Professional Resources Bibliography

PLANNING INFANT/TODDLER STORY PROGRAMS

ACTIVITY BOOKS TO EXPAND INFANT/TODDLER STORY PROGRAMS

PLANNING PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

ACTIVITY BOOKS TO EXPAND PRESCHOOL STORY PROGRAMS

PLANNING KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

FLANNEL/MAGNETIC/VELCRO BOARD STORIES

TELL AND DRAW AND CUT AND TELL STORIES

FINGER/LAP/PLAY/ACTION RHYMES AND SONGS

NURSERY RHYMES

PUPPETRY

SONG BOOKS

ART ACTIVITIES

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Bredekamp, Sue and Carol Copple, Editors.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs. Revised Edition.
National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1997.

Carlson, Ann D.
Preschooler and the Library.
Scarecrow, 1991.

Herb, Steven, and Sara Willoughby-Herb.
Using Children’s Books in Preschool Settings.
Neal-Schuman, 1994.

Miller, Karen.
Ages and Stages.
Telshare Publishing, 1985.

Nespeca, Sue McCleaf.
Library Programming for Families with Young Children.
Neal-Schuman, 1994.

Thomas, James L.
Play, Learn and Grow.
Bowker, 1992.

PLANNING INFANT/TODDLER STORY PROGRAMS

Briggs, Diane.
Toddler Storytime Programs.
Scarecrow, 1993.

Carlson, Ann D.
Early Childhood Literature Sharing Programs in Libraries.
Library Professional Publications, 1985.

Cole, Joanna, and Stephanie Calmerson.
Pat-a-Cake and Other Play Rhymes.
Morrow, 1992.

DeSalvo, Nancy.
Beginning with Books.
Library Professional Publications, 1993.

Ernst, Linda L.
Lapsit Services for the Very Young.
Neal-Schuman, 1995.

Feinberg, Sandra, and Kathleen Deerr.
Running a Parent/Child Workshop.
Neal-Schuman, 1995.

Fiore, Carole, and Sue McCleaf Nespeca.
Programming for Young Children: Birth Through Age Five.
American Library Association, 1996.

Greene, Ellin.
Books, Babies and Libraries.
American Library Association, 1991.

Jeffery, Debby Ann.
Literate Beginnings: Programs for Babies and Toddlers.
American Library Association, 1995.

Marino, Jane, and Dorothy F. Houlihan.
Mother Goose Time.
H.W. Wilson, 1992.

Nespeca, Sue McCleaf.
Library Programming for Families with Young Children.
Neal-Schuman, 1994.

Nichols, Judy.
Storytime for Two-Year-Olds.
American Library Association, 1987.

Ra, Carol.
Trot Trot to Boston: Play Rhymes for Baby.
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1987.

Williams, Sarah.
Ride A Cock-Horse.
Oxford, 1986.

Yolen, Jane.
The Lap-Time Song and Play Book.
Harcourt Brace, 1989.

ACTIVITY BOOKS TO EXPAND INFANT/TODDLER STORY PROGRAMS

Cohen, Lynn.
Me and My World: Young Children Explore Their World Through Art, Music, and Movement.
Monday Morning, 1986.

Haas, Carolyn Buhai.
Look At Me! Activities for Babies and Toddlers.
CBH Publishing, 1985.

McGee, Shelagh.
I’m a Little Teapot: Games Rhymes, and Songs for the First Three Years.
Doubleday, 1990.

Miller, Karen.
Things to Do with Toddlers and Twos.
More Things to Do with Toddlers and Twos.
Telshare, 1984.

Palmer, Hap.
Baby Songs.
Crown, 1990.

Silberg, Jackie.
Games to Play with Babies.
Games to Play with Toddlers.
Rev. Ed. Gryphon, 1993.

Warren, Jean.
Piggyback Songs for Infants and Toddlers.
Warren, 1985.

Warren, Jean.
Toddler Theme-A-Saurus.
Nursery Rhyme Theme-A-Saurus.
Warren, 1991.

Weissman, Jackie.
Songs to Sing with Babies.
Gryphon, 1983.

