Storytime Theme: New Year’s

New Year’s is a great big celebration for so many people! It may be celebrated at different times of the year (Lunar New Year or Rosh Hashanah), but it’s all about a fresh start and new beginnings. Teach kids about New Year’s Eve with both fiction and nonfiction titles with this storytime. And if you can’t quite stay awake until midnight, this is a perfect program for a Noon Year’s Eve party instead while you celebrate the countdown to noon (instead of midnight!).

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Storytime Theme: New Year’s

Books

• Every Month Is a New Year by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Susan L. Roth
• Freedom Soup by Tami Charles, illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara
• Happy New Year, Everywhere! by Arlene Erlbach
• Happy New Year, Spot! by Eric Hill
• The Lucky Grapes by Tracey Kyle, illustrated by Marina Astudillo
• P. Bear’s New Years Party by Paul Owen Lewis
• The Night Before New Year’s by Amy Wummer
• Shanté Keys and the New Year’s Peas by Gail Piernas-Davenport, illustrated by Marion Eldridge
• Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution by Pat Miller, illustrated by Kathi EMber

Songs & Rhymes

• Fireworks on New Year’s Day – Sand Lake Town Library
• Hello New Year – Library Storytimes
• If You’re Ready for the New Year – Book Cart Queens

Crafts & Activities

• Pom Pom Poppers – Little Bins for Little Hands
• New Year’s Eve Hats – Happiness Is Homemade
• Unicorn Slime – Best Ideas for Kids