We started out today’s Infant and Toddler Storytimes with some real seashells for the kids to hold. We talked about how they felt and what colors they were. Then we sang “Clap Everybody and Say Hello” and met my friend Mr. Octopus who was hiding in our I Spy Box! […]
Family Storytime: Dirt!
Published on :In honor of summer and outdoor play, today we read books about going outside and getting dirty! We started with a beautiful new book called Bringing the Outside In by Mary McKenna Siddals and illustrated by Patrice Barton. Then we did a flannelboard story about five clean and squeaky pigs […]
Tablets and Tech for Kids
Published on :On 6/2/16, families came to Pasadena Library and played with a range of different toys that extend the learning potential of the iPad beyond the two-dimensional screen, and into a three-dimensional world of play. Kids played tangrams, word games, an engineering/physics game, programmed a robot, and played robot soccer! Here’s […]
A much-overdue Lucha Libros post :)
Published on :On Tuesday, May 3, our 2nd and 3rd grade luchadores gathered together for one last battle, answering questions about Neil Gaiman’s hilarious book Fortunately, the Milk / El galáctico, pirático y alienígena viaje de mi padre. After answering the questions, each kid got tickets for our prize table. The children […]
Preschool Storytime: Hair!
Published on :On Saturday our preschool storytime crowd had fun with silly books about hair! We started storytime with the Wiggleworms Love You song “Clap Your Hands” and then read the book Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos. I think the parents liked the tongue-in-cheek humor in this one! It’s a funny book […]
Creative Writing for Beginning Readers: Stories inspired by Pamela Zagarenski
Published on :Yesterday in our Creative Writing for Beginning Readers workshop we wrote stories based on the beautiful illustrations in Pamela Zagarenski’s book The Whisper. This picture book is about a magic book whose words have all flown away and it is up to one intelligent little girl to create new words […]
Kids’ Writing Workshop with Author Rachel Searles
Published on :Rachel Searles, author of MG science fiction novels The Lost Planet and its new sequel Stolen Moon, got the kids thinking creatively and having fun making the weirdest, scariest, funniest, most colorful alien character they could! First she shared her writing process with us. I love it when a successful […]
Lucha Libros: April Battle, Stink the Incredible Shrinking Kid
Published on :We read and tested on another Megan McDonald book for Lucha Libros this month: Stink, The Incredible Shrinking Kid / Stink el increíble niño menguante. The book wasn’t a hard read, but a few of the questions were. It’s that these kids are doing so well, I have to throw in a […]
Family Storytime: Books about Self-Esteem and Being a Friend
Published on :Today’s storytime showcased some great books, all published in the last five years, about liking yourself and being a friend. We started with one of my favorite songs, “If I Was a Bird” from the CD Wiggleworms Love You. Then we read Zorro Gets an Outfit by Carter Goodrich. Zorro the […]
Kids’ Writing Workshop: Spies and Secret Codes
Published on :On Friday, February 11, kids between 8 and 12 came to Central Library to write stories about spies and encoded messages. First we read excerpts from a couple great stories involving codes: Ruby Redfort Take Your Last Breath by Lauren Child, and The Spotted Dog Last Seen by Jessica Scott. […]