Pasadena Public Library
Our second storytime of the summer session was all about the concept of OPPOSITES ~ fast & slow, yes & no, black & white, day & night and so on! Exposing your baby to concepts through books, songs and rhymes contributes to brain development. Just think of the neural connections your baby’s brain is making during our […]
I recently saw a live bear in the wild, while on a hike up at Lassen Volcanic National Park. It was scary! You have to be very careful and keep your distance from bears in the wild. So for today’s Preschool Storytime, I was in the mood for some books […]
We began our first Toddler Storytime of the summer session with a MOOO and a CLUCK as we read books about farm animals. Here are the stories, songs, flannel rhymes, activities & video we shared. Books We Shared Down on the farm there are many colorful and noisy animals to spy and we see […]
We began our first Infant Storytime of the summer session with a MOOO and a BAAA as we read books about farm animals. Here are the stories, songs, bounces, flannel rhymes & activities we shared. Books We Shared Down on the farm there are many colorful and noisy animals to spy and […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
At last Saturday’s Preschool Storytime, we read books about brothers and sisters! Books We Shared Our first story, Squid Kid the Magnificent by Lynne Berry and Luke daMarca, features a young squid magician named Oliver whose sister Stella keeps commenting that his tricks aren’t “really magic.” The argumentative dialogue is fun […]
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, […]
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 […]
“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 […]