Build something together with these books about construction sites and the people--and machines, of course!--that make them work.
Storytime Starters
Are you a teacher needing new storytime ideas? Are you a parent whose child can't read enough bug books? Check out our Storytime Starters. Based on the themes used at Madison Public Library's Preschool Storytimes, these thematic lists include books, songs, fingerplays, Play Literacy suggestions and more! Additional themes will be added throughout the year.
You can search our Starters by general keyword, specifically by title, or filter by topic.
A collection of frog and toad stories that will be sure to keep you hopping.
Topic: Nature & Animals, STEAM
Year Updated: 2023
Let's go play in the dirt with these messy, muddy books!
Topic: Nature & Animals, STEAM
Year Updated: 2023
Counting to 5 is a key prekindergarten skill. Count forwards and backwards, up and down with these great number-centered books.
Topic: STEAM
Year Updated: 2023
Explore the great outdoors or just right outside your door with these stories of ponds and wetlands and the animals that call them home.
Topic: Nature & Animals, STEAM
Year Updated: 2023
Make a SPLASH with this storytime all about water (and the creatures who depend on it).
Topic: STEAM
Year Updated: 2024
A storytime full of tools, trucks, and fun interactive stories all about building.
Topic: Let's Play!, STEAM
Year Updated: 2023