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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Dinosaurs
It’s the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge and today is day 4 – the letter “D”. And how could we not go with the word dinosaurs? Dinosaurs are a forever favorite among young readers. And I am eternally jealous that toddlers and preschoolers can rattle off dinosaur names like…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Colors
We’re going to look at colors for the Letter “C” today for the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge! Board books are often based on simple concepts for children including the alphabet, numbers, shapes, opposites, and of course – colors! Today’s colorful titles are sure to catch your little one’s…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Bedtime
It’s letter “B” day of the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge! Today the focus is on bedtime and I’ve got a bunch of really cute board books to add to your bedtime routine. I know that bedtime is one of the most popular times to read to little ones,…
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Storytime Theme: Vegetables
Still working on updating a lot of my previous storytime lesson plans, so today we’re updating Vegetables! It’s been ten year since the last time I shared a vegetable-themed storytime, so let’s dig in! Today, I’ve got ten recently published picture books that make great read alouds for a storytime…
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2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Alphabet
It’s day one of the 2026 Blogging A to Z Challenge! If you missed the theme reveal post, make sure you go back and check it out. This year I’m focusing on 26 posts that highlight recently published board books geared toward babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Each post will include…
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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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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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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.…
