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The Library's Early Literacy Program

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A Tell Stories Activity for Babies

Read the Pictures

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Tell Stories Create stories, play make-believe and let your child be a storyteller.

PLAY

Read the Pictures

You don't always have to read the words in a book with your baby. You can read the pictures too! Making up a new story to go with the pictures in a book is an easy way to do some storytelling and makes the book twice as fun.

SING

Acka Backa Soda Cracker

(Gently bounce little one from side to side and lift on "up goes you" and hug on "I love you;" Instructions from "What'll I Do with the Baby-O?" by Jane Cobb)

Acka Backa Soda Cracker, Acka Backa Boo,
Acka Backa Soda Cracker, up goes you!
Acka Backa Soda Cracker, Acka Backa Boo,
Acka Back Soda Cracker, I love you!

READ

Click the book jackets to find these books and more at the Library.

Find these books at http://catalog.coolcat.org

  • Little Fish's Ocean
  • Little Fish's Ocean by Lucy Cousins
  • Hello, World!
  • Hello, World! by Amelia Hepworth
  • Wonderful Babies
  • Wonderful Babies by Emily Winfield Martin

JOIN US AT THE LIBRARY

Our interactive storytimes introduce young children to books, reading and language with stories, songs and activities. Parents learn fun ways to build the early literacy skills their children need to learn to read.

Find Storytimes

Find this activity and more online at http://thelibrary.org/racingtoread.

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