Jungle Animals – Revised Jungle animals are interesting to young children, who can see them at the zoo, or hear about them in many children’s books. For an arts and crafts project, make a [continue reading]
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Crickets Storytime – Revised
Crickets – Revised Crickets are a fun animal to study, especially in the summer when children can often hear them at night. For a craft project, make these egg carton crickets: Egg Carton Cricket [continue reading]
Bigfoot Storytime
BigFoot Mythical creatures such as BigFoot (also known as Sasquatch) can make a fun theme for a storytime. For a craft project, make a Bigfoot out of a Kleenex box: Big Foot Box & [continue reading]
Yeti Storytime
Yeti Mythical creatures such as the Yeti (also known as the Abominable Snowman) can make a fun theme for a storytime, especially in winter. For a craft project, make a Yeti using a paperplate [continue reading]
Sloths Storytime
Sloths Sloths can be a fun animal to learn about at storytime and there are some great new picture books that were recently published on this unusual animal! For a craft project, make one [continue reading]
Buttons Storytime – Revised
Buttons – Revised It was surprising to see how many fun picture books feature buttons! The most famous was Don Freeman’s Corduroy. The books listed below include both buttons on clothing and buttons [continue reading]
Social and Emotional Learning
Social and Emotional Learning Storytime Revised January 2026 Unlike other themes, social and emotional learning should be included in all storytimes if possible. I would choose just one or two of these books, and add to [continue reading]
Beginning Readers
2026 Beginning Readers Titles featuring Black, Indigenous, or People of Color are marked with this symbol: & Newer titles in Bold. Helpful Websites: Geisel Award and Honor Books (ALA): geisel-medal-honor-books-to-present (ala.org). Beginning Reader Graphic Novels [continue reading]