Storytime: L is for Lambs

by | Mar 6, 2025 | Blog, Kid's Corner, Story Time | 0 comments

Who knew that lambs love to laugh or that there are sheep in space with colorful coats? Plus, did you know that lambs can walk within minutes of being born, have teeth only on their lower jaw, and possess four stomachs? If you and your child want to learn more about lambs and sheep, check out these books and activities!

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Ages 2-5

Sing, Talk, Read, Write, Play

Tip

The concept of loud and soft plays an important role in music and throughout life. Children need to know when a loud voice is OK and when a soft voice is required. Through music, they can have fun learning the difference between loud and soft. – “Reading Picture Books With Children” by Lambert

 

 

 

 

 

Activity

When you sing, “Two Little Lambs,” with your child, sing the word, “Soft,” softly and the word, “Loud,” loudly.

 

 

 

 

 

Books Presented

Book cover for Sheep Blast Off! by Nancy Shaw

Sheep Blast Off! by Nancy Shaw

Upon finding a spaceship, sheep climb aboard and bumble around until they blast off into orbit.
Cover of Where is the Green Sheep by Mem Fox.

Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

A story about many different sheep, and one that seems to be missing.
Book cover for Sheep by Megan Kopp

Sheep by Megan Kopp

The fleece from one sheep can be spun into a strand of wool 124 miles (200 kilometers) long. Full-grown sheep can weigh up to 400 pounds (180 kilograms). These engaging facts and more are waiting to be discovered in Sheep, an Animals on the Farm book.
Book cover for The Lamb Who Loved to Laugh by Carol Pugliano

The Lamb Who Loved to Laugh by Carol Pugliano

Lulu the Lamb doesn’t know when to stop laughing. Then Lion teaches Lulu a lesson she will remember for a long, long time !
Book cover for Barnyard Fun by Maureen Wright

Barnyard Fun by Maureen Wright

When Sheep finds out that it is April Fools’ Day, he plays jokes on Rooster, Dog, Pig, and Cow, before Horse plays a trick on Sheep.

Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays

Two Little Lambs Sitting on a Hill

Two little lambs sitting on a hill,
One named Jack and one named Jill,
Run away Jack, run away Jill.
Come back Jack, come back Jill.
Two little lambs sitting on a hill,
One named Jack and one named Jill.

Two little lambs fluffy as a cloud,
One named Soft and one named Loud!
Run away Soft, run away Loud!
Come back Soft, come back Loud!
Two little lambs fluffy as a cloud,
One named Soft and one named Loud!

Adapted from Jbrary

Zoom, Baaa, Zoom

Zoom, Baaa, zoom, 
The sheep are on the moon.
Zoom, Baaa, zoom, 
The sheep are on the moon.
When they want to take a trip, 
They climb aboard their rocket ship.
Zoom, baaa, zoom! The sheep are on the moon! 5-4-3-2-1 Baaaaast off!

Far, Baaa, far, the sheep are in the stars…
Fun, Baaa, fun, The sheep are on the sun…

Adapted from Jbrary

Can We Find a Green Sheep?

Tune: Do you know the muffin man?
Can we find a green sheep, green sheep, green sheep?
Can we find a green sheep? We want to say, “Hello!”

Crafts and Activities

Coloring page with sheep.

Sheep Coloring Page

 

 

Make a sheep mask from a paper plate and cotton balls.

Paper Plate Sheep Mask craft

Additional Books

Book cover for Mary and Her Little Lamb by Will Moses

Mary and Her Little Lamb: The True Story of the Famous Nursery Rhyme by Will Moses

In 1810s Massachusetts, young Mary Elizabeth Sawyer nurses a sickly lamb back to health and becomes the subject of a famous nursery rhyme. Includes facts about the real Mary, John Roulstone who wrote the rhyme, and Lowell Mason who set it to music.
Book cover for We Adopted a Baby Lamb by Lori Joy Smith

We Adopted a Baby Lamb by Lori Joy Smith

After moving to the country, Ila and her family have lots of pets. But they knew nothing about caring for a baby lamb. It’s a lot of work! Ila loves Albert. He’s cute, but he’s a troublemaker. Can Ila keep her baby lamb safe and happy?
Book cover for Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover by Lucy Ruth Cummins

Sleepy Sheepy is excited for his first sleepover at Grammy and Grampy’s house, but when it is time to go to bed he misses home too much to fall asleep.
Book cover for The Wolves Who Came for Dinner by Steve Smallman

The Wolves Who Came for Dinner by Steve Smallman

One little lamb. Four hungry wolves. And a forest full of animals out to save the day. But sometimes things are not always what they seem… A brilliant book about breaking down boundaries and challenging stereotypes.

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