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Night Light
What do you get when you combine a guessing game, a counting book, and all modes of transportation? Night Light by Nicholas Blechman! Night Light combines counting with cut-out pages and almost any mode of transportation a preschooler could think up. With a background in graphic design, Blechman “shines” in…
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Windblown
Windblown written by Édouard Manceau and translated from French by Sarah Quinn is reminiscent of Press Here by Hervé Tullet, with a basic concept that requires a child to only use their imagination! Small scraps of paper are blown together by the wind and transform into animals with each one…
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Ribbit!
Ribbit! written by Rodrigo Folgueira and illustrated by Poly Bernatene is an adorable story of friendship that will definitely be on my list for story time in the summer. One morning a family of frogs wakes up to find a pink pig sitting happily on a rock. The little pig lets out…
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Story Time Theme: Owls
There are some really great owl books out there and I couldn’t help myself, I just had to do a story time with an owl theme. The great thing about the owl books that I found is that there are a number of great toddler books and some great preschool…
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Story Time Theme: Extreme Interaction
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! This was my last story time for the spring session and I won’t have story time with these kids in the library again until the end of June. It’s always a little sad to see the kids leave, but…
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I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!
I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More written by Karen Beaumont and illustrated David Catrow is such a fun story to share with little kids and even early elementary age children because the whole story can be sung or read and has great rhymes throughout it. The story is about a…
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Story Time Theme: Bunny Rabbits
I know many librarians who cringe when they have to work around a “theme” for story time. I find it easier to focus on a theme and find great books surrounding an idea, color, letter, number, or object. Most of my themes this session really focus on spring and what…
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Story Time Theme – PA’s One Book, Every Young Child
Each year, Pennsylvania highlights the importance of early literacy skills for children ages 3 – 6 by choosing a book that is then distributed to libraries, head start programs, child care centers, and preschools. Author visits, a traveling trunk with fun manipulatives and toys and activities and booklists to share with families with…
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Plant a Kiss
Plant a Kiss by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Peter H. Reynolds is an adorable story about the power of love. Little Miss plants a kiss and to her amazement it turns into something so much bigger than she ever imagined. With very simple sentences that span pages and adorable illustrations with just…
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Story Time Theme: The Color Green
Story time is back in full swing here at my library and although I didn’t have a packed house on Monday (I’m blaming the holiday weekend), my Yoga Story Time was chock full with 14 out of 15 kids present. I was very excited to hear one 4-year old boy,…