6
Jul
Review: A Tangle of Knots
A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff Find it at: Your library | Amazon |Indiebound Published: Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Books for Young Readers (February 5, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 8 & up In a nutshell: Magic, mystery, and… CAKE! A Tangle of Knots is set in a world that seems like the one […]
30
May
Reading Together
***Reading Together is a sampling of books I’m currently reading aloud to L, my toddler daughter. Since I work in the children’s room of a public library, I’m always bringing home stacks and stacks of books to share together. Old and new. These are our favorites. Some of which have been read over and […]
10
May
Chicken (and Goose) Storytime
Our house has chicken envy. We desperately would like a few hens of our own to roam the backyard. Lucky for us Lawrence is a pretty laid back community that allows domestic chickens, and quite a few of our neighbors already exercise that freedom. We currently rent, so it isn’t in the cards for another […]
10
May
Review: Genie Wishes
Genie Wishes by Elisabeth Dahl Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Amulet Books (April 2, 2013) Recommended reading age: 8 & up In a nutshell: I’m 29-years-old and I love blogging. If blogging was around when I was in 5th grade I probably would have been all about it then, too. […]
6
May
Adventures as Annie: Twister on Tuesday
This was one of the best adventures yet! In April, Magic Tree House Adventures went back in time to the 1870’s and witnessed one of mother nature’s most incredible and dangerous phenomenons- a tornado! Kansas is known for it’s tornadoes (thank you Wizard of Oz), and we are currently in prime tornado season, so I […]
30
Apr
Garden Storytime
Finally! Warmer weather. Some of my favorite picture books are about gardening and we’ll soon be free of the last frost date. The Old Farmer’s Almanac estimated Lawrence, Kansas be 50% frost free by April 7, but mother nature had another plan. It’s going to be a late start for planting this season, but we […]
9
Apr
Spring Birds Storytime
Finally! Warmer weather. The trees are starting to bloom white and pink flowers, and the birds are back twittering away early each morning. This week’s storytime theme was all about the spring season and the birds. Originally, I wanted to make bird feeders after storytime, but a majority of simple bird feeder crafts require peanut […]
29
Mar
Windy Day Storytime
Kansas can see some wicked winds, especially in the springtime. (Insert Wizard of Oz joke.) Due to our naturally windy climate and the fact that I was itching to test out a new book on the storytime kids called Windblown (you can read my review here), the storytime theme for this week was “Windy Day”. […]
27
Mar
Review: Windblown
Windblow by Edouard Manceau Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indibound Published: Owlkids Books (April 9, 2013) Recommended reading age: 2 & up In a nutshell: One of my primary goals when selecting storytime books for library storytime is to find books that will inspire creativity, and which can also serve as an […]
22
Mar
Create with Maisy: A First Arts-and-Crafts Book
Create with Maisy: A Maisy First Arts-and-Crafts Book by Lucy Cousins Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Candlewick (July 10, 2012) Recommended reading age: 2-8 In a nutshell: It’s almost the end of March, and like many other parts of the country winter is having it’s last hurrah here in northeastern […]
