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Middle Grade Books with Autumn Vibes
As the weather begins to cool down, many readers begin looking for an atmospheric book to fit the change in seasons. For the fall, that often means thrillers and horror. And while I love a good page-turner, I’m a scaredy-cat when it comes to all things horror! So, you’ll find…
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YA Books with Autumn Vibes
While fall might not be seen as the best time to take up a new hobby (or get back into an old one), let me tell you why I think it’s the perfect time to pick up a new book! Fall is such an atmospheric season and if you’re the…
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November Read Alouds
It’s time for another month’s read alouds to celebrate wacky, silly, important, and historical holidays! This list combines not only great fictional read alouds, but some nonfiction and biographies as well to teach kids about fun and interesting facts and people. I’m not taking all the credit, as the blog…
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October Read Alouds
It’s time for another month’s read alouds to celebrate wacky, silly, important, and historical holidays! This list combines not only great fictional read alouds, but some nonfiction and biographies as well to teach kids about fun and interesting facts and people. I’m not taking all the credit, as the blog…
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September Read Alouds
It’s time for another month’s read alouds to celebrate wacky, silly, important, and historical holidays! This list combines not only great fictional read alouds, but some nonfiction and biographies as well to teach kids about fun and interesting facts and people. I’m not taking all the credit, as the blog…
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Storytime Theme: Spooky, Not Scary
Today’s storytime is a great foray into “spooky” stories for our youngest readers! While not the super scary stories you read as you get older, for youngsters looking for spooky tales around Halloween, these nine books are sure to fit the bill. Always make sure to read a book before…
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Storytime Theme: Halloween
Celebrate this fun holiday full of costumes, tricks, treats, and more with these great read alouds, songs, rhymes, flannel boards, and crafts. This was one of the easier lesson plans to pull together just because there are so many options available! With so many choices, you can easily make this…
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Storytime Theme: Ghosts
As I’ve mentioned over the past few months, I’m trying to create lesson plans early so that they’re actually helpful for this year’s holidays and celebrations. And while I’d prefer to wait to start sharing fall content when it’s not 95+ degrees outside, I’d rather have this information available for…
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Storytime Theme: Football
The football season here in the U.S. will be starting soon and I wanted to make sure we had a great fall storytime lesson plan that was ready to go for a beloved American pastime. Now, personally, I’m not one to watch a lot of sports (except international climbing), but…
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Storytime Theme: Acorns
I know, it’s only June, but I also know that teachers and librarians start prepping fall programs very early! So, to get a jump start on a few fall themed lesson plans, I present to you an acorn storytime. Acorn books are super cute and there are some really great…
