Pasadena Public Library
Hmmm…how do you explain a storytime themed “Gulp & Swallow”? Just take a look at the books, songs, flannel boards and activities we shared – it will all start to make sense. Books We Shared The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli is all about a crocodile who LOVES watermelon! He LOVES […]
“By holding the highest vision for your child when they can not see it for themselves, you are lifting them up, elevating them and helping them to soar,” Megan Koufos Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, […]
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 seventh Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about cats. Miss AnnMarie was not feeling today so I, Miss Jennifer, got to share stories with our group today! Books We Shared Our first story, Kitty’s Cuddles by Jane Cabrera, follows kitty around as she gets hugs and […]
For our sixth Infant Storytime of the spring session, we read books about cats. Books We Shared We started storytime off with Thumpy Feet by Betsy Lewin. Thumpy is an orange cat, and this book is filled with fun onomatopoeia of the sounds he makes as he goes about his day […]
For our sixth Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about making music. Books We Shared Our first story, Bears in a Band by Shirley Parenteau and illustrated by David Walker, follows four bear cubs as they jingle, shake, pa-rum-pa-pum and tootley-toot in cacophony, until they wake Big Bear […]
For our sixth Infant Storytime of the spring session, we read books about making music. Books We Shared Our first story, Bears in a Band by Shirley Parenteau and illustrated by David Walker, follows four bear cubs as they jingle, shake, pa-rum-pa-pum and tootley-toot in cacophony, until they wake Big Bear […]
For our fifth Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about dinosaurs. Books We Shared Our first story, Where Did All the Dinos Go? by Jim Benton, invites readers to spot the dinos hiding in cars and in cowboy boots, to see if the dinosaurs really vanished long ago! […]
For our fifth Infant Storytime of the spring session, we read books about dinosaurs. Books We Shared Our first story, Where Did All the Dinos Go? by Jim Benton, invites readers to spot the dinos hiding in cars and in cowboy boots, to see if the dinosaurs really vanished long ago! […]
Stories are magic; everyone knows that! But not everyone knows (or believes) that anyone can make their own magic. Whether it’s imagining or drawing up your own creatures, or gathering magical ingredients for the ink that’s printed in books, or physically making a structure that’s magical, you can make your own […]