I love the idea of having storytimes about heroes but I do think it is going to be difficult having an entire storytime session about them. Not that it isn't fun to think outside the box but some of the books on superheroes or similar topics are not always appropriate for reading aloud at a Toddler or Preschool Storytime.
Another slight hiccup is that CSRP only plans for 8 weeks. My summer storytime session will span three months. And not all of the CSRP booklet's suggestions for books are ones that my library system has, even if I really like the theme idea. I've made a compromise of only using CSRP themes during June and July...but I still need 9 weeks of themes in that case.
So here are some summer storytime possibilities that I've started to think of for the little ones that might work with the CSRP theme of 2015:
1. Bedtime: Especially in terms of conquering fears of the dark or monsters under the bed - you are your own hero.
Some possible book choices:
a. "Let's Sing a Lullaby With the Brave Cowboy" by Jan Thomas
b. "There's a Nightmare in My Closet" by Mercer Mayer
c. "Go Away, Big Green Monster!" by Ed Emberley
d. "Llama, Llama Red Pajama" by Anna Dewdney
e. "Nicky and the Big, Bad Wolves" by Valeri Gorbachev
f. "Cat and Mouse in the Night" by Tomek Bogacki
g. "Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night" by Jon Davis
h. "What's Under the Bed?" by Joe Fenton
i. "I Want My Light On!" by Tony Ross
j. "No Ghost Under My Bed" by Guido van Genechten
k. "Who's There?" by Carole Lexa Schaefer
l. "Monster Needs His Sleep" by Paul Czajak
m. "The Woods" by Paul Hoppe
n. "Stormy Night" by Salina Yoon
o. "George in the Dark" by Madeline Valentine
2. Family: Heroes within your family.
Some possible book choices:
a. "My Mommy is Magic" by Carl Norac
b. "My Mommy Hung the Moon: A Love Story" by Jamie Lee Curtis
c. "My Father Knows the Name of Things" by Jane Yolen
d. "I Love My Daddy Because..." OR "I Love My Mommy Because..." by Laurel Porter Gaylord
e. "My Big Brother" OR "My Big Sister" by Valorie Fisher
f. "What Aunts Do Best/What Uncles Do Best" by Laura Numeroff
g. "Mothers Are Like That" by Carol Carrick
h. "Mommy's Hands" by Kathryn Lasky
i. "My Mommy" by Susan Paradis
j. "Only You" by Rosemary Wells
k. "I Love Mommy" OR "I Love Daddy" by Lizi Boyd
l. "Snug in Mama's Arms" by Angela Shelf Medearis
m. "If I Were Your Father" by Margaret Park Bridges
n. "The Very Best Daddy of All" by Marion Dane Bauer
o. "Up On Daddy's Shoulders" by Matthew Berry
p. "Daddy Hug" by Tim Warnes
3. Firefighters, Police, and other Community Helpers: Books on community helpers have been surprisingly difficult to find -- at least ones that would work well at storytimes. Sometimes I have anywhere from 50 to 100 people coming to my Toddler Storytimes and I have to get simpler books than might work at a typical Toddler Storytime. The bigger the group, the simpler the book needs to be!
Some possible book choices:
a. "Dot the Fire Dog" by Lisa Desmini
b. "Fire Drill" by Paul DeBois Jacobs
c. "'Fire, Fire,' said Mrs. McGuire" by Bill Martin, Jr.
d. "Fire Engines" by Jim Pipe
e. "Fire Truck" by Peter Sis
f. "Fireman Small" by Wong Herbert Yee
g. "Kitten Red, Yellow, Blue" by Peter Catalanotto
h. "The Police Cloud" by Christoph Niemann
i. "I Want to Be a Police Officer" by Dan Liebman
j. "Lucky Ducklings" by Eva Moore
k. "Police Officers on Patrol" by Kersten Hamilton
l. "Firefighters! Speeding! Spraying! Saving!" by Patricia Hubbell
4. Doctors, Nurses, and feeling sick: The helpers and heroes that make us feel better when we are sick.
Some possible book choices:
a. "How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?" by Jane Yolen
b. "Dr. Ted" by Andrea Beaty
c. "Pigs Make Me Sneeze" by Mo Willems (this might even be a perfect puppet show script!)
d. "Don't You Feel Well, Sam?" by Amy Hest
e. "Felix Feels Better" by Rosemary Wells
f. "The Flea's Sneeze" by Lynn Downey
g. "Five Little Monkeys" by Eileen Christelow
h. "Bear Feels Sick" by Karma Wilson
i. "Goldie Locks Has Chicken Pox" by Erin Dealey
j. "I Want to Be a Nurse" OR "I Want to Be a Doctor" by Dan Liebman
k. "Shanna's Doctor Show" by Jean Marzollo
5. Astronauts and Space: Everyone wants to fly to space in their very own rocket ship when they are little (and sometimes even when they are an adult!).
