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Storytime Theme: Stars
Sometimes I’ve created a storytime theme years ago and it’s one that I like a lot, but it needs an update. Usually, it’s because there are always new books coming out about the subject, so while you’ll already find a star storytime theme from 2013 and 2019, it’s time for…
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Titanic Books for Curious Kids
The Titanic is a historical event that will live on forever. If you’re a millennial like myself, you’ll probably have some really strong memories of Celine Dion singing My Heart Will Go On with young Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in your mind. I think it’s one of those things…
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Storytime Theme: I Can Do It!
Teaching kids perseverance is an important tool for the future as giving up when something is hard is no way to go through life. Teaching kids a growth mindset or to have a “bubble gum” brain is so important and it’s something that can be started early. Seeing characters struggle…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Honorifics in the Title
This Top Ten Tuesday theme was a little trickier than others, especially because I tend to focus on children’s books. And while stories like Dear Mr. Henshaw and Because of Mr. Terupt would have worked, I decided to take a different route and focus (almost) solely on historical fiction romances!…
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Storytime Theme: Feelings
Little kids may be small, but they often have big feelings and sometimes don’t quite know what to do with those big feelings. This storytime theme is a great tool to use to help parents and caregivers help kids. The first step is helping kids to understand about all the…
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12 Graphic Novels for Developing Readers
Graphic novels are some of the most favorite books in our library and for good reason! Kids love being able to support their text reading with illustrations! While the jury’s still out on whether or not it takes more brain power to read a graphic novel, there are studies that…
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Storytime Theme: Brothers
Today’s theme holds a special place in my heart because I have two younger brothers of my own! And while we definitely didn’t always get along as kids, we are very close as adults! The stories about brothers are often about managing a new sibling or learning how to share…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Like to Re-Read
Today’s theme was so easy it was almost too hard! When I was little I would often re-read books, especially in between trips to the library, but as an adult I don’t have as much to time to re-read books. I prefer to read books that are new to me…
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Storytime Theme: Firefighters
If you can believe it, I only just did a fire safety lesson plan this year for storytime! And with so many great books out there, I decided to add another one to the list! Today’s storytime lesson plan is all about firefighters, the heroic people who put out fires,…
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Middle Ages in Middle Grade
I’m a big fan of historical fiction, especially in chapter books and middle grade. I devoured the American Girl series as a kid and really loved learning about times gone by. Today’s book list, filled with chapter books, middle grade titles, and nonfiction works focuses on one specific time period…
