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7 weeks left!

2012-01-31T21:05:00.000-08:00

I can't believe you'll be here in 7 weeks! I'm so excited! I'm going to spoil you and love you and kiss you. <3

Humphrey's Corner

2010-06-23T17:34:00.000-07:00

Humphrey's Corner by Sally Hunter

A cute book for storytime about a little elephant named Humphrey who gathers up some items from his house.

Tickle, Tickle

2010-06-23T17:18:00.000-07:00

Tickle, Tickle by Helen Oxenbury

Another boardbook but big enough to read at storytime. Illustrated with all ethnicities of children.

Tickle, Tickle

2010-06-23T17:14:00.000-07:00

The Bear Went Over the Mountain by John Prater

I thought this book would be cuter than it is because it took so much work to find it. It would be a good storytime book, very simple and nice pictures. Even though it is a boardbook it is big enough to show during storytime.

Handa's Surprise

2010-06-23T17:07:00.000-07:00

Handa's Surprise by Eileen Browne

A cute book that we are turning into a flannel board story. African animals and fruits that children can learn about. A definite storytime book.

Bedtime for Frances

2010-05-08T16:49:00.000-07:00

Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban

Illustrated by Garth Williams

Every little kid does this once in a while--drags out going to bed. Frances does not want to go to bed-or go to sleep. She make up all kinds of things to not fall asleep. It is a longer book. Maybe more for a preschool group.

Where's Spot?

2010-05-06T09:35:00.000-07:00

Where's Spot? by Eric Hill

Great book for storytime. Another popup book where Momma is looking for her puppy Spot. Opening things in the house and finding all kinds of animals.

Dear Zoo

2010-05-06T09:27:00.000-07:00

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

A wonderful popup book for storytime that kids can call out the names of animals as the popup doors come open. At the end, the zoo sends him a dog which he loves and keeps.

Pat the Bunny

2010-05-06T07:55:00.000-07:00

Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt

A boardbook with touch and feel pages make this a great lapsit storybook. Not a good one for storytime as it is small. Unless you can get your hands on 20 or 30 copies to have each mother put their child on their laps and read individually to thier own kid. Not very realistic.

Thomas the Really Useful Engine

2010-05-02T11:53:00.000-07:00

Thomas the Realy Useful Engine by Reverend W. Awdry

Very brilliant, colorful pictures. The story is long but could be used for a storytime. The message is clear; help others. The themes could be trains and helping others.

Make Way for Ducklings

2010-05-02T11:44:00.000-07:00

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

A great book for preschools but too long for toddlers. Wonderful illustrations in fact it won the Caldecott Medal in 1941. A great book for bed, home, and ducks.

Mr. Grumpy's Outing

2010-05-02T11:35:00.000-07:00

Mr. Grumpy's Outing by John Burningham

A good book to read to a preschool storytime group. Boats and animals would be good themes to use this book with. Mr. Grumpy wants to take a boat ride but lots of others do also.

Good Dog, Carl

2010-05-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

Good Dog, Carl by Alexandra Day

A mostly wordless book about a mother who leaves her baby with Carl the dog and the exploits that happen while the mother is gone. Pictures are detailed nicely. The story is one where children could point out the things Carl shouldn't be allowing the baby to do.

Elmer

2010-05-02T11:25:00.001-07:00

Elmer by David McKee

This would be a wonderful book for a storytime themed after being different. It could also be used in an elephant theme. The pictures are bright and colorful.

Kipper

2010-05-02T11:19:00.000-07:00

Kipper by Mick Inkpen

A littler longer book that would be appropriate for preschool storytime. Could be themed as dogs, home, bed. Kipper wants to clean out his basket but finds that the things in it make him comfortable after a search of another place to sleep. Pictures are basic but cute.

Rosie's Walk

2010-05-02T11:04:00.001-07:00

Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins

A hen, Rosie, walks through a farm unknowingly. A fox is on her tail waiting for a good time to pounce. This is a good story for toddlers and preschoolers. The storyteller would have to point out the fox or have the children point it out as the author doesn't bring attention to the fox. The pictures are in yellows, greens, reds and oranges.

