• Activities

    Celebrate Very Hungry Caterpillar Day

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    March 20th is the day to celebrate the iconic Very Hungry Caterpillar written and illustrated by Eric Carle. This timeless picture book tells the story of a brand new caterpillar. He eats his way through the days of the week, builds a cocoon, and finally emerges as a beautiful butterfly!…

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    Storytime Theme: New Year’s

    Happy New Year

    New Year’s is a great big celebration for so many people! It may be celebrated at different times of the year (Lunar New Year or Rosh Hashanah), but it’s all about a fresh start and new beginnings. Teach kids about New Year’s Eve with both fiction and nonfiction titles with…

  • Reviews

    I Sang You Down From the Stars

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    Synopsis: “This unique baby book sings with Native cultural detail, while striking a universal chord in its celebration of the blossoming of love that comes with expecting and welcoming a new baby–with art by New York Times bestselling illustrator and Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade. As she waits for the arrival of her…

  • Reviews

    A Year of Everyday Wonders

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    Synopsis: “From first haircut to first ice-cream cone, each year brings a new cycle of experiences. With each new year come countless little wonders. From the highs—first snowfall, first newumbrella, first beach trip—to the lows—first missed bus, first lost umbrella, first sunburn — every year older means another cycle of everyday…

  • Lists

    Diwali Picture Books

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    Happy Diwali readers! One of India’s largest holidays of the year, this 5-day festival of lights begins today! Learn more about Diwali from Nat Geo Kids! My community has a large population of Indian families and the library celebrates Diwali every year. Typically we host a large gathering and highlight…

  • Lifestyle

    Book Lovers Day

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    Here are five simple things you can do to celebrate Book Lovers Day! Visit an independent bookstore in person or online! Check out Bookshop.org to connect with your local indie and support indie’s all over the U.S. Take time to read together (or separately) as a family. Maybe dinner tonight…

  • Lists

    12 Titles to Celebrate Leap Year

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    We’re celebrating leap year today! Each year is actually 365.25 days long, so every four years we tack on an extra in February! Learn more about Leap Year from Wonderopolis. Did you know that there aren’t that many leap year books for kids? So I pulled together 12 Titles to…

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    AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Noon Year's Eve Party

    Program Name: Noon Year’s Eve Countdown What: This is an adorable idea I borrowed from another library as a way for families to celebrate the New Year at a countdown at noon instead of midnight so that the little ones could be awake to celebrate. We’ve done this a couple of times…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Islandborn

    Summary:  “From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. Every kid in Lola’s school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola’s teacher asks the students to…

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    #blogbookaday: Festival of Colors

    Summary:  “Learn all about Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors, in this lush picture book from bestselling mother/son duo Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal. Spring is here, and it’s almost time for Holi, the Indian Festival of Colors. Siblings Mintoo and Chintoo are busy gathering flowers to make into colorful powders…