Storytime at the Children's Museum 1-2007

So today was the first storytime of 2007 at the CM and it was fun enough. A rather small yet apreciative audience enjoyed these five books:

Big Bug Surprise by and illustrated by Julia Gran
Prunella is excited to share one of her collection of bugs at show and tell, but before it is her turn, a queen bee flies into the classroom, naturally followed by the entire swarm. Everyone except Prunella panics. Prunella saves the bees and the school by using her jelly sandwich to lure the queen and her swarm to a new home in a tree. After that excitement, Prunella finally gets to share her show and tell dung beetle! Reading the gasps and eeks of this portion of the story is the best part, for my hambone self and for the kids as well!

Outside Over There by and illustrated by Maurice Sendak
Sendaks beautiful illustrations carrry this story of goblins who steal Ida's baby sister and Ida's adventure to save her sister before she becomes a goblin bride.

Hello Twins by and illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Loose illustrations flow over the pages that tell the story of Simon and Charlotte, twins who are not alike and who like each other.

Not A Box by and illustrated by Antoinette Portis
A story that sparks imagination in the kids who hear it. It features a bunny who has to repeatedly explain that his box is not a box . . . it is a burning building, a race car, a rocket ship, a robot, a million things, but not a box!!

January's Child: The Birthday Month Book by Andrea Alban Gosline Illustrated by Lisa Burnett Bossi
A nice take on the Monday's child poem, featuring the twelve months instead of the seven days of the week.