tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3018212404659851582024-03-13T05:50:53.715-05:00Confessions of a Real Librariana real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.comBlogger562125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-31221912792146086772012-03-14T12:18:00.000-05:002012-03-14T17:21:25.610-05:00Plenty of fish in the sea<div style="text-align: left;">I found plenty of good books about fish, so I though it might be time to share with the kiddos!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - Raffi<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Way-Down-Deep-Blue-Sea/dp/0689851103/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331762713&sr=1-1">Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea</a> by Jan Peck<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Yv5MYFFy2M7K0moqgIzOY8WMPJiUz9qgk8nYpPp9cx7kDzUjdxkgb9OPJXlqMCAFYTwYMvcjVpjV-WX4eD01aCpLQ-0kRj8WAh3WTJil3Rk_FpG0nUTryMljoiU598_L8lECb7zN25Wj/s1600/way+down+deep+in+the+deep+blue+sea.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Yv5MYFFy2M7K0moqgIzOY8WMPJiUz9qgk8nYpPp9cx7kDzUjdxkgb9OPJXlqMCAFYTwYMvcjVpjV-WX4eD01aCpLQ-0kRj8WAh3WTJil3Rk_FpG0nUTryMljoiU598_L8lECb7zN25Wj/s320/way+down+deep+in+the+deep+blue+sea.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702754032623472322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>Alphabet Song<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gilbert-Goldfish-Wants-Kelly-DiPucchio/dp/0803733941/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331762758&sr=1-1">Gilbert Goldfish wants a Pet</a> by Kelly DiPucchio<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUycJefxEMd9p8tF2CL2ALr8J1JJT6FdZIwLnf6lhLl4SMxSmgOqIExT2AjOyRd3LlzroANkIDuX0wgSa_DABDFDRXQQc7l9_pfLR4EXab2G-HbRyuiEqcmMXOijCYb3UgL-5qtll1A-_u/s1600/gilbert+goldfish+wants+a+pet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUycJefxEMd9p8tF2CL2ALr8J1JJT6FdZIwLnf6lhLl4SMxSmgOqIExT2AjOyRd3LlzroANkIDuX0wgSa_DABDFDRXQQc7l9_pfLR4EXab2G-HbRyuiEqcmMXOijCYb3UgL-5qtll1A-_u/s320/gilbert+goldfish+wants+a+pet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702754027035942770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>5 Little Sea Creatures (Taken from <a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/">Preschool Education</a> - <a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/socean.shtml">Ocean Songs</a>)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMs7ynRziCSooEjHHq4qsfu5UVyJRJ_kALYqvec7phVhciu4UXDvqCR03WDOW7YZViqeYvjA3TWMA2DA0rFNSBXKELCho3wXy67FY00kWH5ToLtz5x5azgkegN_jzJuK4CLpo_2iBrqHw/s1600/5+little+sea+creatures.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKMs7ynRziCSooEjHHq4qsfu5UVyJRJ_kALYqvec7phVhciu4UXDvqCR03WDOW7YZViqeYvjA3TWMA2DA0rFNSBXKELCho3wXy67FY00kWH5ToLtz5x5azgkegN_jzJuK4CLpo_2iBrqHw/s320/5+little+sea+creatures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702754043983202850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fish-Eyes-Book-You-Count/dp/0152280510/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331763587&sr=1-1">Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On</a> by Lois Ehlert<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozSvXGo2yzk5NmesV42yN6yaLoRjZOV6CyYSXQEZxdVbIGjG_iVhxRx79jUXZj1qiEfGZYLzHAANnJslP6JCsKHqbkEjhwDwVJY8_pCi1ZrFZkwQkH6-qgKizf5jCOqU_YJY5iFnotxFL/s1600/fish+eyes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozSvXGo2yzk5NmesV42yN6yaLoRjZOV6CyYSXQEZxdVbIGjG_iVhxRx79jUXZj1qiEfGZYLzHAANnJslP6JCsKHqbkEjhwDwVJY8_pCi1ZrFZkwQkH6-qgKizf5jCOqU_YJY5iFnotxFL/s320/fish+eyes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702754034136184322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span><a href="http://www.first-school.ws/activities/crafts/animals/ocean/five_fish_bowl.htm">Fish Bowl Craft</a> (Taken from <a href="http://www.first-school.ws/INDEX.HTM">First School</a>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX13BzN-koyl1G7yPyVyoXi37toGt6LilLmEhEAb-Evw2QQ55TRvSU-HCeMxzmpaQFudCv11LMWfH4ZpfnHMxi6PkjiEA_mLH7i7HHEBjz1O5HijOngZiivsCxQ00Y1Hv_UFo5pspPZWx/s1600/fishbowl+supplies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX13BzN-koyl1G7yPyVyoXi37toGt6LilLmEhEAb-Evw2QQ55TRvSU-HCeMxzmpaQFudCv11LMWfH4ZpfnHMxi6PkjiEA_mLH7i7HHEBjz1O5HijOngZiivsCxQ00Y1Hv_UFo5pspPZWx/s320/fishbowl+supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702754051703108514" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpm1n1FbXYnh3HRDE7_pBtGtuXc-xRCRaZPupZUXY5DGo9MNJ6iIrIK-K5oKew9hpZ-ABSqqJIpzkA9acWAJ1hxBEMdoo0mhH73RhetnHh57adtTt-U1gifzCigrQWy_EdIBmZZgPzWA5H/s1600/fishbowl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpm1n1FbXYnh3HRDE7_pBtGtuXc-xRCRaZPupZUXY5DGo9MNJ6iIrIK-K5oKew9hpZ-ABSqqJIpzkA9acWAJ1hxBEMdoo0mhH73RhetnHh57adtTt-U1gifzCigrQWy_EdIBmZZgPzWA5H/s320/fishbowl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702754231324495954" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-22487333585741174562012-03-14T12:17:00.000-05:002012-03-14T17:03:41.859-05:00Nice shoes!!<div style="text-align: left;">I have a brand new favorite book about shoes, so I just had to have a story time around it!! <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Raffi</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-Love-White-Shoes/dp/0061906220/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331762423&sr=1-1">Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes</a> by Eric <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Litwin</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26cTiC2oV618q51gp8f3PDsI2NIbQ_V-T2hdIDmP6AnhsAVpPdzuuAwCA7P7w1XfuYUKwYkBSHZgfLVtuyLECC50DKILlWmHHPegHW7dm28-ph8ariAJaHTfT6IxfUV9fwlwYZEEh1EAy/s1600/pete+the+cat+i+love+my+white+shoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26cTiC2oV618q51gp8f3PDsI2NIbQ_V-T2hdIDmP6AnhsAVpPdzuuAwCA7P7w1XfuYUKwYkBSHZgfLVtuyLECC50DKILlWmHHPegHW7dm28-ph8ariAJaHTfT6IxfUV9fwlwYZEEh1EAy/s320/pete+the+cat+i+love+my+white+shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702748748669944498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>Hickory <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Dickory</span> Dock<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Which-Shoes-Would-YOU-Choose/dp/0399250131/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331762496&sr=1-1">Which Shoes Would You Choose?</a> by Betsy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Rosenthal</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiFImLdrGa_rqRuh_hUiPvd4We07xgqsPh8f6N_305xiD26z-80jQmsWTDu0gUlht5Qa0WDvz7p7UYklrjXS_Pa2qCpVsfiKHoLLlzisIMGLOGxmLUOpHdHz9z2wSh6IzBTVaklViyEHP/s1600/which+shoes+would+you+choose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiFImLdrGa_rqRuh_hUiPvd4We07xgqsPh8f6N_305xiD26z-80jQmsWTDu0gUlht5Qa0WDvz7p7UYklrjXS_Pa2qCpVsfiKHoLLlzisIMGLOGxmLUOpHdHz9z2wSh6IzBTVaklViyEHP/s320/which+shoes+would+you+choose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702748748762673970" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Flannel Board Activity: </span>Count the Shoes<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q5W8XrWmBmYx8MUWROzymeBlp9MShJP9IQhCGu_4ST0jHCy6hIMw988yc5RlRydPxYvB04vjt6EY0T8oeQymRzMlpofIugcyT7txN2YI4fTWuWGRs282CyVAtWsWdmu61uFcDUV3SEo9/s1600/shoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Q5W8XrWmBmYx8MUWROzymeBlp9MShJP9IQhCGu_4ST0jHCy6hIMw988yc5RlRydPxYvB04vjt6EY0T8oeQymRzMlpofIugcyT7txN2YI4fTWuWGRs282CyVAtWsWdmu61uFcDUV3SEo9/s320/shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702763509102359266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whose-Shoes-Shoe-Every-Job/dp/159078569X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331762560&sr=1-2">Whose Shoes? A Shoe for Every Job</a> by Stephen Swinburne<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI1XRXPzLFfNp0bGeNCwJ_r0Pyums93hpObKB_leccGuHHRSO8UfPQ259xprLTjd-ZsWonuOleBglCTwpHrgxGQFLal7WiQrVfGwODy6U8fQUSDQi0mKCBmlTBJsxhbVceNbuSTp7X0xJ/s1600/whose+shoes+a+shoe+for+every+job.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggI1XRXPzLFfNp0bGeNCwJ_r0Pyums93hpObKB_leccGuHHRSO8UfPQ259xprLTjd-ZsWonuOleBglCTwpHrgxGQFLal7WiQrVfGwODy6U8fQUSDQi0mKCBmlTBJsxhbVceNbuSTp7X0xJ/s320/whose+shoes+a+shoe+for+every+job.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702748752902358930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Footprint and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hand print</span> Butterfly<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX4caYfNMRTIqNE-1hg180PVlffVLqOcn3_q-gW2PVAE69QrhdiWrPWB-IyTS4S7afvRzflIQogzX7SY3DgeWcbmt7EJjViGKszNB3xPDEIHp7V5rmob5nb3UOJkcnT1wdDhlMM_U2CoB/s1600/foot+and+hand+butterfly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMX4caYfNMRTIqNE-1hg180PVlffVLqOcn3_q-gW2PVAE69QrhdiWrPWB-IyTS4S7afvRzflIQogzX7SY3DgeWcbmt7EJjViGKszNB3xPDEIHp7V5rmob5nb3UOJkcnT1wdDhlMM_U2CoB/s320/foot+and+hand+butterfly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702748770481566434" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-64528623920802626522012-03-14T12:15:00.000-05:002012-03-14T16:58:48.510-05:00Animals on the Farm<div style="text-align: left;">There are always plenty of fabulous books about farm animals!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - Raffi<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stuck-Mud-Jane-Clarke/dp/080279758X/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331762116&sr=1-1-spell">Stuck in the Mud</a> by Jane Clarke<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRipQHAxKTejJufLy2WuRVwjpM7ul48wQvmdy6K7TXho2F4r4zmVu-db-hVDXprNkOMA2M8LjlA43dLZviS7W-0WEhedzH1u8uaBI6pdyeCzMTUigsQvwtByfDA2iG5Fz01DYVm3zBcJMJ/s1600/stuck+in+the+mud.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRipQHAxKTejJufLy2WuRVwjpM7ul48wQvmdy6K7TXho2F4r4zmVu-db-hVDXprNkOMA2M8LjlA43dLZviS7W-0WEhedzH1u8uaBI6pdyeCzMTUigsQvwtByfDA2iG5Fz01DYVm3zBcJMJ/s320/stuck+in+the+mud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702748378867696082" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>Old McDonald<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pigs-Rescue-John-Himmelman/dp/0805086838/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331762164&sr=1-1">Pigs to the Rescue</a> by John Himmelman<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxn8Su1TCvqeKC3E1yhbcHNB9gDGPacBOMtvujyVIoil3_QdHIvGI9efYMZFGeQEXvM9AYw383QfpBROKx-nBKpWsJQvi6jne6AoXWruEg7B1Js08-KoTTdWkY_WceI1ObU_thAU0T6U1/s1600/pigs+to+the+rescue.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxn8Su1TCvqeKC3E1yhbcHNB9gDGPacBOMtvujyVIoil3_QdHIvGI9efYMZFGeQEXvM9AYw383QfpBROKx-nBKpWsJQvi6jne6AoXWruEg7B1Js08-KoTTdWkY_WceI1ObU_thAU0T6U1/s320/pigs+to+the+rescue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702748381823742786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhyme: </span>This Little Piggy<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Does-Cow-Say-Judy-Hindley/dp/0763621560/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331762214&sr=1-1">Does a Cow Say Boo?