Bear Storytime, Friday, February 17
Pooh's tales are a bit long for the average bunch of three year olds, and the Berenstains are.... well, they aren't wearing well with me. But by all means take them off the shelf and let them take a bow today. B o o k s Polar Bear's Underwear by tupera tupera. Quite perfect. Don't forget, mouse and polar bear voices. And then let the kids guess a little about the underwear. They got the rabbit's carrot underwear right. (Not all are wearing underwear yet, so I didn't belabor that point, but I did mention it.) P l a y Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin. I used the figures from kizclub and strung them up on my storytime clothesline. The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach. (Actually a supercute dog ate your sandwich -- surprise ending. VERY IMPORTANT: Read the book in a gruff dog's voice. This is so important you should put a sticky on it to remind yourself. Remember: lying dog voice. Where's My Teddy ? by Jez Al...