“It Looked Like Spilt Milk” was written and illustrated by Charles Green Shaw in 1947. The changing shapes and simple format are great for inviting children to use their imagination and guess what the object is that they see. To make this I enlarged the book images on the copy machine, cut them out to make a pattern, and then cut it out of felt.
The Best Picnic Ever by Clare Jarrett
Cats are Cats by Valeri Gorbachev
Close Your Eyes by Kate Banks
I Am A Tiger by Karl Newson
I Don’t Want to go to Bed by Julie Sykes
The Loudest Roar by Thomas Taylor
Tiger Tiger by Jonny Lambert
Zoo Looking by Mem Fox
Five Little Tigers
Five little tigers letting out a roar,
One went away, and then there were four.
Four little tigers climbing in a tree,
One went away, and then there were three.
Three little tigers eating tiger stew,
One went away, and then there were two.
Two little tigers lying in the sun,
One ran away, and then there was one.
One little tiger, afraid to be a hero,
He went away, and then there was zero.
Tiger
tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Tiger, tiger in the night,
with his eyes so burning bright.
Look and see his tail so long,
Swish, swish, swish, swish with a song.
Look and see his eyes so bright,
Blink, blink, blinking in the light.
See his stripes upon his back,
Just like so, orange and black.
Tiger, tiger in the night,
with his eyes so burning bright.
The Tiger
tune: Frere Jacques
Orange and black,
Great big cat,
Four big paws,
Long sharp claws,Through the jungle running,
Do you see her coming?
What a sight.
Will she bite?
Fiction
Acorns Everywhere by Kevin Sherry
The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri
Frisky Brisky Hippity Hop by Susan Lurie
I Can Run by Murray Head
Nuts to You! by Lois Ehlert
That Pup by Lindsay Barrett George
Non-Fiction
Squirrels’ Busy Year by Martin Jenkins
Squirrel’s Family Tree by Beth Ferry
Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep by April Pulley Sayre
Five Little Squirrels
Tune: 5 little ducks
1 little squirrel went out to play
Up in the branches one autumn day.
He had such enormous fun,
He called for another little squirrel to come.
2 little squirrels…
3 little squirrels…
4 little squirrels…
5 little squirrels went out to play
Up in the branches one chilly day.
They had such enormous fun,
Then all scurried home ’cause winter had come.
The Squirrel
These are the brown leaves fluttering down, flutter hands to ground
And this is the tall tree bare and brown. hold right arm up high
This is the squirrel with eyes so bright, form fist with left hand, wiggle thumb
Hunting for nuts with all his might. shade eyes with hand and pretend to look around
This is the hole where day by day, make a circle with thumb and forefinger
Nut after nut he stores away. pretend to put nuts into the hole
When winter comes with it’s cold and storm, sway hands side to side
He’ll sleep curled up all snug and warm. fold hands under cheek and pretend to sleep
Squirrel, Squirrel
Squirrel, squirrel, roll around
Squirrel, squirrel, touch the ground
Squirrel, squirrel, climb a tree
Now shake that bushy tail with me!
Storytime Shenanigans 