</a> by Judy Hindley<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJY6FpVSOUF3HV4UuggpDZDu5PefDmVOaABCaEAYnvYKtWKmP87h1ukTDvMfNS2GD32vw7NEPTdMdN67jNVETVMksGqgTemsxquqLUIzLjeqExqO_MKne-mjVscazJtq01wePD6h4Te9uO/s1600/does+a+cow+say+boo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJY6FpVSOUF3HV4UuggpDZDu5PefDmVOaABCaEAYnvYKtWKmP87h1ukTDvMfNS2GD32vw7NEPTdMdN67jNVETVMksGqgTemsxquqLUIzLjeqExqO_MKne-mjVscazJtq01wePD6h4Te9uO/s320/does+a+cow+say+boo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702748386499929906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Googly eye pigs with a curly pipe cleaner tail!! (idea taken from <a href="http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/">All Kids Network</a> - <a href="http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/animals/farm/pig-craft.asp">Pig Craft for Kids</a>)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qCjxPAY7iZIrtPC5Gn24DtRzeKLIJgqZzUACsDGc_IFaQX0gQIHvpkbwSultk4aeeXxJfAcW_VS_Gc8kwSnv-gbNiHhjctwi5VgC7F51TGmwuwgJnJCU-cuDlqCY364FDLBOyi2tmjdf/s1600/google+eye+pig.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qCjxPAY7iZIrtPC5Gn24DtRzeKLIJgqZzUACsDGc_IFaQX0gQIHvpkbwSultk4aeeXxJfAcW_VS_Gc8kwSnv-gbNiHhjctwi5VgC7F51TGmwuwgJnJCU-cuDlqCY364FDLBOyi2tmjdf/s320/google+eye+pig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702748378909035042" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-25698584072933458212012-03-14T12:12:00.001-05:002012-03-14T16:54:24.142-05:00New Year, New Books!<div style="text-align: left;">I just LOVE reading new books to the kids!! I always tell them that these are BRAND NEW books, and NO ONE has heard them in story time - they get to be FIRST!!! They love that and we always have a good time with them!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Raffi</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Croaky-Pokey-Ethan-Long/dp/0823424294/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761850&sr=1-1">The Croaky <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Pokey</span>!</a> by Ethan Long<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYZ3pTdHSDOSxLnDSHJc9pELRAsgRBsiRi3hko8qDQntvY6aALRkXmxQA1pIJVp3Xl-OwJN9ggG-5ykJkEvt7HpS1ZK4zZ02LpDBFItPKmjn28GQdtlayOLDwxSQbcgH8ipiDdOQW39nc/s1600/croaky+pokey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYZ3pTdHSDOSxLnDSHJc9pELRAsgRBsiRi3hko8qDQntvY6aALRkXmxQA1pIJVp3Xl-OwJN9ggG-5ykJkEvt7HpS1ZK4zZ02LpDBFItPKmjn28GQdtlayOLDwxSQbcgH8ipiDdOQW39nc/s320/croaky+pokey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747635470509506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Humpty</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Dumpty</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Homer-Library-Cat-Reeve-Lindbergh/dp/0763634484/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761915&sr=1-1">Homer the Library Cat</a> by Reeve <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lindberg</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vE7kbgVAB1KcS7TtlgnWof9kY0G9SSYcf-W_atqvTN7kZE5YJ3w5Zq9rWT5bM_JesT2y_oxCDi2gE0dbn-eXrAIeXccD0YvtQR_0nJK5X98ThEA5xh7XNvmsth2vYjqc2NRucsDw0XqD/s1600/homer+the+library+cat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vE7kbgVAB1KcS7TtlgnWof9kY0G9SSYcf-W_atqvTN7kZE5YJ3w5Zq9rWT5bM_JesT2y_oxCDi2gE0dbn-eXrAIeXccD0YvtQR_0nJK5X98ThEA5xh7XNvmsth2vYjqc2NRucsDw0XqD/s320/homer+the+library+cat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747639858913634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Itsy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bitsy</span> Spider<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Artist-Painted-Blue-Horse/dp/0399257136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761994&sr=1-1">The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse</a> by Eric <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Carle</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq3zCtWHg8rBVpCKx7ZnFdgQglqh1hyphenhyphenTz_t8vgEpawNY3fAlqBSmXyvXYstqcATa1r-OW3zzSlG-rYUmlNHkT8-mVDVQaRqKhhuq3QzHNRiE6rOnB7ogTs0nqsCX-p0cKvHFa7Dgeo_h5/s1600/artist+who+painted+a+blue+horse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq3zCtWHg8rBVpCKx7ZnFdgQglqh1hyphenhyphenTz_t8vgEpawNY3fAlqBSmXyvXYstqcATa1r-OW3zzSlG-rYUmlNHkT8-mVDVQaRqKhhuq3QzHNRiE6rOnB7ogTs0nqsCX-p0cKvHFa7Dgeo_h5/s320/artist+who+painted+a+blue+horse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747642290656930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>In Honor of Homer the Library Cat - Cat Faces!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitUmWzyphf0dKg2ur1T6ZzTeaZ54MAmMZSv0ZL5xg5WuoPUdeSH9XziO3u5bFKCb_giRaqRzNpzfYkNyqtQsaQzqkM6Bf2VPy3pIfdzeR5PnvLIFHege0s0Cb9RJqZnyYvLcXa1RB0lT7/s1600/cat+face+supplies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitUmWzyphf0dKg2ur1T6ZzTeaZ54MAmMZSv0ZL5xg5WuoPUdeSH9XziO3u5bFKCb_giRaqRzNpzfYkNyqtQsaQzqkM6Bf2VPy3pIfdzeR5PnvLIFHege0s0Cb9RJqZnyYvLcXa1RB0lT7/s320/cat+face+supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747663225314082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK980drU0RSdWr3rm-6VvrEexX79BUgasGa9pWmi803PNfRW6O-I0HYNeFrDp4yt6KRlcK8tG6Zo5WlFavUeEfHJNKml1xVTXtYUqDzoDWBuDFhyBxAl1UW7cG-88lxS7QLmj0A33Wpg8/s1600/cat+face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK980drU0RSdWr3rm-6VvrEexX79BUgasGa9pWmi803PNfRW6O-I0HYNeFrDp4yt6KRlcK8tG6Zo5WlFavUeEfHJNKml1xVTXtYUqDzoDWBuDFhyBxAl1UW7cG-88lxS7QLmj0A33Wpg8/s320/cat+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747670382895282" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-62791307627880566662012-03-14T12:11:00.000-05:002012-03-14T16:49:32.260-05:00Time for Christmas<div style="text-align: left;">And now, Christmas!!! Nothing like posting about Christmas story time in March, is there?? But, I have some great Christmas books and loved sharing them with my kids!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - Raffi<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bear-Stays-Christmas-Karma-Wilson/dp/0689852789/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761623&sr=1-1">Bear Stays Up for Christmas</a> by Karma Wilson<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhFef2NUekF8dfEdfyBsZQEAZIW8-Ku5JaLCXhnxvEQBOs5ykaLSxQ6jxtSPzganD1LgUfq3tXnh19VfEd9ROvtoReQYMcgVR8UBOOZ366AC5HzhzCn_hQUuWdWceP8Ek_leRUjuPMGnb/s1600/bear+stays+up+for+christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhFef2NUekF8dfEdfyBsZQEAZIW8-Ku5JaLCXhnxvEQBOs5ykaLSxQ6jxtSPzganD1LgUfq3tXnh19VfEd9ROvtoReQYMcgVR8UBOOZ366AC5HzhzCn_hQUuWdWceP8Ek_leRUjuPMGnb/s320/bear+stays+up+for+christmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747320765065714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>Jingle Bells<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Merry-Christmas-Hungry-Childs-Library/dp/1904550363/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761672&sr=1-1">Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear!</a> by Don and Audrey Wood<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXTpk-C4NamZZ3gp6Jdl2OicRYtpfyRXSfj18BqLYvvDuCSLT5QhpQ6q2_0SonVmkuSjsoPtlZmxxnEMGfkY9NRebz8VnSEL0m0ArBpr-FpuBMtABJyLSvWurjMggGd3vxaGu3H1AoSfm/s1600/merry+christmas+big+hungry+bear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXTpk-C4NamZZ3gp6Jdl2OicRYtpfyRXSfj18BqLYvvDuCSLT5QhpQ6q2_0SonVmkuSjsoPtlZmxxnEMGfkY9NRebz8VnSEL0m0ArBpr-FpuBMtABJyLSvWurjMggGd3vxaGu3H1AoSfm/s320/merry+christmas+big+hungry+bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747325489458274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Counting-Christmas-Karen-Katz/dp/0689849257/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761713&sr=1-1">Counting Christmas</a> by Karen Katz<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulyHObxC5HBfy1pDqBD4VLKC_-m47vTedr3oe6_M2GWjSdzmBE4164C-IAbER491m8ThsSQtvQB9bqEKwtayhxVLfE0ISz2xToV2-ztzdsS64OLCO53j4tFghXbcnuslWTgwk5pjeQZQM/s1600/counting+christmas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulyHObxC5HBfy1pDqBD4VLKC_-m47vTedr3oe6_M2GWjSdzmBE4164C-IAbER491m8ThsSQtvQB9bqEKwtayhxVLfE0ISz2xToV2-ztzdsS64OLCO53j4tFghXbcnuslWTgwk5pjeQZQM/s320/counting+christmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747337932585666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Decorate Christmas Trees<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfBzp-h8BjAJP2ldN_MVlmgNuhYMriZm3lEUPvs6EmdLLu6EAbgfDNnJw33CAXCFz-pnpHFWhPjrcUSq-tBspKMRvz_Paade0Vjz9k12YD6y4uXzNnwav36xKi5VM3jcvqItmewjccBC8/s1600/christmas+tree+decorate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfBzp-h8BjAJP2ldN_MVlmgNuhYMriZm3lEUPvs6EmdLLu6EAbgfDNnJw33CAXCFz-pnpHFWhPjrcUSq-tBspKMRvz_Paade0Vjz9k12YD6y4uXzNnwav36xKi5VM3jcvqItmewjccBC8/s320/christmas+tree+decorate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747322306636258" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-29426774306295885842012-03-14T12:09:00.000-05:002012-03-14T16:45:32.844-05:00Snow falls in winter<div style="text-align: left;">Now that it is 80 degrees outside - let me post my story time about SNOW!!! <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Raffi</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEkUAThEycloZYifR5-I6Rx8L-uCSgmNdj4Blutj_jswEYS33M8v9KZOhjW8lif_fTJwwVxGZURDfc2YXkbYqZc2MiHULb5QeQPRTWCHijn4pnMvmnOOwMlPRu6ZuF4Pdh1NMvOeoF_wd/s1600/all+you+need+for+a+snowman.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Sled-Kim-Norman/dp/1402770766/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761335&sr=1-1">Ten on the Sled</a> by Kim Norman<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zWVR2HBEg56HO5H4W9qn0cUkw_3YVrFjjT0ArKOS-le0ITFNt9-ID6wpESul-s_1WauEbDHLu1PRPg4gjeKb335DGzDrkev08m5Kc3dJzVBL1cSkL0XkkQQGD0oKYcUFBpH6pRN4R3Ij/s1600/Ten+on+the+Sled.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zWVR2HBEg56HO5H4W9qn0cUkw_3YVrFjjT0ArKOS-le0ITFNt9-ID6wpESul-s_1WauEbDHLu1PRPg4gjeKb335DGzDrkev08m5Kc3dJzVBL1cSkL0XkkQQGD0oKYcUFBpH6pRN4R3Ij/s320/Ten+on+the+Sled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747000713247458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>I'm a Little Snowman<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/All-Need-Snowman-Alice-Schertle/dp/0152061150/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761382&sr=1-1">All You Need for a Snowman</a> by Alice <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Schertle</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEkUAThEycloZYifR5-I6Rx8L-uCSgmNdj4Blutj_jswEYS33M8v9KZOhjW8lif_fTJwwVxGZURDfc2YXkbYqZc2MiHULb5QeQPRTWCHijn4pnMvmnOOwMlPRu6ZuF4Pdh1NMvOeoF_wd/s1600/all+you+need+for+a+snowman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikEkUAThEycloZYifR5-I6Rx8L-uCSgmNdj4Blutj_jswEYS33M8v9KZOhjW8lif_fTJwwVxGZURDfc2YXkbYqZc2MiHULb5QeQPRTWCHijn4pnMvmnOOwMlPRu6ZuF4Pdh1NMvOeoF_wd/s320/all+you+need+for+a+snowman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747000130808098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Snowflakes<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mouses-First-Snow-Lauren-Thompson/dp/0689858361/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761430&sr=1-1">Mouse's First Snow</a> by Lauren Thompson<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jtAtFDGwjyt_VLG4Ivj1z2YDmnuMfgFKSnUuplmESI9vXqz3jT8_nDbqOnE-_UpmOiKxZJXfcWKSMuPcJCPeFnaDQFspRW9_8l2whBrK8Ssj4j2hDmFWS63NFVKsy-qZc0BnowGg5FqI/s1600/mouses+first+snow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jtAtFDGwjyt_VLG4Ivj1z2YDmnuMfgFKSnUuplmESI9vXqz3jT8_nDbqOnE-_UpmOiKxZJXfcWKSMuPcJCPeFnaDQFspRW9_8l2whBrK8Ssj4j2hDmFWS63NFVKsy-qZc0BnowGg5FqI/s320/mouses+first+snow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747002266188818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Cotton Ball Snowman<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhGGnn3KD60lkZNgzCd-UM40lef-to-A7NteRbI_2sU6ZgKTfgrfQsMv9UlObPzsRgOiGS8JqmkjVG6OcD6USmkqukye-AfSaC-ES2xCdtacRe7bUhhvOweVteP5mzXh9_9mzsYHZYjlw/s1600/cotton+ball+snowman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGhGGnn3KD60lkZNgzCd-UM40lef-to-A7NteRbI_2sU6ZgKTfgrfQsMv9UlObPzsRgOiGS8JqmkjVG6OcD6USmkqukye-AfSaC-ES2xCdtacRe7bUhhvOweVteP5mzXh9_9mzsYHZYjlw/s320/cotton+ball+snowman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702747021389056690" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-4086505202609419902012-03-14T11:42:00.000-05:002012-03-14T16:40:43.995-05:00Watch out for the Monsters!!