Moon Storytime

I love moon picture books, here are just a couple to share with your little ones in a formal storytime or to take home with you for an impromptu storytime with the family! You can also check out the spectacular nonfiction books available about the moon and pick and choose what to share that holds your child’s interest!

Storytime Plan

Introduction

Bread & Butter
Bread and butter
Marmalade and Jam
Let’s say hello as quiet as we can (whisper: hello)
…loud as we can

…slow as we can
…fast as we can
…high as we can
…low as we can
…nice as we can (big smile!)

Books

• Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
• Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me by Eric Carle
• The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
• The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood

Transitions

Aikendrum by Raffi with shaker eggs

If You’re Going to the Moon
(Tune: If You’re Happy and You Know It)
If you’re going to the moon wear your boots (x3)
If you’re going to the moon, this is what you have to do
If you’re going to the moon wear your boots

Verses: wear your helmet, wear your gloves

Closing

Bread & Butter
Bread and butter
Marmalade and Jam
Let’s say goodbye as quiet as we can (whisper: goodbye)
…loud as we can

…slow as we can
…fast as we can
…high as we can
…low as we can
…nice as we can (big smile!)