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Hedgehog image copyright 2005 by  Lois EhlertOnline Storytime - THANKSGIVING

Today's Stories
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I Know an Old Lady  Who Swallowed a Pie by Alison Jackson
I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie

by Alison Jackson

Turkey Surprise by Peggy Archer
Turkey Surprise

by Peggy Archer

The Firefighters' Thanksgiving by Maribeth Boelts
The Firefighters' Thanksgiving

by Maribeth Boelts

Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes
Thanks for Thanksgiving

by Julie Markes

The Perfect Thanksgiving by  Eileen Spinelli
The Perfect Thanksgiving

by Eileen Spinelli

Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey by Joy Cowley
Gracias, The Thanksgiving Turkey

by Joy Cowley

Tiny Tilda's Pumpkin Pie by Susan Kantor
Tiny Tilda's Pumpkin Pie

by Susan Kantor

Online story times are designed to introduce your child to language, literature and the library. By exposing your toddler to a wide variety of the best books available and making reading an everyday part of life, you will lay the foundations for a lifelong love of reading.

Learn more about Toddler Story Times.
Check the calendar for Babies & Books and Tales for Twos story times.

Craft Corner

Handprint Turkeys
Photo of handprint turkeyTo make this craft you will need construction paper, scissors, crayons, and glue. First trace your hands with your fingers apart on different colors of construction paper and cut the handprints out. These will be your turkey feathers! Next trace your feet with your shoes on and cut out your footprints. These will make your turkey's body. Glue the two footprints together matching the tops (the heels) and spreading out the bottoms to make sort of a pear shape. Next overlay the handprints around the turkey's body for feathers. Now you can draw on a beak, wattle, and feet or cut them out of construction paper scraps and glue them on.

Songs & Nursery Rhymes

cartoon of turkeyGobble, Gobble
(To the Tune of: "If You're Happy and You Know It")

"Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble,"
says the turkey.
"Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble," says the turkey.
Mr. Turkey gobble-gobbles,
And his head goes wobble-wobble.
"Gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble," says the turkey.


It’s Almost Thanksgiving
Run, turkey, run! (pat knees)
Run, turkey, run!
It’s almost Thanksgiving.
Run, turkey, run!

Roll, pumpkin, roll! (roll hands)
Roll, pumpkin, roll!
It’s almost Thanksgiving.
Roll, pumpkin, roll!

Grow, corn, grow! (raise arms above head)
Grow, corn, grow!
It’s almost Thanksgiving.
Grow, corn, grow!

Eat, children, eat! (eating motion)
Eat, children, eat!
It’s almost Thanksgiving.
Eat, children, eat!

Turkey on the Farm
(To the Tune of: "Wheels on the Bus")

The turkey on the farm says,
"Gobble, gobble, gobble.
Gobble, gobble, gobble.
Gobble, gobble, gobble."
The turkey on the farm says,
" Gobble, gobble, gobble."
Thanksgiving Day is near.

turkey in disguiseThe turkey on the farm says,
" Please help me!
Please help me! Please help me!"
The turkey on the farm says,
" Please help me!"
Thanksgiving Day is here.

The children on the farm say,
" Come and hide.
Come and hide. Come and hide."
The children on the farm say,
" Come and hide."
Thanksgiving Day is here.

The people on the farm eat
Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Kentucky Fried Chicken.
The people on the farm eat
Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Thanksgiving Day is here.

 
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