• Lists

    Merry Christmas! 10 Read Aloud Titles for Christmas

    There are dozens upon dozens Christmas books out there, but I chose some from my childhood, some my mom still reads aloud to us during the holiday, others that are newly published and will make great read alouds for your family.  Enjoy! Booklist Santa Claus The World’s Number One Toy…

  • Reviews

    Picture Book Month Theme: Holidays

    You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month.  You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books!  Check…

  • Lifestyle

    Holiday Early Literacy Extras

    The holidays are just about here and although there has been a lot of talk as to whether or not holiday programming has a place in the public library, I’ve thought of some great ways to encourage early literacy at home during the holidays, yes it’s Christmas focused, but that…

  • Activities

    Polar Express Party

    Last night we hosted a Polar Express party for children in Kindergarten and 1st grade.  For this age group, I try to keep programs about 45 minutes long, because at this age (after a long school day) I don’t want to keep them up too late and our evening programs…

  • Reviews

    When Santa Fell to Earth

    As many others out there do, I drove multiple hours to get to my parent’s house for the Christmas holiday and I have found that if I can find a really good book on CD that the trip goes that much more quickly.  As I was perusing the shelves before…

  • Lifestyle

    Twas the Night Before Christmas

    Create a new tradition and read a few Christmas stories on your own or share some with you family today! One of my favorites is The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Every time I read it, I can hear my mom’s voice reading this story to us when we…

  • Lifestyle

    Christmas means….

      In my parent’s house, Christmas means my dad setting up his model trains from when he was young and my mom baking in the kitchen, and watching White Christmas with everyone.  Growing up with three siblings my mom used baking as a way to spend time with each of…