Pasadena Public Library
We had lots of fun reading about things that float up in the sky – clouds, balloons, and even little boys named Ben. Wait! What? IF you want to find out what really happened to Ben, take a look at the books, flannel stories, finger plays and video we shared. […]
Our theme for the EIGHTH and final storytime of the spring session was FOOD! We read a story about a mouse who was hungry for lunch and we played a guessing game with different kinds of fruit that took on some really weird shapes. What follows are the books, bounces, nursery rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED […]
Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, math and art! There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing! Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]
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 […]
Last week’s toddler storytime was as fun as a barrel of monkeys, because it was all about them! Books We Shared Spunky Little Monkey by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Brian Won Little Monkey is tired and doesn’t want to get out of bed. Mama calls […]
Things were just ducky at our last infant storytime! Books We Shared Nancy Tafuri has beautiful books for little ones, because the pictures are so big and clear. As our first book in infant storytime we shared her book Goodnight, My Duckling, about a duckling who dawdles behind his mama and […]
After a brief break, we are back with our Fall session of Toddler Storytimes! To kick things off with a fall-feeling, our first storytime of the session was all about that favorite fall fruit — apples! Books We Shared There is magic in a tree as it moves from […]
On May 19, 2017, kids came to the Pasadena Public Library to make wind turbines that would generate electricity by turning the shaft of a hobby motor. We were inspired by a project we found at https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/light-wind. The goal was to use the motors in reverse–instead of the electricity making […]
For our Easter Weekend Preschool Storytime, we read books about eggs! Books We Shared Our first story, A Friend for Bo by Elisabeth Zuniga, tells about a cute bunny rabbit who tries to make friends with an egg, but finds his new friend isn’t much good at talking, playing or anything […]
In the white cold world of the arctic, there is a lot of life. On February 7th’s toddler storytime, we shared stories about one of these lives, a giant creature of the north – the polar bear! Books We Shared Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson, with pictures by Stephen Savage is […]