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C. R. Mudgeon
With a title like that, who could resist this book! C.R. Mudgeon is a hedgehog who knows what he likes and likes what he knows, that is until a new neighbor moves in upstairs and his whole world gets turned around! Paprika the squirrel likes bright colors, spicy food, and…
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Crankenstein
Everyone has a Crankenstein day once in a while and this fun story can actually help parents talk to their kids about being cranky in a fun way! A Crankenstein “is a monster of grumpiness that no one can destroy! “The story tells the reader where you might find Crankenstein…
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Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle
Caldecott award winning author, Chris Raschka, again brings his beautiful watercolors to a new book for youngsters called Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle. In a field of children’s book you would think learning how to ride a bike would be a topic on everyone’s mind, but there aren’t…
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The Story of Fish & Snail
The Story of Fish & Snail written and illustrated by Deborah Freedman is a beautifully told story about friendship in a new and unique way. “Every day, Snail waits for Fish to come home with a new story.” But one day, Fish wants to be able show timid Snail a…
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The Dark
I picked up The Dark by Lemony Snicket with trepidation. Lemony Snicket write unique and interesting children’s books and I was unsure of what avenue he would take with a book about being scared of the dark. As I began reading it, I started to get a little freaked out,…
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Story Time Theme: Stars
STORY TIME – Stars ASL Sign: Stars (using “g” fingers point to the sky and shift hands back and forth) Opening Traditional: Put Your Hands Up In the Air & Open Shut Them Parachute: Parachute Bop (Shakin’ the Chute) Book 1: Stars by, Mary Lyn Ray *** I loved this story! …
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A Funny Little Bird
I found a Funny Little Bird to be full of fun, excitement, and even a good lesson on being a friend and a nice person (or bird!). The little bird in the story is almost invisible and soon becomes upset because he has no friends. But after an afternoon of…
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Story Time Theme: Seahorses
I wanted to do a beach/ocean theme for summer, but I’ve done something similar each summer for the past couple of years, so I thought I’d mix it up a little. My traditional story time on Monday was pretty wild (I have a number of children who have trouble sitting…
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Story Time Theme: Camping
This week I focused on camping and hiking, hoping to encourage parents to enjoy the great outdoors with their children. Many of the children had never been camping or hiking before but we also talked about fishing (which many children were familiar with). I also mentioned that the walk down…
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Story Time Theme: Opposites
This week’s story times were a little rough, I caught a doozy of a cold late last week and had laryngitis for story time yesterday morning and couldn’t stop coughing this morning. Thankfully the parents in my story times (for the most part) are very understanding and tried to keep…