We started this storytime talking about the weather. We talked about what the weather was outside today: And then I mentioned that in the storyroom, it was going to be a different type of weather (at least in our imaginations!), because we were reading stories all about snow! Books […]
Letters & Mail – Preschool Storytime
Published on :We got a letter at storytime today! It was from me, telling everyone in storytime that we were having stories today about letters and mail! We talked about addresses, and stamps a little bit too. Books We Shared It Came in the Mail by Ben Clanton Liam loves mail. […]
Squirrels! Preschool Storytime
Published on :It’s fall, and time to celebrate the frisky creatures bouncing along storing nuts – Squirrels! Books We Shared Where are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi Spencer’s books are going missing! His dad doesn’t know where they are. His mom doesn’t know. It’s not his little sister. So who has […]
(Not So) Scared: Preschool Storytime
Published on :As I went to post the storytime I shared this week, I realized I had forgotten to post the last one I did at the Library! So this week will be a preschool-storytime twofer! Since it was around Halloween-time, I decided to do not scary stories, but stories about being […]
Moon, Stars, and Outer Space: Preschool Storytime
Published on :This morning, we used stories and our imaginations to take a trip into outer space. And we had some help with this thanks to the “NASA @ My Library” program administered through the California State Library and Southern California Library Cooperative. NASA sent us some fun materials to use and […]
Slow Stories: Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today we took things slow in storytime, and read stories about leisurely animals! Books We Shared “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly,” said the Sloth by Eric Carle Challenged by the other jungle animals for its seemingly lazy ways, a sloth living in a tree explains the many advantages of his slow and peaceful existence. Hi, […]
Pets: Preschool Storytime
Published on :Books We Shared Excellent Ed by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent at something! But what does dog Ed excel at? Is he excellent enough to be the family pet? (Of course he is! But to find out how, read the book.) I Spy […]
Cookies: Preschool Storytime
Published on :In today’s storytime, we shared stories about cookies! Books We Shared The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Marcellus Hall All the other animals on the farm eat their usual food. But the cow loves cookies! Find out why in this fun rhyming romp! Who Ate All the […]
Zoo: Preschool Storytime
Published on :With storytime today, we took a trip to the zoo! Since it was raining this morning, if we had taken a real trip to the zoo we wouldn’t have seen many animals. But thankfully, in books, the animals are always there! Books We Shared Stripes the Tiger by Jean Leroy & Bérengère Delaporte […]
Uni-Horns – Preschool Storytime
Published on :In storytime today, we started off by looking at pictures of a rhino, a narwhal, and a unicorn and seeing what they all have in common: They all have one horn! So we celebrated one-horned creatures in all parts of storytime today. Books We Shared Not Quite Narwhal by […]