Snow

This week was an official “snow day,” so what better time to make a post on a story time inspired by the white fluffy stuff. […]

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And the “winner” is…

Chalk, by Bill Thompson! I was recently part of a mock Caldecott election with library science graduate students. We looked at dozens and dozens of […]

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A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Oh…my…gawwwd this is super precious! Amos McGee, a friendly, elderly zookeeper has the same routine every day. He gets dressed, has his oatmeal and tea, […]

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Shadow, by Suzy Lee

There are no words… Seriously there are no words in this book…well…okay if you want to get technical there are three words. The rest is […]

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Rocks

What, you say?  We did an entire Explorastory program about rocks?  Now that is strange. But guess what?  There are some great books about rocks, and […]

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Moons

Books: “Goodnight Moon,” a classic by Margaret Wise Brown illustrated by Clement Hurd.  I used a big book for this one, which always works well.  […]

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Monsters

Books:  “My Monster Mama Loves Me So” by Laura Leuck, illustrated by Mark Buehner  “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak  “Go Away Big […]

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The Horror

With Halloween being one of the holidays closest to my candy corn-filled heart, and that not being too far away, I think it’s time to […]

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Rainforest

The dense humidity.  The vivid green of lush jungle flora.  The distant echo of creatures lurking around every corner.  These senses will suround you in […]

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