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What To Do If an Elephant Stands On Your Foot
What To Do If an Elephant Stands On Your Foot written by Michelle Robinson and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is an adorable and hysterical book about safari animals. Similar in style to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie this story is laugh out loud funny and perfect for…
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The Great Sheep Shenanigans
The Great Sheep Shenanigans written by Peter Bently and illustrated by Mei Matsuoka is a laugh out loud story that kids and parents will both enjoy! A sneaky wolf, named Lou Pine (aka lupine) decided that he wanted a lamb for dinner in the worst way. After meeting Rambo the Ram, Lou…
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Tough Chicks
As I was searching the stacks for those perfect read-aloud books for story time, I came across Tough Chicks written by Cece Meng and illustrated by Melissa Suber and I fell in love! Tough Chicks is the story of three little chicks by the names of Penny, Polly, adn Molly…
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Step Gently Out
Step Gently Out written by Helen Frost with photography by Rick Lieder is a beautifully written poem about being outside and noticing the small things in nature. The brief, descriptive language is paired beautifully with close-up photography of insects in nature. At the end of the poem there is a section…
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Sensory-Friendly Storytime: Monsters
I visit the local intermediate unit in my county once a month to present story time to two different classes of toddlers and preschoolers who are on the autism spectrum and/or have other possible learning disabilities. The classes are usually between 5 – 12 kids and are the majority are…
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Robot Zombie Frankenstein
I have found the cutest, most fun book to share with boys (and girls!) in preschool through first and even second grade. The book’s title is Robot Zombie Frankenstein and it is written by Annette Simon. This book uses a child’s imagination and sense of play as two robots who…
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Yoga Storytime for Toddlers
I know what many of you are thinking… yoga AND toddlers?!?!?! We’ve done one yoga storytime last year and it was so popular, we’re bringing it back again! A few housekeeping things before I explain what we do: I am not a yoga instructor, but I’ve done some yoga in…
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Community Outreach – Story Time at the Intermediate Unit
For the past three years, our library has provided an outreach to the county Intermediate Unit offering story time once a month for the preschool class. I visit the classroom on the first Thursday of the month seeing two different classes of children – one in the morning, the other…
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Skippyjon Jones Party
If you have never heard of Skippyjon Jones, I beg you, please run to your nearest bookstore or library and pick up a copy. Skippyjon Jones is a rambunctious Siamese kitten who, with the help of his closet and his imagination becomes El Skippito, the great Mexican sword fighter and…
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Yoga Story Time
Let me begin my post by letting you know that I have gone to maybe a total of 6 yoga classes in my entire life. I love yoga, it’s just that class schedules never seem to work with my schedule. But, I had heard about yoga story time at a…
