You don't know how it happened.

All you know is that they're here--and they're expecting a storytime!  You have exactly five minutes to throw one together.  What do you do?

Answer: one of two things.

Method #1: The Ready-Bag

You can use a "canned" storytime, one that you have planned in advance and preassembled.

Your storytime then sits zipped in a canvas storytime bag ready and waiting for just such an emergency.

But wait!  Don't have one of those put together yet?  It's okay.  Proceed to Method #2 below.  Afterwards, you can use your materials to create a ready-bag for next time.

Method#2: The Template

You can use a template.  (A template is simply a formula or a pattern.)

Just grab appropriate titles from the suggestions list and plug them into slots on the template provided.

Voila!  Instant storytime.