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Storytime Theme: Spring Animals
While it doesn’t feel like spring is around the corner quite yet, I thought this adorable storytime would be the perfect introduction to spring by using adorable animals! And what’s even better is that this is an updated lesson plan from a previous post, so if you’re looking for even…
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Storytime Theme: Bears
While I have a bear themed storytime lesson plan from 2020, I wanted to update this theme with some new books, songs, and crafts to go with it. A bear theme is one that can be so easy to create because it’s a perennial favorite when it comes to picture…
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Nonfiction Storytime Theme: Baby Animals
I’m going to toss out another nonfiction storytime lesson plan. Check out Wild Animals and Birds if you’re interested in selecting more nonfiction books for storytime. I like highlighting nonfiction when it’s available for storytime because it can open up an entirely new area of the library for some parents…
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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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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…
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Nonfiction Poetry for Kids
Nonfiction and poetry probably aren’t the two words that you would put together for a book list, but you might be surprised by the number of nonfiction poetry collections that exist! And honestly, it’s a really fun way to share facts in a format that is both surprising and accessible…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Animal Companions in Middle Grade
While this theme could go in many different directions, I chose to find middle grade novels that included a pet or familiar as an animal companion! There are so many great books with animals in them, and we could do a whole other list on books from an animal perspective,…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Zoology
Alright, we’ve made it to the letter Z! 26 letters later, we’re finally here at the end of the alpahbet and this year, I’m really excited about this final list – zoology! Here are 12 books to pour over all about animals. I love learning about animals – I’ve always…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Know It All
Some letters of this challenge are easier than others and I have learned over the past ten years to provide myself with a few spaces where I can kind of create a catch-all location for additional titles that I want to share that may not fit in a different letter’s…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Springy Covers
Spring is here and today’s a nice and easy Top Ten Tuesday theme – books with springy covers! I love spring, in fact, I took myself on a little spring trek through the neighborhood and took photos of all the new flowers and buds that were opening up! It’s so…
