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Storytime Theme: Wind & Clouds
I love incorporating STEM themes into storytime. I think it’s a natural fit for young kids who often spend the entire day asking questions about how the world works. Today, I’m focusing on Wind & Clouds. This is a perfect weather theme that can be used, really, year around. By…
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30 Variations of Little Red Riding Hood
I’ve mentioned in the past, that I love fractured fairy tales! I love the comfort of knowing the story, but also having it turned on its head in a completely new and different way. I chose Little Red Riding Hood, for a few reasons, the first is that it’s a…
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Picture Book Neighborhoods: What & Why
During the month of September, I’m going to share the ins and outs of how and why we reorganized our picture book collection in my library from typical author’s names to picture book neighborhoods. Today, I’ll share what picture book neighborhoods are, and why we chose to reorganize thousands of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Loved So Much I Had to Get a Copy for My Personal Library
There’s all sorts of criteria for adding a book to my personal library. Sometimes, I’ve met the creators and want to support their work. Other times, I’ve fallen in love with their work after discovering it on my own. But, all of these are books I loved so much I…
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Storytime Theme: Lion & Mouse
Continuing on my opposites storytime theme from last week, this week we’re focusing on up and down! This was a fun theme to pull together and you can easily find a bunch of books that work well. Try focusing on animals that fly versus animals you might find underground or…
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9 Cumulative Tales to Share Together
I love cumulative tales! They are so fun to read and can be so interactive in storytime (albeit a little long at times). Cumulative tales, also called chain tales are “rhythmic stories with a narration that builds upon itself, adding on and repeating previous information.” (Imagination Soup) As the story…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Create a Classroom Community
It’s a school freebie this week on Top Ten Tuesday! Today I decided to share ten picture books that can be used to create a classroom community. These titles are all about kindness, friendship, empathy, and understanding. All traits that we need more of in today’s world. These are great…
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Storytime Theme: Up & Down
Continuing on my opposites storytime theme from last week, this week we’re focusing on up and down! This was a fun theme to pull together and you can easily find a bunch of books that work well. Try focusing on animals that fly versus animals you might find underground or…
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26 Alphabet Books for Families
There are approximately a bajillion alphabet books in existence. You can find an alphabet book on just about any topic. Granted, some are better than others, but overall there are more than most people will ever see. If you’re lucky your local library or independent bookstore might have a whole…
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Storytime Theme: Stop & Go
Transportation-themed storytimes are always a big hit! I wanted to go a little beyond the typical transportation books this time around but had a much harder time than I expected finding the right types of books to fit this theme. This theme is kind of a two-in-one situation with books…
