Last week, author-illustrator Ashlyn Anstee came to Pasadena Public Library to teach a workshop on creative writing for kids between the ages of 5 and 8. The workshop was super fun, punctuated by her amazing sense of humor and her creative ideas for engaging the kids! Thanks a million for […]
Infant and Toddler Storytimes: Beach Day!
Published on :We started out today’s Infant and Toddler Storytimes with some real seashells for the kids to hold. We talked about how they felt and what colors they were. Then we sang “Clap Everybody and Say Hello” and met my friend Mr. Octopus who was hiding in our I Spy Box! […]
Family Storytime: Dirt!
Published on :In honor of summer and outdoor play, today we read books about going outside and getting dirty! We started with a beautiful new book called Bringing the Outside In by Mary McKenna Siddals and illustrated by Patrice Barton. Then we did a flannelboard story about five clean and squeaky pigs […]
Tablets and Tech for Kids
Published on :On 6/2/16, families came to Pasadena Library and played with a range of different toys that extend the learning potential of the iPad beyond the two-dimensional screen, and into a three-dimensional world of play. Kids played tangrams, word games, an engineering/physics game, programmed a robot, and played robot soccer! Here’s […]
Creative Crayons — preschool storytime
Published on :Today, we shared stories about creative crayons while learning about working together, diversity, identity, creating stories, images, and new colors! Stories Frankencrayon by Michael Hall: If the crayons cannot stop the scribble monster, this picture book and the play “Frankencrayon” may have to be canceled. Monsters Love Colors by Mike Austin: […]
A much-overdue Lucha Libros post :)
Published on :On Tuesday, May 3, our 2nd and 3rd grade luchadores gathered together for one last battle, answering questions about Neil Gaiman’s hilarious book Fortunately, the Milk / El galáctico, pirático y alienígena viaje de mi padre. After answering the questions, each kid got tickets for our prize table. The children […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime – Mothers
Published on :Mothers are magnificent. Sure, it may be after Mother’s Day, but we can celebrate Mom’s every day. Books We Shared Our first book in infant storytime was I Love My Mommy by Sebastien Braun, a sweet reflection on all the wonderful things mothers do including feed their babies, help […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime – Colors
Published on :Who can pick a favorite color when there are so many! Good thing we didn’t have to in today’s storytime – we read about all the colors. Books We Shared We started our infant storytime with a book about the color that things are not: Lemons are Not Red by […]
Preschool Storytime: Hair!
Published on :On Saturday our preschool storytime crowd had fun with silly books about hair! We started storytime with the Wiggleworms Love You song “Clap Your Hands” and then read the book Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos. I think the parents liked the tongue-in-cheek humor in this one! It’s a funny book […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime – Pandas
Published on :What’s black and white and lots of fun? Storytime about Pandas, of course! Books We Shared In infant storytime, we began with a book about two bears that could not seem more different: Panda Big and Panda Small by Jane Cabrera. This book highlights a lot of fun opposites, […]