Pasadena Public Library
We’ve been working hard sprucing up our booklists for Black History Month! In case you weren’t already aware, the library is offering a Black History Month Reading Challenge this year, and all kinds of virtual events all month long, advertised in our special Black History Month Brochure. We have author […]
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. […]
There are so many great picture books about birds and we read two of them during preschool storytime. And…there was even a pesky cat hanging around. We all know cats and birds don’t mix but when it comes to storytime, anything’s possible! Here are the books, songs, flannel board, story […]
We explored stories and activities about Bedtime during toddler storytime. Take a look at the books, flannel activities, songs, rhymes & video we shared. Just for FUN! Have you started sharing books with your baby before bedtime? Comment below if you have any favorites! I can list them in a […]
Books We Shared In Sam and Jump by Jennifer K. Mann, Sam goes to the beach and makes a new friend, but loses his bunny Jump. Fortunately for Sam, someone found Jump! Loved to Bits is a fairly new book (2018) by Teresa Heapy and illustrated by Katie Cleminson. People […]
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. […]
We read books about bears during Toddler Storytime this week. We met Ted E. Bear, sang songs, had fun with action rhymes, shared a flannel game, story & song and watched a brief video. We also learned that the word Bear begins with the letter B and we discovered a few […]
We had a wonderful time reading books about fish during Toddler Storytime this week. We met Fred the Fish, sang songs, had fun with action rhymes, shared a flannel story and watched a brief video about pet fish. We also learned that the word Fish begins with the letter F and […]
Books We Shared We had some great new picture books this past year, and this lovely and colorful book Daniel’s Good Day by Micha Archer was one of them! In it, a little boy goes around his neighborhood asking people what makes a good day for them. When they all […]
It was all about apples and animals in today’s preschool storytime. We read about a mouse in search of a house big enough to “house” his huge, red apple AND we met a hedgehog hijacked by a falling apple. It was a crunchy, prickly storytime! Here are the books, songs, […]