<div style="text-align: left;">It was very exciting for me to find some fun books about Monsters. They're not really so scary, I promise!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - Raffi<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Monster-Mama-Loves-Me/dp/0060088605/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331760925&sr=1-1">My Monster Mama Loves Me So</a> by Laura Leuck<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMJIGDdNqAZICoHnCitUQAll-HMmd1KNpuM5ESHyEBIv6AjjF_INsa-oZQ0dgvhnv3CHF8zu4OfUjWZ7v0EtJ2lzXu7Tv0KhsuwGCa5ydTrbOEGRUOsbzGAWC6Wa06k41h3HuwqXMJqqg/s1600/my+monster+mama+loves+me+so.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMJIGDdNqAZICoHnCitUQAll-HMmd1KNpuM5ESHyEBIv6AjjF_INsa-oZQ0dgvhnv3CHF8zu4OfUjWZ7v0EtJ2lzXu7Tv0KhsuwGCa5ydTrbOEGRUOsbzGAWC6Wa06k41h3HuwqXMJqqg/s320/my+monster+mama+loves+me+so.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702742679246290194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>1 Little, 2 Little, 3 Little Monsters<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Big-Scary-Monster/dp/1848770332/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761015&sr=1-1">Big Scary Monster</a> by Thomas Docherty<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRZiLeRu41Z59hf3ud7apb_Mpy70EHSHW5pZ6laA34q7Ce-EO0adE9UAF5-1DIgc7XOF4tRp2CMS6MKAOTS0-q9Tf-fIUSxooIJ4bXFDFqAAyhbu0ns3qWWG1DcyEY0SKh2dTvpnMbGmJ/s1600/big+scary+monster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRZiLeRu41Z59hf3ud7apb_Mpy70EHSHW5pZ6laA34q7Ce-EO0adE9UAF5-1DIgc7XOF4tRp2CMS6MKAOTS0-q9Tf-fIUSxooIJ4bXFDFqAAyhbu0ns3qWWG1DcyEY0SKh2dTvpnMbGmJ/s320/big+scary+monster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702742658820091826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhyme: </span></span>Five Little Monsters Jumping on the Bed (just like 5 little monkeys!)<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br />Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Youre-Monster-And-You-Know/dp/0545218292/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331761092&sr=1-1">If You're a Monster and You Know It</a> by Rebecca and Ed Emberly<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvFUPZ-mpZpcNMBmMi1nzw6T7wTB0t-Ydw_rOYBneJAPl2AA8aPY89RepqgZ8Y7KGQ8_GbBDwmR7UwjjUQnmX8ueP78Hborq24s7mIHnONghFv8ZynmWOvbCSmjaGAYwEDO_DlXMnreUX/s1600/if+youre+a+monster+and+you+know+it.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvFUPZ-mpZpcNMBmMi1nzw6T7wTB0t-Ydw_rOYBneJAPl2AA8aPY89RepqgZ8Y7KGQ8_GbBDwmR7UwjjUQnmX8ueP78Hborq24s7mIHnONghFv8ZynmWOvbCSmjaGAYwEDO_DlXMnreUX/s320/if+youre+a+monster+and+you+know+it.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702742675007813666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w9AmeEwfDsoT6Pkk25wa2KFV6My45Wc5T3ppeqU-V9MEwZ-kmZDdAbImzez7nNNq1qIP9APKDAi5SBaKEhC1CeHcXWi0_dqQr5itHgI0FgAlelHUgjF_Cul6QUmPq8nIG_CHd49Ncs8p/s1600/monsters+supplies.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Monsters!! (Taken from <a href="http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/">All Kids Network</a> - <a href="http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/shapes/shape-monsters.asp">Shape Monster Crafts</a>)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w9AmeEwfDsoT6Pkk25wa2KFV6My45Wc5T3ppeqU-V9MEwZ-kmZDdAbImzez7nNNq1qIP9APKDAi5SBaKEhC1CeHcXWi0_dqQr5itHgI0FgAlelHUgjF_Cul6QUmPq8nIG_CHd49Ncs8p/s1600/monsters+supplies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w9AmeEwfDsoT6Pkk25wa2KFV6My45Wc5T3ppeqU-V9MEwZ-kmZDdAbImzez7nNNq1qIP9APKDAi5SBaKEhC1CeHcXWi0_dqQr5itHgI0FgAlelHUgjF_Cul6QUmPq8nIG_CHd49Ncs8p/s320/monsters+supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702742649916181122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJE2vgN5B9-cWL0gLGhROh1rBc028e-L4Rj6jgw6XmK-Mka_FD-A4oe6HQd-3iGNy0pGV1NIGtBjnXWik2VePBewz5G66oRggKzokWuJGJK7A4RIb_LHTHgfJAuF5JTu848JiIeW36AqV/s1600/monsters.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJE2vgN5B9-cWL0gLGhROh1rBc028e-L4Rj6jgw6XmK-Mka_FD-A4oe6HQd-3iGNy0pGV1NIGtBjnXWik2VePBewz5G66oRggKzokWuJGJK7A4RIb_LHTHgfJAuF5JTu848JiIeW36AqV/s320/monsters.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702742645331322738" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-73801749101126330822012-03-14T11:40:00.000-05:002012-03-14T16:34:15.160-05:00Hats off!!<div style="text-align: left;">I happen to own a HUGE box of awesome random hats that my parents and their friends collected for me. I was SUPER excited to bring them all to story time and pass them along to my kids for this awesome Hat story time!!! They LOVED picking out a hat to wear and it was super amazing!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - Raffi<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wheres-Marys-Hat-Stephane-Barroux/dp/0670036013/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331760523&sr=1-1">Where's Mary's Hat?</a> by Stephane Barroux<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEENRWjtn_hU1FAcHGlMuRwg06S2QUNBTPJL9GOvodYxZEuLcIK56bjyQOoLH5igGZM6Fa_17d3gFgw9oRuqp1s65ILs4tgBGAp4sxxACH1fbdQanB3G0SLNu-FHu5lDlOVihWNL4dRK4/s1600/wheres+marys+hat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEENRWjtn_hU1FAcHGlMuRwg06S2QUNBTPJL9GOvodYxZEuLcIK56bjyQOoLH5igGZM6Fa_17d3gFgw9oRuqp1s65ILs4tgBGAp4sxxACH1fbdQanB3G0SLNu-FHu5lDlOVihWNL4dRK4/s320/wheres+marys+hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702739433264609058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>On my head (we put the hat on your head, on your knee, on your foot, on your elbow)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Which-That-Flip---Flap-Book/dp/B000C4SRYA/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331760714&sr=1-1">Which Hat is That?</a> by Anna Grossnickle Hines<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShEbisCfDsiYPwLq2uN7X8nHRH0aRhIS4WftOsnwUVQmneRNbIG0EWB4EtxGNMOJVgb0jsmhDVOyfkHI0lbd_D0uzxotsO25UCwjOTlQXaw-uaT3b0h_FdHwFThqf8KooiAHuSyffPFAH/s1600/which+hat+is+that.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShEbisCfDsiYPwLq2uN7X8nHRH0aRhIS4WftOsnwUVQmneRNbIG0EWB4EtxGNMOJVgb0jsmhDVOyfkHI0lbd_D0uzxotsO25UCwjOTlQXaw-uaT3b0h_FdHwFThqf8KooiAHuSyffPFAH/s320/which+hat+is+that.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702739434952434290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>If You're Happy and You Know It<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whose-Hat-Margaret-Miller/dp/0688152791/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331760779&sr=1-2">Whose Hat?</a> by Margaret Miller<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4j1-33eBjsf6lsMJoXu894YS8uDxoRh2OglH1B2cc99-V3QRQli8G9uEQ_pXmBwOelcuuDA0cpGw1P87aYhTCS11pSBQ3sGzzohYNq1M2YhAwYwtZLKdGz2r_P07mEtkDxuHKKY4RqIu/s1600/whose+hat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4j1-33eBjsf6lsMJoXu894YS8uDxoRh2OglH1B2cc99-V3QRQli8G9uEQ_pXmBwOelcuuDA0cpGw1P87aYhTCS11pSBQ3sGzzohYNq1M2YhAwYwtZLKdGz2r_P07mEtkDxuHKKY4RqIu/s320/whose+hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702739438767062898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Paper Plate Crowns<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nnr9d6s3t1rMEEMJerHpBepWDj7alFMbeMEta8AqSuQRN17NuRt_f6tiqq8G3IWflnoFoH6dCl3KmVWRkiomwCX97VofJwLOwvuWK8OnnKkVBvFj5HMhTBKAaW2O7EHWqwa9YMzxWM0f/s1600/birthday+crown+supplies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7nnr9d6s3t1rMEEMJerHpBepWDj7alFMbeMEta8AqSuQRN17NuRt_f6tiqq8G3IWflnoFoH6dCl3KmVWRkiomwCX97VofJwLOwvuWK8OnnKkVBvFj5HMhTBKAaW2O7EHWqwa9YMzxWM0f/s320/birthday+crown+supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702739449362875346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMN4jNw7orZFAuv6d6HiaRyPesTF8xAp0lwLo5No343M6vkkBgJ50vC8qfgNlcd7HXOvJM2qvqFKeHj9FYVQ_DJxuWkaAZNiIqZp2ATGzIJR5u3NNZS4CVo5xbSv-W79HscofLB-KuNoq2/s1600/birthday+crown.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMN4jNw7orZFAuv6d6HiaRyPesTF8xAp0lwLo5No343M6vkkBgJ50vC8qfgNlcd7HXOvJM2qvqFKeHj9FYVQ_DJxuWkaAZNiIqZp2ATGzIJR5u3NNZS4CVo5xbSv-W79HscofLB-KuNoq2/s320/birthday+crown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702739459892152194" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-30481629364837746392012-03-14T11:36:00.001-05:002012-03-14T16:26:44.407-05:00Thanks for Thanksgiving<div style="text-align: left;">**yes, this is how behind I am...**<br /></div><br />I found a couple really great Thanksgiving books this year!! I love finding new things I haven't seen before and I extra love sharing them with my kids!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Raffi</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thanksgiving-Barn-Gene-Vosough/dp/0689856555/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331681225&sr=1-1">Thanksgiving in the Barn</a> by Nadine Bernard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Westcott</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WkQMS5NRgvVYyj8eXoDRrLiN9HlG16ijlePfPx9VLnjmqksusNa2ibNJvFetg8qSjJUMPZWE3ffKoW-4bARu6OgQkjNtW1vD0b4R-maQP8wU9VrfGLPsZoibeHNiIKNtonJub0cxS1JA/s1600/run+turkey+run.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfNpvsSgS2b4moeHeKfzVxfMImKXrbQuAGo3IHXVVKnUus1XffTwpgOSKIgeMu1tP4R1jeHv0Nu-2Ak4NJ9OwV9Ifuba1dumITCijyRYTHE296UnmEbdq1QzlNjbaWj4y8nJXLcasfTiW/s1600/thanksgiving+in+the+barn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfNpvsSgS2b4moeHeKfzVxfMImKXrbQuAGo3IHXVVKnUus1XffTwpgOSKIgeMu1tP4R1jeHv0Nu-2Ak4NJ9OwV9Ifuba1dumITCijyRYTHE296UnmEbdq1QzlNjbaWj4y8nJXLcasfTiW/s320/thanksgiving+in+the+barn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702738361792951234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhyme: </span>5 Little Turkeys (Taken from <a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/">Preschool Education</a> - <a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/sthanksgiving.shtml">Thanksgiving Songs</a>) I turned it into a flannel board!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDsV2BWD5DMgJrnAlgtjwhKIdx8Vka2oFe6Tilef-h66S_jXSk6YmpxhyphenhyphenEso3SGbJFHBBdbe4a6eYi-4OPRB4KMWOrlA_hZDeB-cbP-_3g_eSoips41mUVVNfUOWivx4uiaY-XJu2Cwnn/s1600/5+little+turkeys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDsV2BWD5DMgJrnAlgtjwhKIdx8Vka2oFe6Tilef-h66S_jXSk6YmpxhyphenhyphenEso3SGbJFHBBdbe4a6eYi-4OPRB4KMWOrlA_hZDeB-cbP-_3g_eSoips41mUVVNfUOWivx4uiaY-XJu2Cwnn/s320/5+little+turkeys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702763658927116322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Run-Turkey-Diane-Mayr/dp/080278481X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331760240&sr=8-1">Run, Turkey, Run!