North Mankato Taylor Library Storytime
Bears, bears, and more bears, oh my!
Bear Stories We Shared:
Big Smelly Bear by Britta Teckentrup
Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
A Visitor For Bear by Bonny Becker
Other Bear Books You Might Like To Share:
Old Bear and His Cub by Olivier Dunrea
A Bedtime for Bear by Bonny Becker
Where Teddy Bears Come From by Mark Burgess Just Like Bossy Bear by David Horvath
The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm by Paul Bright Best Bear by Emma Dodd
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Old Bear by Kevin Henkes
Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson
The Perfect Bear by Gillian Shields
Bear’s Picture by Daniel Pinkwater
Just Like You by Emma Dodd
Bear’s Day Out by Michael Rosen
Maybe a Bear Ate It! by Robie Harris
A Very Hairy Bear by Alice Schertle
Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson
Bare Bear by Miriam Moss
I Lost My Bear by Jules Feiffer
Old Mother Bear by Victoria Miles
Bear’s New Friend by Karma Wilson
Can You See a Little Bear? By James Mayhew
Bear of My Heart by Joanne Ryder
A Chair For Baby Bear by Kaye Umansky
Jamberry by Bruce Degen
A Pocket For Coruroy by Don Freeman
The Biggest Bear by Lynd Ward
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Paddington Bear by Michael Bond
Little Bear Series by Martin Waddell
The Berenstain Bears Series by Jan Berenstain
Bear Series by Bill Martin Jr.
Early Literacy Activities:
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Help your child think of words that rhyme with the word bear. Use words like
chair, stair, care, share, and hair. Use these words to make up a silly rhyme.
Look around your house to find words that begin with the letter b.
Play rhyming games "I'm thinking of something in this room that rhymes with 'hair' and
starts with 'b'. It's your soft, fuzzy ____." Read poems with rhyming words aloud, leaving
out the rhyme every so often to see if your child can guess the missing word.
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Give your child a magic word to listen for. Tell your child that when s/he hears that word,
they can do the next daily routine. For example, you can use the word bear as the
magic word to mean “go put your coat on.”
Songs and Fingerplays You Might Like to Share:
Time for Sleeping
Now its time for sleeping
The bears go in their caves
Keeping warm and cozy
Time for lazy days
When the snow is gone
And the sun comes out to play
The bears will wake up from their sleep
And then go on their way
Bears are Sleeping
Teddy Bear Teddy Bear(suit actions to words)
Teddy bear teddy bear turn around
Teddy bear teddy bear touch the ground
Teddy bear teddy bear reach up high
Teddy bear teddy bear touch the sky
Teddy bear teddy bear show your shoe
Teddy bear teddy bear I Love you (big hug)
Teddy bear teddy bear turn out the light
Teddy bear teddy bear say goodnight
-make up your own verses!-
Ten Bears In My Bed (count on fingers)
Ten bears in my bed and the little one said
Roll over!Roll over!(roll hands)
So they all rolled over and one fell out
(drop one hand to the side)
Nine bears in my bed....
- repeat down to oneOne bear in my bed and the little one said
I'm lonely, come back!
(sing to “Frere Jacques”)
Bears are sleeping
Bears are sleeping (pretend to sleep)
In their lairs
In their lairs
Soon it will be springtime
Soon it will be springtime
Wake up bears!(pretend to wake up)
Wake up bears!
A Little Brown Bear
A little brown bear, went in search of some honey
(shade eyes with hand)
Isn't it funny, a bear wanting honey?
(shrug shoulders)
He sniffed at the breeze
(lift head and pretend to sniff)
And listened for bees (hold hand to ear)
And wouldn't you believe it,
(shake index finger)
He even climbed trees!(pretend to climb)
The Bear Went Over The Mountain
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain
The bear went over the mountain
To see what he could see
-name things he might seeHe saw a great big river
He saw a great big river
He saw a great big river
And that is what he saw
The Bear
Here is a cave (make a fist)
Inside is a bear (put thumb inside fist)
Now he comes out (pop out thumb)
To get some fresh air
Snow covers the cave (flutter fingers down)
Like a fluffy white rug (cover fist with other hand)
Inside the bear sleeps (tuck thumb in)
All cozy and snug
When spring comes again
And the snow melts away (take hand off fist)
Out comes the bear (pop thumb out)
Ready to play!
**Most ideas in this handout were borrowed from The Perry Public Library website:
http://www.perrypubliclibrary.org/Kids/Programs/storytime_themes.htm
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