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Storytime Theme: Ocean Animals
I’m traveling through biomes having already shared lesson plans for desert animals and jungle animals. Today, we’re focused on animals found in the ocean. There are thousands of ocean animals, so I apologize when I say that my nine book list is just not going to comer the breadth of…
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Storytime Theme: Chicks
I’m updating my chicks themed storytime lesson plan with recently published books, themed songs, and a couple of crafts too. I like providing you with enough options to get you started, but not too many to overwhelm you! This storytime works for a general animal theme, but can also be…
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Storytime Theme: Jungle Animals
As I’ve mentioned before, animal-themed storytime lesson plans are some of the easiest to pull together! There are thousands of picture books about animals out there. It’s easy to focus on a specific animal or geographic region to share because there are just so many options out there! Check out…
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Storytime Theme: Bunnies
It’s been a minute,12 years since I wrote up a bunny themed storytime lesson plan. So, I figured it was high time that I shared some recently published picture books about bunny rabbits and some fun songs, rhymes and of course, craft projects to round out your lesson plan. Some…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Summer 2026 To-Read List
Summer is here and with it comes more time to read and relax… if you don’t work in a public library! We’re headed into our busy season with our Summer Reading Program having kicked off last week! And while it may be busier than usual at work, I’m hoping to…
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Storytime Theme: Desert Animals
It’s time to travel across the land to the dusty, sandy desert where animals have grown to adapt to the heat, limited water, and other harsh conditions that exist. Let’s explore desert animals in the this fun, STEM lesson plan for toddlers and preschoolers. The desert may have some of…
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Storytime Theme: Clap, Tap, Drum
As I continue on my quest to update older storytime themes, I came across Clap, Tap, and Drum which I had done way, way back in 2013! If you’ve got an active group for your storytime class, you might want to try feeding into it, maybe a little counterintuitive, but…
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Storytime Theme: Rainbow of Animals
Most animal storytimes are quite easy to plan – there are literally thousands of animal picture books available to choose from! So, rather than focusing on a specific animal or habitat, I thought I’d try something different. Today’s storytime lesson plan is a rainbow of animals which means I”m highlighting…
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Storytime Theme: Cookies
This is a delicious storytime that has me craving a warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie right now! I updated an older storytime with more recently published books. There is no reason you can’t use backlist titles, in fact, some of my favorite storytime books are older titles! But, I like…
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Storytime Theme: Pigeons
This was such a fun storytime plan to pull together! While I love the Pigeon, I wanted to also provide you with some extra options just to build this lesson plan a little bit more. So, we have nine books (not all Mo Willems titles), plus some fun pigeon songs…
