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Hi all! I am happy to be back from my blogging sabbatical . I want to first thank all of you for your patience with my down time and with the fact that my posting in 2013 was pretty irregular … Continue reading →

You guys, I was hoping that I’d be able to keep up with a good blogging schedule this fall, but after a decent September I am already struggling again. After thinking about it all weekend, I’ve very reluctantly decided that … Continue reading →

I just got an email from someone asking for me to include their storytime blog on my Storytime Resources page–and as I did so I realized it has been a whopping 18 months since I last updated the list of … Continue reading →

To build up their background knowledge and their understanding of their world, children need to know more than just the names of concrete objects. They also need to know the names for abstract concepts and feelings and ideas. Since children … Continue reading →

A few months ago, I was able to participate in a Book Talk Week at my daughters’ old elementary school library. I visited with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade groups, and I wanted to do something a little different. I … Continue reading →

Yikes, that was a long gap in posts! I had thought I would have a little breathing room between “end of the winter quarter” and “end of school year mayhem,” but April went by in a hurry over here. I’m … Continue reading →

One question that comes up again and again when I talk with people about storytime is the best way to include music. Recently Julie, Anna, and Kendra all wrote great posts about singing in storytime. (Special thanks to Julie, who … Continue reading →

I am so proud and happy to announce that I have been named one of Library Journal’s 2013 class of Movers & Shakers. Congratulations to everyone on this year’s list; it is an honor to be recognized with you. To … Continue reading →

Happy Anniversary Flannel Friday! The 2nd half of our anniversary celebrations is over here! The Round Up is (finally) right here! Holy cow, people. This round up required MULTIPLE GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. Thank you to everyone who posts, reads, and/or … Continue reading →

Yahoo! Welcome to the (kinda arbitrary) 2nd Anniversary of Flannel Friday! Last year in January I celebrated the anniversary of my first-ever Flannel Friday post–this year I wanted us to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the first-ever Round Up. You … Continue reading →