Family Storytime: Picky!

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Today we read books about picky eaters, picky dressers, and individuality! Ella Sarah Gets Dressed by Margaret Chodos-Irvine is a classic and it won her the Caldecott Medal. The paper cut illustrations are wonderfully expressive (I just love how Ella’s character comes through) and the story has a great flow. […]

No! Preschool Storytime

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Did we have fun in storytime today?  NO! We didn’t just have fun, we had SO MUCH FUN in today’s No- themed storytime. Books We Shared Otto learns a new word in No! by Tracey Corderoy, illustrated by Tim Warnes.  But he also learns that he may not get what […]

Kids: Vote for your favorite comics!!

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Cast your vote for the 2014 Kids Comics Revolution awards! There are lots of fun categories such as “Grossest,” “Cutest,” “Best Hair” and more! Two of the artists nominated have even been here at Pasadena Public Library for programs in the past. Many of the comics are available here for […]

Toddler Storytime: Apes!

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We talked about the letter “A” in storytime today–and apes! I read two pretty new books, one about a monkey and one about all kinds of primates–hence, the “ape” theme instead of just “monkeys” or “gorillas.” We read Monkey See, Look at Me! by Lorena Siminovich.  This is a fun book to […]

Infant Storytime: Apes!

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We talked about the letter “A” in storytime today–and apes! I read two pretty new books, one about a monkey and one about all kinds of primates–hence, the “ape” theme instead of just “monkeys” or “gorillas.” We read Monkey See, Look at Me! by Lorena Siminovich.  This is a fun book to […]

Toddler Storytime: Playing

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Today’s storytime was all about Playing and the letter P! Playing is one of the five easy early literacy activities you can do with your child every day to help develop their vocabulary and prepare them to learn to read in school when they’re older.  The five early literacy activities are: Talking, […]

Infant Storytime: Playing

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Today’s storytime was all about Playing and the letter P! Playing is one of the five easy early literacy activities you can do with your child every day to help develop their vocabulary and prepare them to learn to read in school when they’re older.  The five early literacy activities […]

Crystals and Beads Jewelry Workshop

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On Friday May 9, a dozen kids and their parents met in the Story Room at Central Library to create beautiful jewelry in our Crystals and Beads Jewelry Workshop!  There was a wide range of ages, from 4 to 15, and the project was challenging for some but everyone came […]

Toddler Storytime: Naptime

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Sorry I couldn’t get this up on the blog til today.  Yesterday’s Toddler Storytime was all about Naptime!  We talked about the letter N:   First we read Grump by Janet S. Wong and illustrated by John Wallace.  It’s a story about the normal grumpiness that sometimes builds up after […]

Infant Storytime: Naptime

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    Sorry I couldn’t get this up on the blog til today.  Yesterday’s Infant Storytime was all about Naptime!  We talked about the letter N:   First we read Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd.  A lot of the babies are already familiar with […]