</a> by Diane <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mayr</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WkQMS5NRgvVYyj8eXoDRrLiN9HlG16ijlePfPx9VLnjmqksusNa2ibNJvFetg8qSjJUMPZWE3ffKoW-4bARu6OgQkjNtW1vD0b4R-maQP8wU9VrfGLPsZoibeHNiIKNtonJub0cxS1JA/s1600/run+turkey+run.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WkQMS5NRgvVYyj8eXoDRrLiN9HlG16ijlePfPx9VLnjmqksusNa2ibNJvFetg8qSjJUMPZWE3ffKoW-4bARu6OgQkjNtW1vD0b4R-maQP8wU9VrfGLPsZoibeHNiIKNtonJub0cxS1JA/s320/run+turkey+run.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702738375505596946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>I'm a Little Teapot<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thanks-Thanksgiving-Julie-Markes/dp/0060510986/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331760313&sr=1-1">Thanks for Thanksgiving</a> by Julie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Markes</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLQGzC6I5_cMmb4amzXjtOGg1TgCWd2R-Dni8CNIrAIZDEhjvsMIeTAm_aQ_o3ExqFZqGCl-yVXsCM0fD4KJxDSwA-2P7LlAxhUQ2d6im-EshxBehtR7k36_tAz1dACnhEEk-w-IYGaRt/s1600/thanks+for+thanksgiving.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLQGzC6I5_cMmb4amzXjtOGg1TgCWd2R-Dni8CNIrAIZDEhjvsMIeTAm_aQ_o3ExqFZqGCl-yVXsCM0fD4KJxDSwA-2P7LlAxhUQ2d6im-EshxBehtR7k36_tAz1dACnhEEk-w-IYGaRt/s320/thanks+for+thanksgiving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702738377214818194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Paper Plate Turkeys<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15JTV1KPzM_AbGO8kH_GRaiYh9h3AKSHBjqfwM7JMckjsBdYz0U82IJMwh3QkjnVMH-uQR12ipq5Ls-heDZXipd8p9O45hxOAGmHju4tUSNzbeUQDT7Q6NwO8EaqfUgZxY_wYnUsfXuxo/s1600/paper+plate+turkey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15JTV1KPzM_AbGO8kH_GRaiYh9h3AKSHBjqfwM7JMckjsBdYz0U82IJMwh3QkjnVMH-uQR12ipq5Ls-heDZXipd8p9O45hxOAGmHju4tUSNzbeUQDT7Q6NwO8EaqfUgZxY_wYnUsfXuxo/s320/paper+plate+turkey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702738356913484754" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-34102587448217462632012-03-13T18:18:00.000-05:002012-03-13T18:19:31.173-05:00Special Bedtime StoriesI had a special request from a school to do a parents night! I was so excited, and broke out some of my favorite bedtime stories!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song:</span> Shake My Sillies Out - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Raffi</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book:</span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Froggy-Goes-Bed-Jonathan-London/dp/0140566570/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331679848&sr=8-1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Froggy</span> Goes to Bed</a> by Jonathan London<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F6-roC6qHYSUfzixrOyLteTkH61q8_2rqInRkWnV4x2kd0ALiHOxGHuLiCa-8m6APTK3Mw6P2Prpo4uwwC_XFvZp0TlDOG4cqw7H6O4_R7ORwYbCj8dYhsn8eliqnJ4lIYQ75U2GVawR/s1600/froggy+goes+to+bed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F6-roC6qHYSUfzixrOyLteTkH61q8_2rqInRkWnV4x2kd0ALiHOxGHuLiCa-8m6APTK3Mw6P2Prpo4uwwC_XFvZp0TlDOG4cqw7H6O4_R7ORwYbCj8dYhsn8eliqnJ4lIYQ75U2GVawR/s320/froggy+goes+to+bed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702737333900726098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song:</span> Twinkle Twinkle<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Caterpillow-Fight-Giggle-Club/dp/0763601241/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331679958&sr=1-1">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Caterpillow</span> Fight</a> by Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">McBratney</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0hoHOeu-4_Qmxcz6GB78pVTbCsMLLepolKQltUt10uuLfek4sckB2OyvAmqS3Lw0x0z9YtqsmXNB-1fQHb3oYOcfaaMLIguoYfsuqRfcbbhdP93tdPbEfzS1SRV-lkleJSAjhmFD1gJk/s1600/caterpillow+fight.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0hoHOeu-4_Qmxcz6GB78pVTbCsMLLepolKQltUt10uuLfek4sckB2OyvAmqS3Lw0x0z9YtqsmXNB-1fQHb3oYOcfaaMLIguoYfsuqRfcbbhdP93tdPbEfzS1SRV-lkleJSAjhmFD1gJk/s320/caterpillow+fight.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702737339891697458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Tooty</span>-Ta by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Jean-Friends/dp/B001AZ2HJQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1331680071&sr=1-1">Dr Jean and Friends</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Woods-Paul-Hoppe/dp/0811875474/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1331680128&sr=1-2">The Woods</a> by Paule <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Hoppe</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCNhQ5kCe_JHK3JtJnEhyvB7GQUGj4zKKYZCIlTk9ZZnhmh92vm3ztxVdV2N7oz485xuDhGp8dQkY4b62GQvSM6ZoCm-RT3E96tWuN2xnxNwwvHInIvwIabAHqnRlFPRBJqfsMIX3rAdZ/s1600/the+woods.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCNhQ5kCe_JHK3JtJnEhyvB7GQUGj4zKKYZCIlTk9ZZnhmh92vm3ztxVdV2N7oz485xuDhGp8dQkY4b62GQvSM6ZoCm-RT3E96tWuN2xnxNwwvHInIvwIabAHqnRlFPRBJqfsMIX3rAdZ/s320/the+woods.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702737341349655650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Paper plate Moon and Star (I can't remember where I got the Moon pattern - so sorry!!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FyO_uXGuTTa1Q2QbOaqsvEj_xHnnM3uLa9vaI9_GzQndMl2iUy0yMEKd99xxTlM0bgYABfIWPfQZC3OOij7oBH7bY0L-GVh017hNakVXMzaebbeq9m3ZysQwJcGAS8ux3TNPnv_WhZn_/s1600/blue+moon+supplies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FyO_uXGuTTa1Q2QbOaqsvEj_xHnnM3uLa9vaI9_GzQndMl2iUy0yMEKd99xxTlM0bgYABfIWPfQZC3OOij7oBH7bY0L-GVh017hNakVXMzaebbeq9m3ZysQwJcGAS8ux3TNPnv_WhZn_/s320/blue+moon+supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702738001170360658" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ8C5SA_SFgRUav85N63ap7NrXmUPH11BC4qz5w8Hj4bQjEvNN3q3y5m6of8Rl2h4NV9ByPA6eZHgWzwz6NizV8wy8_CzN1cgyQR3ysspCOGhTAwbwlvtRSiHhvySEnNF91IlSJ6xKOlB/s1600/blue+moon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ8C5SA_SFgRUav85N63ap7NrXmUPH11BC4qz5w8Hj4bQjEvNN3q3y5m6of8Rl2h4NV9ByPA6eZHgWzwz6NizV8wy8_CzN1cgyQR3ysspCOGhTAwbwlvtRSiHhvySEnNF91IlSJ6xKOlB/s320/blue+moon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702737996265186578" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-62894759820267894052012-03-13T17:39:00.003-05:002012-03-13T17:58:35.270-05:00Major slackerI have to apologize - I know it has been a really long time since I've updated, and especially since I posted a story time update. Things at work have been awesome and insane all at the same time. Couple this with the fact that I don't have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">internet</span> at home right now it makes it really hard to update.<br /><br />But, I have some story time posts in progress, I just need to add a few details to each. I am going to try to work on those this week and get them up soon!!!<br /><br />Thank you to those of you who are still around and holding out for some new material. I promise it's coming. I miss blogging a lot, so I want to make this a priority.<br /><br />And now, I'll leave you with two of my favorite clips...<br /><br />The Evolution of Dance<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dMH0bHeiRNg" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe><br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Muppets</span> - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mahna</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mahna</span><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1bJxYRtGUM4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-287612983133602252012-01-28T15:30:00.003-06:002012-01-28T15:38:19.016-06:00Dealing with the DealersIt's that time of year again. The time of year when the Perky Little Crack Dealers run around all willy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nilly</span> trying to get unsuspecting innocent bystanders sucked into their evil world.<br /><br />Again, you might remember <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/03/crack-dealers.html">this post</a>...or <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2011/01/crack-is-back.html">this post</a>...about the Perky Little Crack Dealers (aka Girl Scouts). Now that I've been at this library for over a year (!!!), I've actually gotten to know these particular <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PLCD's</span> quite well...and they have also come to find out that Ms. Real...? Is a SUCKER for some Thin Mints and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Samoas</span>. It didn't take them much time to convince me to buy their delicious treats.<br /><br />See, all they had to do was walk in the door. I was actually standing at the information desk, and saw them walk in - with their Girl Scout Cookie forms waving in the air. They didn't even have to say anything this time - not a word.<br /><br />Now I'm just waiting on delivery... ***trying to ward off the withdrawal shakes***a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-86637522439997678532011-12-20T08:01:00.001-06:002011-12-20T08:01:02.228-06:00How do I choose?<div>Story time is a completely different animal for everyone who does it. Some people like to stay within a theme and read books about one topic, and center their songs and crafts around the theme. Other people are more random in their book selection - choosing new books that come in that week, or choosing their favorites as they come across their desks. </div><br /><div></div><div>I do a random story time every once in a while (in fact, I have a random story time post coming up soon!), but, as you may know, I usually center my story times around a certain theme, and all the books, songs and crafts usually follow.</div><br /><div></div><div>I do a lot of animal themes, because animal books are easily found and available. I could probably do a cat theme for months and never repeat a book. I also do themes based on things that every kid has or does, for instance my <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2011/10/hairy-wednesday.html">Hair story time</a> (which was FABULOUS, and the kids loved it!), and maybe <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2008/08/scrubba-tuesday.html">Bath stories</a>, or more <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2011/04/bath-time-wednesday.html">Bath stories</a> (and even more <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/11/its-story-time-day.html">Bath stories</a>) and even one about <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2011/05/mind-your-manners.html">Manners</a>. I also had a Tooth story time (post coming soon)!!</div><br /><div></div><div>I do get some outside help finding books, however, and I need to give props to a couple of FABULOUS websites and blogs.<br /><br /><a href="http://storytimepreschooltoddlers.blogspot.com/">Storytime Source Page</a><br /><a href="http://awesomestorytime.wordpress.com/">Awesome Storytime</a><br /><a href="http://storytimekatie.com/">storytime katie</a><br /><a href="http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/storytime/index.html">SurLaLune Storytime</a><br /><br />I also get a lot of craft and song ideas online, too!! Here are some of my favorite sites!