Family Storytime
Greeting
Storytime Song – “Open Shut Them” by Hap Palmer
Mystery Letter of the Week with Napoleon (Letter Q) & Theme (Questionable Creatures)
Interactive Question – If you created your own animal, what would it look like?
Action Rhyme – “Willoughby Wallaby Woo“
Read a Book – Unstoppable by Adam Rex
Shaky Egg Song – “I Know a Chicken” by Laurie Berkner
Action Rhyme – “Animal Crackers”
Read a Book – Shark Dog! by Ged Adamson
Closing Song – “Wimoweh” by Laurie Berkner
Goodbye Rhyme – “Tickle the Stars”
Holiday
National Sea Monkey Day on May 16, 2022 is a unique reminder that this world is filled with some questionable creatures! Check out the video below to learn more about other weird and wonderful animals.
Did You Know?
- Octopuses can taste with their arms.
- Sperm whales in the Caribbean have an accent.
- Pigeons can do math.
Check Out This Craftivity!
Follow the link above for detailed instructions on how to make this cute platypus craft at home!
More Book Options
Shark Dog! by Ged Adamson
Fly Guy Presents: Weird Animals by Tedd Arnold
Questionable Creatures: A Bestiary by Pauline Baynes
Hello, My Name is Octicorn by Kevin Diller
Unnatural Selections by Wallace Edwards
The Barnabus Project by The Fan Brothers
Julia’s House for Lost Creatures by Ben Hatke
Welcome to Goon Holler by Christian Jacobs
Dewdrop by Katie O’Neill
Hello, My Name Is…: How Adorabilis Got His Name by Marisa Polansky
Unstoppable by Adam Rex
The Creature of Habit by Jennifer E. Smith
Rhyming Reasor 