It’s only Dec. 26th, and technically we’re on the 2nd day of Christmas, so today’s storytime was Christmas themed! All the books I chose are from popular picture book series. After we sang our opening song, kids got to make arctic “North Pole” animals out of felt circles, triangles, pentagons […]
“Lily Means…” by Lily Mahmud
Published on :Young Readers League “What’s in a Name” Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) 1st place
“My Name” by Emma Haag
Published on :Young Readers League “What’s in a Name” Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) 2nd place
“A Legacy” by Stella Paz
Published on :Young Readers League “What’s in a Name” Writing Contest Category 1 (Age 8-11) 3rd place
Kids’ Writing Workshop 12/18/15: Fractured Fairytales
Published on :On Friday Dec. 18th, our kids’ writing workshop made up new stories involving one or more fairytale characters. Kids got to draw two names from a basket–these were names of characters from some European or American fairytale, such as Brothers Grimm fairytales or Hans Christian Andersen fairytales, and usually not from the […]
Family Storytime – ART! – December 12
Published on :We read books about mixing colors, drawing monsters and using a circle and a square to create all sorts of things. Let’s take a closer look: Herve Tullet covers color mixing in Mix it Up! Each page invites interaction and imagination as children use their fingers to mix colors and create different hues. A great book […]
Toddler Storytime: Toys
Published on :Tuesday, December 15th was our last storytime for the Fall Session. In anticipation of the holidays, we did stories and songs about toys. First everybody got a shaker egg and we sang our opening song “Clap Everybody and Say Hello.” We did the song Open Shut Them and read the book Mimi […]
Infant Storytime: Toys
Published on :Tuesday, December 15th was our last storytime for the Fall Session. In anticipation of the holidays, we did stories and songs about toys. First everybody got a shaker egg and we sang our opening song “Clap Everybody and Say Hello.” We did the tickle Hurry Scurry Little Mouse and then read the […]
Toddler Storytime – December 8 – Shoo Fly!
Published on :We had fun reading stories about flies today – tiny little flies and a fly who needed to find his wings! Below are some of the stories, songs & rhymes we shared: OPENING SONGS: Welcome Everyone! Welcome, welcome everyone, Now we’re here, let’s have some fun! First we clap our hands just […]
Meeting Liesl Shurtliff, author of Rump
Published on :On Tuesday, November 17, Pasadena Public Library celebrated this year’s Young Readers League selection, Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin (Knopf) by Liesl Shurtliff. In partnership with Vroman’s Bookstore, Young Readers League is designed as a community-wide reading celebration by championing and geeking out over a single book. PPL and Vroman’s […]