A New Year

Well, 2012 has officially begun but nothing says the start of a new year like "STORYTIMES ARE BACK!"

Starting Tuesday our Winter StoryTime Session begins. Here is the line up:

Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.~Emergent Reader Storytime includes fun crafts, stories and a snack.

Wednesdays @ 10 and 10:45 a.m.~ Infant Toddler Time with stories, songs, fingerplays and lots of smiles.

Every other Thursday 10:30 a.m.~ Busy Hands and Feet whihch says it all. Stories, rhymes, music, movement and, of course, laughs!

New this year is Family Storytime in Spanish every third Saturday 11:00 a.m.

Hope to see you here this winter! Diana

Back to School

Well, I know it is only August 10th but with the cloudy weather we have been having I can't help but think that school is close to starting. I remember fondly picking out new clothes and supplies for that first day of a new school year. I also know that kids sometimes have difficulties starting a new year so I thought I would put together a booklist about starting school. Along with that list, I have included several good titles about other things that happen at school. Many of the titles are either in preschool or picture books with a few easy readers and chapter books thrown in. Click here for the booklist.

Since the story times are on a break we have play time on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10-11 am. Please join with other kids and family for a fun unsupervised activity and afterwards don't forget to come to the Children's Room for some great books.

Diana

Vrooom, Vrooooom

My upcoming Busy Hands and Feet Storytime will feature books about things that go. You know all those, monster trucks, roadwork machines and cars.


Drive by Nathan Clement is a new title. The vibrant graphics have an
airbrush look to them. It is about a young boy who tells the story of what his dad does for a living. It describes what a trucker's life is all about.





Another title I selected is Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia.
There are funny, noisy vehicles going every which way. The collaged
images are reminiscent of Eric Carle's work. This is a great story for little
one's in love with all things that move.





From the creators of I Stink, Kate and Jim McMullan do it again, with the
title, I'm Dirty. A backhoe loader makes lots of noise but is great at cleaning up a mess. And he loves his job.




Diana

Brrrrr It's Snowing

Well, this is a good time to write about some great storytime books about snow.

Snowmen At Night by Caralyn Buehner has always been a favorite of mine. Haven't you always wondered what those frozen white figures on your front lawn do at night? Well this is the book that will explain it all.


Another book for preschoolers about fun in the snow is Dinos in the Snow by Karma Wilson. A light hearted romp sure to entertain those little ones who love the snow.




Five Little Snowmen is a fingerplay sure to please. Remember half the fun is to do all the actions. If you have a number of kids have them line up in a row just like the snowmen and act out all the parts.

Five Little Snowmen standing in a row,

They each have a hat,(hands on head)

and a big red bow(hands on neck)

When the sun shines(circle arms around head)

Where will they go?(shrug shoulders)

They melt, melt, melt, melt, melt...(sink down to floor)

I am able to find great action rhymes and fingerplays at "The Best Kids Book Site Ever" website.

http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/

Diana