Concepts include:

Fairy Tales:

The classic fairy tales can be told as a special theme or can be incorporated into any storytime.
Fairytales include:The Three Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man, Little Red Hen, The Three Bears, The Gunniwolf.

Nursery Rhymes:
These classic Nursery Rhymes can be incorporated into any storytime, some beloved Nursery Rhymes include: Hickory Dickory Dock, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Humpty Dumpty, Eency Weency Spider.

Seasonal Themes:

Stories change completely with the change of the seasons.
*Winter: snow stories are a favorite, one such favorite is The Mitten. Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza in December as well as Ground hog day and valentines day can also be included this time of year.

*Spring: stories include new life, flowers blooming, animals coming out of hibernation, Easter and Passover can also be included this time of year. Lets not forget Dr. Seuss and his Birthday in March or Mother Goose and The Month of the Young Child in April.

Asbury Park Library Read Across America

Asbury Park Library Read Across America

*Summer: Stories include, under the sea, boating, circus, camping.

*Fall: Fall harvest is the theme including stories of apple and pumpkin picking, Halloween stories, and stories of Thanksgiving and turkeys in November.

Christian Themes:

Cheryl’s Christian Storytime has the primary goal of presenting the Gospel in an age appropriate manner, using stories to clearly illustrate Christian truths and the reality of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior MANY UNIQUE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE include a variety of Bible themes with the presentations formatted for close-up, small group, large "stage" audiences, church picnics or birthday parties. Programs designed to meet your goals, whether you're looking for evangelism, inspiration, education, or just safe family entertainment. Engage children and present Gospel Truth. Your kids will laugh, clap and be actively involved in making the stories come to life. Cheryl uses stories to engage students and teach life-lessons. Her programs are specifically designed to be easy for you to host, and are flexible enough to revolve around your needs. Gets the entire audience involved in the show. Shows can be customized to meet the needs of any party or event including Sunday School Rally’s and VBS Show themes also can revolve around Biblical holiday themes, including, Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving. The Fall Harvest show includes: • the parable of the pumpkin which is based on John 8:12 and Mathew 5:14 • Psalm 56:3, when I am afraid, I will trust in You. Thanksgiving themes include: God has given us everything and we thank and praise him especially for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (Psalm 100:4; Psalm 95:2; Ephesians 5:20) Little Red Hen and her friends learn about being servants as this famous fairy tale ends with a special change of heart for all of the characters involved. Christmas/ Winter: • The Christmas story is told through the eyes of a Little Lamb named Lampkin. He discovers the true meaning of Christmas as he follows his shepherd right to the manger scene in Bethlehem. • Children participate in decorating a Christmas tree with a Biblical explanation for each decoration. Easter/Spring: • Susie learns that there are many fun things to do at Easter, but the best thing about Easter is Jesus. • Easter Egg devotional eggs are also used to share the Easter story. • The theme of New life in Christ is told using the story of the Catepillar transforming into a butterfly. Other stories include: Noah’s Ark Adam and Eve The Gunniwolf- This fairytale teaches in a whimsical lesson that God has given us parents to love and protect us and we want to Honor them as the Lord commands us. TESTIMONIALS Hi Cheryl! Thank you so much for blessing us today!! It was awesome! In Bekah's words... "The best birthday ever!" Too cute. She loved little red riding hood the best, getting to dress up I think! You did a wonderful job with the stories, craft, I loved it all! Thank you also for accommodating us as working outside in the wind wasn't easy but God worked it out. I loved how you were able to share so many fun stories with the kids and bring God into it, so powerful. May God continue to bless your business/ministry :) Love, Mike and Alicia Chirino

Noah's Ark The Christmas Nativity Mortimer the Mouse The Lights on the Christmas Tree Resurrection Eggs Fruits of Spirit Heart Fruits of Spirit Butterfly

Jewish Holidays:

Purim	Chanukah	Passover

Celebrate Jewish Holidays throughout the year with Storytime for your school, synagogue or JCC special event. Each program features the Holiday and Season of the time of year.

Shalom,

Jewish Holiday Stories are told in a fun-filled, joyful and age appropriate manner. After visiting Israel in 2008 and especially after experiencing Masada, I have a renewed love of God's precious land and people. Each Holiday story is told with the utmost respect for God and His promises and told at a child's level of understanding. I look forward to sharing these favorite stories with your school or special event soon.

Jewish holiday stories include themes such as: Sukkot, Chanukah, Tu B'Shevat, Purim, Passover as well as additional Seasonal stories appropriate to the time of year.

Feel free to contact the following references:
• Above and Beyond, Highland Park; Sharon Raven 732 545-5437
• Temple B'Nai Abraham, Livingston; Debbie Ziering 973 994-7016 dziering@tbanj.org

More Themes:

Animal Themes: Animals themes can be incorporated into any storytime or can be a theme on their own. .Animal themes include: animals from the woods, in the circus or in the jungle.

Around the World: Sharing cultures with children is a very popular theme. Stories and music from around the world give children an opportunity to experience cultures different from their own or identify and share their own cultural heritage with others.

Pajama day: Pajama day is a favorite theme for many schools and there are many bedtime stories which are included in this theme.