Pasadena Public Library
“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]
Today we told stories about dogs! There are always so many delightful books about dogs being published; I’m surprised at myself that I had never done this theme before now. Books We Shared Smick by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Juana Medina uses very few words and large, free brush […]
Today we told stories about dogs! There are always so many delightful books about dogs being published; I’m surprised at myself that I had never done this theme before now. Books We Shared Smick by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Juana Medina uses very few words and large, free brush […]
This week we told stories about cats, with several different visual adaptations of cat books. We had help from some of our feline friends: Books We Shared Sleepy Kitty uses adorable photos of kittens to illustrate its text about a kitten who doesn’t want to go to bed (asks for […]
This week we told stories about cats, with several different visual adaptations of cat books. We had help from some of our feline friends: Books We Shared Sleepy Kitty uses adorable photos of kittens to illustrate its text about a kitten who doesn’t want to go to bed (asks for […]
All aboard for Toddler storytime! In honor of the library’s “STEAM 18” initiative, we put a little “STEAM” in our storytime by reading books, learning about colors, singing songs, counting, and playing percussion instruments all while celebrating steam engines and trains in general. Books We Shared Trains Where Do Steam […]
All aboard for Infant storytime! In honor of the library’s “STEAM 18” initiative, we put the “STEAM” in our storytime by counting, learning colors, singing songs, and playing percussion instruments, all while reading stories about steam engines and trains. Books We Shared Trains Freight Train by Donald Crews is a […]
What happens when the things we eat refuse to be eaten? Here are stories fit for ages 3-5 about foods and the things we eat fighting back. Books The Wompananny Witches Make One Mean Pizza by Jennie Palmer: When Anita and Winnifred Wompananny, kitchen witches, are frightened by some children, they unwittingly […]
We read about mice and rats and all things nice (and not so nice). There was a mouse who was lost in the woods and kept running into some scary animals, a mouse who was frightened when he lost his ball in a scary doghouse, and some mice who were […]
“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” ―S.L. Coelho, author Sensory Storytime is a fun, interactive, educational storytime designed for preschool age children with autism and/or sensory challenges. It involves books, songs, movement and therapeutic play that incorporate the five […]