Rhyming Springtime Books for Preschoolers
Three Poetic Children's Stories Welcome Spring Season
After a long, cold winter young children will love springtime and welcome it with open arms. Why not celebrate this wonderful season with them by reading some rhyming picture books together? These three great, bouncy tales contain rhythmic words and sentences that preschoolers will love. Funny, endearing nonhuman characters and hilarious artwork add to the charm of the stories.
A Preschool Story with the Hiccups
“There was a hippopotamus who hiccupped quite-a-lotamus. And every time he got’emus…He’d fall upon his bottomus.” Thus begins a funny tale about a lovable, purple hippo with a dilemma. Along his bouncy and destructive journey, he will meet some colorful springtime friends willing to help him, lest they suffer the consequences of his terrible affliction.
This book entitled The Hiccupotamus (by Aaron Zenz. Scholastic, Inc., 2005, ISBN-10: 0-439-89781-5) will need to remain within reach - it is guaranteed to be one of the kids’ all time favorites. The value of The Hiccupotamus is not only in its engaging, humorous prose, but also in how it holds generosity, tolerance, and friendship in such high esteem.
A Very Stubborn Little Piggy
The Piggy in the Puddle (by Charlotte Pomerantz, illustrated by James Marshall. Aladdin Paperbacks, 1974, ISBN: 0-689-71293-6) will keep the most restless of preschoolers immobile. Children will cherish the tongue-twisting story of a little piggy that ignores the helpless pleas of mommy, daddy, and big brother for her to get out of the mud.
Repeating sounds such as “oofy-poofy”, “fiddle-faddle”, “willy-nilly” and more will give youngsters a lesson in phonics, but they will be much too absorbed to suspect a thing. These quirky rhyming words make this spring themed book a pleasure for parents and teachers to read.
Contained within the pages of The Piggy in the Puddle is a sprinkling of wonderful surprises that will delight children and adults equally. As this Reading Rainbow book states, there is really only one thing for piggy’s family to do about her. What could that be?
Puppies, Piggies, and Poetry
Puppies and Piggies (by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Ivan Bates. Harcourt, Inc., 2008, ISBN: 978-0-15-202321-8) is a wonderful spring poem about loveable farm animals. The rhyming is simple and sweet and makes the book a good choice for toddlers, too. Beautiful illustrations of spring rain, gardens, flowers, and fields provide the backdrop to the playful, curious creatures. Kitties, chicks, puppies, and piggies tell their young readers just what it is they love best.
Bringing spring to life with poetry is what Puppies and Piggies is all about, and kids will treasure this gentle, seasonal tale of love and happiness.
Planning spring themed rhyming story times for preschool children is a great way to celebrate the season while at the same time spreading the joy of reading poetry. After a hectic recess or a playtime filled with exciting previews of summer, sit down with your preschoolers and take pleasure in these three exceptional, poetic picture books about spring.
Rhyming Spring Stories for Preschoolers
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