readfromthestart.org

As a "story time lady" at a public library, I hear frustrated parents say, "My little one won't sit for a story!  How am I going to help her build early literacy skills?"  I suggest rhymes and bounces.  They are perfectly packaged stories with actions to meet little one's energetic lifestyle.  Then I hand the parents What'll I Do with the Baby-O: Nursery Rhymes, Songs, and Stories for Babies by Jane Cobb.  While the book was designed to help librarians plan story times for babies, it serves as a great resource for anyone wanting to jog their memory on the words and motions to rhymes, songs, and finger plays.  When I'm helping parents who speak English as a second language, I am particularly pleased to share the sections of rhymes in various languages!