Happy New Year!

Hey Kids! Take a trip to your local library before or after New Years and pick up a book to celebrate the New Year and the end of vacation. Moms and Dads - pick out a family movie in the media section or share stories with your children. Reading aloud is great for developing literacy skills and promoting family togetherness. To all families, Happy New Year and we will see you in 2008!!

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Baby Storytime Rhymes

Here is a sampling of some of the rhymes we have sang:

Baa, baa, Black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full.
One for my master and one for my dame,
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane.

Gat goon went the little green frog one day,
Gat goon went the little green frog,
Gat goon went the little green frog one day,
And his eyes went gat, gat goon.

Eye winker (place right index finger next to right eye)
Tom Tinker,
(Place left index finger next to left eye)
Nose smeller,
(Place finger on nose)
Mouth eater,
(Place finger on lip.)
Chin chopper, chin chopper, chin chopper,
(Place finger on chin.)
Guzzle whopper!
(Give child a big tickle in the tummy.)

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Happy Holidays to all our families at LBPL!

To you and your kin, we here in the Children's Department at the Long Beach Public Library, wish you Happy Holidays!

Here's a little dance to do at home:

The Reindeer Pokey:

You put your antlers in, you put your antlers out,

You put your antlers in, and you shake them all about,

You do the reindeer pokey and you turn yourself around,

That's what it's all about!

You put your hooves in...

You put your red nose in...

You put your fluffy tail in...

You put your reindeer body in...

You do the reindeer pokey and you turn yourself around,

That's what it's all about!

In our toddler group we sang:
Dashing through the snow,

In a one horse open sleigh,

O'er the fields we go,
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bobtail ring,
Making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing the sleighing song tonight! Oh!

Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh, hey!

Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh!

Circus Storytime

We read, Little Monkey Says Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul, Carousel by Donald Crews, and Spot Goes to the Circus by Eric Hill.






We sang:


(To the Tune of "I'm a little teapot"


I'm a little clown, short and fat.

Here is my tummy,

(rub tummy)

Here is my hat.

(touch head)

I can do a trick as you will see,

Just turn around and look at me.

(turn around, point, take a bow).


We did the body motions to this song:


Five circus elephants waiting near the door.
One jumps through a hoop, (jump in place)

And now there are four.


Four circus elephants looking up to see.

One walks around the ring, (walk in place)

And now there are three.


Three circus elephants waiting for their cue.

One dances to a song, (dance in place)

And now there are two.


Two circus elephants looking for some fun.

One bounced a yellow ball, (bouncing motion)

And now there is one.


One circus elephant standing all alone.

He waved his trunk to say good-bye, (wave arm side to side in front of body)

And slowly walked home. (walk in circle).






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New Baby Storytime at Main

Come on down - Moms and Dads, Grandparents and caregivers and bring your babies, ages 3 months to 18 months for rhymes, songs, fingerplays and stories at the Main Library on Thursdays at 2 o'clock. Babies can play with toys and parents and caregivers can share stories with them. We would love to see you here at the Long Beach Public Library. For more information, call (562) 570-7500.