Perry Public Library Storytime

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

 Stories we shared:

            Guess How Much I Love You:   by Sam McBratney                       I love you just the way you are:  by Virginia Miller

                Clifford I Love You:  by Norman Bridwell                                         Mouse’s First Valentine:  by Lauren Thompson

                The Very Special Valentine:  by Maggie Keen

               

Other books you may enjoy sharing:

Valentine’s Day at the Zoo:  by Nadine Westcott              Secret Valentine:  by Catherine Stock

Sweet Hearts:  by Jan Carr                                                                What Kind of Kiss?  By Alyssa Capucilli

The day it rained hearts:  by Felicia Bond                                       I love you so much:  by Carl Norac

The Kissing Monster:  by Marion Bauer                                          Little Bear’s Valentine:  by Else Minarik

                Little Mouse's Big Valentine:  by Thacher Hurd                             Froggy’s First Kiss:  by Jonathan London

                Roses are pink your feet really stink:  by D. deGroat                    How are you peeling?  By Saxton Freyman

One Zillion Valentines:  by Frank Modell                                         I need a valentine:  by Harriet Ziefert

Happy Valentine's Day Emma:  by J. Stevenson                           One Very Best Valentine's Day:  by Joan Blos

Valentine Mice:  by Bethany Roberts                                               Yours 'Till the Ice Cracks:  by Laura Geringer

Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch:  by Eileen Spinelli                    I love you as much...:  by Laura Melmed

                Valentine Bears:  by Eve Bunting                                                     Valentine:  by Carol Carrick

                Happy Valentine's Day:  by Carol Barkin                                         Cranberry valentine:  by Wende Devlin

                Bee my valentine:  by Miriam Cohen                                               Winnie the Pooh's Valentine:  by BruceTalkington

                Valentine friends:  by Ann Schweninger                                         The hunt for rabbit's galosh:  by Ann Schweninger

                It's Valentine's Day!  by Jack Prelutsky                                            Village full of valentines:  by J. Stevenson                     

                Bumpety Bump:  by Kathy Henderson                                            Best Valentine in the world:  by Marjorie Sharmat

                Clifford's First Valentine's Day:  by N. Bridwell                              Great Valentines Day Balloon Race:  by A. Adams

                Lots of Hearts:  by  Maryann Cocca-Leffler                                     Super Fine Valentine:  by Bill Cosby

 

Songs and rhymes to share:

            You Are My Sunshine        If You're Happy and You know It           

                Bushel & A Peck              I Love You You Love Me

 

                Valentine (suit actions to words)                                                                      Roses are Red

                Snip, snip, snip the paper                                                                                 Violets are blue

                Press, press, press the paper                                                                         Sugar is sweet

                Here's a valentine for you!                                                                                 And so are you!

 

                Come-A-Look-A-See                                                                                          I'm A Little Valentine (sing to "I'm a Little Teapot")

                Come a look a see                                                                                             I'm a little valentine,

                Here's my mama (wiggle thumb)                                                                     Red and white

                Come a look a see                                                                                             With ribbons and lace

                Here's my papa   (wiggle pointer)                                                                    I'm a beautiful sight

                Come a look a see                                                                                             I can say "I Love You"

                Brother tall            (wiggle middle finger)                                                        On Valentine's Day                                                             

                Sister, baby           (wiggle ring finger & pinkie)                                              Just put me in an envelope                                                              

                We love them all!  (fold hands and kiss thumb)                                            And give me away!

                                               

                Look Who's Coming                                                                                          Little Miss Dimble  (clap & bounce to rhyme)

                Look who's coming down the walk  (shade eyes with hand)                     Little Miss Dimble

                Oh, please, Mr. Mailman, won't you stop?      (wave hand)                          Lived in a thimble

                With a knock, knock, knock                (pretend to knock)                               Slept in a measuring spoon

                Anyone at home?                                   (cup and around mouth)                  She met a mosquito

                A Valentine for you has come!          (hold up pretend valentine)                 And called him "My Sweet-o"

                                                                                                                                                And married him under the moon

                Valentines

                Valentines, valentines, how many do you see?                                            Skinnamarink

                Valentines, valentines, count them all with me                                             Skinnamarinky dinky dink

                One for father, one for mother           (count on fingers)                                Skinnamarinky do

                One for grandma too                                                                                          I love you              

                One for sister, one for brother                                                                                           (repeat)

                And here is one for you                                                                                      I love you in the morning and in the afternoon             

                               (make heart with thumbs and index fingers)                                 I love you in the evening, underneath the moon

                                                                                                                                                Oh, Skinnamarinky dinky dink     

                                                                                                                                                Skinnamarinky do    

                                                                                                                                                I love you                                                                                         

Say it in sign!     Love = cross your arms over your chest – hands by your shoulders - like a hug

 

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