In Baby Bear Sees Blue, baby bear discovers all of the rich colors in nature. The Little Mouse, the Red, Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear –Classic tale, richly illustrated with beautifully written text – always a crowd pleaser. Little mouse manages to keep his strawberry away from the big, […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Mice!
Published on :We read stories about mice, tried to figure out which house little mouse was hiding in, watched a short play performed by Cat-e-Kins and Mouse-e-Kins (two very talented hand puppets), sang some of our favorite songs with Maisy and much, much more! Below are the highlights of our Tuesday morning Infant and […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Hats
Published on :Miss Marie was out today, so I got to step in and present some fun storytimes about Hats. Stories We Shared In Jean Marzollo’s Ten Cats Have Hats we counted different animals who had unusual accoutrements that rhymed with their name (one bear with a chair, two ducks with trucks…). […]
Painting and Art – Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime was a big hit! Families enjoyed stories about drawing, painting, and art, and the kids had a great time shouting out the color combinations. The stories shared were all multi-layered stories–teaching colors, mixing colors, and the value of art and imagination. Stories we shared Dog Loves Drawing by […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Halloween Pumpkins!
Published on :Five Little Pumpkins Flannel Board Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate The first one said: “Oh my it’s getting late!” The second one said: “There’s a chill in the air.” The third one said: “But we don’t care!” The fourth one said: […]
Wordless Picture Books
Published on :I love wordless (and mostly wordless) picture books. In 1992, David Wiesner, a master of wordless picture books, won the Caldecott medal (the award for the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book) for his book Tuesday. That book, about a night of adventure for frogs on hovering lily […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Bedtime Stories!
Published on :We read bedtime stories, revisited the nursery rhyme, This Little Piggy, sang a traditional lullaby with a modern twist, played a bedtime version of Peekaboo, AND hit the hay! (Hopefully nobody actually fell asleep during the storytimes). Infant Storytime: All babies LOVE Peekaboo games. Peekaboo Bedtime by Rachel Isadora shows baby playing peekaboo […]
Preschool Storytime: Book-Book-Books About Libraries
Published on :Today’s Preschool Storytime was all about the library! (Okay, and about a chicken. The chicken insists I mention that.) Our first book, Lola Loves Stories by Anna McQuinn, was about a little girl who reads stories in books and then imagines herself becoming the characters she reads about. Books can […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes…October 15 – More Birds!
Published on :This past Tuesday, we read about birds, birds and MORE BIRDS. Of course, there’s nothing like reading a book about a baby bird who is learning how to fly. Joyce Dunbar’s classic, Baby Bird is a fantastic read for infants and toddlers, the illustrations are bright and bold with just a hint […]
Infant and Toddler Storytimes: Babies! Babies! Babies!
Published on :Babies LOVE to look at baby faces! According to research, infants pay attention to human faces longer than anything else. This applies to baby faces in picture books (even if they aren’t actual photographs). Soooooo…I decided to inundate my storytime babies with cute little baby faces! Who can resist? I know I can’t! First I […]