Story Time
Kids Reading for Kids
Welcome to All Together Story Time. Where kids read childhood classics for other kids. We’re always making new stories so please send us your favorite with your child reading it.
Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, Pictures by Clement Hurd
Hear our educators read your favorite stories aloud.
Car Goes Far, by Michael Garland
Iggy Peck Architect, by Andrea Beaty, illustrated by David Roberts
I Am Enough, by Grace Byers
Round is a Tortilla, A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Thong, Illustrated by John Parra
City Shapes, by Diana Murray
Think Big, by Liz Garton Scanlon & Vanessa Brantley Newton
Sea Shapes, by Suse MacDonald
Sky Color, by Peter H. Reynolds
Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendack
Bounce, by Doreen Cronin & Scott Menchin
If I Built a House, by Chris Van Dusen
Green, by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Who Sank the Boat by Pamela Allen
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Rain, by Manya Stojic
Julian is a Mermaid, by Jessica Love
The Color Monster, by Anna Llenas
Go, Go, Grapes!: A Fruit Chant, by April Pulley Sayre
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More or Less, by Stuart J. Murphy
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff
Not Norman: A Goldfish Story, by Kelly Bennett
Balancing Act, by Ellen Walsh
Just a Little Bit, by Ann Tompert
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Froggy Gets Dressed, by Jonathan London
Meet Einstein, by Mariela Kleiner
Blue Whales Blue, by Peter Carnavas
Perfect Square, by Michael Hall
A Bear and His Boy by Sean Bryan
Mouse Shapes by Ellen Walsh
A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy
Pattern Fish by Trudy Harris
The Dot, by Peter H. Reynolds
The Duckling gets a Cookie? By Mo Willems
The Long and Short of It, by Cheryl Nathan and Lisa McCourt
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
Froggy Plays Soccer by Jonathan London
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Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems
Check back for new stories to be posted soon!
To view activity videos and to download PDFs of activities you can do at home, visit our Home Zone.
VIP Readers
We’ve invited local celebrities, including elected officials, first responders, children’s authors, and even young Museum guests to read their favorite stories. Want to participate? Send your videos to playKCM@gmail.com
Say Something by Peter H. Reynolds. Read along with our Director of Education and learn how powerful your voice is and the importance to say something.
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? by Jane Yolen & Mark Teague, read aloud by Megan Dionesotes, Glenview Public Safety Dispatch
Corduroy’s Birthday, by Don Freeman & Lisa McCue, read by Ronan
Being Small (Isn’t So Bad After All), by Lori Orlinsky, Children’s Book Author
Tiempo de Cuentos
Escuchar a nuestros educadores leer historias en voz alta
Nadie Como Tú, by Linda Kranz, Translation by Teresa Mlawer
Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí? by Author Bill Martin Jr., Illustrator Eric Carle, and translator Teresa Mlawer
Buenas Noches Luna, by Margaret Wise Brown
Tito Puente, by Monica Brown
tejedora del arcoiris, by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Los Tres Cerditos, retold by Patricia Seibert read in Spanish
Gilberto Y El Viento, by Marie Hall Ets
¡Mézclalo Bien! by Hervé Tullet
Recursos en español
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Stories to Share
Want to understand why children want to read and re-read the same book over and over again? This article does a good job explaining why reading the same book multiple times is actually good for early literacy and child development in general.
Chicago Public Library is launching Live From the Library: A Daily Story Time for Kids of Chicago. This program will feature librarians and Chicago notables reading their favorite children’s books. Join story time weekdays at 10AM CST on Facebook Live. Visit facebook.com/chipublib to learn more about Live From the Library.
Read-aloud: The Snowy Day
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Hear celebrities read stories!
SAG/AFTRA Foundation
Mo Willems Lunch Doodle, Episode 1
#OPERATIONSTORYTIME
Your favorite authors host story time online
Story Time from Space!
Watch astronauts on the Space Station read children’s books and perform science demonstrations!
www.spacestationexplorers.org
Home Zone
Want to take the Museum experience home with you? Visit Home Zone for stories, activities and experiments that you can easily replicate at home with your families.
Our Parent/Caregiver Resource, is a curated selection of child-friendly, helpful resources specifically related to the Coronavirus.
In trying times like these, we think of the wise quote from the late Mr. Fred Rogers’ mother: in times of anxiety, “Look for the Helpers.” Since we have had to temporarily close our doors to the public, we more than ever need your financial support to keep providing online resources for home during this crisis, however long the need, and to ensure a healthy, happy place for play and learning when we are able to re-open. Please donate today and be a Helper to keep Kohl Children’s Museum a vibrant part of the early childhood community.
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