We held our second eStorytime here at the Children’s Room today and had a blast with apps and stories about cats. If you missed the fun here, try some of these apps out on the iPads in the Children’s Room, or download them to share with your child at home. […]
Family Storytime: Dads!
Published on :Today’s family storytime was about Dads! “What?” you ask. “Father’s Day was three months ago!” Well, some really great books about Dads came out recently and I have been wanting to share them, and figured, Why should I wait for an excuse? You never need an excuse to share a […]
Ice Age – Preschool Storytime
Published on :We had mammoth-sized fun today in our Ice Age storytime! Books We Shared All our books today featured mammoths. First, an animal enthusiast took us through the steps of mammoth pet care in How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth by Michelle Robinson, illustrated by Kate Hindley. TIP: Make sure not to […]
Farm – eStorytime
Published on :If you come visit the Children’s Room you may notice something different on a few of the tables — iPads! We now have iPads with fun educational apps installed for you to play with. Come take them for a tap when you get a chance! In addition, we now have […]
Dragon Tails — Preschool Storytime
Published on :Today’s storytime featured stories about a big (or sometimes little) critter with four clawed feet, a tail, a big mouth with sharp teeth, scales, and wings… You guessed it! (or at least the kids did from the flannelboard opening) … DRAGONS! Stories Freddie & Gingersnap by Vincent X. Kirsch […]
Preschool Storytime: Yes Day
Published on :Today’s storytime was all about the all-too-common experience kids have of not always getting their way or being told what or what not to do. We started with a song and read the book Yes Day! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. This is a book about one day […]
Toddler Storytimes – Transportation! – August 19
Published on :We had so much FUN during our final storytime of the Summer Session! This was my first attempt at a storytime about cars, buses, trucks & traffic and it was amazing. The children and their parents were engaged and happy to toot, beep, start and stop with me. I got the […]
Infant Storytime – Baby Goes Beep & Bye Bye! – August 19
Published on :My final Infant Storytime for the Summer Session was bittersweet; it is always so sad for me to let the babies go. It is truly an honor to share this special stage in your baby’s development – I always feel so happy sharing stories, rhymes, bounces & songs with all […]
Infant and Toddler Storytimes – Owls – August 12
Published on :Hoot…Hoot…Hoot… My friend Owliver and I presented a storytime on Owls! Here is a picture of Owliver…he’s a beautiful spotted owl! Of course, this was taken during one of our typical California winters (wink). Owliver and I talked about owls loving the night life and about their ability to […]
Family Storytime – BUGS! – August 9
Published on :Bugs were everywhere! They were buzzing, flying and swooping past us – bees, butterflies, flies & fireflies – those were just some of the bugs in our preschool storytime today. There was a bee who learned to share and a ladybug who got in over her head. (Well, not to […]