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Although children’s gross motor and fine motor skills are both developing all the time, many fine motor skills take more patience and cognitive development than gross motor skills. Think of a baby who can mush applesauce around on her tray … Continue reading →

Why does Every Child Ready to Read 2 make such a big deal about background knowledge? Because what a child understands of the subject they are reading about can make or break their ability to comprehend the passage, instead of … Continue reading →

Children who go to school knowing the parts of a book and how to turn pages can jump right in and start working on learning how to decode and sound words out. Children who haven’t spent time with books must … Continue reading →

Another round of blogs newly added to the Storytime Resources page and Google Custom Search! Lovin’ the Library –Hannah has just a few posts up so far but she’s showing great interest in trying out different ideas for storytime, including … Continue reading →

So I’ve been inching towards a massive update of the Storytime Resources page for at LEAST a year now, and those of you who have sent in your blogs and pages to be added have been super patient waiting for … Continue reading →

I have been in love with Paola Opal’s books for a few years now. They are perfect first stories for very young toddlers: they are very short and they feature child protagonists, of course, but unlike many board books, they … Continue reading →

With just one week under my belt at my new job, I am barely starting to put all the pieces together and figure out all the things I am going to need to learn and to do in the next … Continue reading →

I am super happy to announce that I have accepted a new job at my library! Not only is it new to me, it’s a newly-created position in our system, so there is going to be a LOT of learning … Continue reading →

When I go to visit our branches, I like to tweet out pictures of the great displays I see, and so awhile ago I posted some pictures from a fun children’s Poetry Month display. Marge asked if I were going … Continue reading →

So yesterday I shared the responses to the first thought experiment: how many storytimes could you do, energy-wise, given unlimited resources to do them? And the answer was 3-6 storytimes per week for most of us. Now, the second half … Continue reading →