Storytime Live Streaming 2018 Information

This page contains the information about the books, songs, and craft activities covered in the 11 Storytime Live Streaming events in 2018.

2018 Storytime Live Streaming:

All 2018 songlists and craft activity info can be download here: 2018.7z (zip, 4.64MB)

20 December 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: Dinosaurs
Book: Dinosaurs Love Cheese © 2013 by Jackie French and Nina Rycroft. Text copyright © Jackie French 2013. Illustrations copyright © Nina Rycroft. Published by Angus&Robertson, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers. All Rights Reserved.
Book: Dinosaur Juniors Happy Hatchday © 2018 by Rob Biddulph. Text and illustrations copyright © Rob Biddulph 2018. Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 344KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Make a dinosaur tail! (PDF, 70.2KB)

15 November 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: Fruit Salad
Book: Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas © 2015 by Aaron Blabey. Text and illustrations copyright © Aaron Blabey, 2015. Published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Australia Pty Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Book: What’s in my Lunchbox? © 2015 by Peter Carnavas and Kat Chadwick. Text copyright © 2015 Peter Carnavas. Illustrations copyright © 2015 Kat Chadwick. Published by New Frontier Publishing Pty Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 345KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Fruit Salad! (PDF, 321KB)

18 October 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: In the Garden!
Book: Planting a Rainbow © 1988 by Lois Ehlert. Text and illustrations copyright © 1988 by Lois Ehlert. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All Rights Reserved.
Book: Maisy Grows a Garden © 2013 by Lucy Cousins. Text and illustrations copyright © 2013 by Lucy Cousins. Paper engineering by David Hawcock. Published by Walker Books Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 423KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Flowers (PDF, 184KB)

20 September 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: Spring time!
Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar © 1969 by Eric Carle. Text and illustration copyright © 1969 by Eric Carle. Published by Puffin Books an imprint of Penguin Group. All Rights Reserved.
Book: Butterfly, Butterfly © 2007 by Petr Horácek. Text and illustrations copyright © 2007 by Petr Horácek. Published by Walker Books Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 353KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Hungry Caterpillars! (PDF, 135KB)

16 August 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: Welcome to Country
Book: Welcome to Country © 2016 by Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy. Text copyright © 2016 by Joy Murphy. Illustrations © 2016 by Lisa Kennedy. Published by Black Dog Books and imprint of Walker Books Australia. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 333KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Grubs activity (PDF, 117KB)

19 July 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: In the Bush
Book: Go Home Cheeky Animals © 2016 by Johanna Bell and Dion Beasley. Text copyright © 2016 by Johanna Bell. Illustrations © 2016 by Dion Beasley. Published by Allen and Unwin, Australia. All Rights Reserved.
Book: Bush Bash © 2012 by Sally Morgan and Amberlin Kwaymullina. Text copyright © 2012 by Sally Morgan. Illustrations © 2012 by Amberlin Kwaymullina. Published by Little Hare Books an imprint of Hardie Grant Egmont. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 319KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Gum leaf activity (PDF, 365KB)

21 June 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: Rain/Clouds
Book: Waakarl © 2008 by Dorothy Yurleen Winmar and Karen Winmar. Text copyright © 2008 by Dorothy Yurleen Winmar. Illustrations © 2008 by Karen Winmar. Published by Batchelor Press, Australia. All Rights Reserved.
Book: Big Rain Coming © 1999 by Katrina Germein and Bronwyn Bancroft. Text copyright © 1999 by Katrina Germein. Illustrations © 1999 by Bronwyn Bancroft. Published by Puffin Books, Penguin Group Australia. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 334KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Rain clouds (PDF, 248KB)

17 May 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: Birds
Book: Telephone © 2014 by Mac Barnett and Jen Corace. Text copyright © 2014 by Mac Barnett. Illustrations © 2014 by Jen Corace. Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco. All Rights Reserved.
Book: Hooray for Birds © 2017 by Lucy Cousins. Published by Candlewick Press, Massachusetts. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 324KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Tropical birds (PDF, 209KB)

19 April 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: Transport
Book: The Great Balloon Hullabaloo © 2013 by Peter Bently & Mei Matsuoka. Text copyright © Peter Bently 2013. Illustration copyright © Mei Matsuoka 2013. First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Andersen Press. Published in Australia by Random House Australia. Reproduced by permission of Andersen Press Ltd, London. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 312KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Hot Air Balloons! (PDF, 71.6KB)

15 March 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: Space
Book: Zoom © 2017 by Sha’an d’Anthes. Text and illustrations copyright © Sha’an d’Anthes 2017. A Lothian Children’s Book. Published in Australia and New Zealand in 2017 by Hachette Australia. Reproduced by permission of Hachette Australia. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 405KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Rocket ships (PDF, 129KB)

15 February 2018 Thurs 10.30am
Theme: Dogs
Book: Hairy Maclarey from Donaldson’s Dairy © 2013 by Lynley Dodd. Copyright © Linley Dodd 1983. First Published in Great Britain in Puffin Books 1985. Reproduced by permission of Puffin Books. All Rights Reserved.
Songs: Download the song list (PDF, 354KB)
Craft activity: Download the craft activity info – Puppy Dog Puppet (PDF, 153KB)


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