This was a little bit trickier to pull together as so many of the Olympics picture books are a lot more text-heavy titles for little readers, or they’re a lot of nonfiction titles about inspiring athletes. Both aren’t necessarily a bad thing, they just don’t always make great read alouds for the under five set! Instead, I might focus on the different sports you’ll see in the Olympics and find a few books on those sports in particular rather than trying to find Olympics books.
But, if you have an older audience or more time to work through one or maybe two titles, I think it would be much better with Olympic-specific titles. I can see this lesson plan working much better for an elementary school classroom or library program. Let me know if you get a chance to try it and what worked best for you!
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Storytime Theme: Olympics
Books
Backyard Olympics by Kim Thompson, illustrated by Eric Sévigny
The Frog Olympics by Brian Moses, illustrated by Amy Husband
G Is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet by Brad Herzog, illustrated by Doug Bowles
Max and Marla by Alexandra Boiger
Olympig!: The Triumphant Story of an Underdog by Victoria Jamieson
Sakamoto’s Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory by Julie Abery, illustrated by Chris Sasaki
She’s Got This by Laurie Hernandez, illustrated by Niña Mata
Tacky and the Winter Games by Helen Lester, illustrated by Lynn Munninger
Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by David Diaz
Songs & Rhymes
Friendship Flame – Preschool Education
Wish I Could Be In the Olympics – Everything Preschool
The Olympic Games – Jack Hartmann
Crafts & Activities
Parachute Play (teamwork) – The Lion Is a Bookworm
Obstacle Course – Bayviews
Olympic Rings Painting – Waukee Public Library
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