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Storytime Theme: Seasons
While I’ve done different seasonal storytimes in the past, I haven’t yet created a lesson plan specifically for the seasons as a whole. So, here we go! I found some great read alouds about the changing of the seasons someof whicih are fictional stories, while others are more nonfiction titles.…
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Storytime Theme: Umbrella
I’m working my way through some of my older posts and while I posted about umbrellas way back in 2016, I thought it might be a good idea to update the storytime lesson plan. Let it be known that the books I chose back then are still really great choices!…
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Kid’s Books Found in the 600s
With a new month, it’s time to start a new series of blog posts! This time we’re going to take a closer look at the Dewey Decimal System. For each class of numbers, I’ll share twelve specific titles for kids that you might find in that class. Before we get…
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Storytime Theme: Going to the Park
It’s getting warmer and that means that the park is going to be very busy! I know that even as my niece and nephew get older, they still love heading to the park when they come and visit. It also helps that I have four within walking distance of my…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring 2026 To-Read List
I always create these posts with so much hope for my future reading life! I get so excited about all the great, new titles that are being published and then something else catches my eye and time passes and before I know it, I’m writing up the post for the…
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2026 Blogging A to Z April Challenge: Theme Reveal
Some how I blinked and April is a week away. And that means it’s time for the Blogging for A to Z Challenge! I’ve been participating for quite awhile at this point and I’m so excited to share this year’s theme reveal! It’s something new that I haven’t done for…
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Pout Pout Fish Read Alikes
The Pout Pout Fish is coming to theaters and so I thought it made a lot of sense to create a book list with similar picture book titles that you can borrow from your local library! I pulled titles with a few different ideas in mind, one was for rhyming.…
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Storytime Theme: Tigers
It’s been over ten years since the last time I created a tiger themed storytime lesson plan. And I felt it was high-time I created a new lesson plan with an updated picture book read aloud list, some songs and rhymes, and of course, a few crafts as well. Tigers…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Green YA Book Covers
I love these types of topics for Top Ten Tuesday themes. It brings together books that you might not normally see on the same book list. It doesn’t matter what the genre is, rather our focus is solely on selecting book covers that are a specific color, in this case…
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Storytime Theme: Castle
While there are plenty of picture books that feature castles as a background, it was much harder to find castle-specific books. So, you’ll see in my list below a wide variety of titles to share. I also think that this storytime works better with an older audience of preschoolers or…
