Today we spent storytime with our friends of the porcine persuasion — pigs! This was a really fun storytime to do, since so many of the books offer instances for interaction. Books We Shared For infant storytime, we started things off with a wonderful book by Audrey Wood and Don […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Rain
Published on :Our storytimes were so powerful this Tuesday that they actually brought rain on Thursday! To celebrate this wet event, try reading some of these titles at home. Books We Read In The Rainy Day Puddle, Frog loves his puddle — it’s big enough just for him. But as the […]
Infant & Toddler Storytime: Bathtime
Published on :We kicked off the Winter Infant Toddler Storytime session with stories about something everyone can relate to — bathtime! To find these books in the library catalog, just click on the image of the book. Books We Read We all know that pigs love getting dirty. Read Ten Dirty Pigs […]
Preschool Storytime: Soup
Published on :January is National Soup Month! And while it may not be cold outside here, any weather is good for snuggling up with a story. Here’s what we did at our SOUP-er storytime. To find any of the items used in storytime, just click on the photo of the book. Book […]
Go Wild! — Preschool Storytime
Published on :Every once in a while, kids need to go wild! But every kid knows that even if it drives you far away, the best place to end up is home with people who love you. Stories I’m Bored by Michael Ian Black When a bored girl meets a potato who […]
Odd Friends — Preschool Storytime
Published on :Have you ever been friends with a giant monster? How about a robot or a stuffed animal? Or a pig or a duck? Friendship comes in all packages–even seemingly odd ones. To find the books in our library, click on the title. Stories The Pig on the Hill by John […]
Preschool Storytime – Apples
Published on :Apples seem to cause all sorts of problems in today’s stories. How could that be? Well let’s start with Ragnhild Scamell’s picture book, OUCH! Imagine you’re a hedgehog – you create the perfect nest underneath an apple tree, you step outside for a moment and PLOP, an apple falls right onto […]
Preschool Storytime: Elephants
Published on :Storytime with elephants means BIG fun. Today we shared some new stories about these favorite gray fellows. To find any of the items used in today’s storytime, just click on the photo of the book. Books We Shared What do you get when you cross an elephant with a helicopter? […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Life on the Farm
Published on :In This Little Chick, little chick learns to speak various animal “languages” as she ventures forth from the farm. The toddlers had fun learning to oink, moo, ribbit and baa along with this adventurous bird. The story encourages participation and teaches animal identification and sounds. Lots of fun! The infants and toddlers […]
Infant Toddler Storytimes – Thanksgiving!
Published on :We shared a traditional Thanksgiving song, a delicious “pie” story and flannel board, said hello to fall, sang songs, enjoyed the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner, and watched Max eat way too much stuffing in the video, Max’s Thanksgiving. There was also a simple “turkey” take-home craft. A Song for […]