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Toddler Storytime Theme: Color RED
My storytime was definitely not my favorite today, the kids didn’t really seem to enjoy the books but were really into our scarf song. I think part of the reason is that we have a little boy in class with a disability who comes with an adult and an aide…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Valentine’s Day Books
The I Love You Book by Todd Parr Penguin in Love by Salina Yoon Sweet Hearts by Jan Carr Love, Lola by Diane De Groat Won’t You Be My Kissaroo? by Joanne Ryder Mouse’s First Valentine by Lauren Thompson Hug Machine by Scott Campbell My Heart is Like a Zoo…
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Book Review: The White Book
I love picture books that change how you look at picture books! Things like Press Here, Tap the Magic Tree, or the Pigeon and Chester books where the characters break the fourth wall. Or like A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes or The White Book by Silvia Borando, Lorenzo Clerici and Elisabetta Pica where the…
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Toddler Storytime Theme: Snow
Storytime was interesting, to say the least! I have 25 kids registered with 6+ on the waitlist and ended up with at least 25-30 in storytime yesterday. Considering the number of children in the room, the program went fairly smoothly, although I had a few adults that kept talking while…
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Family Storytime Theme: Snow
My storytime went really well this morning. We’re offering a family storytime on Friday mornings at 10:30am which is something we’ve never done before and it seems to be a BIG hit already! I think I scared the parents a little because most were very attentive and participative. Hopefully, it…
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E-Tots – Digital Literacy for our Littlest Patrons
I just finished up a quick program this morning using the library iPads to highlight some fun and educational apps for toddlers and preschoolers. We called it E-Tots – Digital Literacy for our Littlest Patrons. I don’t have any of my own kids, so I know that many parents use…
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National Hug Day
These are just a few of the hundreds of picture books about sharing a hug, but I thought it most appropriate to share them with you today since it’s National Hug Day! One of my favorites is Won’t You Be My Hugaroo? by Joanne Ryder and illustrated by Melissa Sweet – great…
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Bonus! Book Review & Resource
Today you, my reader, are getting a Bonus! Book Review & Resource! I thought that I Am Yoga was done in the best possible way! The text is beautiful and the illustrations are gorgeous with washes of color and poses that kids will be able to do at home with their…
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Pre-K Dance Party
We had a HUGE and very successful Pre-K Dance Party yesterday morning with 45+ toddlers and preschoolers and their parents/guardians. It has just been starting to get cold here with a very weird and warm winter. But, kids were ready to come in and move! My few ground rules involved…
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Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello
I don’t know if it’s Adele’s new song, but I decided to try out a Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello this morning and it was awesome! I really liked all the books (and so did the families) as well as all the fun activities I chose as transitions and fillers. The…
