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Storytime Theme: Carrots
Surprisingly, my veggie-themed storytime was one of the most popular I had ever done! So, with that in mind, I created a carrot and pea themed storytime as well as this one! I think this can be a great way to introduce new vegetables to kids and then encourage families…
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Nonfiction Storytime Theme: Birds
While not your typical storytime, I think truly implementing a nonfiction theme into your storytime can have really positive effects! While kids love listening to stories, they also have a lot of questions about how the world works and what better way to answer some questions, that to search for…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Discoveries I Made in 2025
I couldn’t think of ten different discoveries for this post, but I did share five about my reading habits, fun concepts, and my thoughts on books as a whole! I don’t mind eBooks as much as I originally thought. I always thought that I’d read eBooks as a last resort…
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ALA’s 2026 Youth Media Awards
This morning, the American Library Association announced the Youth Media Awards. The most popular being the Caldecott and Newbery Awards. But, in actuality, there are over 20 award announcements this morning! Today, I’m sharing the winners and honors and a little note about what each award is for and what…
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21st Century Picture Book Biographies
It’s the last picture book biography list, for now! I’ve reached through time over the past four weeks to create some fun and interesting book lists that highlight people both past and present who have made a significant change in the world around them. Picture book biographies are in their…
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Storytime Theme: Astronauts
It’s time to blast off into space with this Astronaut storytime lesson plan! It’s been a minute, I have an outer space storytime from 2019, a stars theme from 2025, and a few others from years in between. I love finding new ideas for storytime, especially after sharing storytime themes…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Goals for 2026
Inevitably, I always want to do better with my new year’s resolutions or goals than I actually do. Here’s my list of goals for 2025. Let’s got through them and you can see just how not great I did! Log reading for the year on The Storygraph – Didn’t do…
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Storytime Theme: Opposites
I have plenty of lesson plans that could stand to be updated, especially since I’ve been blogging for fifteen years! The last time I wrote up an opposites storytime was way back in 2013. You will find some more recent storytime themes about specific opposite pairs: Big & Little, Hot…
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20th Century Picture Book Biographies
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared some new picture book biography lists for you to enjoy! Picture book biographies have become extremely popular for publishers over the past decade or so. While, I don’t think they are quite as popular with the public, I think there is huge potential…
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Storytime Theme: Winter Animals
It’s been ten years(!) since I last posted a Winter Animals storytime lesson plan. I wanted to create an updated book list, add some new songs, and a couple of crafts for a refresh. This would be a great storytime to incorporate some nonfiction text into storytime in a really…
