Grow and Transform — Preschool Storytime

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This story time was all about growing and transforming, an idea forming from a small seed. Stories Kings of the Castle by Victoria Turnbull: George wants to build a sand castle that would turn any monster green, but when he meets the strangest creature he has ever seen, the night takes an unexpected turn. Plant the […]

Halloween – Toddler Storytime

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Happy Halloween!  It was such a delight to see what the toddlers dressed-up as for today:         Books We Shared   Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin written by Mary Serfozo, illustrated by Valeria Petrone Peter the tiger is searching for the perfect pumpkin.  But why?  This book with it’s bright illustrations […]

Halloween – Infant Storytime

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Happy Halloween!  We had some infants come to our storytime in their costumes today. It was adorable. Books We Shared It’s Halloween Night! written by Jennifer O’Connell and illustrated by Jennifer Morris is a fun guessing game of a book.  On one page, a child getting ready to go trick-or-treating […]

Monsters: Preschool Storytime

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Today we shared stories about monsters to get ready for Halloween! Books We Shared Our first story, Quit Calling Me a Monster! by Jory John and Bob Shea, is about a monster who would appreciate it very much if people would start calling him by his proper name. Is that really […]

Ducks – Toddler Storytime

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Our third Toddler Storytime for this Fall session was a quack up — all about ducks! Books We Shared   Come Along, Daisy! by Jane Simmons Mama Duck warns little Daisy to stay close to her, but Daisy is distracted by the dragonflies, a frog, and all the fun around […]

Ducks – Infant Storytime

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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 […]

Sheep – Preschool Storytime

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In last week’s Saturday Preschool Storytime we sheared — eerrr I mean, SHARED, books about sheep! Books We Shared In Boo and Baa Have Company by Lena and Olof Landström, it’s autumn, and sheep Boo and Baa are raking leaves when they hear a strange meowing.  Where is it coming […]

Sheep – Toddler Storytime

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When families flocked to our second toddler storytime of the Fall session, they heard a storytime all about sheep! Books We Shared   Lauren Thompson’s Wee Little Lamb, illustrated by John Butler, is about a newborn lamb who is very shy.  he doesn’t want to venture far from his mother, […]

Sheep – Infant Storytime

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We were feeling SHEEP-ish at our second storytime for our Fall session. Books We Shared We began storytime with Sheep Asleep by Gloria Rothstein, illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell.  Mama is getting her ten little lambs ready for bed, but not all of them are ready to sleep in this cute […]

Fall Leaves ~ Sensory Storytime

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“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges.  It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]