Toddler Storytime - July 18, 2007

We celebrated National Rabbit Week with a storytime all about rabbits!

We read:

What Does Bunny See? by Linda Sue Park

White Rabbit's Color Book by Alan Baker

and

Rabbit's Morning by Nancy Tafuri

And we also had fun with the following songs, rhymes and fingerplays:

Too Many Rabbits Gail and Sue had 2 little rabbits (hands at top of head, one finger up on each hand) 2 little rabbits, 2 little rabbits. Gail and Sue had 2 little rabbits – Bing and Bong. (Point each finger down) Gail and Sue had 4 little rabbits (hands at top of head, two fingers up on each hand) 4 little rabbits, 4 little rabbits. Gail and Sue had 4 little rabbits – Ding and Dong. (Point fingers down) Gail and Sue had 6 little rabbits (hands at top of head, three fingers up on each hand) 6 little rabbits, 6 little rabbits. Gail and Sue had 6 little rabbits – King and Kong. (Point fingers down) Gail and Sue had 8 little rabbits (hands at top of head, four fingers up on each hand) 8 little rabbits, 8 little rabbits. Gail and Sue had 8 little rabbits – Ping and Pong. (Point fingers down) Gail and Sue had 10 little rabbits (hands at top of head, five fingers up on each hand) 10 little rabbits, 10 little rabbits. Gail and Sue had 10 little rabbits – Sing and Song. (Point fingers down) All together they had (Shake ten fingers) Too many rabbits, Too many rabbits, Too many rabbits!	Did You Ever See A Bunny (tune: “Did You Ever See A Lassie”) Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny. Did you ever see a bunny, wiggle his nose? He wiggles and giggles, and wiggles and giggles Did you ever see a bunny, wiggle his nose? Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny. Did you ever see a bunny, flap his big ears? He flips them and flaps them, and flips them and flaps them, Did you ever see a bunny, Flap his big ears? Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny. Did you ever see a bunny, munch on his lunch? He munches and crunches, and munches and crunches, Did you ever see a bunny, munch on his lunch? Did you ever see a bunny, a bunny, a bunny. Did you ever see a bunny, fluff his tail? He fluffs and flaps and fluffs and flaps Did you ever see a bunny, fluff his tail?
See the Fluffy Rabbit (tune: "I'm a Little Teapot") See the fluffy rabbit as it hops, One ear up while the other one flops. He's a gentle fellow with a twitchy nose, He's all furry from his ears to his toes.	Funny Little Bunny Funny Little Bunny Sat upon a stump (squat down) Flicked his floppy little ears (make bunny ears) And then he gave a jump (jump up)
Robbie the Rabbit Robbie the rabbit is fat, fat, fat. (pat your belly) His soft little paws go pat, pat, pat. (tap knees) His soft little ears go flop, flop, flop. (arms over head, bend hands over and wave up & down) And when Robbie runs he goes hop, hop, hop! (hop)	Here Comes a Bunny Here comes a bunny, hip-hop-hop See how his long ears, flip-flop-flop See how his nose goes, twink-twink-twink See how his eyes go, wink-wink-wink
Baby Bunny Baby bunny dressed in blue (hold up two fingers like bunny ears) Met another; then there were two. (hold up two fingers on both hands) Bouncy bunnies to the left (move fingers to left.) Bouncy bunnies to the right (move fingers to right.) Bouncy bunnies get in bed (put head on hands like sleeping) Off to bed, you sleepy heads (pretend to sleep)	Here Is a Bunny Here is a bunny with ears so funny (point 2 fingers up) And here is his hole in the ground (place hand on hip) A noise he hears, And he pricks up his ears (straighten fingers) And jumps in his hole in the ground. (jump hand into hole)
Bunnies Bunnies are brown Bunnies are white Bunnies are always A hoppy delight. Bunnies are cuddly The large and the small. But I like chocolate ones The best of them all.	Funny Bunny Bunny, bunny, bunny, you're so funny (smile and put fingers on dimple spots) With your twitching nose (wiggle nose) Bunny, bunny, bunny, you're so funny From your head (point to head) to your toes (point to toes) Bunny, bunny, bunny your ears are funny (make bunny ears with hands) They're too big for you, Bunny, bunny, bunny, you're so funny Everyone loves you (hug yourself)
One Little Bunny One little bunny Peeking through the grass When she sees me She ducks down fast!