Storytime about Sickness and Boo-Boos

Toddler Read Alouds
Boo Hoo Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Boo Hoo Boo-Boo by Marilyn Singer
Dear Daisy, Get Well Soon by Maggie Smith - my favorite!Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Hunky Dory Ate It by Katie Evans
Kiss Baby's Boo Boo by Karen Katz  (2016)
Mad Mad Bear by Kimberly Gee - NEW as of 2018
Monkey Soup by Louis Sachar
One Day in the Jungle by Colin West
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - stomachache

Preschool Read Alouds
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Buzzy's Boo-Boo by Harriet Ziefert
Chicken Soup by Jean Van Leeuwen
Ed and Fred Flea by Pamela Duncan Edwards
Farm Flu by Teresa Bateman
Flea's Sneeze by Lynne Downey
Greedy Goat by Petr Horacek - NEW
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? by Jane Yolen
Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Llama Llama Home With Mama by Anna Dewdney
Miss Polly Had A Dolly by Pamela Duncan Edwards
My Cold Went On Vacation by Molly Rausch and Nora Krug
Next Please by Christopher Inns - extra humor hidden in the illustrations (like the eye chart)
One Cow Coughs by Christine Loomis Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas

Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
Spunky Little Monkey by Bill Martin (2017) ***

School Age Read Alouds
Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
Big Sneeze by Ruth Brown
Bronto Eats Meat by Peter Maloney
Dirtiest Hair in the World by Bob McAllen
Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo by E.S. Redmond
Froggy Goes to the Doctor by Jonathan London
Get Well Soon Book by Kes Gray - hilarious!
I Broke My Trunk by Mo Willems
My Little Sister Ate One Hair by Bill Grossman
Sneezenesia by Deb Lucke
Sneezy Louise by Irene Breznak
The Sniffles for Bear by Bonny Becker - reminded me of Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems
Yours Truly, Louisa by Simon Puttock

Fingerplays, Songs and Story Extensions

Books That Translate Into Flannel Stories
Ah-Choo - A Flower for You
Cow Buzzed by Andrea Zimmerman
Five Little Monkeys Jumping On the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Lady With the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard Westcott

Book That Works Well As A Prop Story
Monkey Soup by Louis Sachar
Taking Care of Mama Rabbit by Anita Lobel

Books That Work Well As Puppet Stories
Bark, George by Jules Feiffer
Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

When Monkey Goes to the Doctor

(Tune: “Bear Went Over the Mountain;” use with monkey and props)

When monkey goes to the doctor,
When monkey goes to the doctor
When monkey goes to the doctor,
They listen to his heart.

They listen to his heart,
They listen to his heart
When monkey goes to the doctor, they listen to his heart
(Repeat with: They take his temperature… They look into his ears… He gets a lollipop)

If You’re Sick and You Know It
(Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”)
If you’re sick and you know it, rub your throat – Sore, sore
If you’re sick and you know it, give a cough – Cough, Cough
If you’re sick and you know it, give a sneeze – Achoo!

Itsy Bitsy Monkey

The itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the coconut tree

Down came a coconut and bopped him on the knee

Along came his Mommy, who kissed away the pain

And the itsy bitsy monkey climbed up the tree again.

Miss Polly Had a Dolly
Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick
So, she called for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick
The doctor came with his bag and his hat
And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat

He looked at the dolly and he shook his head
And he said, "Miss Polly, put her straight to bed."
He wrote on the paper for a pill, pill, pill.
Said, "I'll be back in the morning with my bill, bill, bill."

This Little Piggy Hurt His Toe
This little piggy hurt his toe
This little piggy said, "Oh! Oh! Oh!"
This little piggy laughed and was glad
This little piggy cried and was sad
This little piggy was oh-so-good
She called the doctor as fast as she could

The Soap on Your Hands
(Tune: Wheels On the Bus)
The soap on your hands goes sud-sud-sud
Sud-sud-sud, sud-sud-sud
The soap on your hands goes sud-sud-sud
And the germs go down the drain

Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands
(Tune: Row Your Boat)
Wash, wash, wash your hands
Wash them nice and clean
Wash on bottom and on top
And fingers in between