Preschool Storytime Ideas
Penguins
With the popularity of the films “Happy Feet” and “March of the Penguins,” a storytime about penguins is sure to be a big hit! For a craft, visit First-School Preschool Activities and Crafts which has printouts, coloring pages, and craft ideas. For songs, fingerplays, and other storytime ideas, visit this site by librarian and author Susan M. Dailey.
Here are some of the favorite books recently listed by a PUBYAC listserv member:
Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester
My Penguin Osbert by Elisabeth Cody Kimmel
Splash! A Penguin Counting Book by Jonathan Chester
Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister
Hello, This is Your Penguin Speaking by Rodney Rigby
Pinkie Leaves Home by Peter O’Donnell
Penguin Small by Mick Inkpen
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
Please Say Please by Margery Cuyler
The Penguin Who Wanted to Be Different by Maria O’Neill
A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton by Steven Kellogg
Five Little Penguins Slipping on the Ice by Steve Metzger
The Emperor’s Egg by Martin Jenkins
Cuddly Dudley by Jez Alborough
Little Penguin by Patrick Benson
Little Penguin’s Tale by Audrey Wood
I Like It When… by Mary Murphy
Flip and Flop by Dawn Apperley
Quickly, Quigley by Jeanne Gravois
Cinderella Penguin by Janet Perlman
A Pal for Pugwug by Susie Jenkin-Pearce
Penguin Dreams by J. Otto Seibold
Your Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton
Filbert Flies by Karl Ruhmann
Plenty of Penguins by Sonia Black