Storytime - Mice

Books:

Little Mouse and the Big Cupcake by Thomas Taylor - This is a fun story about a mouse who has a cupcake that's too big for him to carry home. So he enlisted the help of his animal friends! I make this one interactive by having the kids rub their tummies and saying, "Yum yum YUMMY!" on the pages where the animals take a bite of the cupcake. This one also makes a great flannel story.





Mouse Mess by Linnea Riley - This is a cute story about a mouse who wakes up after everyone else goes to bed and decides that he needs a snack. But he makes a big mess in the process! It's short, which is great for toddler attention spans and has a nice reading cadence.



Other Books to Use:
Lunch by Denise Fleming
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Seven Little Mice Go to School by Haruo Yamashita
Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Alphabet Under Construction by Denise Fleming
Hide and Squeak by Heather Frederick
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood

Rhymes/Songs:

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory dickory dock (rock side to side)
The mouse rain up the clock (tickle up one arm)
The clock struck one (clap once)
The mouse ran down (tickle down other arm)
Hickory dickory dock! (rock side to side)

...The clock struck two (clap twice), The mouse said, "Peek-a-boo!" (play peek-a-boo)
...The clock struck three (clap three times), The mouse said, "Whee!" (wave hands in the air)
...The clock struck four (clap four times), There is no more (shrug shoulders and hold out hands)

If You're a Mouse and You Know It...

(Tune: If You're Happy and You Know It...)

If you're a mouse and you know it, clap your paws (clap hands)
If you're a mouse and you know it, clap your paws (clap hands)
If you're a mouse and you know it, then your face will really show it
If you're a mouse and you know it, clap your paws (clap hands)

...eat some cheese
...shake your tail
...give a squeak