Dinner Storytime – revised
For a craft project, make these seed mosaic napkin rings: Seed Mosaic Napkin Rings | Kids’ Crafts | Fun Craft Ideas | FirstPalette.com.
Chen, Vincent. Hot Pot Night. In this modern take on the folktale “Stone Soup,” several families in an apartment building collaborate on dinner.
Dalton, Angela. Ruby’s Reunion Day Dinner. Young Ruby helps her extended African American family make special dishes for their family reunion.
Falwell, Cathryn. Feast for 10. In this counting book, a Black family works together to make dinner.
Olien, Jessica. When a Tiger Comes to Dinner. Listeners will shout the repeated “Roar!” in this funny story of a mouse anticipating a tiger’s visit.
Pfeffer, Rubin. Summer Supper. Using a plethora of words beginning with “S,” a family makes dinner from farm to table.
Shang, Wendy Wan-Long. The Rice in the Pot Goes Round and Round. A Chinese family enjoys dinner in this spoof of “Wheels on the Bus.”
Wensick, Patrick. Gorillas Go Bananas. Baby Gorilla won’t eat his dinner in this rhyming story.
See the earlier version of this storytime outline: Dinner Storytime Ideas (2011) (bayviews.org).