PLANNING PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

Baker, Augusta.
Storytelling Art and Technique.
Bowker, 1987.

Bauer, Caroline Feller.
Caroline Feller Bauer’s New Handbook for Storytellers.
American Library Association, 1993.

Bauer, Caroline Feller.
Handbook for Storytellers.
American Library Association, 1977.

Carlson, Ann D.
Preschooler and the Library.
Scarecrow, 1991.

Cullum, Carolyn.
Storytime Sourcebook.
Neal-Schuman, 1990.

Herb, Steven and Sara Willoughby-Herb.
Using Children’s Books in Preschool Settings.
Neal-Schuman, 1994.

Irving, Jan.
Mudluscious.
Full Speed Ahead, Glad Rags, and Raising the Roof.
Libraries Unlimited, 1986.

Kladder, Jeri.
Story Hour: 55 Preschool Programs for Public Libraries.
McFarland, 1995.

MacDonald, Margaret.
Book Sharing: 101 Programs to Use with Preschoolers.
Library Professional Publications, 1988.

Nespeca, Sue McCleaf.
Library Programming for Families with Young Children.
Neal-Schuman, 1994.

Sitarz, Paula Gaj.
Picture Book Story Hours: From Birthdays to Bears.
More Picture Book Story Hours: From Parties to Pets.
Libraries Unlimited, 1987.

ACTIVITY BOOKS TO EXPAND PRESCHOOL STORY PROGRAMS

Raines, Shirley, and Robert Canady.
Story Stretchers.
More Story Stretchers.
Gryphon, 1989.

Warren, Jean.
Theme-A-Saurus.
Theme-A-Saurus II and Storytime Theme-A-Saurus.
Warren, 1989.

Wilmes, Liz, and Dick Wilmes.
Circle Time.
Everyday Circle Times, More Everyday Circle Times, Yearful of Circle Times, etc.
Building Blocks, 1982.

PLANNING KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

Bauer, Caroline Feller.

Caroline Feller Bauer’s New Handbook for Storytellers.
American Library Association, 1993

Celebrations.
H.W. Wilson, 1985.

Handbook for Storytellers.
American Library Association, 1977.

Read for the Fun of It.
H.W. Wilson, 1991.

This Way to Books.
H.W. Wilson, 1977.

Irving, Jan.
Fanfares: Programs for Classrooms and Libraries.
Libraries Unlimited, 1990.

MacDonald, Margaret Read.
Look Back and See: 20 Lively Tales for Gentle Tellers.
H.W. Wilson, 1991.

MacDonald, Margaret.
Storyteller’s Start-Up Book.
August House, 1993.

MacDonald, Margaret Read.
Twenty Tellable Tales.
H.W. Wilson, 1986.

MacDonald, Margaret Read.
When the Lights Go Out:20 Scary Tales to Tell.
H.W. Wilson, 1988.

Pellowski, Anne.
Family Storytelling Handbook.
Macmillan, 1987.

Pellowski, Anne.
The Story Vine: A Source Book of Unusual and Easy-to-Tell Stories From Around the World.
Macmillan, 1984.

Pellowski, Anne.
Storytelling Handbook.
Simon & Schuster, 1995.

Peterson, Carolyn S. and Christina Sterchele.
Story Program Activities for Older Children.
Moonlight Press, 1987.

Raines, Shirley and Robert Canady.
Story Stretchers for the Primary Grades.
450 More Story Stretchers for the Primary Grades.
Gryphon, 1992.

FLANNEL/MAGNETIC/VELCRO BOARD STORIES

Briggs, Diane.
Flannel Board Fun: A Collection of Stories, Songs, and Poems.
Scarecrow Press, 1992.

Kinghorn, Harriet, and Robert King.
Storytime Patterns for Eight Classic Children’s Stories.
T.S.Denison, 1990.

Sierra, Judy.
Flannelboard Storytelling Book.
H.W. Wilson, 1987.

Sierra, Judy.
Multicultural Folktales: Stories to Tell Young Children.
Oryx, 1991.

Sierra, Judy.
Multicultural Folktales for the Feltboard and Readers’ Theater.
Oryx, 1996.