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dltk-kids.com/">DLTK-Kids</a><br /><a href="http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/">All Kids Network</a><br /><a href="http://crafts.kaboose.com/">Kaboose</a><br /><a href="http://www.kidssoup.com/">Kids Soup</a><br /><a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/">Preschool Education</a><br /><a href="http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/">Perpetual Preschool</a><br /><br />Anyway, I hope this helps to get you started!! I've been so fortunate to have found some good resources - there are some amazing children's librarians out there who are really up on their kid lit!!! If you know of any other good sites - feel free to share them in the comments section!!<br /></div>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-16484797406152090692011-12-19T16:56:00.001-06:002011-12-19T16:56:00.527-06:00Random FavoritesIt was a weird week in story time! I had a performer call out sick just two hours before a very special Fairy Tales program, and then I had a group from a ballet school in town come to perform a program for my regular preschool story time - but I didn't even know they were coming!!! They only stayed for the first story time, though, and I didn't want to use my already planned story time (because it was super exciting, and wanted to use it for BOTH groups). So, I scrambled again and picked out a couple of my favorite story time books.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - Raffi<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Knuffle-Bunny-Cautionary-Mo-Willems/dp/0786818700/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324331866&sr=1-1">Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale</a> by Mo Willems<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RUqEgdnDaW724yUA_FnSSnjwF5Grtct5KZbt-vLYL76ioymZvTjHBk7Rg1Um-HOHY1P38OQs7jC5o9LzkCfwfy1GnF_UvLfVtwzrsoZZIZvE4I4x4i97QIwcXa959CBcBUXMaQYkVB0t/s1600/knuffle+bunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RUqEgdnDaW724yUA_FnSSnjwF5Grtct5KZbt-vLYL76ioymZvTjHBk7Rg1Um-HOHY1P38OQs7jC5o9LzkCfwfy1GnF_UvLfVtwzrsoZZIZvE4I4x4i97QIwcXa959CBcBUXMaQYkVB0t/s320/knuffle+bunny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678329536190058994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Rhyme: </span>Hey Diddle, Diddle<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dinosaur-vs-Library-Bob-Shea/dp/1423133382/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324331896&sr=1-1">Dinosaur vs. The Library</a> by Bob Shea (LOVE this series!!!)<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkiQ0GS5fvElB1Hc3Z7gcgbOo_gpdfF-ptvHhCvcOg2Je9HRFIvOQcRDZFc4ulJgnEJHgHJb24KUhZPng53qL8x8fLFyW5HTHJ_X65YeHfv0-FYi6nNRxpuMcmRLy1Dft8Dz6xH1dWqhD/s1600/dinosaur+versus+the+library.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkiQ0GS5fvElB1Hc3Z7gcgbOo_gpdfF-ptvHhCvcOg2Je9HRFIvOQcRDZFc4ulJgnEJHgHJb24KUhZPng53qL8x8fLFyW5HTHJ_X65YeHfv0-FYi6nNRxpuMcmRLy1Dft8Dz6xH1dWqhD/s320/dinosaur+versus+the+library.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678329538186021522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dance: </span>The Freeze - Greg and Steve (from Greg and Steve We All Live Together Vol.2)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brown-Bear-What-First-Reader/dp/0805092447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324331915&sr=1-1">Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</a> by Bill Martin Jr.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX_jrNMcq40l-R6EEmRtt59f1xO5LVlEDcuBONZ_-21IknRkZGuSYEdLV9zAZu07DRu6uLlYMGuMDF2l86wbq6knlxwO4Lk2NcioxpJNWE3hkRYCscCfbCJwxWmnkqCeEZEyDo81zK2hd/s1600/brown+bear+brown+bear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmX_jrNMcq40l-R6EEmRtt59f1xO5LVlEDcuBONZ_-21IknRkZGuSYEdLV9zAZu07DRu6uLlYMGuMDF2l86wbq6knlxwO4Lk2NcioxpJNWE3hkRYCscCfbCJwxWmnkqCeEZEyDo81zK2hd/s320/brown+bear+brown+bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678329544257002658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Since I still had lots of supplies, I decided to make the crowns again!! I LOVE paper plates!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLXEnuA2OevGwKvHZBES52nYHIS0cXN__HzXQcQqdOocBSroIZPYss3HlW_aBck8o-Y938nW7QqfYaYa1V4TmplkWcwBiBuFOuA9dVG_swK8l5hevMze9Ae1ucFukmFBXX5-Prd0XXrXv/s1600/paper+plate+crown.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLXEnuA2OevGwKvHZBES52nYHIS0cXN__HzXQcQqdOocBSroIZPYss3HlW_aBck8o-Y938nW7QqfYaYa1V4TmplkWcwBiBuFOuA9dVG_swK8l5hevMze9Ae1ucFukmFBXX5-Prd0XXrXv/s320/paper+plate+crown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678329550115796946" border="0" /></a><br />It's another edition of <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/fmkns.html">FMRNS</a>!!! The feature this week was <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109506/">The Crow</a>, a drama from 1994 starring <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000488/">Brandon Lee</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205373/">Rochelle Davis</a>. I remember thinking this movie looked really weird when it came out, and didn't really have a desire to see it. But, I trust my friend A wholeheartedly when it comes to what is on The List, so we watched it. I was NOT disappointed!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoraV1rHGf1sWN6k4bDKKM4chsBznPoR5DlZS3vc9E9Hvn6H9AIjyXQL07aLaHkRnPSWdYGcrKSkR2VGC2sncVUBWqxRBtUaelyM0M5Ef58wdplmaypho8QRHpFlLR8yXJT8KsKxNIJAT/s1600/the+crow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQoraV1rHGf1sWN6k4bDKKM4chsBznPoR5DlZS3vc9E9Hvn6H9AIjyXQL07aLaHkRnPSWdYGcrKSkR2VGC2sncVUBWqxRBtUaelyM0M5Ef58wdplmaypho8QRHpFlLR8yXJT8KsKxNIJAT/s320/the+crow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678329556824787186" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-1504983478704071012011-12-19T16:53:00.000-06:002011-12-19T16:53:00.087-06:00Impromptu Fairy TalesWe had a performer all set to come in and do an amazing interactive Fairy Tale program for us, and everyone was SUPER EXCITED...until... My fabulous performer called me a short two hours before the program and informed me that she was sick and couldn't make it. Now, I could have thrown in the towel and told the disappointed kiddos that there would be no Fairy Tales, but I just couldn't do that!!! So, I scrambled a little and whipped something together!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Opening Song: </span>Shake My Sillies Out - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Raffi</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Big-Toes-Princes-Nose/dp/1402763964/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324331096&sr=1-1">Ten Big Toes and a Prince's Nose</a> by Nancy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gow</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXyt6MeYZVmHtkruhv2P4HYqLbBINkusy0MutSGOMfcks9_QN0Mtc6dw9SUy1__QDa3S0fNaZEUUqCQ-lTIXuiFJd4zkJ7rBr0UR4zq9oURsU0XxJ2YHB72gKmTA-gBzcacjIOP50S8vQ/s1600/ten+big+toes+and+a+princes+nose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXyt6MeYZVmHtkruhv2P4HYqLbBINkusy0MutSGOMfcks9_QN0Mtc6dw9SUy1__QDa3S0fNaZEUUqCQ-lTIXuiFJd4zkJ7rBr0UR4zq9oURsU0XxJ2YHB72gKmTA-gBzcacjIOP50S8vQ/s320/ten+big+toes+and+a+princes+nose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678328544392312706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>Old McDonald<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nursery-Tales-Jack-Beanstalk-Hb/dp/075137038X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324331118&sr=1-2">Jack and the Beanstalk</a> by Rosemary Wells<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeNP2hqx1ZGTzLaPpEJ6Di4X3ffQDLhBGNEXyzuv09Idlk_q6lnVhlIU-_7qWg5ZEMsHy60_VcnCsMuqn8k5CYvMFE3AFF2ium-8fGSOGorPB76JQtniKkmpnvuaj-zyEqruJAZ0YmHcd/s1600/jack+and+the+beanstalk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeNP2hqx1ZGTzLaPpEJ6Di4X3ffQDLhBGNEXyzuv09Idlk_q6lnVhlIU-_7qWg5ZEMsHy60_VcnCsMuqn8k5CYvMFE3AFF2ium-8fGSOGorPB76JQtniKkmpnvuaj-zyEqruJAZ0YmHcd/s320/jack+and+the+beanstalk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678328548470863666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dance: </span>The Freeze by Greg and Steve (from Greg and Steve: We All Live Together Vol. 2)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Who-Wants-Dragon-James-Mayhew/dp/0439672376/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324331146&sr=1-1">Who Wants a Dragon</a> by James <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mayhew</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwMfsIdLj1SffnIHxc1B4lDFskA45zd5dBnB2r0dQfFYffeA98HZSQRhvfar59FEV3OQaEmRHesMPycOKjQqRI0drWVUXZmVdjF2mnhYKv-qDrOVFBFiAies2d1vfrHumsPo8IXOdlzUX/s1600/who+wants+a+dragon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwMfsIdLj1SffnIHxc1B4lDFskA45zd5dBnB2r0dQfFYffeA98HZSQRhvfar59FEV3OQaEmRHesMPycOKjQqRI0drWVUXZmVdjF2mnhYKv-qDrOVFBFiAies2d1vfrHumsPo8IXOdlzUX/s320/who+wants+a+dragon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678328551050706946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>A variation of the Birthday Crown!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcwfpK9sc413FHzM9eB6AUDJ7W2sXfV3Vj1cPFomtYMENuWwU2J3nl37ToZb83uErRvPZOJCJxUySr7rD1RQUkFjrWU067yOFFOxXpQSF7kOgtxOiq01V1oqC63xtD5JeUYLvvmqfPCoy/s1600/birthday+crown+supplies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcwfpK9sc413FHzM9eB6AUDJ7W2sXfV3Vj1cPFomtYMENuWwU2J3nl37ToZb83uErRvPZOJCJxUySr7rD1RQUkFjrWU067yOFFOxXpQSF7kOgtxOiq01V1oqC63xtD5JeUYLvvmqfPCoy/s320/birthday+crown+supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687958615762096962" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlRQMZbXGFCapUs-dnr8XRYHm9QQpf0hNyAdhTf0sBmWFDiC2mcQ1GZxVpkW9K-Jxi6xCqB5T963DEIIgZrAbn2_-P54NukLz05BrE0wtu0qZkhMEOXH50GsXZjJPJ4zsUbyZ70E_5eK3/s1600/birthday+crown.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlRQMZbXGFCapUs-dnr8XRYHm9QQpf0hNyAdhTf0sBmWFDiC2mcQ1GZxVpkW9K-Jxi6xCqB5T963DEIIgZrAbn2_-P54NukLz05BrE0wtu0qZkhMEOXH50GsXZjJPJ4zsUbyZ70E_5eK3/s320/birthday+crown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687958615468967090" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-53316107343297523892011-12-19T16:44:00.002-06:002011-12-19T16:44:00.672-06:00Brush your Teeth!!When I saw that Karma Wilson had put out a new Bear book, I jumped on the chance to use it at story time. So, my preschoolers had a little lesson about teeth!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Opening Song - </span>Shake My Sillies Out by Raffi<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bears-Loose-Tooth-Karma-Wilson/dp/141695855X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324330757&sr=1-1">Bear's Loose Tooth</a> by Karma Wilson<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmrUaC6Js4SH_1UIccU9q7kz8KT1ANab-D0_TG7sVC8gpP0pYCwyLAJH80T8eTrFHL8bHQVAWHzAcxRX_St25LrFUVVSa2HbgzUUKYwDqCfvXv2iW0IQ4ftWuTK1TBDSMqp5JyGDaRd9f/s1600/bears+loose+tooth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmrUaC6Js4SH_1UIccU9q7kz8KT1ANab-D0_TG7sVC8gpP0pYCwyLAJH80T8eTrFHL8bHQVAWHzAcxRX_St25LrFUVVSa2HbgzUUKYwDqCfvXv2iW0IQ4ftWuTK1TBDSMqp5JyGDaRd9f/s320/bears+loose+tooth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678326217813101858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>Brush, brush, brush your teeth (To the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat) (taken from <a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/">Preschool Education</a> <a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/sdental.shtml">Music and Songs: Dental Health</a><a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/sdental.shtml">)</a><br />Brush, brush, brush your teeth!