Tiny Blue Baxter - Storytime Online
- Leanna Chappell
- Apr 1
- 3 min read
Hello everyone! We hope you are all excited for Tiny Blue Baxter by Bailey Carroll.
Michelle and I have put together a bunch of fun activities and crafts for the little ones. Starting today, Tuesday, April 1, the kits are available to pick up for our online storytime this month!
Enjoy a FREE copy of the book and more!
"Tiny Blue Baxter" by Bailey Carroll
"Ava Baxter gets a little fish and calls it Tiny Blue Baxter. Her brother thinks that’s a silly name. And … maybe he’s right."
Visit Hibbing Public Library’s online storytime at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=697072001467495 for a read-aloud. Then, enjoy the activities! Everything is yours to keep!
Kits include:
a FREE copy of Tiny Blue Baxter
information page
colors game (5 colored fish)
rhymes/song pages with weblinks (instrument included)
2 activity pages
2 coloring pages
wooden fish craft
3 magnets from the story
fish stickers
Here are the following pages that you will receive with your kit!
HANDOUT GAMES – play with included fish handouts
Can You Show Me…?
(Tune: “Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”)
Can you show me the yellow fish?
Yellow fish, yellow fish?
Can you show me the yellow fish?
And wave it in the air?
White… blue… red… orange
Hold It High – Choose one fish from handouts
Hold your fish high and stand
Now wave it around in gestures grand!
Hold your fish below your chin
Now hold it way up high again
Hold your fish against your nose
Now touch the fish to your toes
Touch your fish to the ground
Now wave that fish all around!
Hold your fish in front of you
Now turn around – one time, two!
Hold your fish and jump up high!
Now let your fish fly fly fly (throw it in the air)
SONGS & INSTRUMENT – use included instruments
10 Little Fishies by Super Simple Songs
Once I Caught a Fish Alive by JunyTony
Little Goldfish by Song for Kids by Little Fox
The Goldfish (Let's Go Swimming) by The Laurie Berkner Band (5 minutes)
BOUNCE RHYME (bounce along with child in lap)
The Fish in the Bowl
The fish in the bowl swims up and down
Up and down, up and down,
The fish in the bowl swims up and down
All day long
The fish in the bowl swims back and forth…
The fish in the bowl jumps up high…
The fish in the bowl splashes back down…
ACTION RHYMES
One Goldfish Swimming in the Water
One goldfish was swimming in the water
Swimming in the water, swimming in the water
One goldfish was swimming in the water
Bubble, bubble, bubble, pop!
Two goldfish...
Three goldfish...
Four goldfish...
Five goldfish...
Little Fish
Little fish goes out to play.
He wiggles his fins, then swims away.
He swims and swims in the water bright.
He opens his mouth and takes a bite.
Mmmmmmmmmmm! Tastes good!
I’m a Little Fishy
(Tune: I’m a Little Teapot)
I’m a little fishy
I can swim
Here is my tail
Here is my fin
when I want to have fun
With my friends
I wiggle my tail and
Dive right in.
If You’re a Fishy and You Know It
(tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re a fishy and you know it, say, “Blub, blub”.
If you’re a fishy and you know it, say, “Blub, blub”.
If you’re a fishy and you know it
And you really want to show it
If you’re a fishy and you know it, say, “Blub, blub”.
Wave your fins…
Splash your tail…
Ten Little Fishes
Ten little fishes were swimming in a school.
(count each fish on a finger)
This one said, “Let’s swim where it is cool.”
This one said, “It’s a very warm day.”
This one said, “Come on, let’s play.”
This one said, “I’m as hungry as can be.”
This one said, “There’s a worm for me.”
This one said, “Wait, we’d better look.”
This one said, “Yes, It’s on a hook.”
This one said, “Can’t we get it anyway?”
This one said, “Perhaps we may.”
This one, so very brave, grabbed a bite and swam away.
Teasing Mr. Shark
Five little goldfish
Swimming in the sea
Teasing Mr. Shark
You can’t catch me!
Along comes Mr. Shark
As quiet as can be… SNAP!
Four little goldfish...
Three little goldfish...
Two little goldfish...
One little goldfish...
EXTRA LINK!
Illustrator Carolina Farias’s site:
We hope you enjoy these activities and would love to hear what you thought of the book! We also hope you enjoyed the extra links. Remember, you can comment here on this website, email us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or come in and turn in a physical copy!
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