
Storytime Theme: Reading
A favorite pastime of mine and probably many of the people who perform storytimes – reading! Share the joy of books, reading, and libraries with tiny readers with this free lesson plan filled with great read aloud stories, some fun songs and rhymes, and a couple of activities that are sure to get kids excited about reading! Whether you love funny read alouds or heartfelt stories, you’ll find a little something for everyone in this lesson plan.
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Storytime Theme: Reading
Books
- Bunny’s Book Club by Annie Silvestro, illustrated by Tatjana Mai-Wyss
- A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers, illustrated by Sam Winston
- Give Me Back My Book! by Travis Foster, illustrated by Ethan Long
- Hooray for Books! by Brian Won
- Let Me Finish! by Minh Lê, illustrated by Isabel Roxas
- Read the Book, Lemmings! by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Zachariah OHora
- This Book Just Ate My Dog! by Richard Byrne
- This Is a Story by John Schu, illustrated by Lauren Castillo
- Wild About Books by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Marc Brown
Songs & Rhymes
- The More We Read Together – San Marcos Public Library
- Five Little Books – Storytime Katie
- Reading Rainbow theme song – YouTube
Crafts & Activities
- Bookmark Template – Canva
- Library Card Lanyard – Dash of Evans
- Accordion Books – Read Brightly

