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Imagine Your Story #8

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Books:

Inclusion:

The fairies in Backyard Fairies by Phoebe Wahl reflect all types of human ethnicities.

In The Sleeping beauty by Jennifer Adams the Prince is of an indeterminate race and there are many other background characters of various ethnicities.

Flannel Song:

Song: In the Middle of the Moat

Tune: There’s a Hole in the Middle of the Sea

There’s a castle in the middle of the moat (clap, clap)

There’s a castle in the middle of the moat (clap, clap)

There’s a castle, there’s a castle,

There’s a castle in the moat. (clap, clap)

There’s a bed in the castle in the middle of the moat (clap, clap)

There’s a bed in the castle in the middle of the moat (clap, clap)

There’s a bed, there’s a bed,

There’s a bed in the castle in the moat.

There’s a princess on the bed in the castle in the middle of the moat (clap, clap)

There’s a princess on the bed in the castle in the middle of the moat (clap, clap)

There’s a princess, there’s a princess,

There’s a princess on the bed in the castle in the moat.

There’s a crown on the princess on the bed in the castle in the middle of the moat (clap, clap).

There’s a crown on the princess on the bed in the castle in the middle of the moat

(clap, clap)

There’s a crown, there’s a crown,

There’s a crown on the princess on the bed in the castle in the moat.

I adapted this from the version at Literary Hoots to fit the theme of The Sleeping beauty by Jennifer Adams to fit the theme of The Sleeping beauty by Jennifer Adams

July Repeating Songs:

All Through the Land (to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus”)

The wings of the dragon go up and down, up and down, up and down,

The wings of the dragon go up and down, all through the land.

The princess in the tower twirls around, twirls around, twirls around,

The princess in the tower twirls around all through the land.

The Knight gallops his horse, gallop his horse, gallops his horse.

The Knight gallops his horse, all through the land.

The people in the kingdom jump and shout, jump and shout, jump and shout.

The people in the kingdom jump and shout, all through the land.

The Knights Go Marching (to the tune of “The Ants Go Marching”)

The knights go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah,

The knights go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah.

The knights go marching one by one, they stop and stand to see the sun.

And they all go marching, down to the cave, to capture the dragon.

The knights go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah.

The knights go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah.

The knights go marching two by two, the stop to see what’s new.

And they all go marching down to the cave, to capture the dragon.

The knights go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah.

The knights go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah.

The knights go marching three by three, they stop and rest by the tree.

And they all go marching down to the cave, to capture the dragon.

The knights go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah.

The knights go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah.

The knights go marching four by four, they listen to the dragon snore.

And they all go marching down to the cave to capture the dragon.

The knights go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah.

The knights go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah.

The knights go marching five by five, they see the dragon, he’s alive.

And they are go marching down to the cave, to capture the dragon.

Inclusive Imagine Your Story #3

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Books:

Once Upon a World: Rapunzel by Chloe Perkins and Illustrated by #OwnVoices Archana Sreenivasan

Lovabye Dragon by Barbara Joosse and illustrated by Randy Cecil

Maybe Mother Goose by Esme Raji Codell and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri

Inclusion:

The Once Upon a World series by Chloe Perkins takes familiar stories and moves them to unfamiliar locations. In this case Rapunzel is transported to India.

In Maybe Mother Goose the pages are filled with children from multiple cultures tripping their way through traditional nursery rhymes. We read one half last week and are reading the other half this week.

Flannel Game:

While elephants don’t show up in our version of Rapunzel, they do show up in many tales of India so we thought we’d use them as an element in this story time.

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Elephant Rhymes
5 Elephants on a String
One purple elephant
Balancing step by step on a piece of string
She thought it was such a wonderful stunt
That she called for another elephant!
”  ”
Five purple elephants
Balancing step by step on a piece of string
All of a sudden the string broke
And down came all the elephant folk!
Credit Felt Board Magic
Note: As you place the elephants on the felt board, carefully place them on the string.  In the last verse tug the string quickly and all the elephants should fly up in the air.

June Repeating Songs and Rhymes:

Song:

Fairies Fly

(sung to the tune of “Frere Jacques”)

Fairies fly, fairies fly (undulate fingers as if they were the fairies, moving hands in the air)

All around, all around (move hands around in the air)

Fairies fly up high (Move hands up high)

Fairies fly down low (move hands low)

All around, all around (move hands around in the air)

Credit : Collaborative Summer Library Reading Program

Song:

(Sung to the tune of “If You’re Happy and you Know it”)

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my nose.

There’s a little elf he’s sitting on my nose.

