This past Tuesday we told stories about autumn leaves and met some animals who like to eat leaves. After our opening song, I got out my I Spy box and introduced the babies to a turtle and a ladybug who like to nibble on leaves. Then we read the book […]
Preschool Storytime — Perfect Pets
Published on :Today, we shared stories about animals and choosing the perfect pets. Stories The Octopuppy by Martin McKenna: Edgar wanted a pet dog, but what he got instead was a rather brilliant octopus named Jarvis. What Pet to Get by Emma Dodd: Jack’s mother agrees that he may have a pet, […]
Toddler Storytime: Apples
Published on :Today began our Fall 2015 Session of Toddler Storytime! We read stories and sang songs about apples, a nice fall season fruit. Toddlers were invited to take an apple to hold if they wanted to and feed it to a bear puppet. Then at the end of storytime we brought […]
Infant Storytime: Apples
Published on :Today began our Fall 2015 Session of Infant Storytime! We read stories and sang songs about apples, a nice fall season fruit. Babies were invited to take an apple to hold if they wanted to, and then bring it back up and put it on the felt board at the […]
Family Storytime: Bunnies!
Published on :Yes, I know it’s not springtime, but bunnies are cute and fun all year long! Today we opened our storytime with the song “Clap Your Hands” from the Wiggleworms Love You album, and then talked about things that begin with the letter B: Then we read a book called Big […]
Preschool Storytime–Fruits
Published on :This week we learned about fruits–the colors, whether they’re good as homes, and as snacks: watermelons, apples, lemons, blueberries, cherries, oranges, pears, grapes, and kiwis. Stories we shared Odd Dog by Claudia Bolt: Peanut, an odd dog who doesn’t like bones, but apples, worries that his next-door neighbor, Milo, might steal […]
Family Storytime – Cakes & Cupcakes – September 5
Published on :We read some funny stories about EATING and BAKING cakes & cupcakes (but not necessarily in that order). Here are some of the books & activities we shared: OPENING SONGS: Welcome, Welcome! Welcome, welcome everyone Now we’re here, let’s have some fun First we clap our hands just so Then we […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Chickens
Published on :For the last storytime of our Summer Infant and Toddler Session, we shared stories about chickens! Books We Shared With so many new friends made through ten weeks of storytime, it seemed fitting to start infant storytime with Pepo and Lolo are Friends by Ana Martín Larrañaga. The pig and chick are […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Bedtime
Published on :I’m a little behind in posting about my Summer Infant & Toddler storytimes. This one was presented on August 11, and we had stories all about bedtime! Books We Shared In infant storytime, we began things with a new book by Elizabeth McPike and Patrice Barton called Little Sleepyhead. This […]
Family Storytime: Starting School!
Published on :Today’s storytime celebrated school, which kids in our local public schools have already started, and kids in our private schools are starting soon! We started with the song “Clap Your Hands” and then read the book Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney. In the book, our little llama is […]