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Four on Friday: April Showers Bring May Flowers
It’s been dreary all week long, with spurts of rain, mist, and once in a while a little sun. All this weather led me to this Friday’s book list theme – April Showers Bring May Flowers. Check out these four great picture book titles and then head outside and plant…
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Slice of Life Day 20: Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold
During the past two days, I’ve had that lovely feeling of when you climb into the car and the inside is all warm and cozy from the sunlight streaming through the windows. I absolutely love that feeling in early spring. It’s still a little chilly outside, but once you climb…
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12 Spring Picture Books
Today is (finally) the first day of spring and what better way to celebrate than with some absolutely amazing Spring Picture Books! And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson Finding Spring by Carin Berger Let It Rain by Maryann Cocca-Leffler Lola Plants…
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Slice of Life Day 16: Looking Forward to Spring
It was 70 degrees yesterday and one of those glimpses into spring that just makes everyone in a good mood. It also got me thinking how much I’m looking forward to planting my garden this year! I grew up gardening with my parents. Both of whom have green thumbs –…
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#blogbookaday: Good Morning, Grizzle Grump!
Summary: “Winter is over! Spring has sprung! Grizzle Grump has just woken up from his long winter slumber. His big bear belly is quite rumbly. So he sets off with his trusty squirrel sidekick in search of a springtime snack. He gathers berries, but they go missing. He catches fish, but…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Gardening
Program Name: How Does Your Garden Grow? What: Offer one or a series of programs about gardening for your patrons. We do this every year and it’s some of our most well-attended programs. This year we’re offering – Backyard Composting, Vertical Gardening, Raised Bed Gardening and Container Gardening. Where: These classes are…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Spring TBR List
I chose to focus just on middle grade titles, because if I looked at everything being published this spring, I’d get a little stressed out! It’s enough just thinking about middle grade titles. If you want to know when titles are coming out you can easily check Amazon or GoodReads,…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Spring Animals
Opening: “Put Your Hands Up In the Air” Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet) Early Literacy Tip: “Read at least three stories a day: it may be the same story three times. Children need to hear a thousand stories before they can begin to learn to read. Or…
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Toddler Storytime – Tap the Magic Tree (Earth Day)
We’re in a spring mood here (finally!) It’s been raining a lot, the trees are flowering, leaves are beginning to show and I’m ready for the nice weather of spring! My first group of kids were really into Tap the Magic Tree, but other than that were very fidgety and excited and…
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Fun Friday – Gardening
My last Fun Friday program was a much smaller group of kids – I think partly because it’s a beautiful day outside and partly because the school year is winding down and families are so busy right now. Nevertheless, we had a great time. I read The Curious Garden by Peter…
