Category: music
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welcome, Illinois Library Association/Wee Be Jammin’ friends!
Wow, this year’s ILA conference knocked it out of the park. I’ll be exploring some of the things I learned in more detail later on, but I did want to say hello to anyone who finds my blog post-conference. In the mean time, the ILA Youth Forum blog has a pretty nice recap of all […]
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Review: It’s a Tiger!
It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fans of Grumpy Bird will love the Tankard illustrations in this new picture book, which easily pairs with classics such as Head to Toe, I Went Walking, Brown Bear Brown Bear, Going on a Bear Hunt, or Walking in the Jungle. The bold […]
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Colorlicious Tea Party Storytime Special
Want to cash in on the super-popularity of Pinkalicious but don’t want to alienate boys (or, more likely, the parents of boys)? Then throw a Colorlicious party instead! Fans will still get to enjoy the sublime Pinkalicious, but with a bit of variety to cut the cloying gender paradigm. Here’s the program we presented at […]
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Storytime Specials
About every other month at my library we present what we call a Storytime Special, which is a 45 minute program for 4-8 year olds that includes stories, a treat and a craft centered around a theme. I like to use these programs to stretch stories in different ways, or to give the kids and […]
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how to become the best, most versatile baby & toddler programmer ever
1. Buy all of John M. Feierabend‘s* books. Pay special attention to The Book of Tapping & Clapping, The Book of Bounces, and The Book of Wiggles & Tickles.Read them. Find the taps, bounces and wiggles that you like and can perform without feeling too self-conscious. Memorize them. 2. Buy all of Hugh Hanley’s Circle […]
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Sleepy Storytime
(I wrote this last winter but never finished it, so here it is now, as we are hurtling into fall and winter with its sleep-inducing weather.) The frigid temperatures inspired me to put together a sleep-themed storytime, since this time of year all I want to do is stay beneath the covers and sleep until […]
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music! for kids!
Hey, check out my guest post over at Little Big. It’s all about kid music that doesn’t suck, and I think it is one of my better blogs posts. It was a joy to do a favor for one of my favorite twitter folk, too. In other news, look forward to some posts about my […]
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