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74Children's Picture Books for January
This page from the book, P Bear's New Year's party is one of the featured books for Janaury story hour. For many in the northern hemisphere, January is a month of short snowy days. In this month the flurry of...
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81Great Read-Aloud Children's Books with Reviews and Sample Lesson Plans
I was the library storytime presenter at my local library in a small town in western Arizona for three years. Here is my list of read-aloud children's books. I recommend these specific books for their readability in a group setting.
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74Goldilocks Goes for a Walk: An Original Music and Movement Story for Preschoolers
Making sound effects during a story hour presentation having children join in to make these sound effects is a wonderful way to get children participating. Here is a sample participatory story you can tell that explains why Goldilocks entered the three bears' cottage.
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82Using Music and Motion to Enhance Storytime Lessons
. You don't have to be Mozart, John Cougar Mellencamp, or Barney the Dinosaur to use music effectively in your preschool story hour presentations. All you really need is a good portable music player, and a...
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71The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone Children's Book Review
The Gingerbread Boy (ISBN-10 0899191630, 1975, Clarion) by author Paul Galdone retells the traditional folktale about a childless couple who bake a gingerbread boy because they have no children of their own...
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89How to Start a Highly Effective Children's Story Hour at Your Library
This topic describes the basics of setting up a children's story hour in your community. I will share tips on how to organize your program and build successful relationships with your library, church, or...
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89A Basic Story Time Lesson Outline
Here is the basic formula I use for our library's story hour. It's the bones of my story hour program. I use books, music, movement, and transitions in some predictable ways that create the sense of routine that young children crave. This story hour format also helps create a structure for selecting appropriate books and building a theme. Feel free to use it as a place to start and then adapt it to the needs of your story time crowd!
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76Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat—Children's Book Review
Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat is teaches some priniciples about nutrition in a humorous way. Gregory won't eat the things that regular goats want to eat. He eats healthy people food—and his parents are worried! Read the full review here.
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83Children's Picture Books for December
December is usually a busy month with holiday preparations, school breaks, concerts, and plays. Fitting in a quality story hour can be a scheduling challenge, but this list of story hour themes and book selections will make your December story hour planning a snap!
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65Children's Picture Books for August
August is a back-to-school month for many places in the world. And with the momentous first day of school are a few teary-eyed parents and knee-clutching toddlers. Many preschool and kindergarten teachers are looking for books to help them through first day jitters and the dog days of summer. These theme ideas or book recommendations can help you with your story hour or school class.
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