Maisy Dresses Up

2010-05-02T11:02:00.000-07:00

by Lucy Cousins

Very short book with juvenile picture. A very good book for toddlers with short attention spans. Good for Storytime dress up themes. Colors are primary.

The Runaway Bunny

2010-04-12T16:14:00.000-07:00

The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

Pictures by Clement Hurd

Apparently, long after the book was published, Clement Hurd redrew some of his pictures for this story. I couldn't find out why Hurd did this. It would be interesting to know. Some of the illustrations are in black and white and some are in color. They are simple but telling. The story itself is a good one for Storytimes. The book is small and I'm not sure if comes in a bigger format which would be ideal for Storytimes.

Owl Babies

2010-04-12T15:21:00.000-07:00

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell

Illustrated by Patrick Benson

The first impression I had of this book is the illustrations were dark and the same throughout. The book is laid out with the text on the left and the pictures on the right. The text is large and easy to read for beginners although our library doesn't designate it as a Reader. The story is cute as are the pictures and it is very simple. A good book for Storytime.

Bertoldo

2010-02-23T19:25:00.000-08:00

Bertoldo by Giulio Croce

Man, was this a hard book to get my hands on! I did an interlibrary loan after search WorldCat for over an hour. The problem was, there aren't many still circulating in any library and I couldn't find one that had been translated into English from the Italian.

The stories were a little gruesome, a little strange, and made me wonder if our sense of humor as Americans to Italians is as weird as the Italians sense of humor seems to Americans. I enjoyed the tales but they didn't seem to have a moral to them. I would say they were for a much older age group than what is in The Book which is...

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

2010-02-07T11:58:00.000-08:00

We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

Based on an American nursery rhyme, retold by Michael Rosen who is British. Nice illustrations by Helen Oxenbury. This would be an excellent book to read during storytime and let the kids act out going over and under and through. The children could all repeat the storyteller's chants as she reads the story, "Splash, splosh". The book has been published in a nice size for storytime also.

Bathwater's Hot

2010-02-07T11:50:00.000-08:00

Bathwater's Hot by Shirley Hughes

Shirley Hughes is the author and illustrator of this book. The pictures are wonderful as well as the story about opposites. There is a page that talks about green lights and red lights which, if you look closely at the man in the car, he is sitting on the right which tells me that this book is a British storybook. Just an observation. I could have read that in The Book as it tells about how Shirley Hughes is English and began writing her books when she had children. I had not read this book prior to reading about it in The Book. Great storytime book if you can find one that a little bigger.

Good Night, Alfie Atkins

2010-02-07T11:37:00.000-08:00

Good Night, Alfie Atkins by Gunilla Bergstrom

Alfie is a little boy who doesn't want to go to sleep. His father does everything he can to help Alfie get to sleep. In the end, Alfie's father falls asleep and Alfie tucks him in and goes to bed himself.

This would be a great Father's Day themed storytime book. Or Sleep themed storytime. The pictures are cute, cartoonish like. The story is probably for older 3 year olds--maybe 4 or 5 year olds. Gunilla Bergstrom is Swedish and has written other Alfie adventures. The books have been translated into 29 languages.

Each Peach Pear Plum

2010-01-31T20:58:00.000-08:00

Another book for an adult to read with a child on their lap. It is an "I spy" book. It could be read for a small storytime audience--possibly to older toddlers or preschoolers. The pictures that kids are looking for aren't hard to find. There are familiar characters such as the three bears and Mother Hubbard.

It's a fun book and would be a great book for adult and child to read over and over.

The Elephant and the Bad Baby

2010-01-31T20:50:00.000-08:00

Very nice illustrations. This book would be a good storytime book. It is a nice size. The story is okay--bad baby is a questionable thing to call a baby and the elephant and bad baby go around the town steeling things from merchants. The merchants chase after them.

I liked this book and I think it would be appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers. Maybe it could even be used as a teaching tool. The elephant and the bad baby steal an ice cream--we don't steal, right children?