21
Dec
Cold Snap
Cold Snap By Eileen Spinelli, Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Kids (October 9, 2012) Recommended age level: 4 & up In a nutshell: Ever since I read Cold Snap for the first time a month ago, […]
17
Dec
Snowman Storytime
In light of the upcoming winter season, all the wonderful snowman stories our library houses, and my own daughter’s recent obsession with “Frosty the Snowman”, the last storytime theme of the year was “Snowman Storytime”. We read a few popular snowman picture books and then made melt-proof snowmen/women/pets inspired by Lois Elhert’s collage art […]
14
Dec
Summer of the Gypsy Moths
Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker Published: Balzer + Bray, imprint of Harper Collins Children’s (April 24, 2012) Recommended Age Level: 8 & up In a nutshell: Eleven year old Stella is living with her great aunt Louise who owns Linger Longer Cottage Colony a small summer rental company on Cape Cod. Stella […]
12
Dec
Reading Together: Christmas Stories
Originally I wasn’t going post about Christmas books for the latest edition of Reading Together, but I was looking over the books L and I have been reading together the most lately and the large majority are (surprise!) Christmas books. Looks like it was inevitable. I’ve included a few brand new favorites, tried and true […]
10
Dec
Winter Storytime
As I type this blog post it is a mere 25 degrees Fahrenheit in Lawrence, Kansas. Winter is coming. Even though winter officially begins on December 21st of this year, I thought the storytime kids and I would get a jump start on the season with Winter Storytime. Winter Storytime Line-up: Here Comes Jack Frost […]
6
Dec
A Dignity of Dragons
A Dignity of Dragons: Collective Nouns for Magical Beasts by Jacqueline K. Ogburn, illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (May 3, 2010) Recommended age: 4 & up In a nutshell: My dear friend Melissa over at Julia’s Bookbag was the one resoponsible for introducing me to this beautiful book. Thank you, […]
3
Dec
Gingerbread Storytime
There was a lot of holiday activity going on in Lawrence last weekend! The Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, The Ugly Sweater Run, and the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Annual Gingerbread Festival & Auction. To highlight the Gingerbread Festival (only a few blocks from the public library), I thought having a Gingerbread Storytime would be a great […]
30
Nov
Twelve Kinds Of Ice
Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed, illustrations by Barbara McClintock Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (November 6, 2012) Recommended age: 6 & up In a nutshell: For a novel about ice, I found Twelve Kinds of Ice to be one of the most heart-warming tales I’ve ever read. Author Ellen Bryan Obed […]
19
Nov
Thanksgiving Storytime
It’s the week of Thanksgiving, which means Sunday’s storytime theme was devoted to just that: Thanksgiving and gratitude. I don’t think I’ve ever used the same storytime craft twice, but I couldn’t help but use last year’s “Thankful Turkey” craft. They turn out wonderfully and are a great way to celebrate all the things we […]
13
Nov
Nocturnal Storytime
Since the clocks have been turned back one hour, nightfall has been creeping up early in the evening. Winter is nigh and it’s getting darker earlier and earlier. For storytime last Sunday we talked about animals that wake up when the sun goes down for Nocturnal Storytime. We also made this fun Night Creatures Collage […]
