Rhythm and Rhyme Make A Great Story Time!

We are Growing Readers at the Chester County Library! Fall story time registration began today! You must register online for all age-specific story time programs. To register, go online to Chester County Library Eventkeeper and find your child's specific story time session.

There are thousands of great picture books for young children. But what makes a good storybook a great read-aloud? An engaging story keeps children interested. Beautiful or striking pictures are also a big draw for children. But, I find that a wonderful story with a predictable rhythm and rhyme help a good story become great. Here are some of my favorites for each age group.

Great for one year olds - Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown. This bedtime story is great to read at anytime during the day! But when it is time for bed, we must say goodnight to everything. "Good night kittens and good night mittens..."

Great for two year olds: Belly Button Book, by Sandra Boynton. What two year old doesn't like to show their belly button. Now there is a book about those amazing belly buttons! Celebrate your child's belly button with some rhyming hippo friends.

Great for three year olds: My Truck is Stuck, by Kevin Lewis. When a truck gets stuck in a hole, many vehicles try to rescue it. But the gophers aren't helping, they are stealing from the back of the truck!

Great for four year olds: Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom is a classic picture book by Bill Martin, Jr. While four year olds are beginning to play with the letters of the alphabet, who would have thought the letters could climb a coconut tree?

Great for five year olds: The Donut Chef, by Bob Staake. Rhythm, rhyme and a story about about donuts, what could be better? After two chefs open donut shops, the donuts get stranger and stranger as both chefs begin creating donuts with odd shapes and flavors. But whose donuts are the best? You decide!




Look for these and other great books at the Chester County Library!