Storytime Theme: Airplanes
Transportation themes typically revolve around trucks and cars and even sometimes trains, but what about airplanes? Check out these high-flying picture books and easy readers that make perfect choices for a storytime lesson plan. Whether kids are heading onto an airplane for the first time or are curious about those massive planes in the sky, there’s a little bit of everything on this list for kids!
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Storytime Theme: Airplanes
Books
- Airplanes: Soaring! Turning! Diving! by Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by
- The Airport Book by Lisa Brown
- Flight 1-2-3 by Maria van Lieshout
- Go, Go Planes! by Jennifer Liberts, illustrated by Mike Yamada
- Hello Airplane! by Bill Cotter
- I Love Planes by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
- Maisy Goes on a Plane by Lucy Cousins
- The Noisy Airplane Ride by Mike Downs, illustrated by David Gordon
- Planes Go by Steve Light
Songs & Rhymes
- The Airplane Song – The Laurie Berkner Band
- I’m a Little Airplane – Loudest Librarian
- I’m an Airplane – Jbrary
Crafts & Activities
- Paper Airplanes – HGTV
- Airplane Craft for Toddlers – Crafting Jeannie
- A is for Airplane – Kindergarten Connection
