The Sky is Falling!

Storytime Books:

Mother Goose Picture Puzzles by Will Hillenbrand

Summary: Twenty familiar Mother Goose nursery rhymes use pictures in place of words to entertain as they teach.

Old King Cole

Old King Cole

Was a merry old soul

And a merry old soul was he

He called for his pipe

And he called for his bowl

And he called for his fiddlers three

Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker

Summary:  Count from 1 to 10 with the big fat hen and all of her chicks.  This book revives a familiar rhyme.  Whether you have a baby who likes to be bounced to rhythm, a toddler who's learning number and counting, or a preschooler who can appreciate Baker's surprising ending, the big fat colorful illustrations stretch across pages and invite chorusing a rhyme that children have chanted for generation.

One Two Buckle My Shoe

One, two, 

Buckle my shoe

Three, four,

Shut the door

Five, six, 

Pick up sticks

Seven, eight,

Lay them straight

Nine, ten,

A big, fat hen

Henny-Penny by Harriet Ziefert

Summary:  "The sky is falling.  I must go and tell the king," says Henny Penny after an acorn falls on her head. In this easy reading adventure, Henny Penny is soon joined by her friends, the other farm yard animals until they meet the sly Foxy-Loxy.