• Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Wolf In the Snow

    Summary:  A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Paintings rich with feeling tell this satisfying story of friendship and trust. Here is a book set on a wintry night that will spark imaginations and warm hearts, from Matthew…

  • Lists

    Merry Christmas

    If you’re looking for a few titles to share with your kids during the holiday season – check out Christmas Stories I Love to Read, 10 Read Aloud Titles for Christmas, 10 Picture Books about Santa, 16 Picture Books About Snow and 16 Picture Books About Snowmen.  

  • Lists

    "Santa? I Know Him!" 10 Santa Picture Books

    Little Santa by Jon Agee Santa Rex by Molly Idle Auntie Claus by Elise Primavera Santa Claus the World’s Number One Toy Expert by Marla Frazee Santa Duck by David Milgrim The Night Before Christmas retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky and S.D. Schindler Dream Snow by…

  • Lists

    Winter Solstice: 16 Pictures Books About Snow

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     Happy Winter Solstice today (if you live in the Northern Hemisphere). I’m one of those people who love the idea of snow, but if it makes it difficult for me to do anything, then I get cranky. I think it’s beautiful to look at and it’s so quiet when it’s snowing…

  • Reviews

    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…

  • Lists

    15 Books to Keep You Cool This Summer

    Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester The Adventures of a South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett Flora and the Penguin by Molly Idle Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara Joosse Frozen Secrets: Antarctica…

  • Activities

    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,…

  • Activities

    Toddler Storytime Theme: Mittens

    I had a really good storytime this week!  It was a full house, but the kids were fairly well behaved and loved talking about mittens! Unfortunately, it’s raining and not snowing here… but, oh well!  It was still fun to talk about!  The kids love doing Once Upon a Snowman (probably because…

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    Toddler Storytime Theme: Snow

    Storytime was interesting, to say the least!  I have 25 kids registered with 6+ on the waitlist and ended up with at least 25-30 in storytime yesterday.  Considering the number of children in the room, the program went fairly smoothly, although I had a few adults that kept talking while…