 Hi friends, welcome back to another preschool story time from the Long Beach Public Library. I'm your storyteller, Miss Shana. I think I hear the story time fairy. Hi story time fairy. Is this for me? Thank you so much. There's a lot in here today, huh? I'll see you next time. Bye. Okay, let's see what we've got today. Something very yellow. Feels like clothes, maybe. Huh, is that a little raincoat and an umbrella? I think I know what story time's gonna be about today. What do you think, Teddy? This raincoat looks like it would be a perfect fit for you. Would you like to put it on? Looks like there's some clouds rolling in. You'd better get dressed up for the rainy weather. Do you like it when it rains? Do you like to be inside or outside when it rains? I like to be inside where it's cozy and warm, but it is fun to put on rain boots and a raincoat and go splash in all the puddles. How's that, Bear? Looks great. Now all we need is our umbrella. I think we're ready for our first story. What do you say? Here, you hold that, Bear, and I will read our story. Today's story is called Tap Tap Boom Boom. It's written by Elizabeth Blemley, illustrated by G. Brian Caris, and I'm reading this today with permission from Candlewick Press. Thanks, guys. Tap tap. Dark clouds. Tap tap. Damp air. Tap tap. Cold drops of rain. Dot. Hair. Street carts appear. Umbrella's here. Tap tap. Tap tap. Boom boom. Tap tap. Tap tap. Boom boom. Crackle boom. Got a storm. Big storm. In bloom here soon. Sky grumbles. Rain tumbles. Big weather. You'd better get under umbrella. Boom boom. That's right. Slam bang. Hold tight to umbrella. Wind whirls. Helter skelter. Boom boom. Tap tap. Tap tap. Slap feet. Shoes flap. Feet wetter. You'd better go down underground where the water can't get ya. Ya betcha. Now harder. Now faster. Big rain. Side blaster. The subway is shelter. Boom boom. Downstairs. We wait. Folks congregate. We squeeze. Whose feet and knees are these? Hey hey. Watch spray. We get more wet. Tap tap. Tap tap. Boom boom. See big. Big fellow. With tiny umbrella. It's yellow. Tap tap. Boom boom. One girl. All fancy. She's late for dancing. Can't wait. Fast dash after lightning flash. The storm above makes friends of strangers. We laugh undercover at thunder and danger. Tall lady with poodle sees kid. No umbrella. Hands hers. No words. Just a smile as her hello. Two friends. Descend. Huddled close from weather. Wet sides. Smiles wide. Together is better. Storm ending soon. No tap. No boom. Outside. Clear light. Bright afternoon. We race. Upstairs. Shake drops. Off hair. Look up. We cry. Surprise in the sky. Now people scatter. Through puddle. Splatter. We wave. Goodbye. So long. Keep dry. Till the next. Tap tap. Tap tap. Boom boom. Till the next. Tap tap. Boom boom. The end. This action rhyme is called rain on the grass. For this game you'll need scarves and if you don't have scarves at home that's okay. There's lots of other things you could use. Scarves, bandanas, handkerchiefs. If you have a little tissue box nearby just grab two tissues. You could use a piece of toilet paper and fly it around. You could use ribbons and if you don't have any of those things you can just use your hands. So we are going to make it rain with our little scarves like this okay. Rain and if you're just using your hands rain okay. Rain. Rain on the grass. Rain on the trees. Rain on the rooftops but not on me. Now let's make some wind. Wind on the grass. Wind on the trees. Wind on the rooftops but not on me. Now some snow. Could we make it snow? What would it look like if it was snowing outside? Snow on the grass. Snow on the trees. Snow on the rooftops but not on me. Getting kind of sick of the cold weather. How about some sun? Sun on the grass. Sun on the trees. Sun on the rooftops but not on me. What happens after it's done raining and the sun is out shining? That's right we get rainbows. Rainbows on the grass. Rainbows on the trees. Rainbows on the rooftops but not on me. This next story I'm going to tell is based on the book called Move Over Rover by Karen Beaumont. I'll be telling this story with puppets. Rover's in the doghouse chewing on a bone. What a day to romp and play. Too bad he's all alone. Oh my. Look at the sky. Thunder. Lightning. Mighty frightening. Now the rain is pouring. Oh how boring. Rover's in the doghouse sleeping through the storm. That came looking all around to find a place that's warm. Where could she go? Move over Rover. That's in the doghouse sleeping through the storm. On came. Find a place that's warm. It's in the doghouse sleeping through the storm. On came. Blue jay. Looking all around to find a place that's warm. In squirrel. Move over Rover. Day's in the doghouse sleeping through the storm. Place that's warm. Out of the way blue jay. Squeeze in squirrel. Skits cat. Cat. Move over Rover. Snakes in the doghouse sleeping through the storm. Place that's warm. Sorry mouse. Full house. Crowded in the doghouse but all are sleeping well. But then a catch a whiff. That awful smell. Skitter. Scamper. What's the hearse in the doghouse sleeping through the storm? The rest are racing around to find another place that's warm. Oh my. Look at the sky. Storm's over. Where's Rover? Romping. Racing. Jumping. Chasing. No. Rovers. Back in the doghouse. Chewing on a bone. Soaked in sopping. Tail flip-flopping. Happy. He's alone. The end. Have you ever gone out in the rain and tried to catch raindrops on your tongue? What if rain were made of candy? Like lemon drops and gum drops? That would be really sweet, huh? This song is all about if the weather were sweet. It's called If All the Rain Drops. If the snowflakes were candy bars and milkshakes. Oh, what a snow that with my mouth open wide. Singing. Thank you so much for joining me today. I'll see you next time.