Perry Public Library Storytime

Tappin’ My Tootsies!

 

 

Stories we shared:

               Shoelaces:  by Suzanne Lieurance                                  Piggies:   by Audrey Wood

Shoes:  by Elizabeth Winthrop                                        Big Fat Hen:  by Keith Baker

Hello toes hello feet:  by Ann Paul                                   What Neat Feet:  by Hana Machotka

Big Sarah’s Little Boots:  by Paulette Bourgeois               Wipe Your Feet:  by Daniel Lehan

           

Other books you may enjoy sharing:

Tiny Toes:  by Donna Jakob                                                        My feet:  by Aliki                                                                       

My two feet:: by Alice Schertle                                                    Funny feet:  by Leatie Weiss

Fantastic funny feet:   by Elayne Reiss-Weimann                         Alligator shoes:  by Arthur Dorros

Tail, toes, eyes,ears, nose:  by Marilee Burton                             Feet! by Peter Parnall                

The Foot Book: by Dr. Seuss                                                       I Can:  Susan Winter     

Two Eyes, a Nose, and a Mouth:  Roberta G. Intrater                    All Fall Down:  Helen Oxenbury  

Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb:  Al Perkins                                      My Hands Can:  Jean Holzenthaler

I Can:  Helen Oxenbury                                                               Fantastic funny feet:   Elayne Reiss-Weimann                 

Sounds my feet make:  by Arlene Blanchard                                Benjamin Bigfoot:  by Mary Serfozo

Funny Feet:  by Leatie Weiss                                                     Alfie’s Feet:  by Shirley Hughes

New feet for old:  by Barrett Waller                                              All kinds of feet:  by Ron Goor                                                                                                                

Songs and rhymes to share:                       

Can You?      (suit actions to words)                               1-2 Buckle My Shoe                                                    

Can you walk on tiptoe,                                                  1-2 buckle my shoe        (stamp foot)                                          

As softly as a cat?                                                         3-4 shut the door            (pretend to slam door)   

Can you march along the road,                                        5-6 pick up sticks          (pretend to pick up sticks)                     

Stamp, stamp like that?                                                 7-8 lay them straight      (spread out hands on floor)

Can you take some great big steps,                                9-10 a big fat hen!          (jump up and spread arms wide)             

Like a giant can?                                                                                  

Or walk along so slowly,                                                                                    

Like an old, old man?                                                     If you're happy and you know it                                                                                                                                              If you're happy and you know it clap your hands                                       

March Along  (march)                                                   If you're happy and you know it clap your hands

We march along                                                            If you're happy and you know it and you really want to show it

We march along                                                            If you're happy and you know it clap your hands

We lift our feet high off the ground                                    If you're happy and you know it ......

We march and sing a happy song                                    - stomp your feet            - wave your arms

As we go marching on!                                                   - shout hooray!               - wiggle all over

                                                                                   

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes                                           

            (suit actions to words)                                        We Can            (suit actions to words)               

Head, shoulders, knees and toes;                                   We can jump, jump, jump.                     

Knees and toes,  knees and toes;                       We can hop, hop, hop.                          

Head, shoulders, knees and toes;                                   We can clap, clap, clap.            

Knees and toes,  knees and toes;                                   We can stomp, stomp, stomp.

Eyes, and ears,  and mouth, and nose.                            We can shake our heads for ""yes".                               

Head, shoulders, knees and toes;                                   We can shake our heads for "no".          

Knees and toes,  knees and toes;                       We can bend our knees a little bit and sit down slow

 

This Little Piggy  (count on fingers or toes)

This little piggy went to market    … This little piggy stayed home

This little piggy had roast beef … This little piggy had none

And this little piggy cried “Wee! Wee! Wee!” All the way home!

 

 

 

 

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