Balloons: Toddler Storytime

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For our fourth Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about balloons. Books We Shared Our first story, Come Back Ben by Ann and John Hassett, is about a boy whose balloon takes him on an adventure “up, up, up!” The ending is surprising and cute! Our second book, […]

Balloons: Infant Storytime

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For our fourth Infant Storytime of the spring session, we read books about balloons. Books We Shared Our first story, Come Back Ben by Ann and John Hassett, is about a boy whose balloon takes him on an adventure “up, up, up!” The ending is surprising and cute! Our second book, […]

The Lucha Libros Class of 2017–and a new Champion!

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Last night thirty-six 2nd and 3rd graders and their families came to the Donald R. Wright Auditorium to answer questions about the book Fantastic Mr. Fox / El Superzorro by Roald Dahl, and get their final scores for the year. These kids have been coming every month since September to […]

Magic! ~ Preschool Storytime

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It was all about magic today!  We read stories about “magical” animals and friendship.  We also made ten butterflies appear AND made five bunnies disappear.  All in an hour’s fun at preschool storytime.  Here is a summary of what we shared! Books We Shared        Foxy by Emma Dodd is all about a little […]

“Where I’m From” Poems and Blackout Poetry from Kids’ Writing Workshop

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On April 21, our Kids’ Writing Workshop for ages 8-12 met to do some poetry in honor of National Poetry Month. We started with a poem template based on a poem by George Ella Lyon called “Where I’m From”: Where I’m From I am from clothespins, from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride. […]

Pigs: Toddler Storytime

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For our third Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about pigs. Books We Shared Our first book, Pigs and a Blanket by James Burks, tells a story of two little pig siblings who both love their blanket… but they love each other even more. Our second book, Piggies […]

Pigs: Infant Storytime

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For our third Infant Storytime of the spring session, we read books about pigs. Books We Shared Our first story, Piggies by Don and Audrey Wood, pictures of pigs dancing and being silly as a metaphor for all the things our fingers can do. Our second book, Pepo and Lolo are […]

Naptime/Bedtime: Toddler Storytime

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For our second Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about naptime/bedtime. Books We Shared Our first story, Everyone is Yawning by Anita Bijsterbosch, was a lift-the-flap book that showed all kinds of animals’ mouths as they yawned. Our second book, Shhh! This Book is Sleeping by Cedric Ramadier […]

Naptime/Bedtime: Infant Storytime

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For our second Infant Storytime of the spring session, we read books about naptime/bedtime. Books We Shared Our first story, Everyone is Yawning by Anita Bijsterbosch, was a lift-the-flap book that showed all kinds of animals’ mouths as they yawned. Our second book, Shhh! This Book is Sleeping by Cedric Ramadier […]

Eggs: Preschool Storytime

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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 […]