28 May Enjoy Your Favorite Library Storytime Songs at Home
By: Christina Shields
Are you missing library storytimes and your favorite songs? We are missing reading and singing along with you and your little ones, too! Happily, you don’t have to wait until we meet again to enjoy many of our regular storytime songs! You can practice along with some of our favorite musicians and artists below.
From sing-along stories to thought-provoking chapter books, Barefoot Books opens windows to cultures around the world. “Outdoor Opposites” written by Brenda Williams, “Over in the Meadow” illustrated by Jill McDonald, and “Knick, Knack, Paddy Whack” performed by SteveSongs are just a few of the books we’ve enjoyed singing along with at our library.
Many of Eric Litwin’s popular songs/stories for preschoolers (such as “Pete the Cat,” “Groovy Joe,” and “The Nut Family”) are free on his website.
Hap Palmer’s Youtube channel is full of fun, classic tunes, where toddlers and preschoolers can “sing along with holiday favorites, practice math and phonics skills, or just have a good laugh with some of their silliest songs.” Here you’ll find songs we have enjoyed during storytime such as “Bean Bag Alphabet Rag” and “Tap Your Sticks.” Both encourage learning, singing, and moving for toddlers and preschoolers.
We hope you can enjoy these free, online resources until we can sing and dance to them together again!