diddle Diddle
I like to have the puppets/stuffed animals for this part - not the dish or spoon though...


Hey diddle diddle,The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon,
The little dog laughed to see such fun,
And the dish ran away with the spoon


Silly old cow.
And where did that dish and spoon get to, I can't seem to find them at all!

Let's keep exploring!
I've also heard that there might be a man that lives here on the moon!

Stomp. Pouf. Stomp. Jump!
ACK!!! I don't see a man, but I DO see a Great Big Green MONSTER!!


Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
OPL link
I use the felt story or the book is large enough and simple enough for a LT - or get creative and make a felt green Alien.and don't come back unless I say so!


Whew! I'm glad that Big Green Monster is gone.
Look, I can see the Earth from here.
If you've got a picture of the Earth, or a globe, use it :)

Is this what the moon sees every night?



What the Sun Sees, What the Moon Sees by Nancy Tafuri
OPL link
I just read the moon part. This book is big enough with short enough text to be a successful read at Laptime


And look all around, look at all these stars...


Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are.


Oh dear, I'm starting to get sleepy.
I think it's time to head back home.


Take a Trip in my Rocket Ship


Zoom, zoom, zoom, I'm going to my home.
If you want to take a trip
Climb aboard my rocket ship...
step into a ship, crouch down as you countdown
5 4 3 2 1 BLAST-OFF !
Jump! Now go 'flying' again, invite the kids to join you...


...brace yourselves!
Get ready, were going into the sea,
and just like the old time astronaughts used to do...

aaaaSPLASHAaaaaa

Still got your breathing masks on? Good job!
Let's go swimming!
Down, down, down into the sea.
thumbs up again, start 'swimming'

Bubble Hop Stop
I have a 'bubble gun' that was a big hit- just walk through the crowd shooting bubbles as you repeat the rhyme.

One bubble, 2 bubbles, 3 bubbles, top.
4 bubbles, 5 bubbles, 6 bubbles, hop
7 bubbles, 8 bubbles, 9 bubbles, pop
10 bubbles floating down, time to stop.


Look around, what do you see?


Baby Octopus
Skip to My Lou tune

Eight long arms and two big eyes
Salty tears when he cries
Lives down deep in the bottom of the sea
Can you guess what he can be?

See him wiggle, see him slide
Try to catch him, he will hide
Give him a kiss so he won't fuss
He's a baby octopus!

Oh no! Here comes his mama!

Mrs. Octopus
This is an altered version of Five Green and Speckled Frogs that a young patron Carly made up

Five little fishies swimming in the sea,
Teasing Mrs. Octopus,
You can’t catch me, you can’t catch me

Along comes Mrs. Octopus, quiet as can be…
And SNAPS that fishie right out of the sea!

Four little fishies swimming in the sea
…repeat until…
No more fishies swimming in the sea
…Mrs. Octopus has a full tummy!


Look up, up, up. There's our boat!
Swim, swim, swim. Hop in and ...


Row Row Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat gently in the sea,
Merrily, merrily, merrily life is fun for me.


Ah, home again.
Thank you all for being such brave travelers.
See you next time!

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More - just in case you need it:

All Around the World from the CD Pillow Full of Wishes by Cathy Fink; Marcy Marxer
OPL link

Little Rabbit Foo Foo by Michael Rosen
OPL link

Dance by the Light of the Moon by Joanne Ryder
OPL link
- Can be sung to the tune of Buffalo Gals

Ticklemonster and Me by Max Haynes

My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
OPL link

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I'm off to the Moon by Dan Yaccarino

Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
OPL link

Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun by Marianne Berkes
OPL link

In the Space of the Sky by Richard Lewis
OPL link

Moonstruck by Gennifer Choldenko

Moongame by Frank Asch
OPL link

Mooncake by Frank Asch
OPL link

And if the Moon Could Talk by Kate Banks
OPL link

I'll Catch the Moon by Nina Crews
OPL link

Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes
OPL link

Zoom Zoom Zoom  Going to the Moon

(aka: Take a Trip in my Rocket Ship version 2)

Zoom, zoom, zoom,

I'm going to the moon, moon, moon,

You can come too, too, too

Going to the moon, moon, moon.

If you want to take a trip

Climb aboard my rocket ship...

step into a ship, crouch down as you countdown

5

4

3

2

1

BLAST-OFF

Jump!

Jump Jump Jump

Jump - jump – jump –
Jump over the moon;
Jump all the morning
And all the noon.


If You Ever, Ever, Never

If you ever, ever, ever, met a whale, whale, whale
You must never, never, never touch its tail, tail, tail, tail
For if you ever, ever, ever, touch its tail, tail, tail
You will never, never, never, meet another whale, whale, whale


Once I Caught a Fish Alive

1,2,3,4,5!
Once I caught a fish alive
6,7,8,9,10!
Then I let him go again

Why did you let him go?
Because he bit my finger so
Which finger did he bite?
The little finger on the right!


Baby Fish

Baby fish do do do do
Baby fish do do do do

Mommy fish do do do do
Mommy fish do do do do

Daddy fish do do do da da
Daddy fish do do do da da

Giant whale bu bu bu bu
Giant whale bu bu bu bu
Bu da dum!