<br />Brush them every day!<br />Then you'll have a pretty smile<br />And healthy teeth all day!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tabithas-Terrifically-Tough-Phyllis-Fogelman/dp/0803725833/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324330780&sr=1-1">Tabitha's Terrifically Tough Tooth</a> by Charlotte Middleton<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxC1CsSVhoiQbgBHLM_IQeScXynq8LAQzOewUMCM91uNZ_pphL_0ABg916pDqliJyOCvJhn2TZHHvaZaXQ97769YNQsOGYP7WQf6tbUdkonuEaVWCX0yxkazyuGZLD9le3SEsGPIfYijE/s1600/tabithas+terrifically+tough+tooth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxC1CsSVhoiQbgBHLM_IQeScXynq8LAQzOewUMCM91uNZ_pphL_0ABg916pDqliJyOCvJhn2TZHHvaZaXQ97769YNQsOGYP7WQf6tbUdkonuEaVWCX0yxkazyuGZLD9le3SEsGPIfYijE/s320/tabithas+terrifically+tough+tooth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678326223543717954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>The Dentist Says (to the tune of Wheels on the Bus)<br />The dentist says please brush your teeth, brush your teeth, brush your teeth,<br />The dentist says please brush your teeth, every day!<br /><br />(extra verses: Floss your teeth, eat healthy food)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clarabellas-Teeth-Vrombaut/dp/0618333797/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324330798&sr=1-1">Clarabella's Teeth</a> by An Vrombaut<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMafRlueegnmW2iRUQELFfL0qV2QRKPW-cPLwhSn1_tLxji_cm1E-Vp29Qu3JzytBP4I04sbxofvxfiEeeY0vIToEBswg2HeFKB7q86rZ-NKIKk26VzzVbWgJu-KSVyIFVby2l0Pr9WoDG/s1600/clarabellas+teeth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMafRlueegnmW2iRUQELFfL0qV2QRKPW-cPLwhSn1_tLxji_cm1E-Vp29Qu3JzytBP4I04sbxofvxfiEeeY0vIToEBswg2HeFKB7q86rZ-NKIKk26VzzVbWgJu-KSVyIFVby2l0Pr9WoDG/s320/clarabellas+teeth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678326232121491730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craft: </span>Tooth Men Puppets<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3BNyrscxPvyB3dDyGGfQnZ0MJ4-FWOnV2hZFG2ZwQo9ayFXCyhR_7-0AvKevoBprlv_tVPS3XgkJzVhvXj_L-k0A-n7QZ6fgxmkllgYnRI7oW7UbqUeLNDM6SYggWgXLDm8AiPP1rlTy/s1600/tooth+puppet+supplies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3BNyrscxPvyB3dDyGGfQnZ0MJ4-FWOnV2hZFG2ZwQo9ayFXCyhR_7-0AvKevoBprlv_tVPS3XgkJzVhvXj_L-k0A-n7QZ6fgxmkllgYnRI7oW7UbqUeLNDM6SYggWgXLDm8AiPP1rlTy/s320/tooth+puppet+supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678326238380446530" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhJsn1Bim2rRn9MINzJmkm9ZiYPo4Jx9b-tHmbeTCESMecWYuEi9va7pULnmm3j8NA0dSAfESgDaAkH9ua3I9Qe_vBH_4nSEOtqqKjRNxEH6iSBkNjslEtoWKXnp6EdvjnP8jj86w9Wv-/s1600/tooth+puppet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhJsn1Bim2rRn9MINzJmkm9ZiYPo4Jx9b-tHmbeTCESMecWYuEi9va7pULnmm3j8NA0dSAfESgDaAkH9ua3I9Qe_vBH_4nSEOtqqKjRNxEH6iSBkNjslEtoWKXnp6EdvjnP8jj86w9Wv-/s320/tooth+puppet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678326245705720610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And of course, we had <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/fmkns.html">FMRNS</a>!! The feature for this week was <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062407/">Two for the Road</a>, a love story from 1967 starring <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000030/">Audrey Hepburn</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001215/">Albert Finney</a>. It, of course, was a fabulous movie - full of love and drama and all that good stuff!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5g83YF70BCfsYbRsQEAPxzgwPwwuwuGckvVeNuhgv3L9p91-EOAWhk36Zx6UtYEQxbmP3ysTcVa0yX6IW7d-aYJG3G7wuqwxzmFKlcKslALUXk_jUj1zHpDOySUF1bHOUaz6SDeFgGyK/s1600/two+for+the+road.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5g83YF70BCfsYbRsQEAPxzgwPwwuwuGckvVeNuhgv3L9p91-EOAWhk36Zx6UtYEQxbmP3ysTcVa0yX6IW7d-aYJG3G7wuqwxzmFKlcKslALUXk_jUj1zHpDOySUF1bHOUaz6SDeFgGyK/s320/two+for+the+road.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678327933712191522" border="0" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-48256083958550805952011-12-19T16:41:00.000-06:002011-12-19T15:21:20.353-06:00Thanks for MondayToday was all about Thanksgiving in Toddler Time!! We had a couple great Thanksgiving books, and one not so Thanksgiving book!!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Opening Song: </span>If You're Happy and You Know It from <a href="http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6763416/a/Favorite+Children%27s+Songs.htm">Favorite Children's Songs CD</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s1600/fav+childrens+songs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571006202431400882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s320/fav+childrens+songs.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Five-Silly-Turkeys-Salina-Yoon/dp/0843114169/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324329567&sr=1-1">Five Silly Turkeys</a> by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Salina</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Yoon</span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYAnQywTDONUmo88xShGYKyOt33C973OFrly_RiNII83U_LHcBtgYXOVNMpqhp3NLmDLI-wRec1RKyAeG-nQRuZjkg4nhGwhsa1kVSvWdioqhsGbGif_n4AD4Ge43TEoxShuyKmW2QZx5/s1600/five+silly+turkeys.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYAnQywTDONUmo88xShGYKyOt33C973OFrly_RiNII83U_LHcBtgYXOVNMpqhp3NLmDLI-wRec1RKyAeG-nQRuZjkg4nhGwhsa1kVSvWdioqhsGbGif_n4AD4Ge43TEoxShuyKmW2QZx5/s320/five+silly+turkeys.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678325194839584402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhyme: </span>Hey Diddle, Diddle<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thank-You-Thanksgiving-David-Milgrim/dp/0618752439/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324329586&sr=1-1">Thank You, Thanksgiving</a> by David <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Milgrim</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1R9JtSakMBuxrMuOqLc_RwhejMxfDMOgx8_fJlWzKUHi6I-jXFyXyYQ4GcESfmdTvvnhybwrDHi4Qm_U-tCgg6py3CeSvTV6TkHgMgDG_7wrce-4qxWBV8sj5cIjTN59hMBwpO1lj8fm/s1600/thank+you+thanksgiving.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1R9JtSakMBuxrMuOqLc_RwhejMxfDMOgx8_fJlWzKUHi6I-jXFyXyYQ4GcESfmdTvvnhybwrDHi4Qm_U-tCgg6py3CeSvTV6TkHgMgDG_7wrce-4qxWBV8sj5cIjTN59hMBwpO1lj8fm/s320/thank+you+thanksgiving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678325191907496626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Practice: </span>Count to 5<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Head-Toe-Big-Book/dp/0061119725/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324329619&sr=1-1">From Head to Toe</a> by Eric <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Carle</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXe4vt4fpoWTyi9MhJamRRNpiyla-_CKF4LWXXyOcMbK7lXKZ4GDKpNytJf6Cq7drLIH_qDjqPdRZHGCNArCF5QeeSVEYMuhS0jeIrAh3Fyw4CIx-J1FcalXXy2v1pKtYGwVMH_4cLbfk/s1600/from+head+to+toe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXe4vt4fpoWTyi9MhJamRRNpiyla-_CKF4LWXXyOcMbK7lXKZ4GDKpNytJf6Cq7drLIH_qDjqPdRZHGCNArCF5QeeSVEYMuhS0jeIrAh3Fyw4CIx-J1FcalXXy2v1pKtYGwVMH_4cLbfk/s320/from+head+to+toe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678325198945717490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interactive Playtime</span>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-38829630366458481352011-12-19T16:39:00.001-06:002011-12-19T16:39:00.386-06:00All the colorsI found some great books about colors, so I wanted to see how well the toddlers knew their colors!! They did really well, of course!!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Opening Song: </span>If You're Happy and You Know It from <a href="http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6763416/a/Favorite+Children%27s+Songs.htm">Favorite Children's Songs CD</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s1600/fav+childrens+songs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571006202431400882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s320/fav+childrens+songs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Driving-My-Tractor-PB-CD/dp/1846864755/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324329311&sr=1-1">Driving in my Tractor</a> by Jan Dobbins<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaU3LPsfvhcYH0gvhGdywJl0g6GKL9MRiVpg6nUszBh8lIpT67Evxzpv-y_i6i9KzYFA6eVRMG3BWdwDFZid8mVLWCFrsvIC3sle9-xCoH4uy5ZN9r2KoJBvj2RYqVWQm0srBvIlnVlr9a/s1600/driving+in+my+tractor.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaU3LPsfvhcYH0gvhGdywJl0g6GKL9MRiVpg6nUszBh8lIpT67Evxzpv-y_i6i9KzYFA6eVRMG3BWdwDFZid8mVLWCFrsvIC3sle9-xCoH4uy5ZN9r2KoJBvj2RYqVWQm0srBvIlnVlr9a/s320/driving+in+my+tractor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678324843143483042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Game: </span>Colored circles on popsicle sticks and have kids guess the colors.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Meeow-Little-Chairs-Sebastien-Braun/dp/190625088X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324329332&sr=1-1">Meeow and the Little Chairs</a> by Sebastien Braun<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ8Yh4RN7MQbDhqaJdz9mxb547_ZDJ25Mf6lXBEtvyXhA1asqoIwVNKazxh3IATbrf0YgAOjYgswmFHR62t-DwnBybl7GEyqcifV9oz9SSUfh7ZzL4M0YTDDEg8ugGlUj-kSgrfxliuyO/s1600/meeow+and+the+little+chairs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ8Yh4RN7MQbDhqaJdz9mxb547_ZDJ25Mf6lXBEtvyXhA1asqoIwVNKazxh3IATbrf0YgAOjYgswmFHR62t-DwnBybl7GEyqcifV9oz9SSUfh7ZzL4M0YTDDEg8ugGlUj-kSgrfxliuyO/s320/meeow+and+the+little+chairs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678324843172863858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>Twinkle, Twinkle<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brown-Bear-What-First-Reader/dp/0805092447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324329349&sr=1-1">Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</a> by Bill Martin Jr.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4PNeMlENAzJnQEzjx_wOwzUJcYR8DVsg8zimmkX1KkjR08oVGG7lJ6zDErrXLqM7Sa4OHm3DenCfpTHKyCk9uSUmBGuUDn0NwZoE0TRKd2wJQtTdfgYN0j3DkFJI_-DIc5VZahyphenhyphenl3t0w/s1600/brown+bear+brown+bear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4PNeMlENAzJnQEzjx_wOwzUJcYR8DVsg8zimmkX1KkjR08oVGG7lJ6zDErrXLqM7Sa4OHm3DenCfpTHKyCk9uSUmBGuUDn0NwZoE0TRKd2wJQtTdfgYN0j3DkFJI_-DIc5VZahyphenhyphenl3t0w/s320/brown+bear+brown+bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678324849368988354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interactive Playtime</span>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-81103257828045931062011-12-19T16:27:00.000-06:002011-12-19T16:27:01.170-06:00Mondays KittensI think I accidentally forgot to plan story time, oops!!! Luckily, there are always a couple themes that have plenty of books to choose from if you are a last minute planner as I seem to sometimes be! But, it turned out great - LOVE those toddlers!!