We had low turnout at storytime today – just three kids at the beginning, with two more joining them in the first few minutes – which could be due to coronavirus fears, but could also be chalked up to the gorgeous weather. Anyway, the show must go on…

• Welcome and announcements
• “Hello Friends” with ASL (Jbrary)
• Hand-washing song discussion
• Song cube: “I’m A Little Teapot”
• Name song (“___ is here today”)
• How to Cheer Up Dad by Fred Koehler
• Stretch: up, down, sideways
• Shake A Leg, Egg by Kurt Cyrus
• Song cube: “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” (regular speed, fast, slow)
• I brought two books about dogs named George; I showed them at the same time and said we’d read both, and gave the kids a chance to vote for which one they wanted first, by raising their hands. Only one kid voted. And that’s democracy.
• Bark, George! by Jules Feiffer: This one’s a hit. It’s got animal sounds and surprises; at this age, kids like discovering and pointing out things that aren’t right, e.g. when a dog says meow instead of arf!
• Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton: It’s always interesting to hear their predictions about the ambiguous ending.
• Mouse house game
• Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett
• Explanation of traffic light game and variation
• “Goodbye Friends” with ASL (Jbrary)
• Traffic light game #1: Essentially Red Light, Green Light, starting at one end of the room and getting to the other. Traffic light game #2: Unusual colors! Blue = clap, orange = hop, pink = twirl, purple = touch toes, and red = stop.

All of today’s books were relatively short, which meant more time for open-ended questions while we read them (e.g. “What did Little Jumbo do when he didn’t want to wear his overalls?” and “What do you think George did?” and “What is the weather like outside today?”).