Today we told stories about dogs! There are always so many delightful books about dogs being published; I’m surprised at myself that I had never done this theme before now. Books We Shared Smick by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Juana Medina uses very few words and large, free brush […]
Cats: Infant Storytime
Published on :This week we told stories about cats, with several different visual adaptations of cat books. We had help from some of our feline friends: Books We Shared Sleepy Kitty uses adorable photos of kittens to illustrate its text about a kitten who doesn’t want to go to bed (asks for […]
Trains: Infant Storytime
Published on :All aboard for Infant storytime! In honor of the library’s “STEAM 18” initiative, we put the “STEAM” in our storytime by counting, learning colors, singing songs, and playing percussion instruments, all while reading stories about steam engines and trains. Books We Shared Trains Freight Train by Donald Crews is a […]
Building! ~ Infant Storytime
Published on :The winter session of Infant storytime is underway and our theme for the first meeting was BUILDING! We talked about the letter B and the many words that start with B (including the word building), read books about building with blocks and trucks and had lots of fun singing Old Macdonald with a twist. Listed below […]
Building ~ Toddler Storytime
Published on :The winter session of Toddler storytime is underway and our theme for the first meeting was BUILDING! We talked about the letter B and the many words that start with B (including the word building), read books about building with blocks and bricks, and had lots of fun singing songs that revolved around dump […]
Snow – Infant
Published on :It may not officially be winter, but at our last infant storytime of this session, we celebrated snow. Books We Shared Bear & Hare: Snow! by Emily Gravett Bear and Hare go outside one day and find snow! Hare loves snow, but Bear is not so sure. Will the two […]
Thanksgiving – Infant Storytime
Published on :Last week we shared Thanksgiving stories at our Infant storytime. Thanksgiving Day may be passed, but it’s always in season to be grateful. Books We Shared Thanks for Thanksgiving by Julie Markes, illustrated by Doris Barrette Two children celebrate all the wonderful things they have to be thankful for on […]
Monkeys – Infant Storytime
Published on :Monkeys are fun and silly and so was our infant storytime about them last week! Books We Shared More and More by Emma Dodd is a sweet book that celebrates the love between a monkey caregiver and their little one. No matter what happens during the day, the little one […]
Rain – Infant Storytime
Published on :Even though it was sunny outside, we shared stories about rain at a recent Infant Storytime. Books We Shared In The Rainy Day Puddle by Ei Nakabayashi, a little frog finds a puddle that is the perfect size for him. But as the rain keeps falling, so does that puddle — […]
Halloween – Infant Storytime
Published on :Happy Halloween! We had some infants come to our storytime in their costumes today. It was adorable. Books We Shared It’s Halloween Night! written by Jennifer O’Connell and illustrated by Jennifer Morris is a fun guessing game of a book. On one page, a child getting ready to go trick-or-treating […]