21
May
Bring a Friend Storytime
Yesterday’s storytime was all about FRIENDSHIP. They were encouraged to bring a friend with them to storytime, which also included stuffed animals and imaginary friends. We don’t discriminate. For storytime, we enjoyed four fantastic books about being and becoming friends. Additionally, Ame Dykeman, author of Boy + Bot, sent goodies galore especially for our library’s […]
15
May
Waiting For Wings Storytime
Last week, I came across this article in the Lawrence Journal World about an early abundance of caterpillars this year, which will naturally lead to an abundance of butterflies in the Lawrence area. It was my inspiration behind last Sunday’s caterpillar and butterfly storytime… Waiting For Wings Storytime Line-up: Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert […]
10
May
Reading Together
A lot of new picture books seemed to made their way into our regular reading rotation this month, especially the first four listed… Between Winnie the Pooh and the books below, here’s what we’ve been reading together: Boy + Bot by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Dan Yaccarino (In robot speech) You Much Check Out This […]
8
May
Mother’s Day Storytime
Instead of having Mother’s Day Storytime on Mother’s Day this coming Sunday, I planned it a week early so that the kids could make a gift for mom ahead of time. I’ve been saving jars since the beginning of the year and finally found a craft I wanted to use them for… flower vases so […]
2
May
Obsession II
While Elmo and Maisy Mouse continue to be the craze with L, there’s a new character (and friends!) in town, who’s popularity seems to be outdoing the former obsessions. The character is none other than the beloved chubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff, he’s Winnie the Pooh. A few weeks ago I started singing […]
1
May
Poetry is Music
Yesterday was the last day of April and the last day of National Poetry Month and the day before yesterday was last poetry-themed Sunday Storytime, “Poetry is Music”. We were very fortunate to have a couple special guests, local musician, Michael Bradley and his daughter Eva preforming lyrical songs. I would alternate reading a poem […]
23
Apr
Poetry in Nature
Sunday was Earth Day and it’s also National Poetry Month! So, yesterday as a part of the ongoing festivities for poetry month, the storytime theme was “Poetry in Nature”. After reading a few poetic books about nature and the world, we made a “Plant a Poem, Plant a Flower” craft. One part grown in the […]
16
Apr
Poetry as Story
To celebrate National Poetry Month, Sunday’s storytimes throughout the month of April are themed around poetry. A couple weeks ago was Poetry is FUN! Storytime, where we focused on how silly poetry can be. This week’s focus was how poems are also stories. After a few ballads and rhymes, we made Color Poem Books for […]
10
Apr
National Library Week
Since this week is National Library Week, I decided to put together an extended list of my favorite read aloud books about the library and reading. A few weeks back, I read these picture books for Library Day Storytime and recommend you check out those selections as well. All are a great way to share […]
5
Apr
Reading Together
Been awhile since I’ve posted about what L and I are reading lately.. Here are our most frequently read books over the past few weeks: Winnie the Pooh’s 1, 2, 3 by Ernest H. Shepard The more recent character obsession, Winnie the Pooh. We love reading the older picture books illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. […]
