Good Stories/Books for 2-6 Year Olds
 

Okay, I need some help/input. Next month, I am participating in a Peppermint Pageant with another chapter. I am to do story time for 2-6 year olds and Sorors will dress as characters to act out the stories. I know many of the popular stories, fairy tales, etc. From those who have kids this age group/know kids in this age group, what are some good stories that they enjoy that I could do at story time? I have Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories here at home and some anthologies as well as a Curious George book but I think it would be cool to have new ideas that I don't know about.

So bring it! List titles/authors and if you know of ones with a multicultural angle, that would be even better. I plan to spend some quality time at the library this week but if I can go in with a list in mind, that will be great. I need to let the Sorors know so that they can get their costumes. :cool:

Please and thank you.:D

Not multicultural but the whole array of Spot books. I'm not sure how big they are any more. Great for the younger ones.

Thanks Drolefille!

I just posted this on my blog and remembered
http://images.ecampus.com/images/d/10X/068984610X.jpg:D :cool:

I help out at my church and we read stories to children in the same age group.. Some of the books I read to them are:
The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie Flournoy
A Three Hat Day by Arnold Lobel
Maebelle's Suitcase by Tricia Tusa
hope these help!

I'll ask around at work tomorrow for some books.

the Anansi stories?

lemme try to think of some others. When i was in grad school i took a storytelling class, lemme see if i can dig up the syllabus.

Thanks, all! The story time is an hour but I want to read over as many books as possible to get the best selection possible.

these are my favs
 

if you give a pig a pancake

if you give a mouse a cookie

if you give a pig a party


I LOVE THEM!! and i love reading them to the kids.

Those are awesome. Oh and if you like Little Bill, Dora is WAY in right now

couldn't find my syllabus, but here are some good resources:

My favorite bookstore, KARIBU (Check out the Children's Resources)

African American / Multicultural Storytelling Resources, bibliographies
http://www.ops.org/mne/multi.af-am.html
http://ils.unc.edu/~sturm/storytelling/resources.html
http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/col...orytelling.pdf
http://www.davisbates.com/resources.html
http://africa.wisc.edu/outreach/units/story-bib.html
http://www.anansi.org/webwalker/webasi.htm


Stories
Gullah Tales
http://www.knowitall.org/gullahtales/

The Jackal and the Dog
http://www.history.org/history/teach...gandjackal.cfm

Anansi, Tekoma, and the Cow’s Belly Folktale
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Culdesac/...komastory.html


i hope this helps!

My kids like the D.J. books by Denise McConduit.
D.J. and the Zulu Parade
D.J. and the Jazz Fest
D.J. and the Debutante Ball

Alligator Baby by Robert Munsch
Garfield by Jim Davis
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket by Dr. Seuss
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen
Mrs. Bindergarten goes to Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard
Thomas & Friends by W. Rev Awdry

We have also worn out Prayers for Children by Eloise Wilkin (Illustrator) and Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.

Oh! Is Your Mama a Llama was one of my little brother's FAVORITES. Really cute and easy to understand and fun to act out!

I remember this book and loved it!:)

Dora the Explorer has got an "Around the World" adventure where she passes out friendship bracelets in China, Tanzania, Russia and France, and has words (mostly "hello"s) from each language.

I remember loving when my Mom read me books from the Ameila Bedelia series. :)

http://www.kidsreads.com/series/seri...lia-titles.asp