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Opening Song: </span>If You're Happy and You Know It from <a href="http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6763416/a/Favorite+Children%27s+Songs.htm">Favorite Children's Songs CD</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s1600/fav+childrens+songs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571006202431400882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s320/fav+childrens+songs.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Cats-Super-Sturdy-Picture/dp/0763625884/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1324328829&sr=8-2"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Cats-Super-Sturdy-Picture/dp/0763625884/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1324328829&sr=8-2">I Love Cats</a> by Barney Saltzberg<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBeZYDRVyOxNDDhk-6b5vzHmVsaQIyBZkAVYNRWZ3wvPYR-cU35s4kF7XWNQggp-GCKYT5TLUkrmLpY3TYKPnJOtc95GRytv9lEWCZrmXHN61LoQxi50rWeDTdzaYKGGzwLr8k24yW-Rp/s1600/i+love+cats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBeZYDRVyOxNDDhk-6b5vzHmVsaQIyBZkAVYNRWZ3wvPYR-cU35s4kF7XWNQggp-GCKYT5TLUkrmLpY3TYKPnJOtc95GRytv9lEWCZrmXHN61LoQxi50rWeDTdzaYKGGzwLr8k24yW-Rp/s320/i+love+cats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678324463375130114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Rhyme: </span>Hey Diddle, Diddle<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kitten-Picture-Puffins-Ezra-Keats/dp/0142300543/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324329014&sr=1-1-spell">Kitten for a Day</a> by Ezra Jack Keats<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9GRjxIHPaOfIJhw5Os3ikZbdcbKwVS0u0XZK-ApJbEJ5XUmHHTmH6MVPSmYfP2I72RaCl_gb5fwX8JqRjckyJ2SGLJV1gc72vNzjq_Dfpb9r76hHLiDGbKu4xOa8F9YGkz7baQ4cABlE/s1600/kitten+for+a+day.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9GRjxIHPaOfIJhw5Os3ikZbdcbKwVS0u0XZK-ApJbEJ5XUmHHTmH6MVPSmYfP2I72RaCl_gb5fwX8JqRjckyJ2SGLJV1gc72vNzjq_Dfpb9r76hHLiDGbKu4xOa8F9YGkz7baQ4cABlE/s320/kitten+for+a+day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678324465885517202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>I'm a Little Teapot<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Who-That-Mo-Willems/dp/0061728403/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1324329031&sr=1-1">Cat the Cat Who Is That?</a> by Mo Willems<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_euW8e_mqnBa94vG6yTTxf3FNIR5UzDKa9cezPrBhQ-sP_YrOcaXA1wtlXBkUxqQ4CeKDfGrJpb3Uc_wuCVJQwpDVBZu3fG78GV21bDBpLX5NwnIrnK-AghCKMWCsAOtxosFxX1hv3BR/s1600/cat+the+cat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_euW8e_mqnBa94vG6yTTxf3FNIR5UzDKa9cezPrBhQ-sP_YrOcaXA1wtlXBkUxqQ4CeKDfGrJpb3Uc_wuCVJQwpDVBZu3fG78GV21bDBpLX5NwnIrnK-AghCKMWCsAOtxosFxX1hv3BR/s320/cat+the+cat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678324467518609058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interactive Playtime</span>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-82222441779249707422011-11-27T07:35:00.000-06:002011-11-27T07:44:11.372-06:00Review: Downward Dog, Upward Fog by Meryl Davids Landau<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB8BUJwpQ6b1HkizCrfF950XIshvuK-pKuVjC5C1WYw4yWSrjztqGnSsUqw0MWLAM5mB33Rp0sGZypaKL13MBDWoNO8WUK0GWbpCtz3EuyRJi5glSn-26v8zBQHOwpjf94u-Sw1XkcZQP/s1600/downward+dog+upward+fog.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 209px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673504828601101906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmB8BUJwpQ6b1HkizCrfF950XIshvuK-pKuVjC5C1WYw4yWSrjztqGnSsUqw0MWLAM5mB33Rp0sGZypaKL13MBDWoNO8WUK0GWbpCtz3EuyRJi5glSn-26v8zBQHOwpjf94u-Sw1XkcZQP/s320/downward+dog+upward+fog.jpg" /></a><br />After reading the summary and some other reviews of this novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Downward-Upward-Meryl-Davids-Landau/dp/1936586355/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320965796&sr=8-1">Downward Dog, Upward Fog</a> by <a href="http://www.meryldavidslandau.com/Meryl_Davids_Landau/Welcome.html">Meryl Davids Landau</a>, I was super excited to get this one to review!!<br /><br />The Summary:<br /><br />Lorna Crawford has a great boyfriend, longtime friends, and a well-paying job as a special-events coordinator at a premium ice-cream manufacturer. But, out of sorts and filled with self-doubt, the 33 year old realizes that what she really wants is to stay on the spiritual path she keeps diving off of. Lorna <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">jump starts</span> her efforts at a silent yoga retreat. But after returning from the mountain, she quickly loses her connection in the face of scheming coworkers, judgemental girlfriends, and especially, her overly critical mother. Lorna also wrestles over her future with her boyfriends, a hot guy who takes her to the hottest places, but who can't discern a meditation cushion from a toad stool. Reading spiritual books and visiting a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">channeler</span> and energy healer move Lorna forward, but her confusion remains.<br /><br />Lorna's seeking is put to the ultimate test when personal <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">tragedy</span> strikes. Will she come to truly understand that living spiritually has little to do with how you pretzel yourself on the yoga mat (although she gets plenty good at that), and everything to do with embracing the twists in every day life?<br /><br />Review:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Downward-Upward-Meryl-Davids-Landau/dp/1936586355/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320965796&sr=8-1">Downward Dog, Upward Fog</a> by <a href="http://www.meryldavidslandau.com/Meryl_Davids_Landau/Welcome.html">Meryl Davids Landau</a> really dives into Lorna's spiritual journey. It really isn't all about just the poses on the yoga mat and learning how to breathe. Lorna, who supposedly has it all, is so stressed out and is really searching for some calm and perspective in her life. As she reads several spiritual books, we also get to learn some interesting spiritual concepts and quotes from new-age spiritual leaders that make total sense for daily life. Will she be able to apply these teachings in the face of all the distractions - <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">especially</span> her mother?!<br /><br />I really enjoyed this novel. I thought it was interesting and out of the box. I also think it will give you a perspective on spirituality. Though this book may not be for everyone, if you are open to just reading a really good novel, then it just might open your eyes to something different. I'm definitely trying to look at things differently - even if I am not going full tilt and creating a meditation altar.<br /><br />I want to thank <a href="http://www.meryldavidslandau.com/Meryl_Davids_Landau/Welcome.html">Meryl Davids Landau</a> for sending me a copy of her novel. I highly enjoyed it, and thanks for helping me put some things in perspective.<br /><br />To read more about the novel, check out <a href="http://www.downwarddogupwardfog.com/"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">DownwardDogUpwardFog</span>.com</a>!!a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-46994975086906978502011-11-27T07:30:00.002-06:002011-11-27T07:59:46.804-06:00Sharing the love, and some hugsI came up with Hug story time because of a super cute and totally perfect for story time book came across my desk. I also found out that Hug a Bear day was coming up, so I thought we'd combine the two and have a fabulous story time.<br /><br />Hug a Bear day also brought out the song writer in me (I say 'song writer' very <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">loosely</span>). This new song is to the tune of "Rock the Boat" by Hues Corporation.<br /><br />Hug the bear, don't hug the bear, baby!<br />Hug the bear, don't hug him, he'll eat you!!<br /><br />A couple of the moms appreciated it! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hahaha</span>!! Anyway, back to story time...<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/More-Madison-Caroline-Jayne-Church/dp/0545161797/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320969527&sr=8-1">One More Hug for Madison</a> by Caroline Church<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjbpvCo2I8-Xhc7g6kYOdeCBrcEYpIvyYVQxzgVlFFQNcZ8aT7SkmYKjjXnt-rNHkPulbBWfPt_dMyK0LV4NMuRgh3crE3LToooBTl2OZ-ylNtE_1z30b1146kJJm74bVusv1JeFuOaLr/s1600/one+more+hug+for+madison.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673520196569505970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjbpvCo2I8-Xhc7g6kYOdeCBrcEYpIvyYVQxzgVlFFQNcZ8aT7SkmYKjjXnt-rNHkPulbBWfPt_dMyK0LV4NMuRgh3crE3LToooBTl2OZ-ylNtE_1z30b1146kJJm74bVusv1JeFuOaLr/s320/one+more+hug+for+madison.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Song: </span>A Hug from You (To the tune of Mary had a Little Lamb. Taken from <a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/">Preschool Education</a> Music and Songs: <a href="http://www.preschooleducation.com/svalentine.shtml">Valentines Day</a>)<br />It's nice to get a hug from you, hug from you, hug from you,<br />It's nice to get a hug from you,<br />So, let's give one right now!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Hug-Maryann-MacDonald/dp/0761458042/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320969542&sr=1-1">How to Hug</a> by Maryann <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Macdonald</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWksOk-LLy6jnSiSnhuB0iYqHgO-FKzVSkAVpyi5MkzYsC3ry1VWiM0rABPite9i9Xum54M6r4Aq4KTtIg7FGB5JvXRaE8e4Uq5oC6ckMA9QT9UpsyfKDgkrI4ZvTw0yRG-zu5KMPr_oGa/s1600/how+to+hug.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673520199789537730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWksOk-LLy6jnSiSnhuB0iYqHgO-FKzVSkAVpyi5MkzYsC3ry1VWiM0rABPite9i9Xum54M6r4Aq4KTtIg7FGB5JvXRaE8e4Uq5oC6ckMA9QT9UpsyfKDgkrI4ZvTw0yRG-zu5KMPr_oGa/s320/how+to+hug.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Rhyme: </span>Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear (traditional, with my own interpretation)<br />Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear<br />Turn Around<br />Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear<br />Touch the Ground<br />Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear<br />Touch your Nose<br />Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear<br />Touch your Toes<br />Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear<br />Dance on the Rug<br />Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear<br />Give a Big Hug!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Do-You-Hug-Porcupine/dp/1442412917/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320969560&sr=1-1">How Do You Hug a Porcupine</a> by Laurie <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Isop</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBBu-nQ7n79QKcwnM8HLTiVZ65xWz9OhgbnlAADYD44i4LSa0nx9KATNXS0zx5B0JcG5ykZWp8z8y3pUIxX-X33okSZXccD0C0bOPOjlT-_eukWpv_5Jxe-Sulean-03v4ga-z4ettebR/s1600/how+do+you+hug+a+porcupine.