Pasadena Public Library
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On Saturday, we held a workshop called “Make-Believe Science,” inspired by two books: “Don’t Forget to Write: For the Elementary Grades” by 826 National (this was from my personal collection): and “Two Truths and a Lie: It’s Alive!” by Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson (copies available at Pasadena Public […]
Last Saturday, kids between the ages of five and eight came to Pasadena Library to do do a crafty creative writing activity making our own books–covers included!–inspired by the Pigeon books of Mo Willems! We read The Pigeon Needs a Bath and a little of Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive […]
Last Saturday, we did a storytime that worked up an appetite, with stories, lots of dancing and movement, and yummy, funny reads! I did a short puppet show narrating the classic book The Little Mouse, The Red, Ripe Strawberry and the Big, Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood. I […]
This year Central Library is excited to offer kids a new art series provided in partnership with USC Pacific Asia Museum. Each month, representatives of USC Pacific Asia Museum come to the library to read kids a picture book about Asian culture, and then guide children in an art project […]
This year we held our fourth annual Educator Night, sharing information about the library’s resources while giving Pasadena-based teachers dinner, a tote bag and a few free books to show our appreciation for all that they do! We did some fun new things at this year’s Educator Night, such as […]