He’s sitting on my nose, then off away he goes.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my nose.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my knee.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my knee.

He’s sitting on my knee, then quickly he will flee.

There’s a little elf sitting on my knee.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my head.

Thee’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my head.

He’s sitting on my head, then he goes to find a bed.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my head.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my feet.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my feet.

He’s sitting on my feet, then goes to find a seat.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my feet.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my hair.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my hair.

He’s sitting on my hair, but I don’t really care.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my hair.

Credit : Collaborative Summer Library Reading Program

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Books:

La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya and Illustrated by #OwnVoices Juana Martinez-Neal

Princesses Wear Pants by Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim, illustrated by Eva Byrne.

Maybe Mother Goose by Esme Raji Codell and illustrated by Elisa Chavarri

Inclusion:

In La Princesa and the Pea the rhyming text includes Spanish and English in this charming retelling of the classic fairy tale.  Illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal won the 2018 Pura Belpre.  The textiles and culture of the artist’s native Peru influenced the illustrations. 

In Maybe Mother Goose the pages are filled with children from multiple cultures tripping their way through traditional nursery rhymes.

Flannel Game:

I use this as a hide and seek game.  It’s fun and different because when we play hide and seek we usually just do it by color, but in this case we can also identify by pattern.

June Repeating Songs:

Song:

Fairies Fly

(sung to the tune of “Frere Jacques”)

Fairies fly, fairies fly (undulate fingers as if they were the fairies, moving hands in the air)

All around, all around (move hands around in the air)

Fairies fly up high (Move hands up high)

Fairies fly down low (move hands low)

All around, all around (move hands around in the air)

Credit : Collaborative Summer Library Reading Program

Song:

(Sung to the tune of “If You’re Happy and you Know it”)

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my nose.

There’s a little elf he’s sitting on my nose.

He’s sitting on my nose, then off away he goes.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my nose.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my knee.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my knee.

He’s sitting on my knee, then quickly he will flee.

There’s a little elf sitting on my knee.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my head.

Thee’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my head.

He’s sitting on my head, then he goes to find a bed.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my head.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my feet.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my feet.

He’s sitting on my feet, then goes to find a seat.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my feet.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my hair.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my hair.

He’s sitting on my hair, but I don’t really care.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my hair.

Credit : Collaborative Summer Library Reading Program

Inclusive Imagine Your Story #1

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Books:

Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith

Fairly Fairy Tales by Esme Raji Codell and Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri

You Don’t Want a Unicorn! by Ame Dyckman and Illustrated by Liz Climo

Inclusion:

Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith takes a familiar fairy tale and lands it in modern Africa. In this version Little Red’s Auntie Rosie wakes up covered in spots and Little Red needs to bring her some spot medication right away! We are introduced to all kinds of African animal through colorful pictures until we finally meet the Very Hungry Lion!

Flannel Rhyme:

5 Little Unicorns
I saw five little unicorns – creatures from folklore. I watched the blue one prance away, and then there were four.
I saw four little unicorns resting by a tree
I watched the orange one prance away, and then there were three.
I saw three little unicorns, but as near to them I drew
The green one pranced away, and then there were two.
I saw two little unicorns – I watched them run and run
the yellow one pranced away, and then there was one.
I saw a lonely pink unicorn standing in the sun.
when I blinked by eyes, it pranced away, and then there were none.

Song:

Fairies Fly

(sung to the tune of “Frere Jacques”)

Fairies fly, fairies fly (undulate fingers as if they were the fairies, moving hands in the air)

All around, all around (move hands around in the air)

Fairies fly up high (Move hands up high)

Fairies fly down low (move hands low)

All around, all around (move hands around in the air)

Credit : Collaborative Summer Library Reading Program

Song:

(Sung to the tune of “If You’re Happy and you Know it”)

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my nose.

There’s a little elf he’s sitting on my nose.

He’s sitting on my nose, then off away he goes.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my nose.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my knee.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my knee.

He’s sitting on my knee, then quickly he will flee.

There’s a little elf sitting on my knee.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my head.

Thee’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my head.

He’s sitting on my head, then he goes to find a bed.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my head.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my feet.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my feet.

He’s sitting on my feet, then goes to find a seat.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my feet.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my hair.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my hair.

He’s sitting on my hair, but I don’t really care.

There’s a little elf, he’s sitting on my hair.

Credit : Collaborative Summer Library Reading Program

Craft:

We are open to the public. They are allowed short 15 minutes visits during which time they can pick up a weekly craft kit to go with the story time. We’ll also be doing a video demonstrating how to make it. This week we are doing a magic wand.