Today’s storytime was all about different kinds of shoes. Dog in Boots features shoes for various purposes, Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes has repetitive chants, Ooh La La Polka Dot Boots is all about rhyme and repeat, and the kids played a Whose Shoes matching flannel board.
Stories
Dog in Boots by Greg Gormley; illustrated by Roberta Angaramo:
Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin; illustrated by James Dean:
Ooh La La Polka-Dot Boots by Ellen Olson-Brown; illustrated by Christiane Engel:
Flannelboard
“Whose Shoes”
Match the shoes to the outfit.
Ballerina = ballet shoes
Going to school = tennis shoes
Rainy day = rain boots
Day at the beach = flip flops or sandals
Going swimming = flippers
Fancy dress = high heels
Cowboy = boots
Soccer player = cleats
Film
“Elves and the Shoemaker” from Rapunzel and More Classic Fairytales
A pair of elves secretly create an amazing pair of shoes for a poor but kindly shoemaker.
Pasadena Central Library, Preschool Storytime 11/29/2014