Singable Picture Book Review: Down by the Station
What better books for the Singing Librarian to review than singable picture books? A great picture book to sing is Down by the Station, written by Jennifer Riggs Vetter and illustrated by Frank...
View ArticleSingable Picture Book Review: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
This delightful book starts off with the words to the well-known song. A boy, a girl, and a stuffed rabbit start by merrily rowing down the stream. From there they set off to an island, having lots of...
View ArticleStory Time: Jazz, Rhythm, & Rhyme
Papa J Funk asked me if I’d be interested in writing a post about what we do at our library’s Preschool Story Time, and I thought, “What a great idea!” Leading Story Time is one of my favorite things...
View ArticleAuthor on Display: Dr. Seuss
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, MA. He wrote most frequently under the pen names Dr. Seuss and Theo LeSeig and published 46 books for children,...
View ArticleTheme of the Month: St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day (this Sunday, March 17th) is a fun and whimsical holiday, and there are a lot of great books to help you celebrate. Check out these books about St. Patrick’s Day, rainbows,...
View ArticleTheme of the Month: Spring
Rain, sun, gardens, mud, birds, bunnies, and flowers: what do all these things have in common? Spring! Here are some great picture books that celebrate this lively season. and then it’s spring written...
View ArticleStory Time: Ducks
I have an affinity for ducks, especially ducks in books, so I always like having a duck-themed story time! Here’s how it goes. We start with our opening song, Here, Here sung to the tune of Skip to My...
View ArticleTheme of the Month: Mothers
Celebrate Mother’s Day (May 12th, 2013) with these special “Mom-centered” books! Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too? written and illustrated by Eric Carle Eric Carle responds to this question with,...
View ArticleCharacter on Display: Mo Willems’ Pigeon
This year is the ten year anniversary of Mo Willems’ first Pigeon book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and we recently celebrated at the library! We head a great turnout. Kids really love the...
View ArticleStory Time: Butterflies
Recently, we had a fun butterfly themed story time at the library. These are the books, songs and activities included in our story time. Try sharing them with your children at home! Books Waiting for...
View ArticleStory Time: Underground Animals
Here at the library we are in the middle of our summer reading program Dig into Reading! All of our events this month, including our preschool story times, are based on the “digging” theme. This past...
View ArticleTheme of the Week: Back to School
Back to school time is almost here! Some children will be going back for another year and some will be starting for the first time. Either way, the first day of school often brings up feelings of...
View ArticleStory Time: Frogs
Ribbit! Ribbit! Frogs are always a popular topic with young children! Recently we had a Preschool Story Time about Frogs at the library. Here are some of the books and activities included in our story...
View ArticleStory Time: Halloween
Here’s how we celebrated Halloween during Story Time at our library. First, we sang our greeting song, Here, Here sung to the tune of Skip to My Lou. Here, Here We’re all here Here, Here We’re all here...
View ArticleStory Time: Hibernation
This is how we celebrated the hibernation season at storytime! ζζζζζζζζζζζζζζζζζζζζ First, we sang our greeting song, Here, Here sung to the tune of Skip to My Lou. Here, Here We’re all here Here, Here...
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