Chickens – Revised Chickens are a fun animal to focus on during a storytime, and there is a wealth of great picture books on chickens! For an art project, make one of these: 38 [continue reading]
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Worms, Snails, and Slugs – Revised
Worms, Snails, and Slugs – Revised Children are interested in the types of creatures they see on the sidewalks, such as worms. Have a storytime about these animals. For an art project, make one [continue reading]
ACL Institute Tickets Available
Tickets for ACL’s Institute, We Got the Beat: Music and Movement in Storytime, are now available! You can purchase tickets here or apply for a scholarship here. Tickets at $55 for ACL members, $65 for non-members, and $25 for [continue reading]
Seasons Storytime – Revised
Seasons – Revised Follow up your storytime on the months of the year (Months of the Year – Revised) with one focused on the seasons. For an art project, make one of these suggestions: [continue reading]
Nocturnal Animals – Revised
Nocturnal Animals – Revised Winter is a great time to celebrate nocturnal animals because it gets dark so early in the evening. For an art project, make these fun owl puppets: Paper Bag Owl [continue reading]
Interactive Books for Storytime
Revised January 2026 Pop-up, Flap, Tactile, and Interactive Books Alper, Sascha. The Littlest Drop. Amato, Max. Perfect. Anstee, Ashlyn. Tickle Tickle, Little Tum. Barnett, Mac. Twenty Questions. Bonenfant, Pascale. Play with Jay! Fun and Games [continue reading]
Months of the Year – Revised
Months of the Year – Revised January is a great time to have a storytime about the months of the year. For a craft project, make these paper plate months of the year wheels: [continue reading]
Pajamas Storytime – Revised
Pajamas Storytime – Revised Have a pajama party storytime as a special event, to kick off a new series of storytimes, or at the beginning of the summer reading program, or after returning from [continue reading]