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Books Are Windows Story Window Storytime Blog: March 2008

Peek inside for storytime ideas! Wilmette Librarians share suggestions for age-appropriate books, rhymes, songs, and crafts.

March 19, 2008

Maisy Time
(For 1.5-2.5 Year Olds)


Toddlers love Maisy books! They adore this charming and colorful mouse along with her many friends. My storytime kids enjoyed looking at the Maisy version of opposites in Lucy Cousins's Maisy Big, Maisy Small. A mischievious rabbit throws all of his toys out of his crib in the funny Overboard! by Sarah Weeks. Throwing objects is so much fun for toddlers. We sang together with the big classic book, Farmer in the Dell. With holidays coming up, the cookie flannel board story, "The Cookie Jar People", inspired thoughts of tasty treats.

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March 12, 2008

Classic Stories
(For 1.5-2.5 Year Olds)


Classic books are very enjoyable to read aloud. I read some of my favorite authors today. Maisy gives her friends cute presents that emerge from flaps in With Love From Maisy by Lucy Cousins. The process by which a caterpillar becomes a butterfly is creatively explored in Eric Carle's colorful book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Hill introduces us to his popular character, Spot, who hides under flaps throughout the story in Where's Spot. Dog gets lots of food dropped on him in the flannel board story, Dog's Colorful Day, as we guess the colors of the various foods.

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March 3, 2008

Farm Time
(For 1.5-2.5 Year Olds)


The storytime kids always enjoy lift-the-flap books. With her popular Maisy series, Lucy Cousins excels in this genre. Watching the farm animals move about making animals sounds is great fun in Maisy at the Farm , by Lucy Cousins. The children once more enjoyed acting like noisy animals as I read John Lawrence's This Little Chick. We all sang together to the big book Here We Go Around the Mulberry Bush. The children were very interested in the many activities of a typical day in a young child's life. Identifying colors is always fun for children, as they told me which color mitten I took off the flannel board in "Ten Warm Mittens".

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