• Activities

    Storytime Theme: Moon

    moon photo

    The moon was so bright this morning when I went out to walk my dog. It was still very much dark outside and much colder than it has been! The moon was almost full and just so, so bright! I thought a list of moon storytime books would be perfect…

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    Star Storytime

    stars

    I love the stars, especially when you’re in the middle of nowhere and they’re so bright it almost feels like you can reach out and touch them. Check out these great star picture books to share with your little ones in a formal storytime or to take home with you…

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    Moon Storytime

    moon

    I love moon picture books, here are just a couple to share with your little ones in a formal storytime or to take home with you for an impromptu storytime with the family! You can also check out the spectacular nonfiction books available about the moon and pick and choose…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Touch the Brightest Star

    Summary:  “A companion to the popular and acclaimed Tap the Magic Tree! In this interactive bedtime story, touch, tap, blink, whisper, and more to make magic happen in the nighttime sky, from sunset to sunrise. What happens while you’re sleeping? With lush, beautiful watercolors and cut-paper collage, Christie Matheson reveals the…

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    #blogbookaday: Nature’s Lullaby Fills the Night

    Summary:  “Night falls, and the world sings a lullaby in this beautifully imagined picture book. The lush illustrations and gentle, rhyming text will lull young readers to sleep. Shh—listen. Can you hear the quiet, loving sounds of the nighttime world? From moths fluttering their powdery wings, to a nightingale’s sweet trills,…

  • Reviews

    Maggot Moon

    Sally Gardner’s Maggot Moon was unexpected and has left me with an unsettled feeling.  The story itself was well-written, really capturing the essence of the characters and the setting.  The story begins with the powerful, “I’m wondering what if…”  What if are two very powerful words that make all the…

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    Starry River of the Sky

    Starry River of the Sky is written by Grace Lin and is considered a companion novel to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.  In both of these stories, Lin takes the Chinese folklore that she so desperately did not want to hear as a child and creates her own spin…

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    Outer Space Story Time

    I’ve had so many things to post in the past couple weeks, I’ve neglected to start posting my story time agendas for the summer. I am in charge of toddler story time, which means for children ages 2 – 3 1/2 at our library.  I usually have around 25 kids,…