Madison Public Library’s
Storytime Starters
Dance
Books For Toddlers:
Baby Danced the Polka Karen Beaumont, 2004.
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom by Bill Martin, Jr., 1989.
Color Dance by Ann Jonas, 1989.
Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh, 1993.
Jazz Baby Lisa Wheeler, 2007.
Toddlerobics by Zita Newcomb, 1996.
Books For Preschoolers:
Dance by Bill T. Jones, 1998.
Dinosaurumpus, Tony Mitton, 2003.
Down by the Cool of the Pool by Tony Mitten, 2002.
The Jazzy Alphabet by Sherry Shahan, 2002.
John Coltrane’s Giant Steps by Chris Raschka, 2002.
Jump!, by Steve Lavis, 1998.
Let’s Dance by George Ancona, 1998.
Midnight Babies Margaret Wild, 2001.
Miranda’s Day to Dance by Jackie Schaefer, 1994.
Moondance by Frank Asch, 1993.
My Ballet Class by Rachel Isadora, 1980.
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Madison Public Library’s
Storytime Starters
Dance
Fingerplays & Songs :
Tommy Thumbs
Adapted by Jim Rule
Ruby Ring is up and Ruby Ring is down
(From: Songs for Teaching)
Ruby Ring is dancing all around the
Tommy Thumb is up and Tommy
town
Thumb is down
Dance her on your shoulders, dance her
Tommy Thumb is dancing all around the
on your head
town
Dance her on your knees then tuck her
Dance him on your shoulders, dance
into bed.
him on your head
Penny Pinkie’s up and Penny Pinkie’s
Dance him on your knees, then tuck him
down
into bed.
Penny Pinkie’s dancing all around the
Peter Pointer’s up, and Peter Pointer’s
town
down
Dance her on your shoulders, dance her
Peter Pointer’s dancing all around the
on your head
town
Dance her on your knees then tuck her
Dance him on your shoulders, dance
into bed.
him on your head
All the family's up and
Dance him on your knees, then tuck him
All the family's down.
into bed.
All the family's dancing all around the
Terry Tall is up and Terry Tall is down
town
Terry Tall is dancing all around the town
Dance them on your shoulders, dance
Dance him on your shoulders, dance
them on your head
him on your head
Dance them on your knees then tuck
Dance him on your knees then tuck him
them into bed.
into bed.
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Madison Public Library’s
Storytime Starters
Dance
The Hokey Pokey
Who Wants to Dance?
(From Scout Songs)
(From: Songs for Teaching)
You put your right hand in,
Who wants to dance? Who wants to
You put your right hand out,
dance?
You put your right hand in,
Let me show you how to get, get, get
And you shake it all about,
down.
You do the hokey pokey
Who wants to dance? Who wants to
and you turn yourself around
dance?
That what it's all about.
Let me show you how to get, get, get
down.
2) left hand
Everybody wash the windows…
3) right foot
Everybody drive the car…
4) left foot
Everybody do the swim…
5) head
Everybody climb the rope…
6) butt
7) whole self
Playing with Literacy:
Songs help children hear the
I Wiggle
smallest sounds within words. If
(From: Preschool Rainbow)
you’re looking for something new to
I wiggle my fingers,
sing (and dance to!) try these:
I wiggle my toes,
It's a Bam Bam Diddly by Father
I wiggle my nose,
Goose
I wiggle my shoulders,
Kids World Party by Putumayo
Now no more wiggles are left in me,
Ranky Tanky by Daisy Mayhem and
So I will sit as still as can be.
Rani Arbo
Madison Public Library
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rev. 5/2011 KL/YS