6
Mar
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 over […]
5
Mar
Storytime Mixer
Sometimes I get tired of themes. Animal themes. Holiday themes. Seasonal themes. The whole kit and kaboodle. Whenever this happens I like to mix things up. “Miss Becca’s Storytime Mixer” is my unthemed storytime where I pick a few unrelated, favorite books of mine to read to the kids. There are so many wonderful new […]
4
Mar
Review: Inside Outside
Inside Outside by Lizi Boyd Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Chronicle Books (March 19, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 2 & up In a nutshell: Charming is the first word that comes to mind when describing Lizi Boyd’s wordless, die cut picture book, Inside Outside. The story transitions from the inside […]
2
Mar
Small Press Stories: Benny’s Brigade
Benny’s Brigade by Arthur Bradford, illustrations by Lisa Hanawalt **”Small Press Stories” on Sturdy for Common Things is a new regular series featuring children’s books from small, independent publishers. They aren’t often on everyone’s radar, so this is my way of giving a shout out to the little dudes.** Find it at: Your library | […]
1
Mar
Barry’s Best Buddy
Barry’s Best Buddy by Renee French Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: TOON Books, an imprint of Candlewick (March 12, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 3 & up In a nutshell: I’m a big fan of TOON Books. The kids at the library are fans of TOON Books. L is a fan […]
25
Feb
Penguin Storytime
Kansas has seen quite a bit of winter weather recently with last week’s Blizzard of Oz. Lots and lots and lots of snow. The library was even closed a couple of days due to the weather, so storytime was organized last minute, but it turned out nicely. The arctic temperatures (it was -2 degrees this […]
25
Feb
Rosie’s Magic Horse
Rosie’s Magic Horse by Russell Hoban & Quentin Blake Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indibound Published: Candlewick (February 26, 2013) Recommend Reading Age: 4 & up In a nutshell: In my opinion, you can never have too many “dream big” books. Books that remind you that anything is possible and will provoke […]
21
Feb
Thowback Thursday: Thingy Things
Thingy Things by Chris Raschka Find them at: Your Library | Amazon | IndieBound Published: Hyperion Books for Children (2000) Came across these little gems a few weeks back while at work. Over a decade ago, Caldecott Award winning illustrator, Chris Raschka created this delightful series of books for beginning readers, the Thingy Things. They’re […]
20
Feb
Stuffed Animal Storytime & Sleepover
This week, I decided to mix things up a bit with storytime. I’ve seen so many wonderful stuffed animal sleepover programs done at other libraries that I thought it was high time to host one at my library. Why not? So, this week’s storytime theme was “Stuffed Animal Storytime & Sleepover”. At last week’s storytime […]
18
Feb
Open This Little Book
Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier, illustrated by Suzy Lee Find it at: Your library | Amazon | IndieBound Published: Chronicle Books (January 1, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 3 & up In a nutshell: A book that, upon opening it, will surely make you smile. Open This Little Book is as clever as it […]
