Lois ehlert books planting a rainbow

This week I finished up the trial-run of the "Garden" themed kit I'm developing for the Storytime-To-Go program.

I pulled a number of books to try out before deciding on a final selection to order, and selected a number of songs, fingerplays, and rhymes.

Planting a Rainbow is an American children's picture book about gardening written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert, published in by Harcourt.

Through brilliant, textured cut paper collages, the story follows the progress of a mother and daughter in their backyard as they plant bulbs, seeds, and.

In this perennial classic with sturdy board book pages by Caldecott Honor–winning author Lois Ehlert, little ones learn the colors of the rainbow as they watch.

Anne Miranda reads PLANTING A RAINBOW by Lois Ehlert.

Children's fiction book read aloud.

Variety is the key to avoiding burnout when doing as many as 35 storytimes on the same theme in two weeks! Here are the books and activities I ended up using (in addition to our "Letter-of-the-Day", which was "Gg", and our story song).

The Books

Up, Down, and Around by Katherine Ayres and Nadine Barnard Westcott has bright, bold detailed illustrations with simple, repeating text showing how some vegetables grow up, some grow down (in the ground), and some grow around (on vines).

You can add movement by having the kids stand up, sit down, or turn around when they hear the corresponding words in the story. 

How Does Your Garden Grow? by Kate Burns and Dawn Apperley is an older, short pop-up book that is