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Storytime Theme: April Fool’s Day
This was a lot trickier than I had originally thought! For one, there aren’t a ton of April Fool’s Day picture books and some are now out of print. I included them on this list anyway because you may be able to find them in your local library. In terms…
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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Grief
It’s been a long process, but I’ve come to the last emotion of the series. If you haven’t had a chance, make sure to go back and check out all these great book lists – happy, sad, mad, shy, enthusiasm, frustrated, silly, calm, anxious, scared, and jealousy! This book list is one…
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Storytime Theme: Singing
It’s time for storytime series! I’m going to be focusing on key areas that parents and caregivers can focus on to build their child’s early literacy skills. These are simple things that parents and caregivers are probably already doing, now you can encourage them to do these practices with purpose!…
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Storytime Theme: Talking
It’s time for storytime series! I’m going to be focusing on key areas that parents and caregivers can focus on to build their child’s early literacy skills. These are simple things that parents and caregivers are probably already doing, now you can encourage them to do these practices with purpose!…
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Storytime Theme: Holi
This is the most colorful holiday that I know of and it’s such a great holiday to celebrate at storytime because of all the colors! Come celebrate Holi, a Hindu Festival of Colors, Love, and Spring. Many people celebrate by spreading powdered color on each other and there is music…
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Storytime Theme: St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this special storytime lesson plan all about leprechauns, clovers, and a little bit of luck! If you want to incorporate the color green into this storytime as well, check out this lesson plan all about green. The picture books below combine both classic titles as…
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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…
