Pop-up, Flap, Tactile, and Interactive Books Revised September 2021 Amato, Max. Perfect. Byrne, Richard. This Book Just Ate My Dog! Caston, Jane. Can You Help Doug Find His Dog? Clarke, Jane. I Saw Anaconda: A [continue reading]
September 2021
Circular Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Circular – such as Laura Numeroff’s If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (HarperCollins, 1985) or Jules Feiffer’s Back George (HarperCollins, 1999). Revised September 2021 Archer, Peggy, and Anne Wilsdorf. A Hippy-Hoppy Toad. Barnett, Mac. [continue reading]
Dance Party Storytime – Revised
Storytime Dance Party Revised September 2021 Dance party programs are one of the latest innovations in storytime, encouraging movement and exercise as well as self-expression and the enjoyment of music. You can think of a [continue reading]
Cumulative Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Cumulative – such as The House That Jack Built by various authors, Don and Audrey Wood’s The Napping House (Harcourt, 1984), or Laura Thompson’s The Apple Pie That Papa Baked (S&S, 2007). Revised September 2021 [continue reading]
Participation/Call and Response Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Revised September 2021 Participation – such as Bill Martin’s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Holt, 1983), Remy Charlip’s Fortunately (Four Winds, 1964), Jules Feiffer’s Bark, George (HarperCollins, 1999), or Ed Emberley’s Go [continue reading]
Concept Books for Storytime – Revised
Concept Books Revised September 2021 Alakija, Polly. Counting Chickens. Anderson, Derek. Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure. Atinuke. Baby Goes to Market. Austin, Mike. Monsters Love Colors. Baker, Keith. 1-2-3 Peas. Barnett, Mac. Count the [continue reading]
Yoga Storytime Ideas
Yoga Storytime Revised September 2021 In recent years several libraries have started a yoga-themed storytime to get the kids moving, focus on their breathing, and allow time to de-stress. These yoga storytimes have proven quite [continue reading]
Sing-Along Picture Books for Storytime – Revised
Sing-Along Picture Books Revised September 2021 Bateman, Donna M. Out on the Prairie. Bates, Ivan. Five Little Ducks. Bates, Katharine Lee. America the Beautiful: United We Stand. Berkner, Laurie. Monster Boogie. Berkner, Laurie. We Are [continue reading]