Wilmes, Liz and Dick Wilmes.
Felt Board Fun.
Building Blocks, 1984.

TELL AND DRAW AND CUT AND TELL STORIES

Freedman, Barbara.
Draw Me A Story.
Feathered Nest Production, 1989.

Oldfield, Margaret Jean.
More Tell and Draw Stories.
Lots More Tell and Draw Stories and Tell and Draw Stories under author’s last name of Olson, Margaret Jean.
Creative Storytime Press, 1969.

Stangl, Jean.
Paper Stories.
Fearon, 1984.

Warren, Jean.
Cut and Tell: Scissor Stories for Fall.
Warren, 1984.
Also, Cut and Tell: Scissor Stories for Spring and Cut and Tell: Scissor Stories for Winter.

FINGER/LAP/PLAY/ACTION RHYMES AND SONGS

Baltuck, Naomi.
Crazy Gibberish and Other Story Hour Stretches.
Linnet, 1993.

Beall, Pamela Conn, and Susan Hagen Nipp.
Wee Sing: Children’s Songs and Fingerplays.
Price/Stern/Sloan, 1981.

Brown, Marc, collector.
Finger Rhymes.
Dutton, 1980.
Also Hand Rhymes, Party Rhymes , and Play Rhymes.

Chorao, Kay.
Baby’s Lap Book.
Dutton, 1991.

Cole, Joanna, and Stephanie Calmenson, comps.
Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes.
Morrow, 1991.

Cole, Joanna, and Stephanie Calmenson, comps.
Pat-A-Cake and Other Play Rhymes.
Morrow, 1992.

Cooper, Kay.
Too Many Rabbits and Other Fingerplays.
Scholastic, 1995.

Cromwell, Liz, Dixie Hibner, and John R. Faitel, comps.
Finger Frolics.
Rev. Ed. Partner Press, 1983.

Defty, Jeff.
Creative Fingerplays and Action Rhymes.
Oryx, 1992.

Dowell, Ruth I.
Move Over, Mother Goose!
Gryphon House, 1987.

Glazer, Tom.
Eye Winker, Tom Tinker, Chin Chopper: Fifty Musical Fingerplays.
Doubleday, 1973.

Grayson, Marion F.
Let’s Do Fingerplays.
Robert B. Luce, 1962.

Hayes, Sarah, comp.
Clap Your Hands: Finger Rhymes.
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988.
Also, Stamp Your Feet: Action Rhymes.

McGee, Shelagh.
I’m a Little Teapot: Games Rhymes, and Songs for the First Three Years.
Doubleday, 1990.

Ra, Carol F. comp.
Trot Trot to Boston: Play Rhymes for Baby.
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1987.

Ring a Ring O’ Roses.
Flint Public Library, 1988.

Roberts, Lynda.
Mitt Magic.
Gryphon, 1985.

Scott, Louise Binder, and J.J. Thompson.
Rhymes for Fingers and Flannel Boards.
T.S. Denison, 1984.

Williams, Sarah, Collector.
Ride a Cock-Horse.
Oxford University Press, 1986.
Also, Round and Round the Garden.

Yolen, Jane, Ed.
The Lap-Time Song and Play Book.
Harcourt Brace, 1989.

NURSERY RHYMES

DePaola, Tomie.
Tomie DePaola’s Mother Goose.
Putnam, 1985.

Foreman, Michael.
Michael Foreman’s Mother Goose.
Harcourt Brace, 1991.

Lobel, Arnold.
Random House Book of Mother Goose.
Random, 1986.

Marks, Alan, selector.
Ring-a-Ring O’ Roses and a Ding, Dong, Bell: A Collection of Nursery Rhymes.
Picture Book Studio, 1991.

Mother Goose.
Wendy Watson’s Mother Goose.
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1989.

Opie, Iona, Ed.
My Very First Mother Goose.
Candlewick, 1996.

Sutherland, Zena.
Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes.
Orchard, 1990.

Wright, Blanche.
Real Mother Goose.
Macmillan, 1916.

