Dogs: Toddler Storytime

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Last Tuesday, we told stories about dogs! Books We Shared The Dog Book by Lorenzo Clerici is a fun metafiction that had everyone shouting “Wake UP!” and “Good dog!” As kids are prompted to interact with the illustrated dog, the illustrations change. I Love Dogs by Barney Saltzberg is a […]

Dogs: Infant Storytime

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Last Tuesday, we told stories about dogs! Books We Shared The Dog Book by Lorenzo Clerici is a fun metafiction that had everyone shouting “Wake UP!” and “Good dog!” As kids are prompted to interact with the illustrated dog, the illustrations change. I Love Dogs by Barney Saltzberg is a […]

Top Ten Junior High Fiction at Central – June 2018

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Here are the top ten junior high fiction books checked out at Central Library in the month of June 2018. 1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney Greg records his sixth-grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings […]

Farm Animals ~ Toddler Storytime

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We had lots of fun reading about farm animals in Tuesday’s toddler storytime!  We even followed a day in the life of a chick!  Let’s just say it was an “eye-opening” journey.  What follows are the stories, flannel board, action rhymes, songs, activities and video we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED   In  Chick by […]

Farm Animals ~ Infant Storytime

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We made lots of animals noises while reading about farm animals in Tuesday’s Infant Storytime!  We also had a really funny encounter with a little chick.  Here are  the books, rhymes, songs, bounces and tickle we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED In  Chick by Ed Vere, we meet “Chick” – a […]

Up, Up ~ Preschool Storytime

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We had lots of fun reading about things that float up in the sky – clouds, balloons, and even little boys named Ben.  Wait!  What?  IF you want to find out what really happened to Ben, take a look at the books, flannel stories, finger plays and video we shared. […]

Food! ~ Infant Storytime

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Our theme for the EIGHTH and final storytime of the spring session was FOOD!  We read a story about a mouse who was hungry for lunch and we played a guessing game with different kinds of fruit that took on some really weird shapes.   What follows are the books, bounces, nursery rhymes, fingerplays and flannel boards we shared. BOOKS WE SHARED […]

Preschool STEAM ~ Oil & Water – Do they Mix?

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Preschool STEAM (for children ages 2-6) is all about having fun with science, math and art!  There is no right or wrong way for children to experiment – the fun and learning comes from the doing!  Early childhood research shows us that little hands and minds learn best when at play.  […]

Uni-Horns – Preschool Storytime

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In storytime today, we started off by looking at pictures of a rhino, a narwhal, and a unicorn and seeing what they all have in common:   They all have one horn! So we celebrated one-horned creatures in all parts of storytime today. Books We Shared Not Quite Narwhal by […]

Monkeys – Toddler Storytime

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Last week’s toddler storytime was as fun as a barrel of monkeys, because it was all about them! Books We Shared   Spunky Little Monkey by Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson, illustrated by Brian Won Little Monkey is tired and doesn’t want to get out of bed. Mama calls […]