September 24, 2019 | strande
Did you miss our Night Storytime this week? Don't worry, here's what you missed, plus a few more suggestions so you can create your own dark storytime at home, complete with songs and stories.
Don't need a full storytime? Borrow a rhyme when you need a short distraction, or check out these materials and spend a few minutes reading together.
From Storytime
Each night, the night bear heads into town and eats his favorite food--children's nightmares--but one day finds a dream in the garbage that does not taste right to him.
THE MOON UP ABOVE (Tune: The Wheels on the Bus)
The moon up above is big and round,
Big and round, big and round.
The moon up above is big and round, up in the sky.
The moon up above is near the stars,
Near the stars, near the stars,
The moon up above is near the stars, up in the sky.
The moon up above is clear and bright,
Clear and bright, clear and bright,
The moon up above is clear and bright, up in the sky.
Credit: Small Town Story Time Lady
TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR (jbrary rendition)
Twinkle, twinkle little star; how I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle little star; how I wonder what you are.
As he makes his rounds, a night watchman hears birds calling, insects buzzing, and vehicles roaring by, while a stray kitten keeps him company.
FIVE LITTLE BATS
Five brown bats, upside down in a row. [hold up five fingers]
One lost her grip and fell down, OH NO….. [roll your hands]
She spread her wings and few away, alright. [flap your arms]
How many bats are left snoozing in the night? [shrug your shoulders]
[repeat, counting down until all the bats have fallen out of the tree]
More Songs and Stories to Enjoy
Celebrates all the ways, after the sun goes down, light finds a way to shine, from lighthouses and fireflies to moonlight in an owl's eyes and a crackling campfire.
HOOT HOOT WENT THE LITTLE BROWN OWL (based on jbrary)
Hoot hoot went the little brown owl one day, hoot hoot went the little brown owl
Hoot hoot went the little brown owl one day, and they all went hoot hoot hoot. But…
We know owls go “clap” la de la de la [wavey arms]
[clap] la de la de la [wavey arms], [clap] la de la de la [wavey arms]
We know owls go [clap] la de la de la [wavey arms], they don’t go hoot hoot hoot.
Flap flap went the little brown bat one day, flap flap went the little brown bat.
Flap flap wen the little brown bat one day, and they all went flap flap flap. But…
We know bats go [clap] rub a dub a dub [running arms]
[clap] rub a dub a dub [running arms], [clap] rub a dub a dub [running arms]
We know bats go [clap] rub a dub a dub [running arms], they don’t go flap flap flap.
Possum is hiding from the sounds in the night, and his fear sets off a chain reaction in the other night animals.
Sleepless Bobby hears noise outside his bedroom window, and when he follows it into the city he finds some dinosaurs to play with.
A clever picture book about a multi-level apartment building's occupants and their many nighttime noises.