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Storytime Theme: Cooking
Cooking is one of my most favorite pastimes. If you’re familiar with the “love languages” feeding people is definitely my love language. I love to make delicious food for friends, my staff at the library, and of course my family. So, it’s not a stretch that I wanted to create…
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Storytime Theme: Flamingos
A few weeks ago I shared my second favorite bird – peacocks in a spotlight for a storytime lesson plan. Today, I’m sharing a lesson plan all about my absolutely favorite bird – flamingos! Is it weird that I have a ranking of favorite birds? Maybe, but it definitely helps…
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Storytime Theme: Safari
I would absolutely love to take a safari vacation, but unfortunately, I don’t have that kind of finances. I would love to see animals in a more natural environment and be able to take a vacation that is both eco-focused and just awe-inspiring and breathtaking. Since that’s not going to…
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Storytime Theme: Royalty
While there’s never a lack of “princess books” I wanted to create a more inclusive storytime that shared more members of royalty. Below, you’ll find books about princesses, princes, queens, kings, and even knights, plus there’s a baby goat! So put on your finest and grab a crown, because today’s…
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2023 CYBILS Awards Winners
The CYBILS Awards have been announced and I’m so excited to share some great books for all ages! “The CYBILS Awards aims to recognize children’s and YA authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular appeal.” The winners are selected by a group of volunteer judges…
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Storytime Theme: Ducks
Sticking with the bird theme this week (the peacocks theme is live now!), today I’m offering a free storytime lesson plan all about ducks! Quack, quack! I will say the duck theme was much easier to create than the peacocks because there are so many adorable duck stories out there!…
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Storytime Theme: Peacocks
Peacocks are my second favorite bird (my favorite is flamingoes). I just absolutely love the expansive tail feathers with all the beautiful jewel tones. So, inspired by my second-favorite bird, I decided to create a lesson plan for a peacock-themed storytime. Not surprising, there aren’t as many peacock books out…
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Storytime Theme: Baby Animals
Probably one of the sweetest storytimes I’ve ever created, this adorable theme will have the entire audience saying, “awwwwwww!” With both illustrations and photographs, the books below share what it’s like to be all sorts of baby animals! The craft ideas have multiple options and there’s a great matching printable…
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Storytime Theme: Crows
I am fascinated by these animals. We have a murder of crows that live in our neighborhood that I see most days that I walk my dog and they absolutely fascinate me. Crows and other birds in the Corvus genus are some of the most intelligent animals in the world…
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Storytime Theme: Rainbows
Celebrate colors with this storytime theme that’s perfect for preschoolers – rainbows! Whether you’re going all out with unicorns or taking a more STEM approach, this storytime lesson plan has a little bit of everything. With nonfiction books and stories alike, use these books as a jumping off point for…