Some possible book choices:
a. "I Want to be an Astronaut" by Byron Barton
b. "Here in Space" by David Milgrim
c. "On the Launch Pad: A Counting Book About Rockets" by Michael Dahl
d. "Earthdance" by Lynn Reiser
e. "Astronauts Are Sleeping" by Natalie Standiford
f. "Zoom, Rocket, Zoom!" by Margaret Mayo
g. "Where is the Rocket?" by Harriet Ziefert
h. "Quack!" by Arthur Yorinks
i. "This Rocket" by Paul Collicutt
6. Brave animals: Animals to the rescue!
Some possible book choices:
a. "Scaredy Cat" by Joan Rankin
b. "Brave Charlotte" by Anu Stohner
c. "George and the Dragon" by Chris Wormell
d. "What the Ladybug Heard" by Julia Donaldson
e. "The Bear Who Didn't Like Honey" by Barbara Maitland
f. "'I Don't Care', said the Bear" by Colin West
g. "Spark the Firefighter" by Stephen Krensky
h. "Just a Duck?" by Carin Bramsen
i. "Oh So Brave Dragon" by David Kirk
j. "Brave Squish Rabbit" by Katherine Battersby
k. "Pepito the Brave" by Scott Beck
l. "Kitten's Big Adventure" by Mie Araki
m. "Brave Bear" by Kathy Mallat
7. Career/Job: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Some possible book choices:
a. "Girls A-to-Z" by Eve Bunting
b. "Read and Rise" by Sandra Pinkney
c. "LMNO Peas" by Keith Baker
d. "My Teacher Can Teach Anyone" by W. Nikola-Lisa
e. "Sally Gets a Job" by Stephen Huneck
f. "How to Get a Job, by Me, the Boss" by Sally Lloyd-Jones
g. "My Dad's Job" by Peter Glassman
h. "Whose Shoes?" by Stephen Swinburne
i. "When Poppy and Max Grow Up" by Lindsey Gardiner
j. "What Will I Be?" by James Levin
k. "Work" by Ann Morris
l. "Druthers" by Matt Phelan
8. Pirates: Because what summer theme on superheroes would be complete without some excellent super villains?!
Some possible book choices:
a. "Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC" by June Sobel
b. "I Love My Papa Pirate" by Laura Leuck
c. "This Little Pirate" by Philemon Sturges
d. "The Pirate of Kindergarten" by George Ella Lyon
e. "Pirate Nap: A Book of Colors" by Danna Smith
f. "The Skeleton Pirate" by David Lucas
g. "Pirate, Viking & Scientist" by Jared Chapman
h. "Pirates Love Underpants" by Claire Freedman
i. "A Pirates Guide to Recess" by James Preller
j. "Pajama Pirates" by Andrew Kramer
k. "Small Saul" by Ashley Spires
l. "Twenty-Six Pirates" by Dave Horowitz
9. Monsters: Again, it's the idea of having villains, but also how we can conquer our fears and take down the villains in our lives. Or we can pretend to be villains/monsters and realize that maybe they're not so scary after all!
Some possible book choices:
a. "Love Monster" by Rachel Bright
b. "My Teacher is a Monster" by Peter Brown
c. "Monster Party!" by Annie Bach
d. "Yuck! That's Not a Monster" by Angela McAllister
e. "If You're a Monster and You Know It" by Rebecca Emberley
f. "The Monster Who Lost His Mean" by Tiffany Haber
g. "Monster Hug!" by David Ezra Stein
h. "Monster Toddler" by John Wallace
i. "Leonardo the Terrible Monster" by Mo Willems
j. "What Do You Do When a Monster Says Boo?" by Hope Vestergaard
k. "Hungry Monster ABC" by Susan Heyboer O'Keefe
Needless to say, I've had a lot of time coming up with ideas. If anyone else is starting to plan, I'd love feedback or other ideas to keep in mind!
Happy planning!
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