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Spiders

March 16, 2015 / SarahB / Children, Explorastory / No Comments

Eeek!  Creepy crawly spiders! Books: “The Very Busy Spider” by Eric Carle   “Aaaarrgghh! Spider!” by Lydia Monks   “Itsy Bitsy Spider” by Keith Chapman […]

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The Mitten

January 2, 2015 / SarahB / Children, Explorastory / No Comments

For this week’s winter theme, I planned a storytime around Jim Aylesworth’s 2009 adaptation of the folktale “The Mitten”. I love that a version of […]

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Fruit Fun

December 12, 2014 / SarahB / Children, Explorastory / No Comments

Apples, oranges, and bananas, oh my!  Which fruit is your favorite? Books: Go, Go, Grapes: A Fruit Chant by April Pulley Sayre   Too Many Pears […]

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I love my white shoes!

December 7, 2014 / SarahB / Children, Explorastory / No Comments

Tennis shoes…boots…high heel shoes…flip flops. There are so many different types of shoes.  Which is your favorite? Books:   Pete the Cat: I Love My […]

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Trees, please!

September 30, 2014 / SarahB / Children, Explorastory / No Comments

Today’s theme was trees in all of their majestic beauty. Books: “Our Tree Named Steve” by Alan Zweibel   “Picture a Tree” by Barbara Reid […]

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Swans

June 26, 2014 / SarahB / Children, Explorastory / No Comments

Today we read stories about the beautiful swan- first as an ugly duckling, and then as an aspiring prima ballerina. Books: “Storytime: First Tales for […]

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Teddy Bears!

June 24, 2014 / SarahB / Children, Explorastory / No Comments

We had a fun time today reading stories about a perennial favorite toy: the cuddly teddy bear! I introduced the theme by letting the kids hug my pal […]

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Alphabet

June 16, 2014 / SarahB / Children, Explorastory / No Comments

Today we read great alphabet books and sang the “ABC” song as a group! Books: “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by Bill Martin Jr.   “Alphabeep” […]

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Big and Little

June 9, 2014 / SarahB / Children, Explorastory / No Comments

Today in ExploraStory, we explored the theme of big and little. This is a fun theme for children around 2-3 years old. Books: “The Big […]

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Great Read-alouds for Elementary Aged Children

April 30, 2014 / SarahB / Children / No Comments

One of my favorite aspects of my job as a Children’s Librarian is reading stories out loud to groups. I really love interacting with the […]

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