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Top Ten Tuesday: April Showers
It’s a freebie week on Top Ten Tuesday! So with the weather forecast in my area showing rain for the next few days, I thought April Showers was the perfect theme! I’m a girl that needs to see the sun. But, I do love a dark and dreary day if…
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#blogbookaday: Watersong
Summary: “‘In glorious onomatopoeia, Tim McCanna takes the reader on a dazzling journey as a fox seeks shelter from a rainstorm. Drip Drop Plip Plop Pitter Patter Pat. As the rain begins, a little fox seeks shelter. But then it builds and builds into to a torrential storm. Wash! Wham! Lash!…
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My perfect plans for a rainy day (like today)!
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Picture Book Month Theme: Weather
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…
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Flannel Friday: 5 Little Kites
5 Little Kites One little kite in the sky so blue, Along came another, then there were two. Two little kites flying high above me; Along came another, then there were three. Three little kites, just watch them soar, Along came another, then there were four. Four little kites, so…
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Blogging A to Z: Weather
During the month of April, I’ll be participating in the Blogging From A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is Storytime Plans From A to Z. Each plan will have eight stories as well as four songs, fingerplays or rhymes to match the theme! As you can see,…
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Blogging A to Z: Umbrellas
During the month of April, I’ll be participating in the Blogging From A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is Storytime Plans From A to Z. Each plan will have eight stories as well as four songs, fingerplays or rhymes to match the theme! As you can see,…
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Rain, Rain Go Away…
Although, I like having a day where my story time theme (rain) matches the weather outside, this is a little too much weather for me! It’s been raining heavily all day long with dreary gray skies which in turn makes for a very quiet library. It wouldn’t be a problem, because…
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Story Time Theme: Rain
It worked out perfectly! Without changing my plans, my “rain-themed” story time actually occurred on a rainy day! Normally, it’s a sunny 80 degree day when I try and do a rain theme in the spring. The kids really liked this theme with the stories that had all different activities…
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Cloudette
Tom Lichtenheld is probably one of my favorite picture book authors for an older audience (including adults!). His books have a humor that young children might not understand, but make me chuckle every time I read one of his books. Other books, Lichtenheld has written and/or illustrated include E-Mergency!, Zero the…
