For our last Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about frogs. Our first story, Ah Ha! by Jeff Mack, was a fun story of constantly-changing fortune, as a frog jumps from one danger to another. “Ah Ha” were the only two words in the book! Our second book, […]
Frogs: Infant Storytime
Published on :For our last Infant Storytime of the spring session, we read books about frogs. Our first story, Hoppity Frog by Emma Parish, was a fun “slide-and-seek” board book with surprising animals popping out here and there. Our second book, Ribbit by Jorey Hurley, introduced us to the frog life cycle with […]
Make a Wind Generator
Published on :On May 19, 2017, kids came to the Pasadena Public Library to make wind turbines that would generate electricity by turning the shaft of a hobby motor. We were inspired by a project we found at https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/light-wind. The goal was to use the motors in reverse–instead of the electricity making […]
Music: Toddler Storytime
Published on :For our sixth Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about making music. Books We Shared Our first story, Bears in a Band by Shirley Parenteau and illustrated by David Walker, follows four bear cubs as they jingle, shake, pa-rum-pa-pum and tootley-toot in cacophony, until they wake Big Bear […]
Music: Infant Storytime
Published on :For our sixth Infant Storytime of the spring session, we read books about making music. Books We Shared Our first story, Bears in a Band by Shirley Parenteau and illustrated by David Walker, follows four bear cubs as they jingle, shake, pa-rum-pa-pum and tootley-toot in cacophony, until they wake Big Bear […]
Dinosaurs: Toddler Storytime
Published on :For our fifth Toddler Storytime of the spring session, we read books about dinosaurs. Books We Shared Our first story, Where Did All the Dinos Go? by Jim Benton, invites readers to spot the dinos hiding in cars and in cowboy boots, to see if the dinosaurs really vanished long ago! […]
Dinosaurs: Infant Storytime
Published on :For our fifth Infant Storytime of the spring session, we read books about dinosaurs. Books We Shared Our first story, Where Did All the Dinos Go? by Jim Benton, invites readers to spot the dinos hiding in cars and in cowboy boots, to see if the dinosaurs really vanished long ago! […]
Balloons: Toddler Storytime
Published on :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
Published on :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!
Published on :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 […]