BABY LAPTIME PROGRAM KITS

Laptime Kits are available for storytime leaders to promote and model early reading with very young children and their caregivers. Fifteen copies of the title are in each kit, allowing each storytime participant to hold a book and read along with the storytime leader. These are all stories begging to be read over and over again!

LENDING POLICY

1. Baby Laptime Program Kits may be borrowed by libraries and daycare providers in the Mohawk Valley Library System (Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady and Schoharie counties).

2. Kits check out for twenty-eight days.

3. Kits may be reserved by calling Mohawk Valley Library System (MVLS), 518-355-2010.

4. Kits may be picked up at any public library in the MVLS service area and should be returned to the library where it was picked up. A valid library card from a MVLS library is necessary for checkout.

5. Damage and loss of books will be assessed and charged according to impact on future use of kit. Materials that must be replaced may be charged at replacement cost plus service charge.

Available Kits are:

Bang, Molly Ten, Nine, Eight

A lyrical bedtime countdown as a loving black father and his young daughter share going –to-bed routines.

Bowie, C.W. Busy Toes

A picture book sounds a one-note salute to busy toes, featuring portraits of predominantly African American children happily playing, digging, even writing with their toes.

Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight Moon

A little rabbit bids goodnight to each familiar thing in his moonlit room. Rhythmic, gently lulling words combined with warm and equally lulling pictures make this beloved classic "an ideal bedtime book."

Carlstrom, Nancy White Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?

In joyful verse and vibrant illustrations, lovable Jesse Bear shares his special day with young children everywhere!

Cimarusti, Marie Torres Peek-A-Moo!

Babies and parents can play peek-a-boo with a different animal on each page of this flap book, guessing what each is, and then lifting the flap to find out.

Degen, Bruce Jamberry

A boy and a rhyme-spouting bear romp through a berry world, looking for berries as they go in this rollicking board book.

Ellwand, David The Big Book of Beautiful Babies

From bold to bashful, bewildered to beautiful, this book bursts with babies! And, babies love to stare at themselves and then flip back through the pages to the other babies in this board book with black and white photographs of babies.

Gentieu, Penny Baby Talk

Plenty of opportunities for babies to look at pictures of other babies, which they love to do! Adorable babies with appropriate facial expressions play patty-cake, uh-oh, and peekaboo.

Gentieu, Penny Wow! Babies!

Babies' faces will light up as they recognize other babies laughing, crying, cooing, and playing in this book with spectacularly vivid photographs.

Miller, Margaret I Love Colors

The perfect sized book for younger babies with bright, colorful photographs of, what else, but babies!

Ormerod, Jan Peek-A-Boo!

Seven little babies, all races, all smiles, hiding behind items such as mittens, a bib, a stuffed toy, and a towel; ask the question, ``Where's the baby?'' A fold-down flap shows baby's face and the various rhyming answers.

Oxenbury, Helen Clap Hands

Catchy rhythm and rhyme with multicultural babies having fun together.

Rice, Eve Sam Who Never Forgets

A short, simple, fun book about a zoo keeper, Sam, who feeds the animals every day. Will he forget to feed the elephant?

Siomades, Lorianne Three Little Kittens

Simple verse and a singsong rhythm will capture the attention of even the youngest audience when the trio lose their mittens, get scolded, discover the mislaid items, and are last seen happily munching on their pie.

Wells, Rosemary The Bear Went over the Mountain

Sing along with the bear goes over the mountain and all he could see was the other side in this classic song.

Williams, Sue I Went Walking

Simple repetition and bright illustrations highlight this story in which a young child goes for a walk and collects a procession of colorful animals.

Williams, Vera “More, More, More” Said the Baby: 3 Love Stories

The stars of three little love stories--toddlers with nicknames like "Little Pumpkin"--run giggling until they are scooped up by adoring adults to be swung around, kissed, and finally tucked into bed.

Wood, Audrey The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry,

and The Big Hungry Bear

The illustrations are absolutely fantastic, and the mouse is one of the most expressively drawn characters in this story about a mouse who is warned about "The Big Hungry Bear" who loves "Red Ripe Strawberries.”

Wood, Audrey Piggies

An offbeat picture book featuring the same ten little pigs cavorting on a child's fingers before two fat kisses / two smart kisses, / two long kisses, / two silly kisses, / and two wee kisses goodnight!