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673520200534045586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTBBu-nQ7n79QKcwnM8HLTiVZ65xWz9OhgbnlAADYD44i4LSa0nx9KATNXS0zx5B0JcG5ykZWp8z8y3pUIxX-X33okSZXccD0C0bOPOjlT-_eukWpv_5Jxe-Sulean-03v4ga-z4ettebR/s320/how+do+you+hug+a+porcupine.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Craft: </span>Since this theme was based on Hug a Bear day, we made Bear CD magnets!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAP5BalpXREa9sPfYJXvnoGJIlWqxWfzLfSmc5bx5nRhcNkFBUcxUXDJNJG_x8-kw9DoZQtBUi6_UbIS_h4F6sjMsfqYzSwZ3gRaYRRLYtNiQm1bk_l8gPRgrKjjDJDEGuMgEoKjdJqOzr/s1600/cd+bear.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673520207227125298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAP5BalpXREa9sPfYJXvnoGJIlWqxWfzLfSmc5bx5nRhcNkFBUcxUXDJNJG_x8-kw9DoZQtBUi6_UbIS_h4F6sjMsfqYzSwZ3gRaYRRLYtNiQm1bk_l8gPRgrKjjDJDEGuMgEoKjdJqOzr/s320/cd+bear.jpg" /></a><br />And, as usual, it's <a href="http://confessionsofareallibrarian.blogspot.com/2007/08/fmkns.html"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">FMRNS</span></a>!!! <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062407/">Two for the Road</a>, a romance from 1967 with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001215/">Albert <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Finney</span></a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000030/">Audrey Hepburn</a> was the feature for this week. This movie follows a married couple through the ups and downs in the journey of their marriage. They go through so much and they really need to decide what is important. It was very sentimental, and of course, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">listworthy</span>!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJxZQOrO2kje3gVPwUeCcfjv1lxD3rNZbgSrNbeX5HofpW8pdkNpKgaj3nax26yrZVILCiUUE6HRlst6AAWdYFipX2Bk5qWD84sGi6z7zCbB-64j3hejV_NTDmY1CS4OHI5DGqAc9zlaY/s1600/two+for+the+road.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673520216382036194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJxZQOrO2kje3gVPwUeCcfjv1lxD3rNZbgSrNbeX5HofpW8pdkNpKgaj3nax26yrZVILCiUUE6HRlst6AAWdYFipX2Bk5qWD84sGi6z7zCbB-64j3hejV_NTDmY1CS4OHI5DGqAc9zlaY/s320/two+for+the+road.jpg" /></a>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-52285966760057534192011-11-10T17:29:00.004-06:002011-11-10T17:38:02.414-06:00Wheelin' around!Found some fun books that each had something to do with wheels or round things. Well, almost all of them... =)<br /><br />I'm also changing up my Opening song. The Favorite Children's Songs CD that I had always been using was starting to get a little choppy, so I decided to see if I could find another fun version of If You're Happy and You Know It. I'll let you know what version I decide on!! But for now:<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Opening Song: </span>If You're Happy and You Know It from <a href="http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6763416/a/Favorite+Children%27s+Songs.htm">Favorite Children's Songs CD</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s1600/fav+childrens+songs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571006202431400882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s320/fav+childrens+songs.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wheels-Go-Round-W-Nikola-Lisa/dp/0385320698/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320968123&sr=1-4">Wheels Go Round</a> by W. Nikola-Lisa<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGqxCQSsZLXM1SvXVqOKHPHDIqmbku_XVJDaFHZVnCANNArHgFlh_W-Rarro7LFTPilbWogh4FKEvP7TdJKaVuybuOWjwsOenn0D4cJnNsXze1jiiouRnpVe23x5YBHyYSaTXSG11ph5i/s1600/wheels+go+round.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGqxCQSsZLXM1SvXVqOKHPHDIqmbku_XVJDaFHZVnCANNArHgFlh_W-Rarro7LFTPilbWogh4FKEvP7TdJKaVuybuOWjwsOenn0D4cJnNsXze1jiiouRnpVe23x5YBHyYSaTXSG11ph5i/s320/wheels+go+round.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673515134743590754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song: </span>Wheels on the Bus<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Ducks-Bicycle-Ride-2/dp/0525447288/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320967744&sr=8-1">Little Duck's Bicycle Ride</a> by Dorothy Stott (Sorry - no picture!!)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhyme: </span>Hickory Dickory Dock<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Sunshine-Jimmie-Davis/dp/0545075521/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320968108&sr=8-1">You Are My Sunshine</a> by Caroline Jayne Church<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF3tMZIQbujR0tUfXhkx2ukBo0EhXhM2O18FgdtLF_WBsWKD_IASZ6WctEhFMFDIm7VL20qdx-agf3bWgl21e5B1pOc4IuZHA_EXz_JOQpK7iafCuS6spr-6vp9MZ6_KVd37Ac0FuB6vB/s1600/you+are+my+sunshine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggF3tMZIQbujR0tUfXhkx2ukBo0EhXhM2O18FgdtLF_WBsWKD_IASZ6WctEhFMFDIm7VL20qdx-agf3bWgl21e5B1pOc4IuZHA_EXz_JOQpK7iafCuS6spr-6vp9MZ6_KVd37Ac0FuB6vB/s320/you+are+my+sunshine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673515136070145298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Interactive Playtime</span>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-55019807589523924992011-11-05T14:53:00.002-05:002011-11-05T14:57:52.554-05:00It's been a while!!I was just thinking today how it has been a LOOOOOOOOOONG time since I had a patron story. It's about time, right??<br /><br />The scene: Preschool Story Time, at the end of the program while the kids are all working on their craft... I'm walking around, complimenting everyone on their fabulous art.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Real Librarian</span>: Oh, wow - I love those ears!! Did you know that purple is my most favorite color?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pre-school Artist</span>: Purple is my most favorite color too!!! And my most favorite boy is Justin Bieber!!!<br /><br />Looks like we have some Bieber Fever up in here!!! LOLa real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-79226988862009212752011-11-01T20:58:00.000-05:002011-11-02T08:16:38.594-05:00And the winner is...Ugh, I am such a slacker. Please forgive my tardiness in announcing the winner of this FABULOUS giveaway!!!! I promise to not keep y'all in suspense for a minute longer... The winner of a copy of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Journey-Noble-Gnarble-Daniel-Errico/dp/1934572896/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1320188792&sr=8-1">The Journey of the Noble Gnarble</a> is...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVBIvHCjcp5-lXYxic86ejGVE8Xp20TFQEQ3Y04BNq558Q6HEcmP8PoebTXWSgUbYkNhg3WJBPwRLFLE-m8csDoG60fQbwaa6KR82fm_tmhgw9LYoeOJTopRXWJHS0gUdB-Hb4EqyVU8R/s1600/congratulations.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670166235276309986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVBIvHCjcp5-lXYxic86ejGVE8Xp20TFQEQ3Y04BNq558Q6HEcmP8PoebTXWSgUbYkNhg3WJBPwRLFLE-m8csDoG60fQbwaa6KR82fm_tmhgw9LYoeOJTopRXWJHS0gUdB-Hb4EqyVU8R/s320/congratulations.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span style="font-size:180%;">ELLIE!!!<br /></span></div><br />I've sent you an email requesting your snail mail address. I'll then forward your info on to the publisher, who will mail you your book! Congratulations!!!!<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who entered!! And thanks to everyone for reading my blog!!!a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301821240465985158.post-63006834014076766002011-11-01T19:03:00.000-05:002011-11-02T08:15:52.864-05:00A mixed-up storytimeThis story time was a mix of body parts and animals - yeah, a little weird. And we even threw in some colors, too!!!<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Opening Song: </span>If You're Happy and You Know It from <a href="http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6763416/a/Favorite+Children%27s+Songs.htm">Favorite Children's Songs CD</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s1600/fav+childrens+songs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571006202431400882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX54t064vNEIIX-sTHrg9-WlCUeQ278kOVui509AgC270BDKXWcD4RzLIvi8f87rS_9iPoyOc-dofJHYhaxQbLZVrzNWQe266NZom6x5SDVvY7S_hcdjDH7biM4EJhrqyNwwFQi5kIh7g_/s320/fav+childrens+songs.jpg" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Carry-Please-Cabrera-Board/dp/0823421317/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319760485&sr=8-1">Mommy, Carry Me Please</a> by Jane Cabrera<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiKkIwnchw5kb9RhyBfyItAQryom4Sti6Irc5UWMItH3u6q517Kyz6ObbtCF-aHBy9LFSvUZ0f_V9_Ms-2ez9NO0BfgQFBzbZAF3sj9n-sapi0lOk9KxFzaZAjkD8aJoen8SJXwXDguVW/s1600/mommy+carry+me+please.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668327891064253218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiKkIwnchw5kb9RhyBfyItAQryom4Sti6Irc5UWMItH3u6q517Kyz6ObbtCF-aHBy9LFSvUZ0f_V9_Ms-2ez9NO0BfgQFBzbZAF3sj9n-sapi0lOk9KxFzaZAjkD8aJoen8SJXwXDguVW/s320/mommy+carry+me+please.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Rhyme: </span>This Little Piggy<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Look-at-Baby-Kelly-Johnson/dp/0805065229/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319760539&sr=1-1">Look at the Baby</a> by Kelly Johnson<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtTSn28CGRn-u054wN1R2JrUY3Zi44QcFKB8D9aVEwtq45quuXVR00n6LutEfisgHJyaU1XXvxG_HQqs6UWsoj0qw_LFbAZ7vNkD9y9a9qLQvZKrabUzoMsOM2YjqjcgRmYZbGbe6OASE/s1600/look+at+the+baby.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 236px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668327892113620498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtTSn28CGRn-u054wN1R2JrUY3Zi44QcFKB8D9aVEwtq45quuXVR00n6LutEfisgHJyaU1XXvxG_HQqs6UWsoj0qw_LFbAZ7vNkD9y9a9qLQvZKrabUzoMsOM2YjqjcgRmYZbGbe6OASE/s320/look+at+the+baby.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Song: </span>Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Book: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Artist-Who-Painted-Blue-Horse/dp/0399257136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319760588&sr=1-1">The Artist who Painted a Blue House</a> by Eric Carle<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPthH4-T0enSC4pJwSFnpWU6JC1utDcC9gvrRTdavGyZjxaU3MRN7MGHVPmBvJj9GlQ3EmCUO5XJpdWgNiK2OEFi-So4K0jBqEokKYGaePF6I6CRq0UjhMR0lHhJ7VrAYyR26VMXHNy-_/s1600/artist+who+painted+a+blue+horse.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 185px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668327887936882530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPthH4-T0enSC4pJwSFnpWU6JC1utDcC9gvrRTdavGyZjxaU3MRN7MGHVPmBvJj9GlQ3EmCUO5XJpdWgNiK2OEFi-So4K0jBqEokKYGaePF6I6CRq0UjhMR0lHhJ7VrAYyR26VMXHNy-_/s320/artist+who+painted+a+blue+horse.JPG" /></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br />Interactive Playtime<br /></span>a real librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124377786730247794noreply@blogger.com0