Rain & Weather Storytime, Friday, May 24 @ 10:30. Happy Hour, 4:30.

Remember when water used to fall out of the sky? We call that rain! Come here some stories about rain and rainbows!

And yes! There will be a Friday afternoon Happy Hour. At 4:30, Ms. T will read two books: one new one and one old favorite. (No theme.) Then we'll play a game.  

Frog & Turtle Storytimes, Friday @ 10:30 or 4:30!

Here's looking at you, kid!

We're going to be reading books about frogs and turtles this Friday at 10:30. Our art project will have nothing to do with turtles -- very abstract this time out, and very fun. 

We had our first ever Early Readers Friday Afternoon Happy Hour last week, and it was pretty darn happy.  Everyone including Ms. T was a little confused, but we'll settle in soon, I know. Since you Early Readers are such big kids, I know you're getting a healthy dose of singing and stories at school. So I plan on reading just one or two of my super favorites, and the rest of the time we'll see what turns up.

TWO programs for you in ONE DAY!

Our Friday program at 10:30 will be about...BOOKS!  Cheez, I know, all our programs are about books, but this time we're going to read books about books.  Wow, that's kind of weeeiiiiiird, isn't it! Yes, it is! Come in and enjoy the bizarre with me. 

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Can't make it at 10:30? Stop by between 4:00 and 5:30.


You can:

1. ***Read with Bella and Rico, and pet therapy dogs!
2. Kick off Children's Book Week early by having your picture taken in our Go Dogs Go mobile.
3. Put together some Legos (May the 4th be with you!) or a take-home castle.
4. Check out some of my new & wonderful books:

So I hope to see you tomorrow!

Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

This is BIG,  folks, this is GIANT! I've got a stack of brightly colored folders on my desk ready to start giving out to you. I'm inviting you to take part in the new library program to Read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten.

I think Read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a great idea for a lot of reasons:

•          Kids get smarter & happier when they’re read to. No argument there.
•          Reading aloud with your child is magic time. No argument there.

But why Read 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten?

Bragging rights.  I want your child to have the solid sense of accomplishment a big number gives.

Raising the bar.  Tell the world that reading 1,000 books with your child is a goal a good parent should set. 

Drop in at my website for lists of all my favorite stories I love so much.

This is going to be so much fun!!! Have I mentioned the stickers?

          

Manners Storytime, Friday, April 26 @ 10:30 AM

Hey, big kids! A storytime about manners?  What an idea! Don't you have perfect manners already?

We're going to be talking about the Big Bad Wolf's manners. They need a little going over.

Check out my Manners Storytime online at Squidoo Manners Storytime ! Songs, books with readaloud tips, games (???). It's pretty cool!

Garden Storytime, Friday, April 17 @ 10:30

Happy Earth Day!  I hope you have a nice picnic outdoors this week, or make sure you go to the beach. It's so beautiful this time of the year.

Visit me at Squidoo Garden Storytime for a complete garden booklist with readaloud tips, songs, fingerplays, crafts, and a bunch of other fun gardening stuff.

Books about Babies Storytime, Friday, April 12 @ 10:30

This is a storytime not FOR babies but ABOUT babies.  I know, I know, you big guys are saying something like, Why would I want to go to a storytime about babies? What good are babies? They're babies! Well, before you go all high and mighty on me, check out some of the cool books at this site we'll be reading:

Squidoo Baby Storytime

Tempting, huh? Stories about...baby OWLS.

Craft:  Making Mobiles!