Moose Storytime
Thank you to Cindy Benson for this one!

Books:

Even that moose won't listen to me by Martha Alexander. 
Dial Books for Young Readers, c1988. 
A little girl tries various means to get rid of a giant moose in the garden after she repeatedly warns her family and they refuse to believe her. 

What use is a moose? by Martin Waddell; illustrated by Arthur Robins. 
Candlewick Press, 1996. 
When Jack's efforts to find a use for the moose he has brought home end in disaster, Jack's mother says the moose has to go--until she realizes that being loved is the best use of all. 

Mooses come walking by Arlo Guthrie; illustrated by Alice Brock. 
Chronicle Books, c1995. 
Describes the activities of moose as they walk and wander, even looking in the window at you lying in bed. 

Imogene's antlers by David Small. 
Crown Publishers, c1985. 
One Thursday Imogene wakes up with a pair of antlers growing out of her head and causes a sensation wherever she goes. (She turns into an elk, not a moose!)

If you give a moose a muffin by Laura Joffe Numeroff; illustrated by Felicia Bond. 
HarperCollins, c1991. 
Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests. 

One moose, twenty mice by Clare Beaton. 
Barefoot Books, 1999. 
Count your way from one through twenty and find the cat hiding in every scene in this felt-art picture book. 

Moose in the garden by Nancy White Carlstrom; paintings by Lisa Desimini. 
Harper & Row, c1990. 
A young child is delighted when Papa Moose visits the garden and eats almost all the vegetables. 

The Three Dots by Elise Primavera. 
Putnam, c1993. 
Three dotted animals, a frog, duck, and moose, enjoy playing together and form a band, but their friendship is endangered as the fortunes of their band rise and continue to change.

Moosetache by Margie Palatini; illustrated by Henry Cole. 
Hyperion Books for Children, 1997. 
A moose's moostache is too big to control until he meets Ms. Moose, who has her own hair problem. They conquer each other's heart and their hair problems. 

Mucky Moose written and illustrated by Jonathan Allen. 
Macmillan Pub. Co.; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International Pub. Group, c1990. 
Mucky, the muckiest, smelliest moose in the forest proves that smelling bad has its advantages when trying to outwit a fierce wolf.

Lost moose by Jan Slepian; illustrated by Ted Lewin. 
Philomel Books, c1995. 
A moose calf separated from his mother encounters a boy who follows him on a long walk through the woods, until they are both reclaimed by their respective mothers.

A chocolate moose for dinner written and illustrated by Fred Gwynne. 
Prentice-Hall Books for Young Readers, [1980], c1976. 
A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a chocolate moose, a gorilla war, and shoe trees.

Poetry:

Moose Pride

If I were a moose I'd be proud of my nose,
As big as a house and as long as a hose.
I'd smell every raindrop, or pine tree, or rose.
I would be so happy, I'd dance on my toes.

If I were a moose I'd be proud to stand tall.
I'd walk through deep rivers, no problem at all.
My legs could step over dead trees where they fall.
I'd see all around me because I'd be tall.

If I were a moose I'd be proud of my head,
With antlers that spread out as wide as a shed,
A perch for the birdies, brown, yellow and red.
I'd be proud of the antlers on top of my head.

Moose or Meese

If you have one moose
And add another,
Then you have meese.
"Not so," said Mother.

Well, if you have one goose,
And add another,
Then you have geese.
"That's so," said Mother.

But if you have one deer
And add another,
You still have deer.
"That's so," said Mother.

So I guess
If you have one moose
And add another,
Then you still have moose.
"That's so," said Mother.

Flannelboard:

This Little Moose
(Copycat Jan/Feb 1993)

This little moose went to market
This little moose stayed home.
This little moose had grass and twigs.
This little moose had none.
And this little moose whent trot, trot, trot, all the way home.

Puppet:  Moose by Folkmanis

Fingerplays:

Do Your Antlers Hang High
(to the tune of Do Your Ears Hang Low)

Do your antlers hang high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they keep you up at night?
Do they make your way so tight?
Do they bump into the trees?
Do they make it hard for knees?
Do your antlers hang high?

Mr. Moose

Steps

Craft:

Cut a pair of Moose antlers from construction paper for each child.  Attach to a headband made from a long strip of construction paper.  Have children color the antlers if desired.

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