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Story Time Theme: Seahorses
I wanted to do a beach/ocean theme for summer, but I’ve done something similar each summer for the past couple of years, so I thought I’d mix it up a little. My traditional story time on Monday was pretty wild (I have a number of children who have trouble sitting…
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Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale is a wonderful book to use in connection with a building program. This book combines poetry, children playing, and architectural works that span the globe. There is no better thing for a child to do than participate in creative and imaginative…
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Mr. Terupt Falls Again
A powerful story of how a teacher and his students can affect each other over the course of a school year. Mr. Terupt Falls Again written by Rob Buyea is the companion novel to Because of Mr. Terupt told in the point-of-view of seven students in his classroom in both…
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Bad Girls
This was such an interesting title, I just had to pick it up! Written in (very) short chapters, the authors cover 26 “bad” girls of history with graphic novel conversation between the authors as to their own opinions on each of the women. Many of these women I have heard…
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White Fur Flying
White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan was a quick read – perfect for young readers just starting to read chapter books. This story hit home for me because my aunt rescued a Great Pyrenees/Golden Retriever mix and the story surrounding these loving giants was exactly how her dog, Madison, is…
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Story Time Theme: Camping
This week I focused on camping and hiking, hoping to encourage parents to enjoy the great outdoors with their children. Many of the children had never been camping or hiking before but we also talked about fishing (which many children were familiar with). I also mentioned that the walk down…
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Wonder & Wonderfilled
Every time I see the new Wonderfilled commercials for Oreos, my mind automatically goes to the book Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It’s probably one of my favorite books of all time, which is not easy for me to say because I love so many books! If you haven’t seen the…
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Story Time Theme: Opposites
This week’s story times were a little rough, I caught a doozy of a cold late last week and had laryngitis for story time yesterday morning and couldn’t stop coughing this morning. Thankfully the parents in my story times (for the most part) are very understanding and tried to keep…
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The Moon and More
I have turned so many teens on to Sarah Dessen’s books. Her characters, the dialog, the situations they are placed in all ring true to the teenagers that stop into the library. She’s my go-to author for “chick-lit” books that also deal with heavier topics that teens deal with everyday. …
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Night Light
What do you get when you combine a guessing game, a counting book, and all modes of transportation? Night Light by Nicholas Blechman! Night Light combines counting with cut-out pages and almost any mode of transportation a preschooler could think up. With a background in graphic design, Blechman “shines” in…