Category Archives: Homemade Big Books

Thank you, Picture Book Idea Month! I have had such a good time thinking of homemade big book ideas for my baby storytime! I have a bunch of ideas that should keep me busy for a long time, but more … Continue reading →

This week for Picture Book Idea Month I am continuing to brainstorm possible ideas for homemade big books for baby storytimes. So far I’ve considered ideas for Mother Goose rhymes, circular/sequence stories, and songs and poems. This week I’ve been … Continue reading →

This week for Picture Book Idea Month I am continuing to brainstorm possible ideas for homemade big books for baby storytimes. So far I’ve considered ideas for Mother Goose rhymes, and circular/sequence stories. This week I’ve been thinking about songs … Continue reading →

This week for Picture Book Idea Month I am continuing to brainstorm possible ideas for homemade big books for baby storytimes. Last week I came up with a few plans for Mother Goose rhymes, and this week I’ve been thinking … Continue reading →

I’ve been running through some of my baby storytime files, hoping to brainstorm some ideas for more homemade big books I can make and use. I started by looking through my Goodreads baby storytime shelf, jotting down my favorite titles … Continue reading →

It’s the third year for the Picture Book Idea Month, but I’m just finding out about it now, thanks to Shelftalker. It’s kind of a sister to the big NaNoWriMo, except in PiBoIdMo, participants are challenged to come up with … Continue reading →

I made a homemade big book this weekend, and I had a great time. It was an interesting challenge, and I definitely have that crafty geek gene, so it was fun to play around with construction paper and glue sticks. … Continue reading →

I wanted to read a book version of “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” for my Moon & Rockets baby storytime, but the ones I looked at weren’t quite what I wanted. Michael Hague has a gorgeous version, but the illustrations are … Continue reading →