Hugs and Kisses Storytime

Books:

Hug by Jez Alborough. Candlewick Press, 2000.
Bobo the chimp seeks hugs among various jungle animals and their young, but he does not get what he wants until he is reunited with his own parent.

Kissing monster: a lift-the-flap story by Marion Dane Bauer
Simon and Schuster/Little Simon 2002 
Beware of the kissing monster! If it finds you, you will be showered with kisses and hugs! Lift the flaps to see where it is lurking, and watch out for a very special pop-up surprise! 

The butterfly kiss by Marcial Boo; illustrated by Tim Vyner. 
Harcourt Brace, 1995. 
A butterfly kiss that is not wanted by a tiger, an elephant, a stork, a crocodile, a hare, or a bat finds a home where an old man says goodnight to his grandchild. 

What kind of kiss? by Alyssa Satin Capucilli; pictures by Hiroe Nakata. 
HarperFestival, c2002. 
A whole day's worth of kisses, from a good-morning kiss to a good-night kiss, are shown. Open up the double flaps on each page to see just how many kisses you can collect in one day. 

No more kissing! by Emma Chichester Clark. 
Doubleday Book for Young Readers, 2002, c2001. 
Momo the monkey is tired of all the kissing in his family, until one day he discovers that it's just the thing to comfort his unhappy baby brother.

Pucker up Buttercup by Simon Davies
Millbrook Press, 2000.
Just who (or what) would you dare to kiss? Six sets of lips (or are they?) pucker up through die-cut windows and invite the reader to guess who's there. 

Wake Up Kisses by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Harper Collins, 2002
As the day nears an end, it is time to rise and shine for many nighttime creatures. Owl, Opossum, Skunk, and other nocturnal animals hurry about to wake their young--but not without those wake-up kisses. 

Kiss good night by Amy Hest; illustrated by Anita Jeram. 
Candlewick Press, 2001. 
Even after a story, being tucked in, and warm milk, Sam is not ready to go to sleep until his mother kisses him good-night. 

Counting kisses by Karen Katz. 
Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2001. 
How many kisses does a tired baby need to change her from crying into sleeping."A kiss and read book"--Cover. 

Hugs and kisses by Christophe Loupy, Eve Tharlet; translated by J. Alison James. 
North-South Books, 2001. 
Hugs the puppy sets out to collect lots of wonderful kisses from his animal friends, but in the end he discovers that the best kiss of all is the one he gets from his loving mother. 

A kiss for Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik; pictures by Maurice Sendak. 
HarperCollinsPublishers, c1996. 
Little Bear's thank-you kiss from grandmother gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks' romance. 

The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn ; illustrations by Ruth E. Harper and Nancy M. Leak. 
Child Welfare League of America, c1993. 
When Chester the raccoon is reluctant to go to kindergarten for the first time, his mother teaches him a secret way to carry her love with him. 

Down by the bay by Raffi; illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott. 
Crown Publishers, c1987. 
In this song, two children imagine their mothers asking, "Did you ever see a goose kissing a moose, a fly wearing a tie, or llamas eating their pajamas down by the bay?" 

A book of kisses by Dave Ross ; illustrated by Laura Rader. 
HarperCollinsPublishers, c2000. 
Describes all the different types of kisses there are for all different occasions including butterfly kisses, tiptoe kisses, and "Ew Yuck!" kisses. 

Love and kisses by Sarah Wilson ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet. 
Candlewick Press, 1999. 
A young girl kisses her cat who kisses a cow who kisses a goose and so on until the kiss comes back to where it began. 

Sloppy kisses by Elizabeth Winthrop; pictures by Anne Burgess. 
Macmillan, c1980. 
After her friend tells her kissing is for babies, Emmy Lou tries to make do with a pat on the shoulder.

Pucker Up, Buttercup by A J Wood and Simon Davies; illustrated by Serena Feneziani.
Millbrook Press, c. 2000
Just who (or what) would you dare to kiss? Six sets of lips (or are they?) pucker up through die-cut windows and invite the reader to guess who's there. 

