Preschool Kits @ Glenview Public Library
Preschools, childcare facilities and families are welcome to borrow our themed kits for preschoolers. Each kit includes 4-6 books, a video or filmstrip and a puppet or teaching prop all related to a theme. We have kits for learning about seasons, holidays and other special topics.

Loan Period: 7 days             Overdue Fine: 50 cents per day

NEW KITS:

BUGS—2 sets  Books: Old Black Fly by Aylesworth; Be Nice to Spiders by Graham; The Very Lazy Ladybug by Finn; Bugs, bugs, bugs by Barner; Caterpillar’s Wish by Murphy, Miss Spider’s Tea Party by Kirk, Ten Little Ladybugs by Gerth. Prop: Monkey Mitt, 5 Spiders. Video: Bugs Don’t Bug Us

COMMUNITY HELPERS—2 sets  Books: Officer Buckle & Gloria by Rathman; Harvey Hare, Postman Extraordinaire by Watts; Trashy Town by Zimmerman; Bark, George by Feiffer; The Lady with the Alligator Purse by Westcott; My Fire Engine by Michael Rex; Book! Book! Book! by Bruss. Prop: 7 magnetic figures, cookie sheet. Video: Trashy Town

DINOSAURS  Books: If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Most; Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Shields; How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Yolen; Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Barton; Dinosaurs by Gibbons; The Field Mouse and the Dinosaur Named Sue by Wahl. Prop: 6 magnetic figures, cookie sheet. Video: Danny and the Dinosaur

FARMS   Books: Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep by Sloat; Cow that Went Oink by Most; Farming by Gibbons; On the Farm by Pluckrose; No, No, Titus by Masurel; Farmer Nat by Demarest. Prop: 7 magnetic figures, cookie sheet. Video: Fantastic Journey to the Farm

NUTRITION & HYGIENE—2 sets  Books: Little Bear Brushes His Teeth by Langreuter; Wash, Scrub, Brush by Manning; Drinking Water by Frost; The Edible Pyramid: Good Eating Every Day by Leedy; Rabbit Food by Gretz. Prop: Dentist magnetic figures, cookie sheet. Video: Very Hungry Caterpillar

OCEAN LIFE   Books: Somewhere in the Ocean By Ward; Commotion in the Ocean by Andreae; Fish Wish By Barner; Big Al by Elborn; Hello Ocean by Ryan; There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Trout by Sloat.   Prop: 8 magnetic figures, cookie sheet. Video: Cara the Sea Turtle

SPECIAL TOPICS

EMOTIONS. Sets I & II.   Books: Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods That Make My Day by Jamie Lee Curtis; Sometimes I Feel Like a Storm Cloud by Lezlie Evans; Mean Soup by Betsy Everitt; Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes; I Feel Happy and Sad and Angry and Glad by Mary Murphy. Prop: Emotions Photo Card set. Video: My Many Colored Days

FRIENDS. Sets I & II.   Books: Cat and Mouse by Tomasz Bogacki; Will I Have A Friend? By Miriam Cohen; Dorothy & Mikey by Keiko Kasza; Friends! By Elaine Scott; Will You Be My Friend: A Bunny and Bird Story by Nancy Tafuri. Prop: Little Red Hen magnetic story and tray. Video: George and Martha: Best Friends SELF-CONCEPT. Set I. Books: I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson; Dandelion by Don Freeman; All the Colors of the Earth by Sheila Hamanaka; I Am Me by Karla Kuskin; The Cat Barked? By Lydia Monks. Prop: Elmer storytelling kit & storytelling apron. Video: The Wizard

SEASONS & HOLIDAYS * Kits in order by school calendar year

STARTING SCHOOL. Set I.   Books: Will I Have A Friend? by Miriam Cohen; The Other Family by Gibbs Davis; Bad Boris Goes to School by Susie Jenkin-Pearce; It Happens to Everyone by Bernice Myers; Starting School by Murial Stanek. Prop: Alphabet wall hanging. Video: Alligators All Around. Filmstrip/Cassette: Timothy Goes to School

