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World Read Aloud Day & Princess Party
Beside my regular Yoga Story Time each Wednesday, we also hosted a Princess Party for children in Kindergarten through 2nd Grade last night with lots of frilly fun and games! Yesterday was also “Spread the Word to End the Word” Day as well as World Read Aloud Day. A busy…
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Spread the Word to End the Word
Spread the Word to End the Word is a campaign that I promote every year because it is so important to me. My parents are both professors of Adapted Physical Activity, teaching students going into majors such as physical education, special education, therapeutic recreation, among others how to adapt physical…
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A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by Melissa Sweet is a biography of AFrican American artist, Horace Pippin. As I began this well illustrated biography, I was delighted to find out that Horace Pippin was born just down the road…
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Lincoln’s Grave Robbers
Steve Sheinkin, author of Newbery Honor book, Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, has written a true crime thriller – Lincoln’s Grave Robbers. The story “alternates between the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their tail, and the undercover double agent moving…
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Do Crocs Kiss?
This is an absolutely adorable story with lift-the-flaps and great rhymes! Salina Yoon may be one of my new favorite children’s authors. She also wrote Penguin and Pinecone which I fell in love with this winter and have use for multiple story times. Each page spread asks two questions about…
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Story Time Theme – Sniffles & Sneezes
It’s that time of year when no matter how much orange juice I drink, if I take my vitamins religiously every day, and wash my hands constantly – I still get a cold. I’ve had a sore throat (turned into a sinus infection) for a few weeks now and it…
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Heroes of Olympus Party
Tonight we’re hosting a Heroes of Olympus party based on Rick Riordan’s popular series about Greek and Roman mythology. Two years ago, we hosted a similar party focused on the Percy Jackson series and the kids loved it! We had trivia, made our own ambrosia (ice cream handmade by each…
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Maggot Moon
Sally Gardner’s Maggot Moon was unexpected and has left me with an unsettled feeling. The story itself was well-written, really capturing the essence of the characters and the setting. The story begins with the powerful, “I’m wondering what if…” What if are two very powerful words that make all the…
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Seraphina
I had heard a lot about Seraphina before I picked it up to read. I really enjoyed the cover art with little color bust so much detail in a simple ink drawing. I do have to say that I’m quite particular about the fantasy books I read. They can’t be…
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The Goldilocks Variations
First let me say, pop-up books can be the bane of my existence as a librarian because they never last long on the regular shelf, but if we keep them just for story times, they don’t get used regularly. This week we decided to place our pop-up books with our toy…