How do Dinosaurs say good night? by Jane Yolen; illustrated by Mark Teague. 
Blue Sky Press, c2000. 
Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

Poetry:

"Goodnight Kisses" from Night Lights by Denys Cazet

I LOVE YOU

Nice hug,
Not too snug, 
Just right
Not too tight.
One kiss,
Just like this.
Nose rub, too.
I love you
~Cathy Knox

THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN

There was an old woman
Who lived in a shoe
She had so many children
She didn't know what to do
So she gave them some broth
With plenty of bread
And kissed them all sweetly
Then tucked them in bed.

Flannelboard:

Mother, Mother I Want Another
A Kiss For Little Bear

Puppet:

Butterfly finger puppet to give butterfly kisses
Starbuck's Kissing Lion fingerpuppets

Fingerplays:

The Kissing Rhyme

THE ITSY BITSY MONKEY
  to the tune of Eensie Weensie Spider

GERTIE THE GOLDFISH
Smack - smack lips like kissing.

Gertie the Goldfish goes
smack, smack, smack
She looks at me and goes like
smack, smack, smack,
She doesn't laugh, doesn't sing
doesn't do anything
Just blows big kisses like this
Smack, smack, smack, smack

ROAR LIKE A LION

Roar like a lion, growl like a bear,
Give Mom a kiss, show her you care.
Hop like a bunny, flap like a bird,
Quiet as a mouse now . . .Don't say a word.

SOMETHING IN MY POCKET

There's something in my pocket,
Could it be a moose?
Could it be a train with a bell and a caboose?
Could it be a snake or some sticky glue?
Right here in my pocket is a KISS from me to you!

I HAVE A LITTLE HEART

I have a little heart,
It goes thump, thump, thump.
It keeps right on beating
When I jump, jump, jump.
I get a special feeling
When I look at you,
It makes me want to give you
A kiss or two!

I CAN!

I can nod yes, I can shake no,
I can bend down very low.
I can smile nice and big,
I can blow a kiss,
I can sit down all the way,
Just like this!

KISSES

A kiss for mother,
A kiss for father,
A kiss for sister,
And little brother too.
I have one in my hand today,
Especially for you (throw kiss)

I CAN HUG

I can hug, hug, hug,
I can hop, hop, hop,
I can kiss, kiss kiss,
I can stop, stop, stop.
I can nod my head yes,
And I can shake my head no,
And I can sit down very low.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF KISSES

Grandma kisses
   grab cheeks and squeeze
Fish kisses
   purse lips and move them
Movie star kisses
   blow big ones
Rabbit kisses
   wiggle nose
Dog kisses
   stick out your tongue and lick

Songs

The "Barney Song"
I love you,
You Love me.
We're a happy family.
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you.
Won't you say you love me too.

IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY
  tune of If you're happy and you know it

If you love somebody and you know it clap your hands...
If you love somebody and you know it shout hooray...
If you love somebody and you know it blow a kiss...

WE LOVE MOTHERS
tune of Frere Jacques

We love Mothers, we love Mothers,
Yes, we do - Yes we do
Mothers are for hugging, (hug self)
Mothers are for kissing (blow kiss)
We love you. Yes, we do

Thank you, Mother, thank you, Mother
For your love, for your love
Mothers are for hugging (hug self)
Mothers are for kissing (blow kiss)
We love you. Yes, we do.

HEARTS AND KISSES

1 little, 2 little, 3 little hearts,
4 little, 5 little, 6 little hearts,
7 little, 8 little, 9 little hearts,
10 little hearts and a KISS!

You are special, you are special,
If you look, you will see,
Someone very special,
Someone very special
Here's a kiss from me,
Here's a kiss from me.


I wish you a million kisses,
I wish you a million kisses,
I wish you a million kisses,
From my heart to you!

Craft:

Make a paper hug. Take long strips of white craft paper approximately 4" by 24", paste or draw open hands palms up on each end. For very young groups, have them premade and talk about who they could give them to.