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Baby Storytime Rhymes

I had a request today for a copy of the baby storytime rhymes, so here they are! Enjoy! –Miss Amy @ Evans

(To the tune of “Where is Thumbkin?)
Where is (baby’s name)
Where is (baby’s name)
There he is, there he is
We’re so glad to see you, we’re so glad to see you,
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo

Dance your fingers up,
Dance your fingers down.
Dance your fingers to the side,
Dance them all around.
Dance them on your shoulders,
Dance them on your head,
Dance them on your tummy,
And put them all to bed!

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

Here we go up, up, up.
Here we go down, down, down.
Here we go backwards and forwards.
Here we go round and round!

Ten galloping horses came through town.
Five were white and five were brown.
They galloped up and they galloped down;
Ten galloping horses came through town.

Trot, trot to London,
Trot, trot to Dover.
Watch out, little baby,
You might fall over!
Trot, trot to Boston,
Trot, trot to Lynn.
Watch out, little baby,
You might fall in!

Bumble bee is on your nose.
Bumble bee is on your toes.
On your nose, on your toes,
BZZZZZZ!

Wiggle fingers, wiggle so.
Wiggle high,
Wiggle low.
Wiggle left,
Wiggle right.
Wiggle fingers out of sight!

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker’s man,
Bake me a cake as fast as you can!
Roll it,
And pat it,
And mark it with a “B”
Toss it in the oven for baby and me!

Round and round the garden,
Goes the Teddy Bear.
One step, two steps,
Tickle you under there!

Criss cross,
Applesauce,
Spiders crawling up your back.
Cool breeze,
Tight squeeze,
Now you’ve got the shivers!

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

These are baby’s fingers,
These are baby’s toes.
This is baby’s belly button-
Round and round it goes!

The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

This little piggie went to market,
This little piggie stayed home,
This little piggie had roast beef,
This little piggie had none,
And this little piggie cried, “Wee! Wee! Wee!”
All the way home.

Oh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men,
He marched them up to the top of the hill,
And he marched them down again.
And when they’re up they’re up,
And when they’re down they’re down,
And when they’re only half way up,
They’re neither up nor down.

Our hands say thank you with a clap, clap, clap.
Our feet say thank you with a tap, tap, tap.
Clap, clap, clap.
Tap, tap, tap.
We roll our hands around and wave goodbye!

Be on TV at the Pauline Evans Branch!!!

Are you a kid who likes making things? Do you want to be on TV WHILE you’re making things?? If so, call Miss Amy at the Evans branch (336-6062) and she’ll fill you in on a cool opportunity!! We’ll be on TV Monday, April 18th, so call soon if you’re interested!

Hiawatha the Talking Cockatoo!

Look at this guy!  Isn’t he so handsome?  This is Hiawatha, and he just visited the Evans branch!  His “mom,” Karin, told us lots about Hiawatha and other birds like him.  She told us lots of stories about Hiawatha, like how she has to hug and kiss him before he’ll go in his cage, or how he said “That’s awful!” when she gave him a kind of food he didn’t like!  He can even dance!  He’s called an umbrella cockatoo because he has feathers on the top of his head that he can move to look like an umbrella.  If you go to our Flickr page, you can see pictures of his “umbrella.”   If you want to learn more about Wildlife Educators Coalition (they’re the group that Hiawatha’s “mom” is a part of), you can find their website here, and their Facebook page here.

New Children’s Materials at McGraw!

Here are some cool new items available at the Helen McGraw Branch!  Click on the title to view the item in the MCLS catalog.

Books:
Picture books:
Tony Baloney Pam Munoz Ryan
Hide and Squeak Heather Frederick
Square Cat Elizabeth Schoonmaker
Where’s Walrus? Stephen Savage
Mini Racer Kristy Dempsey

 

 

Fiction:
Another Whole Nother Story Cuthbert Soup
Mission Unstoppable Dan Gutman
Just Grace and the Terrible Tutu Charise Harper
Small Persons with Wings Ellen Booraem
Fear Itself (Keepers of the School) Anrew Clements
Young Fredle Cynthia Voight

Non-fiction:
Mythbusters Science Fair Book Samantha Margles
No Bake Gingerbread Houses Lisa Anderson
Shipwrecks, Monsters and Mysteries of the Great Lakes Ed Butts
Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever Justin Bieber

Books on CD:
A-Z Mysteries: Books O-R and S-V Ron Roy
Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
Museum of Thieves Lian Tanner
ZigZag Kids Patricia Reilly Giff

DVDs:
Wiggles: let’s Eat!
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Scooby-Doo!: Curse of the Lake Monster
Thomas and Friends: Pop Goes Thomas
Wow Wow Wubbzy: Wubbzy’s Egg-cellent Easter
Angelina Ballerina: Ballet Dreams

Sven’s Bridge

I was reading an article about Anita Lobel recently, and it mentioned her first children’s book: Sven’s Bridge.  This piqued my interest, so I ordered the book from the Pittsford library.  It sat on my bookshelf at home for a while, but when I finally got around to reading it, I loved it.  It is a delightful little story, with the most detailed (and adorable) illustrations you’ve ever seen.  One little detail that I love is when Sven smokes his pipe, there’s a little curlicue coming out the pipe to represent smoke.  So adorable!  And the mechanism that lifts and lowers the bridge is really neat – Anita Lobel said she modeled after some kind of old fashioned coffee grinder (I think).  Anyway, it’s definitely worth checking out.  We don’t have it at IPL, but here is the link to it in the MCLS catalog:

Sven’s Bridge by Anita Lobel

Spring 2011 Children’s Programs at Pauline Evans

The Evans spring 2011 children’s programs are now posted on our website! We hope to see you at a lot of these fun events! You can also pick up a paper copy of the program schedule at the library.

Poetry Friday

I just discovered the most magical book! It’s “The Magic Pocket,” written by Michio Mado and illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno. The illustrations are darling! Here is one of the poems (I picked one at random):

The Magic Pocket
Inside the pocket
There’s one cookie.
Hit the pocket,
There are two!

Hit it again,
There are three.
The more I hit it,
The more there are!

I wish I had
A pocket like that!
I wish I had
A pocket like that!

We have it at the Evans branch, so be sure to check it out! If you’re into the Japanese “kawaii” style of illustration, you’ll particularly like this book.

–Miss Amy

Tail Waggin’ Tutors at the Evans Branch

We had 5 therapy dogs visit the library last night, and kids snuggled up to them to practice their reading! It was a really fun event, with lots of reading and love! Check out photos from the event on our Flickr site. We’ll definitely have these book-loving dogs back to the library!

Sally Valentine at the Evans Branch

Sally Valentine, local author extraordinaire, visited the Evans Branch last night! There was a great turnout, and Ms. Valentine regaled the crowd with tales of the ghosts of Rochester. She signed copies of her books (The Ghost of the Charlotte Lighthouse; Theft at the George Eastman House, and What Stinks? An Adventure in Highland Park) after her presentation. She has a new book coming out in the spring, which will be set in Seabreeze! Thanks to Ms. Valentine for such a fun evening, and thanks to all the folks who braved the cold to attend!