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Storytime Theme: Snakes
So to be completely transparent, I’m not a fan of snakes. I think it’s probably because when you come across them, it’s usually a surprise and it startles me! In fact, I had one living outside my front door for a long while and I was always afraid we’d scare…
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Storytime Theme: Badgers
Let me start from the beginning, I usually try to create a blogging plan for the year the previous fall. So, I at least have any idea of storytime themes, book lists, etc. when I go to create content. And while I’d love to say that I’m way ahead of…
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Super Mario Galaxy Read Alikes
Super Mario Galaxy the movie was released on April 1, 2026 and with how popular the first Super Marion Bros. movie was, I thought it would be a fun idea to create a book list that kind of coincides with the movie. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen the movie yet, but…
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Storytime Theme: Vegetables
Still working on updating a lot of my previous storytime lesson plans, so today we’re updating Vegetables! It’s been ten year since the last time I shared a vegetable-themed storytime, so let’s dig in! Today, I’ve got ten recently published picture books that make great read alouds for a storytime…
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Storytime Theme: Seasons
While I’ve done different seasonal storytimes in the past, I haven’t yet created a lesson plan specifically for the seasons as a whole. So, here we go! I found some great read alouds about the changing of the seasons someof whicih are fictional stories, while others are more nonfiction titles.…
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Storytime Theme: Umbrella
I’m working my way through some of my older posts and while I posted about umbrellas way back in 2016, I thought it might be a good idea to update the storytime lesson plan. Let it be known that the books I chose back then are still really great choices!…
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Storytime Theme: Going to the Park
It’s getting warmer and that means that the park is going to be very busy! I know that even as my niece and nephew get older, they still love heading to the park when they come and visit. It also helps that I have four within walking distance of my…
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2026 Blogging A to Z April Challenge: Theme Reveal
Some how I blinked and April is a week away. And that means it’s time for the Blogging for A to Z Challenge! I’ve been participating for quite awhile at this point and I’m so excited to share this year’s theme reveal! It’s something new that I haven’t done for…
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Pout Pout Fish Read Alikes
The Pout Pout Fish is coming to theaters and so I thought it made a lot of sense to create a book list with similar picture book titles that you can borrow from your local library! I pulled titles with a few different ideas in mind, one was for rhyming.…
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Storytime Theme: Tigers
It’s been over ten years since the last time I created a tiger themed storytime lesson plan. And I felt it was high-time I created a new lesson plan with an updated picture book read aloud list, some songs and rhymes, and of course, a few crafts as well. Tigers…
