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2025 Picture Book Gift Guide
Just in time for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, I’ve curated a list of 36 picture books that were published this year that will make the perfect gifts this holiday season! Books are some of the best gifts you can give loved ones because they are so…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Jealousy
We have a few more emotions to hit before this series is over, but if you’ve missed any of the previous posts, please make sure to go back and take a look – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly, calm, anxious, and scared! Today’s emotion is the green-eyed monster of jealousy…
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Storytime Theme: Eid
You can’t very well have an Eid storytime without a Ramadan storytime! But, you’re in luck, because you’ll find both lesson plans on Literacious! Celebrate Eid at storytime with these wonderful picture books, a few songs, and some crafts too! I’ve provided both stories as well as few non-fiction books…
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Storytime Theme: Days of the Week
I hadn’t realized (until I had basically written up this entire lesson plan) that I had created a Days of the Week storytime lesson plan just a few years ago. But, alas, here we are and I found a few new titles, songs, and activities to do! I think this…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Scared
If you can believe it, we’ve hit our tenth emotion for this series, but if you’ve missed any of the others, please make sure you go back and check them out – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly, calm, and anxious! Today’s emotion, scared, can similar to anxious in many settings,…
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Storytime Theme: Doors
This storytime, like many, started as one thing and then morphed it’s way into this one. I really wanted to do a knocking on the door/ringing the doorbell storytime, but I was really struggling to come up with books to fit the theme. So, instead, I decided to go with…
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Storytime Theme: Women’s History Month
This is a little bit of a stretch for a storytime theme, but I thought I’d give it a try. I think in order for this type of lesson plan to be successful, you’ll need to really consider how much of each book you’re going to read and maybe even…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Anxious
This series continues to grow and I’m excited to share all the emotions I’ve covered so far – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly, and calm! Today’s list is about anxiety, or feeling worried, an emotion that is more and more prevalent, especially among young people. Notice, that I did include…
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Storytime Theme: Poetry (2025 Update)
I adore picture books and I love when they become their own work of art whether that’s through art or words, I truly believe that picture books are the artwork that the world most often overlooks. Today’s storytime lesson plan is an update on an older plan that I had…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Calm
This series is growing by leaps and bounds and I’m excited to share all the amazing emotions I’ve covered so far – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly! Today’s book list focuses on being calm, mindful, and present. So many kids and adults are managing anxiety and stress and not always…
