This is also a fun two person story.I used to co-tell it with Ginny Watt at the Beaverton Library. I never did it consciously, but at some point I realized I was trying to imitate the expressions and body language of George's mother each time he gets it wrong: clenching teeth, flopping head.now that's a good illustrator. And the illustrations are so excellent that I even copy them for the puppet version. Ask 20 kids what a dog says and 13 will say "Woof!" and 7 will say "Ruff," but no one says "Arf" anymore.
I only make one change to the book text: I drop the "Arf!" I just don't think kids know "arf" anymore. It's also fun to mix it up a bit because if it's a class visit there's a decent chance that the teacher has read it to them already.Īfter George's stomach finally seems to be empty and he barks properly, his mother kisses everyone (which is me kissing the puppets and the kids thinking it's kind of disgusting), leading to the perfect ending, where George speaks one more time, only this time it's: "Hello." There are always some kids who don't quite get it, but there's also always several who do and at least one who will say, usually unprompted: "he ate a person!" And then the rest of the kids get it. So I used a big horse puppet most recently, and have also done it with a dinosaur.
And do a long pause before the final "Mooooooo." I actually don't use a cow with puppets because I don't have a big enough one.
I usually hesitate a bit before "Quack!" Then blurt out the "Oink!" before the kids expect it. "George's mother said 'Bark, George!' And George went.'Meow'." It's amazing how many kids think it's just hilarious to see a big dog puppet go 'meow.' As George continues to make the wrong animal sounds, you can play around with the timing. You don't really need a mother.I just slide into the mother's role as I tell the story, pretty much word for word from the book. The simplest way to tell it is the way I used for a class visit last week. The illustrations are perfect and carry well for storytime, but it also tells great with puppets. Presenters: One (though good with two also)īark George is a long-time librarian's storytime favorite. Props: Long latex glove (optional.and it can be non-latex too) Puppets: Dog, Cat, Duck, Pig, Horse (or another big animal)
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