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Seeing Things

November morning light. Dinosaurs and milk mustaches. Thanksgiving greetings. Thanksgiving leftovers Santa makes an appearance (and gets stuck). You better watch out, you better not cry… You better not pout, I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town. Happy Holidays! How was everyone’s Thanksgiving? We had both mine and my husband’s family in [...]

Seeing Things

Librarying… Falling in Kansas… Knits and caps… Eastbound… Set. Afternoon with auntie. Patriotic… Layovers. Mousey moves… Halloween grins. Cheer. Here, here! Happy milestones. Happy November. Our so-far Fall includes: Red and orange walks, a trip to  Rhode Island to visit my sister and support her for her final senior volleyball game for University of Rhode [...]

Reading Together

November is National Picture Book Month! It’s been awhile since I’ve shared what we’ve been Reading Together, so it only seems appropriate that I kick-off the new month with a list jam packed with picture books. Not familiar with National Picture Book Month? Be sure to check out the website which is chock-full of author [...]

Seeing Things

Blue bites, stacks of wonder, paper cuts, Color across pages through afternoon rain and thunder. Growing kit. Just when you think no one is looking… while the walls are vibrating. Harmony, melody, two by two. You look over your shoulder and can’t recognize what’s behind you. It’s been a hectic fall thus far. At the [...]

Not A Box Storytime

Our library recently had their big annual books sale which meant afterward there were tons and tons of boxes that once housed books. I grabbed 40 from the pile and planned a storytime and craft inspired by Antoinette Portis‘ picture book, Not A Box, and a few others books that inspire using one’s imagination by [...]

Dragon Storytime

With our medieval armor and trusty steeds, the Sunday storytimers and I journeyed into the mountainous terrain of of books only to come face to face with fire-breathing (and taco eating) DRAGONS! That’s right! Yesterday’s storytime theme was DRAGONS! (I feel the word DRAGON should always be in caps, don’t you agree?) We read some [...]

Seeing Things

Shallow waters. Recommended reading. Crimson petals. Summer in a bottle. Pipe cleaners and popcorn. Weatherized library style. Bee in a buggy. Fan mail. Evening river walk. Looking up. Growing up. We are nearing the end of the summer. A majority of the kids that frequent the library have gone back to school. I’ve switched from [...]

Wild West Storytime

Howdy, partner! Had quite the fandango down at the local library yesterday… Cowboys, outlaws, ladies, and BOOKS! That’s right, books. Didn’t you know that cowboys love to read? Anyway, I’ve been awaiting to do this theme for quite sometime, especially since just south of Lawrence, Kansas is Dodge City, one of the most iconic cowboy [...]

Seeing Things

Love is all you need… Love and libraries… And music. And coffee. Evening pool haze. Wheels turning. Castle making. Cool dips. Placid waters. Fire in the sky. Summer slumbers. Warm celebrations. Hovering planets. How he sees me. Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon. Midsummer latelys… Triple digit heat, librarying, reading, lots of reading, Lawrence to Ludington, MI [...]