This week’s storytime was about unexpected guests; we read stories about: (1) a girl who’s afraid of dogs, but is approached by one at a park, (2) an elephant who wishes to join a club, but is not allowed, and (3) animals from the zoo arrive unexpectedly to cheer up their sick friend. Stories […]
Polar Bears – Toddler Storytime
Published on :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 […]
Polar Bears – Infant Storytime
Published on :Winter brings to mind cold, white snow. For infant storytime on February 7, we read books about an animal that loves a snowy environment – Polar Bears! Books We Shared In Follow the Leader with pictures and words by Miela Ford, two polar bear in a zoo play a […]
New Apps for Kids
Published on :We have some great new apps on our Children’s Room iPads, which were highly recommended in School Library Journal’s Top 10 of 2016 list. Read all about them here! You can also find all the apps we have on our Pinterest page: http://pinterest.com/pasadenalibrary! Skyscrapers – $2.99 – iOS, Android – […]
Apples ~ Sensory Storytime
Published on :“Behavior is communication. Change the environment and behaviors will change,” Lana David, Autism Unites 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 senses. If you would like to learn more about […]
Colors & Counting – Preschool Storytime
Published on :We had fun with colors & counting during our preschool Storytime! Here are the books, flannel story, songs & activities we shared about our theme: Books We Shared Press Here by Herve Tullet involves counting, color identification and sorting. It is also offers a preschool friendly introduction into spatial skills. We had fun […]
Groundhogs & Shadows – Toddler Storytime
Published on :I presented this storytime on January 31, and with Groundhog Day later in the week, it was only fitting to use the theme of Groundhogs & Shadows Books We Shared Our first book was a guessing game with shadows. Guess Whose Shadow? by Stephen R. Swinburne, begins with an […]
Groundhogs & Shadows – Infant Storytime
Published on :For our January 31 storytime, with February right around the corner, we shared stories about groundhogs and shadows in honor of February 2nd, aka Groundhog Day! Books We Shared Our first story was Shadows by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Harvey Stevenson. We explored many different types of shadows here […]
Lucha Libros: Big Nate Goes for Broke
Published on :Last night kids answered questions about the book Big Nate Goes for Broke / Nate el grande invencíble by Lincoln Peirce. The questions were much harder this time and fewer kids got the Bonus Round right. That’s good–these kids are so smart they keep pushing us to get tougher! One […]
Poetry about our moments in history — Kids’ Writing Workshop
Published on :Book Inspiration Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson We read the poem “second daughter’s second day on earth” which contains many references to the various events going on around the country at the time that Jacqueline Woodson was born. Then, we used a timeline to learn about the historical events […]