Mud & Worms
Create your own storytime at home or in the classroom using this thematic starter. You'll find links to selected books in our catalog on this page and a downloadable PDF that includes additional elements like songs/rhymes and suggested materials.
Let's go play in the dirt with these messy, muddy books!
Books for babies
- Underground, by Denise Fleming - FAVORITES Fleming
- Baby Food, by Stefanie Paige Wieder - BOARD
- Hands on! by Anne Wynter - BOARD
- Tubby, by Leslie Patricelli - BOARD
- Yummy, Yucky! /¡ñam! ¡puaj! by Leslie Patricelli - BOARD
- I am a backhoe, by Anna Grossnickle - CPC
Books for toddlers
- Dig in! By Cindy Jenson-Elliot - NATURE Jenson-Elliot
- One Naked Baby, by Maggie Smith - CONCEPTS Smith
- The pigeon needs a bath, by Mo Willems - FAVORITES Willems
- Dog’s Colorful Day, by Emma Dodd - CPC
- Goodnight, veggies / Buenas Noches vegetales, by Diana Murray - STORIES Murray
- We’re going on a bear hunt / Vamos a cazar un oso, by Michael Rosen - BOARD
- How to say hello to a worm: a first guide to outside, by Kari Percival - NATURE nonfic
Books for preschoolers
- The diggers, by Margaret Wise Brown - GO Brown
- Compost Stew, by Mary McKenna Siddals - NATURE Siddals
- I’m dirty, by Kate & Jim McMullan - GO McMullan
- One duck stuck, by Phyllis Root - CONCEPTS Root
- Bringing the outside in, by Mary McKenna Siddals - NATURE Siddals
- Harry the dirty dog, by Gene Zion - CHARACTERS Zion
- Are you ready to play outside? / Estas lista para jugar afuera? By Mo Willems, READER
Books for school-age
- The worm, by Elise Gravel - nonfiction
- Roy Digs Dirt, by David Shannon - FAVORITES Shannon
- Tacos de lodo!, by Mario Lopez - S Lopez
- Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, by Mac Barnett
Let them explain! Let your child tell you what they know about a book. This helps develop their narrative skills and encourages enthusiasm for reading.
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