STARTING SCHOOL. Set II.   Books: Anna Marie’s Blanket by Joanne Barkan; Spot Goes to School by Eric Hill; Alice Ann Gets Ready for School by Cynthia Jabar; Going to My Nursery School by Susan Kuklin; It Happens to Everyone by Bernice Myers. Prop: Shapes Wall Hanging. Filmstrip/Cassette: Timothy Goes to School. Video: Over in the Meadow

AUTUMN. Set I.  Books: Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington; The Pumpkin Patch by Elizabeth King; When Autumn Comes by Robert Maass; Say It by Charlotte Zolotow; Autumn Harvest by Alvin Tresselt. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Five Little Owls set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Mousekin’s Golden House Video: The Happy Owls AUTUMN. Set II.  Books: The Cinnamon Hen’s Autumn Day by Sandra Dutton; Beginning to Learn About Autumn by Richard I. Allington; When Autumn Comes by Robert Maass; Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell; The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Ten Little Indians set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Frederick. Video: Let’s Find Out About Fall

APPLES. Set I.  Books: The Apple Tree by Lynley Dodd; The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons; Apple Tree by Barrie Watts; Country Bear’s Good Neighbor by Larry Brimner; A Moment in Time by Joel Rothman. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Old MacDonald Had a Farm set. Filmstrip/Cassette: In the Rabbit Garden. Video: Three Billy Goats Gruff – Three Little Pigs

APPLES. Set II.  Books: The Apple Tree by Lynley Dodd; The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons; Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell; Where Are You Going, Emma? by Jeanne Titherington; Apple Tree by Barrie Watts. Prop: Apple Puppet. Filmstrip/Cassette: In the Rabbit Garden Video: Three Billy Goats Gruff – Three Little Pigs

APPLES. Set III.  Books: Country Bear’s Good Neighbor by Larry Brimner; The Apple Tree by Lynley Dodd; The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons; Where Are You Going, Emma? by Jeanne Titherington; Apple Tree by Barrie Watts. Prop: Apple Puppet. Filmstrip/Cassette: In the Rabbit Garden. Video: Three Billy Goats Gruff – Three Little Pigs

Halloween. Set I.  Books: My First Halloween Book by Colleen L. Reece; A Halloween Mask for Monster by Virginia Mueller; Spooky and the Wizard's Bats by Natalie Carlson; Humburg Witch by Lorna Balian; Trick or Treat, Danny by Edith Kunhardt. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Little Spiders set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Harriet's Halloween Candy. Video: Georgie

Halloween. Set II.  Books: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams; Popcorn by Frank Asch; Halloween by Miriam Nerlove; Tiger Called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow; Who Can Boo the Loudest? by Harriet Ziefert. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Halloween set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Berenstein Bears and the Spooky Tree. Video: Halloween Haunts

Thanksgiving. Set I.  Books: A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting; One Terrific Thanksgiving by Marjorie Sharmat; Thanksgiving Treat by Catherine Stock; Mousekin's Thanksgiving by Edna Miller; Thanksgiving by Miriam Nerlove. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Thanksgiving set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Thanksgiving Day. Video: Don't Eat Too Much Turkey

Thanksgiving. Set II.  Books: Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey; Thanksgiving by Miriam Nerlove; Mousekin's Thanksgiving by Edna Miller; Little Bear's Thanksgiving by Janice; Squirrel's Thanksgiving Surprise by Valerie Tripp. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Thanksgiving set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Thanksgiving. Video: Cranberry Thanksgiving

Christmas - Hanukkah. Set I.  Books: I Love Hanukkah by Marilyn Hirsch; The Secret Keeper by Anna Grossnickle Hines; Wake up Bear It's Christmas by Stephen Gammell; Christmas by Miriam Nerlove; The Day Before Christmas by Barbara Westman. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Christmastime set. Filmstrip/Cassette: The Bears' Christmas. Video: Madeline's Christmas

Christmas - Hanukkah. Set II.  Books: Hanukkah by Miriam Nerlove; Little Bear's Christmas by Janice; After-Christmas Tree by Linda Wagner Tyler; Christmas Box by Eve Miriam; Christmas Time by Gail Gibbons. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Christmastime set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Max's Christmas. Video: Morris' Disappearing Bag

Hanukkah/Christmas  Books: I Love Hanukkah by Marilyn Hirsch; Benji's First Chanukah by Jane Breskin Zalben; My First Hanukkah Book by Aileen Fisher; Christmas by Miriam Nerlove; Rainbow Candles by Myra Shostak. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Christmas set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Story of Hanukkah. Video: Hanukkah Tales & Tunes

