Perry Public Library Storytime

        A Little Monkey Business

 

 

Stories we shared:

Five little monkeys: by  E. Christelow                         Escape of Marvin the ape / Caralyn Buehner

Good Night Monkey Boy:  by Jarrett Krosoczka         Color Box : by Dayle Ann Dodds                   

Monkey Do / by Allan Ahlberg

           

More stories to share:

Curious George (series) / H.A. Rey                            Koko’s Kitten / Francine Patterson

What time is it Mr. Crocodile? / Judy Sierra               Wild about Books / Judy Sierra

Chimp and Zee /  Catherine Anholt                             Busy Monkeys / John Schindel

Joseph wants to read / Fabienne Teyssèdre             Monkey Trouble / David Martin

Monkey Business / David Martin                                 Spunky Monkeys on Parade /  Stuart Murphy

Do Monkeys Tweet / Melanie Walsh                          Caps for Sale / Esphyr Slobodkina

Magic Monkey / Neil Morris                                         More Spaghetti I Say/ Rita Gelman    

At the Zoo / Paul Simon                                     Good night gorilla / Peggy Rathman                                      

Day the teacher went bananas / James Howe          Monkey Business / Edward Wallace

10 litte sock monkeys / William Winburn                   Monkeys are a lot like us / Allan Fowler

What do you say when a monkey acts this way? / J. Moncure        

Tom and Pippo (series) / Helen Oxenbury                      

           

 

Songs and rhymes to share:

Five Little Monkeys                                                    Pop Goes the Weasel 

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed                           All around the Cobbler's bench               

            (bounce fingers on opposite palm)                     The monkey chased the weasel.            

One fell off and bumped his (or her) head                        The monkey thought 'twas all in fun.       

            (tap head)                                                          Pop!  Goes the weasel  (jump or lift baby up high)           

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said...                  A penny for a spool of thread      

            (pretend to talk on the phone)                             A penny for a needle

"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"                          That’s the way the money goes

            (shake index finger)                                            Pop!  Goes the weasel (jump or lift baby up high)

 

also…   5 little monkeys sitting in a tree,

teasing Mr. Crocodile, “Can’t catch me!”                              Three Little Monkeys

Along came Mr. Crocodile, quiet as can be,                         Three little monkeys sitting in a tree

And SNAP!…(clap hands once loudly)                                            (hold up 3 fingers)

4 little monkeys…                                                              Eating bananas just like me

                                                                                                                   (pretend to eat a banana)

Monkey see, monkey do                                                              One had a frown  (make a frown face)

Monkey see, monkey do,                                                               One had a grin  (make a smile)

Little monkey in the zoo                                                                  One had banana all over his chin!    (rub chin)

Monkey, monkey, in the tree.                                                     

Can you jump around like me?                                       

Also  …swing your tail,  clap your hands,                        What can a monkey see from a tree?

            nod your head, etc.                                                        (sing to “Skip to My Lou”)

                                                                                    What can a monkey see from a tree?

                                                                                    What can a monkey see from a tree?

Little monkeys swinging in the tree                             What can a monkey see from a tree?

Little monkeys swinging in the tree,                                 It can see ---------- from a tree.
All hold hands and swing with me.                                               (have child fill in the blank)
Swing up high and swing down low,
Swing in the tree, now don't let go!
Swing, swing, like I do.
Swing like monkeys in the zoo