Perry Public Library Storytime
What’s That Smell?
Stories we shared:
David smells! / by David Shannon
I Stink: by Kate McMullan
Benny: by Sieb Posthuma
My Cat Tuna: by Lynn Reiser
Look once look again: Animal Noses: by David Schwartz
What’s that awful smell? By Heather Tekavec
Gladys Goes Out to Lunch: by Derek Anderson
Other ”sense” ible books you may enjoy sharing:
A Whiff and a Sniff: by Jane Belk-Moncure
Sweet Briar goes to school / by Karma Wilson
Hello, Ocean! / Pam Munoz Ryan
Touch the poem / poems by Arnold Adoff
My cat Tuna/ by Lynn Reiser
Busy bunnies' five senses / by Teddy Slater
Seeing is believing / written by Patrick Green
Touch / written by Mandy Suhr
Taste / written by Mandy Suhr
Smell / written by Mandy Suhr
Sight / written by Mandy Suhr
Hearing things / by Allan Fowler
Seeing things / by Allan Fowler
Tasting things / by Allan Fowler
Smelling things / by Allan Fowler
Feeling things / by Allan Fowler
Who put the pepper in the pot? by Joanna Cole
Look, listen, taste, touch, and smell / by Pamela Hill Nettleton
Fuzzy, fuzzy, fuzzy! : touch, skritch, & tickle book / Sandra Boynton
The magic school bus explores the senses / by Joanna Cole
Sometimes / Keith Baker
You can't smell a flower with your ear / by Joanna Cole
Sense suspense : a guessing game / by Bruce McMillan
My first look at touch
Pizza and other stinky poems / by Harriet Ziefert
Stinky smelly feet : a love story / by Margie Palatini
Peanut / by Heidi Kilgras
Magic Matt and the skunk in the tub / by Grace Maccarone
The dirty cowboy / by Amy Timberlake
Dirt Boy / by Erik Slangerup
Smelly Socks / by Robert Munsch
Songs and rhymes to share:
Popcorn
Popcorn, popcorn
Sitting in the pot
Shake it, shake it
(wiggle body)
Pop! Pop! Pop!
(jump up or clap hands loudly)
This is Me (touch parts named)
Two little eyes to look around
Two little ears to hear each sound
One little nose to smell what's sweet
One little mouth that likes to eat
Where are your toes?
What a surprise, here are your eyes
(point to eyes)
And this I suppose is a nose
(point to nose)
And right under here, I've discovered an ear
(tickle ear)
But where oh where are your toes?
(tickle toes)
I Like My Nose by Bruce Lansky
From ” If Pigs Could Fly…and Other Deep Thoughts”
I’m glad that my nose
points down to my toes,
and doesn’t point up to the sky.
For now I can sneeze
just as much as I please,
without getting goo in my eye
The Five Senses Song Tune: “This Old Man”
With my eyes, I can see robins nesting in a tree.
Chorus: I see and hear, smell, taste, and touch.
My five senses know so much!
With my ears, I can hear different noises sound quite clear.
Chorus
With my nose, I can smell lovely flowers in the dell.
Chorus
With my mouth, I can taste The minty flavored new toothpaste
Chorus
With my hands, I can feel bananas with a slippery peel.
Chorus
Say it in Sign!
Use your hand to waft the smell
of fresh baked bread to your nose – do twice
Color the things that are good to smell
Springtime Song
Tune: Did you ever see a Lassie?
My eyes can see it springtime, it's springtime, its springtime.
My eyes can see it springtime, the grass is so green!
The green grass, the flowers, the sunshine and showers
My eyes can see it's springtime, and I am so glad.
Runaway
I have two eyes to see with,
I have two feet to run,
I have two hands to wave with,
And nose I have but one.
My ears can hear its springtime, its spring time, its springtime.
My ears can hear its springtime, the birds sweetly sing.
The birds sing, the lambs bleat the frogs croak, the bees buzz.
My ears can hear it's springtime, and I am so glad!
I have two ears to hear with,
And a tongue to say 'good day!'
And two red cheeks for you to kiss,
And now I'll run away.
My body can feel its springtime, it's springtime, it's springtime.
My body can feel it's springtime, the air is so warm.
The warm air, the breezes, no frost and no freezes.
My body can feel it's springtime, and I am so glad!
The Five Senses Song
Sung to: "Old Mac Donald Had a Farm"
On my face I have two eyes;
Use them every day.
They are used to help me see
When I work and play.
With a look, look here,
And a look, look there,
Here a look, there a look,
Everywhere a look, look.
On my face I have two eyes;
Use them every day!
On my face I have a nose;
Use it all the time.
When I sniff it I can tell
Vinegar from lime.
With a sniff, sniff here,
And a sniff, sniff there,
Here a sniff, there a sniff,
Everywhere a sniff, sniff.
On my face I have a nose;
Use it all the time!
In my mouth I have a tongue;
Use it when I eat.
Tasting with it I can tell
Sour from the sweet.
With a lick, lick here,
And a lick, lick there,
Everywhere a lick, lick.
In my mouth I have a tongue;
Use it when I eat!
On my head I have two ears;
Listening all day long.
And if I didn't have them there,
I couldn't hear this song!
With a listen here,
And a listen there,
Everywhere a listen, listen.
On my head I have two ears;
Listening all day long!
On my body I have skin;
Feeling cold and heat.
It stretches from atop my head
Way down to my feet.
With a touch, touch here,
And a touch, touch there,
Here a touch, there a touch,
Everywhere a touch, touch.
On my body I have skin;
Feeling cold and heat!
A Silly Riddle…
How can you tell that you were built upside down?
Your nose runs and your feet smell!
Coffee Grounds
Playdough
Ingredients:
• 1 cup coffee grounds (used, by dried out)
• 1/4 cup Salt
• 3/4 cup Cornmeal
• Warm water
Directions:
1. Lay grounds out on a cookie sheet to dry.
2. Mix grounds, salt and cornmeal.
3. Add warm water slowly while stirring until a dough-like consistency is achieved (it will be a grainy
dough)
4. Play with it as you would playdough
Cinnamon
Craft Dough
Ingredients:
• 1/2 cup Applesauce
• 3/4 cup ground cinnamon
• 3 Tbsp white school glue
• Extra cinnamon
Directions:
1. Combine glue and ground cinnamon in a bowl. Add applesauce, stirring constantly until you have a stiff
dough. You may not need all the applesauce or you may need a smidge more.
2. Remove dough onto the table and knead for 5 minutes until firm.
3. Let rest 30 minutes at room temperature.
4. Lay waxed paper out on the table.
5. Dust rolling pin with cinnamon and roll clay out on the waxed paper to about 1/8 inch thick.
6. Cut out with cookie cutters of your choice.
7. Poke a hole in the top (if you like) with a straw.
8. Leave in a warm, breezy location to dry for about 48 hours to 1 week.
9. Turn over every 24 hours during the drying process.
10. They smell wonderful!