• Lists

    12 Fall Picture Books

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    My 12 Spring Picture Books blog post went over so well, I thought it’d be smart to put together a list of 12 Fall Picture Books that you can use in a classroom setting, for storytime, or at home! I love when the leaves start changing and the squirrels run…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Picture Books with Fall Covers

    This was not an easy post to work, I first started by checking out middle grade and young adult titles with fall-looking covers, but it got too difficult, so I made my life a little easier and went with fall-themed picture books! Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak The …

  • Reviews

    Picture Book Month Theme: Fall/Pumpkins

    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…

  • Activities

    Flannel Friday: Fall Song

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    When Jbrary has a new favorite action song, I didn’t stop and pause, I just adapted it to fit what I needed most – a fall action/movement song for my storytime!  My kids have been HUGE fans of “Fruit Salad“, “Bubble Bubble Pop” and “Bananas Unite” and I can’t wait…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Favorite TV Shows

    I love TV shows that are entertaining (and usually light-hearted). I tend to lean toward comedies and/or superhero shows filled with action and adventure.  None of these are probably new to you, but these are some of the shows I’m enjoying right now! The Big Bang Theory – 30-something year…

  • Activities

    Flannel Friday: Autumn Leaves

    Autumn Leaves(to the tune of: London Bridge) Autumn leaves are falling down, falling down, falling down. (arms up high like a tree then lower as song goes on )Autumn leaves are falling down, (lower your voice)Down to the ground, (squat down and continue with this finger play)1 little leaf, 2…

  • Activities

    Toddler Storytime Theme: Fun Favorites

    The kids were wired for storytime!  Because it was Election Day, the kids were out of school because some of the schools in the district act as polling places, so besides the Halloween candy, older siblings came to storytime as well and made it CRAZY!  But, the kids by and…

  • Activities

    Harvest Festival

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    Tuesday evening we hosted a Harvest Festival for families and with 50 children registered, we ended up with over 70 in attendance (thank goodness we had enough supplies!) and I think everyone had a great time! We had ten different stations for little ones and had some wonderful help from…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Fall

    As I had last week, this week’s crowd was quite large and for the most part, they were all really well behaved!  Unfortunately, with that many kids and caregivers, the general room noise is much louder making it difficult to be heard.  But, the kids absolutely LOVED Ol’ Mama Squirrel and…

  • Lifestyle

    Back to School Book Display

    School will begin before we know it!  Our summer reading program won’t officially end until August 28th, but school starts early (for us!) this year on August 31st, so we needed to get this display up as quickly as possible!  And to help our patrons and reference staff, I’ve created…