PUPPETRY

Champlin, Connie.
Storytelling with Puppets.
American Library Association, 1985.

Hunt, Tamara, and Nancy Renfro.
Pocketful of Puppets: Mother Goose.
Nancy Renfro Studios, 1982.

Hunt, Tamara, and Nancy Renfro.
Puppetry in Early Childhood Education.
Nancy Renfro Studios, 1979.

Schroeder, Joanne F.
Fun Puppet Skits for Schools and Libraries.
Libraries Unlimited, 1995.

Shelton, Julie Catherine.
Puppets, Poems, and Songs.
Fearon, 1993.

Sierra, Judy.
Fantastic Theatre.
H.W. Wilson, 1991.

Van Schuyver, Jan.
Storytelling Made Easy with Puppets.
Oryx, 1993.

Warren, Jean.
1-2-3 Puppets.
Warren, 1989.

Williams, DeAtna M.
Paper-Bag Puppets.
Fearon, 1966.
Also, More Paper-Bag Puppets.

Wright, Denise Anton.
One-Person Puppet Plays.
Libraries Unlimited, 1990.

SONG BOOKS

Beall, Pamela Conn, and Nipp, Susan Hagen.
Wee Sing series.
Price/Stern/Sloan, 1981.

Browne, Jane.
Sing Me a Story.
Crown, 1991.

Glazer, Tom.
Eye Winker, Tom Tinker, Chin Chopper
Doubleday, 1973.
Also Music for Ones and Twos: Songs and Games for the Very Young Child,The Mother Goose Songbook, and Do Your Ears Hang Low.

Larrick, Nancy, comp.
Songs from Mother Goose.
HarperCollins, 1989.

Marino, Jane.
Sing Us A Story: Using Music in Preschool and Family Storytimes.
H.W. Wilson, 1994.

Mattox, Cheryl Warren, collector.
Shake it to the One That You Love the Best.
Warren-Mattox Productions, 1989.

Nelson, Esther.
Everybody Sing and Dance.
Instructor Books, 1989.

Palmer, Hap.
Baby Songs.
Crown, 1990.

Raffi.
Raffi Singable Songbook.
Crown, 1987.
Also, 2nd Raffi Songbook.

Raffi.
Raffi’s Top 10 Songs to Read.
Crown, 1995.

Schiller, Pam, and Thomas Moore.
Where is Thumbkin?
Gryphon, 1993.

Sharon, Lois & Bram.
Elephant Jam.
Crown, 1989.
Also Sharon, Lois & Bram’s Mother Goose and Sharon, Lois & Bram Sing A to Z.

Warren, Jean.
Piggyback Songs.
Warren, 1983.
Also, Animal Piggyback Songs, Holiday Piggyback Songs, More Piggyback Songs, Piggyback Songs for Infants and Toddlers, and Piggyback Songs to Sign.

Weiss, Nicki.
If You’re Happy and You Know It: Eighteen Story Songs Set to Pictures.
Greenwillow, 1987.

Weissman, Jackie.
My Toes are Starting to Wiggle.
Miss Jackie Music Company, 1991.

Wirth, Marion.
Musical Games, Fingerplays, Rhythmic Activities for Early Childhood.
Parker Publishing, 1985.

Yolen, Jane, Ed.
Jane Yolen’s Mother Goose Songbook.
Boyds Mill Press, 1992.

ART ACTIVITIES

Bos, Bev.
Don’t Move the Muffin Tins: A Hands-Off Guide to Art for the Young Child.
Turn-The-Page Press, Inc., 1978.

Brashears, Deya.
Dribble Drabble: Art Experiences for Young Children.
Gryphon, 1985.
Also, More....Dribble Drabble.

Kohl, Mary.
Scribble Cookies.
Bright Ring, 1985.
Also, Mudworks.

Warren, Jean, comp.
1-2-3 Art.
Warren, 1985.

Wilmes, Liz, and Dick Wilmes.
Exploring Art.
Building Blocks, 1986.

Wilmes, Liz, and Dick Wilmes.
Paint Without Brushes.
Building Blocks, 1993.

Compiled by: Sue McCleaf Nespeca 1/97