Hibernation  Books: Bearymore by Don Freeman; Sleepy Bear by Lydia Dabcovich; The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss; What's the Matter with Carruthers? By James Marshall; Good Morning, Granny Rose by Warren Ludwig. Prop: Monkey Mitt, 5 Little Bears set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Mousekin's Woodland Sleepers. Video: Let's Find Out About Winter

Snow  Books: Geraldine's Big Snow by Holly Keller; The First Snowfall by Anne and Harlow Rockwell; Lisa and the Snowman by Coby Hol; The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader; Midnight Snowman by Caroline Feller Bauer. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Snowmen set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Snowy Day. Video: Owl Moon

Winter  Books: Sledding by Elizabeth Winthrop; The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel; Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett; The Mitten by Jan Brett; Beginning to Learn About Winter by Richard I. Allington. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Penguins set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Winter Picnic. Video: Tomten

Groundhog Day  Books: Will Spring Be Early? or Will Spring Be Late? by Crockett Johnson; It's Groundhog Day by Steven Kroll; A Garden for Groundhog by Lorna Bailan; Oh Snow by Monica Mayper; Prop: Monkey Mitt, Five Little Speckled Frogs set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Christina and the Groundhog. Video: Five Lionni Classics: The Animal Fables of Leo Lionni

Valentine's Day  Books: The Mysterious Valentine by Nancy Carlson; Danny's Mystery Valentine by Edith Kunhardt; Little Mouse's Big Valentine by Thacher Hurd; The Valentine Bears by Eve Bunting; Our Valentine's Day Book by Jane Belk Moncure; Prop: Monkey Mitt, Five Valentines set. Filmstrip/Cassette: One Zillion Valentines. Video: Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown

St. Patrick's Day  Books: Little Bear Marches in the St. Patrick's Day Parade by Janice; Our St. Patrick's Day Book by Sandra Ziegler; Luck of the Irish by Brendan Patrick Paulsen; Clever Tom and the Leprechaun by Linda Shute; Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk by Gerald McDermott; Prop: Monkey Mitt, St. Patrick's Day set. Video: Patrick

Spring  Books: Spring is Here by Taro Gomi; Beginnig to Learn About Spring by Richard I. Allington; Spring by Ron Hirschi; There's More...Much More by Sue Alexander; It's Spring by Else Holmelund Minarik. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Little Turtle set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Mushroom in the Rain. Video: Blueberries For Sal

Spring - Birds  Books: Who Took the Farmer's Hat by Joan Nodset; Baby Night Owl by Leslie McGuire; Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman; Round Robin by Jack Kent; My Spring Robin by Anne Rockwell. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Five Little Ducks set. Filmstrip/Cassette: The Best Nest. Video: Make Way For Ducklings

Spring - Gardening  Books: The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone; Flowers, Fruits, Seeds by Jerome Wexler; Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert; A Very Young Gardener by Jill Krementz; Grandpas Garden Lunch by Judith Caseley. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Little Red Hen set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Great Big Enormous Turnip. Video: Catepillar and the Polliwog

Spring - Weather  Books: The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins; Rainy Day Kate by Erik Blegvad; Rain by Robert Kalan; Rain Drop Splash by Alvin Tresselt; Umbrella by Taro Yashimo. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Spider. Filmstrip/Cassette: My Red Umbrella. Video: A Rainbow of My Own

Bunnies/Eggs  Books: Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown; Fox's Egg by Ikuyo Isami; The Rabbit Story by Alvin Tresselt; More Bunny Trouble by Hans Wilhelm; Most Wonderful Egg in the World by Helme Heine. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Beehive set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present. Video: Tale of Peter Rabbit

Easter  Books: Easter Surprise by Catherine Stock; Danny and the Easter Egg by Edith Kunhardt; Big Bunny and the Easter Eggs by Steven Kroll; Easter Parade by Mary Chalmers; The Easter Bunny by Winfried Wolf. Prop: Monkey Mitt, Easter Bunnies set. Filmstrip/Cassette: Max's Chocolate Chicken. Video: First Easter Rabbit