Bunnies: Toddler Storytime

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Books We Shared Rabbit Pie is an adorable book by Penny Ives, which shares a mama bunny’s recipe for “Rabbit Pie,” a perfect bedtime recipe: take six rabbits, a game of hide-and-seek, a soapy bath and a warm bed, and make sure to sprinkle lots of kisses! Bunnies by Laura […]

Home Sweet Home: Infant Storytime

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Books We Shared Do Lions Live on Lily Pads? by Melanie Walsh is a fun exploration of animal houses, while suggesting all kinds of ridiculous habitats like a burrow for a giraffe or a shell for a crocodile! Kids and parents say “No” to each question and then we turn […]

Home Sweet Home: Toddler Storytime

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Books We Shared Do Lions Live on Lily Pads? by Melanie Walsh is a fun exploration of animal houses, while suggesting all kinds of ridiculous habitats like a burrow for a giraffe or a shell for a crocodile! Kids and parents say “No” to each question and then we turn […]

Yum!: Toddler Storytime

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Books We Shared Baby Cakes by Theo Heras and illustrated by Renné Benoit is a cute new book about baking, with a recipe for cupcakes included! Yummy, Yucky is one of my favorite books by Leslie Patricelli, contrasting things that sound or look alike, but taste very different! Puppet Story […]

Yum!: Infant Storytime

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Books We Shared Yummy, Yucky is one of my favorite books by Leslie Patricelli, contrasting things that sound alike but taste very different! Guess What? Food by Yusuke Yonezu is so fun to share with a group because of the lift-the-flap surprises! Puppet Story I used a puppet to narrate […]

Birds: Toddler Storytime

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Books We Shared I was surprised, but not super surprised, a lot of people have Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson’s Owl Babies at home! It’s a great one for addressing separation anxiety. We read it with a flannelboard. Lucy Cousins’s bright and colorful illustrations in Hooray for Birds, combined with […]

Birds: Infant Storytime

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Books We Shared Denise Fleming’s take on Five Little Ducks also features a lesson on the days of the week! Lucy Cousins’s bright and colorful illustrations in Hooray for Birds, combined with lots of action and movement prompts, make this one a great choice for group reading! Flannelboard Song We […]

Bicycles ~ Preschool Storytime

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We had a blast reading stories about riding bicycles during our Preschool Storytime!   Here are the books, songs, flannel board, action rhymes and video we shared. Books We Read    Duck on a Bike by David Shannon tells the story of a Duck who inspires all his fellow farm animals to ride a bike!  Well they […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Salt Dough Dinosaur Fossils

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, technology, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play. […]

Pets: Preschool Storytime

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Books We Shared Excellent Ed by Stacy McAnulty, illustrated by Julia Sarcone-Roach  Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent at something!  But what does dog Ed excel at?  Is he excellent enough to be the family pet?  (Of course he is!  But to find out how, read the book.) I Spy […]